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First Wave of Straight Edge D.C. Punk
Teen Idles, Bad Brains, Untouchables, SOA, Minor Threat, and Faith arise and gain popularity in their hardcore sounding music containing clean ideals. They start to begin playing at D.C. clubs and bars receiving popularity and a following of young people -
Dischord Records Founded
A major straight edge recording company is founded in Europe contributing to the spread of straight edge punk bands and following largely in the UK -
Boston sXe Created
The most well known straight edge group, sXe is created in Boston, spreading the start of straight edge along the East coast -
Birth of the symbol "X"
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2nd Wave of D.C. Straight Edge Punk
Bands algined with soon break out group, Youth Crew, gain popularity in D.C. The most popular being the bands, Gorilla Biscuits and Rites of Spring. -
Youth Crew
A new straight edge radical group called Youth Group arises and gains fame for contributing to develop of straight edge by some of its members continuing on to form bands. A certain style of dress from bleached hair, band t-shirts, and lettermans creates a label for its members and also a new fashion style -
Revelation Records founded
Founding of major independent music recod company that developed many hardcore/metallic straight edge bands. Worked largely with the Youth Crew bands. -
New Age Records founded
First major vegan straight edge punk label to be developed and gain popularity -
Brawl at Cleveland Hard-Core Festival
Straight-Edgers protesting anti-immigration laws and right wing supporters broke out into fight during the music festival -
Emancypunx Founded
One of the first major all girls straight edge punk group is founded. They fight for womens rights and respect of grrrl punk rockers in the punk society. -
Queer Core Gains Popularity
First major gay rights punk following in the straight edge sect.Starts to gain notice and support in the gay community and also outside of it as well. sXe had opposed homosexuals as straight edgers but they begin to be largely overturned by many opposed to this strict belief -
War Protest
Straight edge band, Good Clean Fun, protests the Gulf War through music -
Record Compilation
Commitment records makes- More Than X on Our Hands: A World Wide Straight-Edge Compilation
