 Today, the question of who first had the idea may be irrelevant. The important thing is that people, including both Harvey Milk and Robin Tyler, acted on the idea. But not all gays and lesbians thought it was wise at first. Around the country, groups met to discuss whether or not a march was a good idea. There was debate around the effectiveness of a march if the turnout was not enormous. The gay and lesbian community did not want to put together something of this scale and have a small turnout, which they argued would hurt their cause more than help.