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Frédéric André Sargeant (born July 29, 1948) [1] is a French-American gay rights activist and a former lieutenant with the Stamford CT Police Department. [2] He participated in each of the nights of the 1969 Stonewall riots and was one of the four co-founders of the first Gay Pride march in New York City in 1970.
Fred Sargeant is a gay American same-sex rights activist, whose roots in the movement go back to before the Stonewall riots. He was a proposer and organizer of the first pride march then known as the Christopher Street Liberation Day march, held on June 28, 1970.
Fred Sargeant is a writer and activist who shares historical facts and opinions on Twitter about the early years of the LGB movement, especially the Stonewall riots and the Pride parades. He challenges the erasure of key figures and promotes historical accuracy.
Jun 7, 2020 · Fred Sargeant, who happened upon an altercation outside Stonewall at a crucial time, and went on to become a key figure in the fight for civil rights that followed, takes me through the...
Sep 22, 2022 · Fred Sargeant, a transphobic gay activist, was attacked by Pridegoers for his signs at a Vermont event. The article argues that Sargeant was wrong, but so were his assaulters, and that Pride should be a joyful celebration, not a battleground.
Jun 3, 2019 · Fred Sargeant was a leader in the Homophile Youth Movement and an organizer of the 1970 Christopher Street Liberation Day gay pride march.
When Fred Sargeant came upon the first night of the Stonewall riots on his way home from dinner with friends, he was already more than familiar with the issue of mafia-run gay bars and police...
