By KATIE HUTTON Philadelphia Daily News
"Philadelphia - Get your history straight and your nightlife gay," is the catchphrase of the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corp.'s gay tourism campaign. It will be put to the test this week as thousands of gay visitors come to town for this year's Equality Forum.
Besides the 34 panels, 14 parties and 15 special events planned for this year's forum, Bruce Yelk, director of gay initiatives at the GPTMC, suggests that visitors make time to see these sites of special interest to the GLBT community.
Historic marker at Independence Hall: On July 4, 1965, a group of gay and lesbian picketers held the first Reminder Day outside Independence Hall to "remind" the public of their existence. This plaque, on the north corner of 6th and Chestnut streets, marks the first GLBT civil-rights protest.
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