Notable Firsts
We have taken many first steps in the advancement of Philadelphia's LGBT Community and have achieved many notable accomplishments:
| 1990 | Philadelphia was the 1st City to have an annual National Coming Out Day event |
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| 6/1995 | "FRIEND OF PRIDE" |
Philly Pride became the 1st gay pride group to publicly acknowledge a straight friend of the gay community |
| 10/1995 | First use of the name | "GAYBORHOOD" |
| 6/1996 | "I AM WHAT I AM" | First Gay Pride event to have the tradition of singing the unofficial gay anthem |
| 10/1996 | Philadelphia permitted the renaming of street for the day: RITA ODESSA WAY |  |
| 6/1996 | "YOUTH GRAND MARSHAL" | Philly Pride is the first gay pride parade in the U.S. to have youth grand marshals |
| 10/1996 | Philly Pride is the 1st gay pride group to have anonymous HIV testing | P.C.H.A. now MAZZONI |
| 1997 | T.V. COMMERCIAL | Philly Pride has first commercial on cable t.v. in the Phila. area |
| 19977 | Philadelphia has the first gay pride postmark issued by the post office | "GAY POSTMARK" |
| 6/1997 |  |
The rainbow flag flies over Phila. City Hall for the 1st time |
| 10/1997 | 1st LGBT event to have live safe sex demonstration | SAFEGUARDS |
| 6/2000 |  |
Philly Pride gets PECO for the 1st time to use the word "GAY" on its crown lights |
| 10/2000 | First time in history that a Ferris Wheel is used on a center city Philadelphia Street |  |
| 10/2001 |  |
Philly Pride is the first gay pride group to offer pet adoptions |
| 6/2002 | Philly Pride is first pride event to offer free mammogram testing | RAINBOW CIRCLE -- LINDA CREED |
| 10/2003 | MECHANICAL BULL | the 1st time a mechanical bull is used on a Phila. center city street |
| 10/2003 | largest rainbow flag to ever be displayed in Philadelphia |  |
| 6/2006 |  |
First gay pride postage stamp in the United States |
| 6/2011 | Benjamin Franklin Bridge in Rainbow Lights |  |
