MCC-Las Vegas sock-hop fundraiser, 1984
MCC-Las Vegas’ 4th anniversary, 1983
Arthur Evans and other members of the Gay Activists Alliance at a zap at City Hall. June 25, 1971. Photograph by Richard C. Wandel. Courtesy of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center National History Archive.
The masthead on the first issue of the paper, published November 14, 1969. Reprinted with the permission of Perry Brass.
Marchers relax in Central Park. Photograph by Richard C. Wandel. Courtesy of the Lesbian, Gay Bisexual & Transgender Community Center National History Archive.
Image taken from Gay Flames Pamphlet, no. 7. Courtesy of the Lesbian Herstory Archives.
Dansky and Pitchford were originally part of a collective called The Flaming Faggots. The group dedicated itself to combating sexism, and criticized the machismo, misogyny, and anti-gay attitudes of some straight male activists. The Flaming Faggots…
An early call to action: Steven Dansky's "Hey Man," first published in Come Out! in the summer of 1970, urged gay men to confront their sexism and reconceive of their masculinity. Gay Flames Pamphlet, no. 8. Image courtesy of the…
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.