Gay Liberation in New York City Collection
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Gay Liberation in New York City Collection
Description
An exhibit focusing on the strain of activism that dominated the gay political scene in New York City and across the country from 1969-1973: Gay Liberation.
Collection Items
First Christopher Street Liberation Day March
The first Christopher Street Liberation Day March. June 28, 1970. Copyright Ellen Shumsky. Courtesy of the photographer.
Christopher Street Liberation Day March, 1972
Christopher Street Liberation Day March. June 25, 1972. Copyright Ellen Shumsky. Courtesy of the photographer.
God is Gay
A Gay Liberation Front demonstration at St. Patrick's Cathedral. Fall 1970. Photograph by Richard C. Wandel. Courtesy of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center National History Archive.
GLF at CSLD March
GLFers at the first Christopher Street Liberation Day March. June 28, 1970. Copyright Ellen Shumsky. Courtesy of the Photographer.
Gay Liberation Meets the Shrinks
GLFers and other gay liberationists targeted psychiatry as a primary site of their oppression. Their efforts helped to push the American Psychiatric Association to declassify homosexuality as a mental disorder in 1973. Gay Flames Pamphlet, no. 6.…
First GLF Banner
The GLF Banner makes its first appearance at an action in Sheridan Square. December 1969. Copyright Ellen Shumsky. Courtesy of the photographer.
Pig in Queens Clothing
Putting a campy spin on New Left rhetoric, the cartoon also points to a very real fear among GLFers--and many activists of the period--that FBI informants had infiltrated their group. Gay Flames Pamphlet, no. 4. Courtesy of the Lesbian Herstory…
GLF and BPP
GLFers Bob Kohler and Billy take part in a Black Panther rally. November 1, 1969. Copyright Ellen Shumsky. Courtesy of the photographer.
GAA Banner
Paul R. Martin, Steve Krotz, Arnie Kantrowitz, and others march with the GAA banner at a candlelight demonstration at City Hall. June 24, 1971. Photograph by Richard C. Wandel. Courtesy of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center…
GAA Constitution Preamble
The Preamble to GAA's Constitution. Courtesy of the Lesbian Herstory Archives.
Fidelifacts
Marty Robinson, in full duck regalia, zaps Fidelifacts Employment Agency. January 18, 1971. Photograph by Richard C. Wandel. Courtesy of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center National History Archive.
If You're Gay
A flier raising awareness about discrimination against homosexuals. Courtesy of the Lesbian Herstory Archives.
Household Finance Corporation
Arthur Evans holds a playful poster at GAA's zap of the Household Finance Corporation (HFC), which relied on investigating agencies like Fidelifacts to refuse gay applicants for loans. 1971. Photograph by Richard C. Wandel. Courtesy of the Lesbian,…
Firehouse Dance
A picture of a 1971 dance at the Firehouse shows just how male-dominated GAA was. Photograph by Richard C. Wandel. Courtesy of the Lesbian, Gay Bisexual & Transgender Community Center National History Archive.
All Women are Lesbians
The Radicalesbians contingent at the first Christopher Street Liberation Day March. June 28, 1970. Copyright Ellen Shumsky. Courtesy of the photographer.
The Woman Identified Woman
An excerpt from Radicalesbians' seminal document, "The Woman Identified Woman." Courtesy of the Lesbian Herstory Archives.
Radicalesbians Meeting
A Radicalesbians meeting. November 1970. Copyright Ellen Shumsky. Courtesy of the photographer.
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