1975: LAPD Chief of Police Responds to LA Pride Invitation: I’d Rather Support “Gay Conversion Week”
In 1975, LAPD Chief of Police Edward Michael Davis responded to an invitation to participate in Gay Pride Week in Los Angeles by saying he’d “much rather celebrate ‘GAY CONVERSION WEEK’.”
The photo was posted to Facebook by Kerry Bailey with the caption:
“Cleaning up the LA Pride office in prep for this year’s festival and came across this.”
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