FORGOTTEN 1970 GAY LIBERATION FRONT ACTIONS New York City Gay Liberation Front members discuss 1970 forgotten www.lgbtqhp.org/post/come-out More From The LGBTQ History Project • Rumi Missabu QueerCore Podcast Episode • Liberation House Gay Center: Alice Bloch • Hip Hop, Be Bop Man Parish Interview • Rainbow Flag Origins Podcast a 501(c)(3) nonprofit preserving the lives and legacies of LGBTQ+ activists from the first wave of gay liberation through oral histories, archives, and the QueerCore Podcast .

He’s back in the story: Keith St Clare, the trailblazing mind behind Vanguard magazine—“gay liberation pre-gay liberation”—returns to share how he gave voice to the untouchables at a time when many in the Liberation Front & Radical Faeries • Ruby Lynn Reyner: Theater of the Ridiculous Archive • Newsletter a 501(c)(3) nonprofit preserving the lives and legacies of LGBTQ+ activists from the first wave of gay liberation through oral histories, archives and the QueerCore Podcast .

THE GAY LIBERATION FRONT Karla Jay was an early member of the pioneering gay liberation group, the Gay Liberation Front. One of the few women members, her determination allowed the Gay Liberation Front to create an impact When I became involved in gay liberation, I was radical. We didn't want to assimilate. Related Stories • The Los Angeles Gay Liberation Front: Llee Hefflin • Founding the Gay Liberation Front

POLITICIAN; TALLAHASSEE , FL GAY LIBERATION FRONT; LEXINGTON, KY GAY LIBERATION FRONT Original gay liberationists Featuring Kathy Kozachenko (First out elected politician in the USA), Hiram Ruiz (Tallahassee Gay Liberation Front), and Peter Taylor (Lexington Gay Liberation Front).

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LEXINGTON GAY LIBERATION FRONT Peter Taylor by unknown, circa 1970. In this episode, Peter Taylor—once president of the Lexington, Kentucky Gay Liberation Front—revisits Liberation Front & Radical Faeries • Ruby Lynn Reyner: Theater of the Ridiculous Archive • Newsletter a 501(c)(3) nonprofit preserving the lives and legacies of LGBTQ+ activists from the first wave of gay liberation through oral histories, archives and the QueerCore Podcast .

Reverend Troy Perry (founder of the Metropolitan Community Church) discusses his early involvement in the gay liberation movement. Kansas vs. the Government: Reginald Brown • Cherry Vanilla with Scoops for You Interview • John Bolin Gay Liberation in Kansas Interview About The LGBTQ History Project The LGBTQ History Project  is a 501(c )(3) nonprofit preserving the lives and legacies of LGBTQ+ activists from the first wave of gay liberation

Beyond their protests, Chicago Gay Liberation was pivotal in creating spaces for gay men and women to The trajectory of Chicago Gay Liberation mirrored that of the Gay Liberation Front in New York, leading “On June 27, 1970, Chicago Gay Liberation had its own Christopher Street Liberation Day March with 200 It was the African American in Gay Liberation. Everyone from Gay Alliance stayed seated. Liberation History in Florida: Hiram Ruiz Interview • Kentucky Gay Liberation: Micky Nelson Interview

NEW YORK CITY GAY LIBERATION FRONT Over the past 54-plus years, Allen Young has secured his legacy as an author, journalist, writer, and gay liberationist. Allen became involved with the gay liberation movement in 1970 when he joined the New York Gay Liberation When I came back in 1970, I got involved in the gay liberation movement, starting with the New York Gay Liberation Front.

NEW YORK CITY GAY LIBERATION FRONT Perry (right) at 19-years-old with Dick Farnsworth (his first lover Perry is an author, editor, and OGL (Original Gay Liberationist) known for his contributions to queer literature, including editing and publishing the Gay Liberation Front’s magazine, Come Out . Overcoming assimilation tendencies and intrinsic disadvantages, he manages to advance gay liberation Liberation Front & Radical Faeries • Ruby Lynn Reyner: Theater of the Ridiculous Archive • Newsletter

the creative chaos, the risks, and the high-creativity environment he and others lived in during the gay liberation revolution. Gay Liberation Front Dave Hayward Oral History • The Gay Liberation House: Alice Bloch Oral History About a 501(c)(3) nonprofit preserving the lives and legacies of LGBTQ+ activists from the first wave of gay liberation through oral histories, archives, and the QueerCore Podcast .

, The Gay Way, featuring Morris Kight, Don Kilhefner, and Jon Platania from the LA Gay Liberation Front Jon Platania entered gay liberation in the early 1970s when he joined the Los Angeles Gay Liberation He was instrumental in organizing and managing the Gay Liberation Front’s “Liberation Houses.” Related Stories • Llee Heflin & Don Kilhefner: LA Gay Liberation Front • George Raya: Sacramento Gay Liberation Front • Washington, D.C. and Atlanta, Georgia Gay Liberation: Dave Hayward Interview • Support

LOS ANGELES GAY LIBERATION FRONT, GAY WOMEN'S LIBERATION Carolyn Weathers by unknown, circa 1970. Gay liberation changed the methodology. In July 1969, the Gay Liberation Front was founded in New York City. In the early 1970s, she was an active member of the Los Angeles Gay Liberation Front and Gay Women’s Shelley, the Mother of Gay Liberation, Oral History • Read About the Gay Liberation Front with Our GLF

It described his short but hot time in the gay liberation revolution. From his not-so-glamorous past in rural Minnesota to the radical activist front lines of gay liberation We published a little bit of philosophical stuff, but mostly reportage on gay liberation. I got involved with the Los Angeles Gay Liberation Front. Liberation Front and the Radical Faeries: Don Kilhefner Oral History • New York Gay Liberation Front

LOS ANGELES GAY LIBERATION FRONT Llee Heflin (left), Stanley Williams (center), and John Platania (right As it turns out, Llee was an early member of the Los Angeles Gay Liberation Front, the pioneering activist group formed directly after the New York City Gay Liberation Front. The Gay Liberation Front stormed the event and crashed Dr. M. After they made their presence known, the Gay Liberation Front broke up the attendees into groups and

NEW YORK CITY GAY LIBERATION FRONT, EFFEMINISTS Steven Dansky, self-portrait, 1969. He made me think outside of my traditional understanding of Gay Liberation. Dansky was an early member of the Gay Liberation Front, the pioneering gay activist group founded in alleged were present within the Gay Liberation Front. Before the Gay Liberation Front, gay homophile groups were separated by gender with little overlap.

NEW YORK CITY GAY LIBERATION FRONT, CALLEN-LORDE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, AUTHOR Steven Grossman, Ronald an understanding of the centrality of the Gay Liberation Front.” Perry Brass was an early member of the New York City Gay Liberation Front, the pioneering gay activist Shortly after he dove headfirst into the Gay Liberation Front, he co-edited their magazine, Come Out! Liberation Revolution: Perry Brass, Warren Blumenfeld, and Tahara Oral History •  Los Angeles Gay Liberation