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NEW YORK CITY GAY LIBERATION FRONT Richard Koob by unknown, circa 1970. At the Gay Liberation Front meetings, we discussed the political issues of the time. Our last stop was the first gay liberation conference in Austin, Texas. Related Stories • Llee Heflin & Don Kilhefner: LA Gay Liberation Front • George Raya: Sacramento Gay Liberation Front • The LGBTQ+ Rainbow Flag and Gay Liberation • Support our mission: Donate

NEW YORK CITY GAY LIBERATION FRONT, RADICALESBIANS Flavia Rando and Michaela Griffo by Ellen Shumsky, Front Foundation , which seeks to keep the spirit of the New York City Gay Liberation Front alive. in the aftermath of the June 28, 1969, Stonewall Rebellion, the event that kickstarted gay liberation They informed people about the dances hosted by the Gay Liberation Front women at Alternate U. So, it was really like a miracle for me to walk into the Gay Liberation Front meetings.

ministry and queer liberation. CLICKING HERE More From The QueerCore Podcast • Browse all QueerCore Podcast episodes • Don Kilhefner: Gay 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 .

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NEW YORK CITY GAY LIBERATION FRONT Michela Griffo repairing her loft in New York City by unknown, 1972 She said, “Excuse me, I was in the Gay Liberation Front, and I got the gay bars out of the Mafia’s hands She was there to support Gay Liberation Fronter Perry Brass, who was reading a poem. When I found the Gay Liberation Front, I felt like I had found my people. We're the Gay Liberation Front, and we're gonna put you out of business.'

NORTHWESTERN GAY LIBERATION Ron and Maher Ahmad by unknown, 1970. Called simply “Northwestern Gay Liberation,” the group modeled itself after the Gay Liberation Fronts group before the gay liberation movement. So we got together, and we started our gay liberation group. We called it gay liberation, and that's what it was.

BOSTON GAY LIBERATION FRONT Kavin Mcgirr by unknown, circa 1971. He became deeply involved in the Gay Liberation Front and later in mental health work, where his politics We called our group the Gay Liberation Front, GLF. Related Stories • Llee Heflin & Don Kilhefner: LA Gay Liberation Front • George Raya: Sacramento Gay Liberation Front • The LGBTQ+ Rainbow Flag and Gay Liberation • Support our mission: Donate

NEW YORK CITY GAY LIBERATION FRONT Ron Punit Auerbacher at a Gay Liberation Front action in New York Liberation Front. Upon his return, Ron joined the New York City Gay Liberation Front, a group his friends were already Liberation Front's 17th Street Collective, by Carl Miller, circa 1970. So many people I met in the Gay Liberation Front in New York accepted who they were, and they made it

CHICAGO GAY LIBERATION Gary Chichester (left) and Patrick by unknown, 1976. Now we bring you Gary Chichester, who was in Chicago Gay Liberation with Murray and Albert. They asked Chicago Gay Liberation to come down and be audience guests. Related Stories • Llee Heflin & Don Kilhefner: LA Gay Liberation Front • George Raya: Sacramento Gay Liberation Front • The LGBTQ+ Rainbow Flag and Gay Liberation • Support our mission: Donate About The

ATLANTA GAY LIBERATION FRONT, ATLANTA LESBIAN FEMINIST ALLIANCE Lorraine Fontana by unknown, 1971. Gay Liberation Front and, after moving to Atlanta, joined the Atlanta, Georgia Gay Liberation Front. Remember: the early 1970s gay liberation revolution swept the world. Related Stories • Llee Heflin & Don Kilhefner: LA Gay Liberation Front • George Raya: Sacramento Gay Liberation Front • The LGBTQ+ Rainbow Flag and Gay Liberation • Support our mission: Donate About The

Yes, folks, gay liberation was a revolution. After the Stonewall Rebellion in New York City on June 28, 1969, the Gay Liberation Front in New York Before “gay liberation,” gay history consisted of interesting and isolated moments, for example, Vanguard Liberation Front.’ We came after the Black Civil Rights Movement, the women’s liberation movement, and the gay liberation

NORTHFIELD GAY LIBERATION FRONT Rick Huskey by unknown, 1974. In 1971, after coming out as gay, he co-founded the Northfield, Minnesota, Gay Liberation Front, marking All of us in the Gay Liberation Front came together like magnets. Does gaydar exist? The Northfield Gay Liberation Front was primarily students and a few faculty members. Outside of my Gay Liberation Front bubble, many gay folks were scared to death to be who they were and

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Amy Horowitz came of age politically during the women’s and gay liberation movements. She also co-founded the university's first gay liberation group, the Gay Student’s Union. justice, and gay liberation. Manifesto, and, with my friend Kenny, start a gay liberation group called the Gay Student’s Union at liberation through oral histories, archives and the QueerCore Podcast.

LEXINGTON GAY LIBERATION FRONT The first Gay Float in Lexington (4th of July Parade) by unknown, 1974 I sent them an email asking for any Kentucky Gay Liberation Front leads, and they introduced me to Peter Taylor, who served as the second president of the Lexington, Kentucky, Gay Liberation Front while he I mostly lived on financial aid during the time I was in the Gay Liberation Front. They let us have a class called the Gay Liberation Front class. We wanted more, though.

LOS ANGELES GAY LIBERATION FRONT Llee Heeflin and Don Kilhefner discuss their involvement in the Los Angeles Gay Liberation Front and their visions of the future.