LORRAINE FONTANA

ATLANTA GAY LIBERATION FRONT, ATLANTA LESBIAN FEMINIST ALLIANCE

Lorraine Fontana was a member of the Gay Liberation Front during the gay liberation revolution in Atlanta, Georgia. Due to their male oriented stance and predominantly male membership, Lorraine and others started the Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance (ALFA) in 1972. ALFA was a lesbian feminist organization, among the oldest and longest running in the country, ending in 1994.

Lorraine Fontana in LGBTQHP:

https://www.lgbtqhp.org/post/lorainne-fontana

Join Carolyn Weathers, Amy Horowitz, and Lorraine Fontana on December 6 for a webinar on women in gay liberation: https://www.lgbtqhp.org/feminist

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