Sylvia Rivera takes part in a GLF protest against Bellevue Hospital. The hospital, which was controlled by NYU, "treated" a number of gay people. Fall 1970. Photograph by Richard C. Wandel. Courtesy of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual &…
Members of STAR at the occupation of NYU's Weinstein Hall. September 24, 1970. Copyright Ellen Shumsky. Courtesy of the Photographer.
Gay Flames Pamphlet, no. 7. Courtesy of the Lesbian Herstory Archives.
"The Oppressed Shall Not Become the Oppressor." A statement criticizing anti-gay attitudes in "Third World" communities, published in both English and Spanish. Courtesy of the Lesbian Herstory Archives.
Gay Flames Pamphlet, no. 7. Courtesy of Lesbian Herstory Archives
Members of the GLF Women's Caucus participate in a 1971 March on Albany. Photograph by Richard C. Wandel. Courtesy of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center National History Archive.
A Radicalesbians meeting. November 1970. Copyright Ellen Shumsky. Courtesy of the photographer.
An excerpt from Radicalesbians' seminal document, "The Woman Identified Woman." Courtesy of the Lesbian Herstory Archives.
A flyer for the first women's dance. Courtesy of the Lesbian Herstory Archives.
The Radicalesbians contingent at the first Christopher Street Liberation Day March. June 28, 1970. Copyright Ellen Shumsky. Courtesy of the photographer.
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.
A flier publicizing a GAA dance. Courtesy of the Lesbian Herstory Archives.
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…
A flier raising awareness about discrimination against homosexuals. Courtesy of the Lesbian Herstory Archives.
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.
The Preamble to GAA's Constitution. Courtesy of the Lesbian Herstory Archives.
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…
GLFers Bob Kohler and Billy take part in a Black Panther rally. November 1, 1969. Copyright Ellen Shumsky. Courtesy of the photographer.
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…
A flier for a GLF dance. Courtesy of the Lesbian Herstory Archives.