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Contents:
- THE GAY LIBERATN FRONT
- THE GAY LIBERATN FRONT’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY
- FIRST GAY PRI PHOTOS DISVERED AT LSE
- 50 YEARS ON FROM THE FOUNDG OF THE GAY LIBERATN FRONT: PROGRS MA SCE AND APPLIBILY TODAY
- SOCLOGY AND THE GAY LIBERATN FRONT – BOB MELLORS AT LSE
- UNTEND NSEQUENC: THE LEGACY OF THE GAY LIBERATN FRONT
- THE LEGACY OF THE GAY LIBERATN FRONT
- INTERVIEW WH TED BROWN, GAY LIBERATN FRONT VETERAN
- GAY LIBERATN FRONT
- LSE EXHIBN MARKS 50 YEARS OF WOMEN AND GAY LIBERATN MOVEMENTS THE UK
- GAY LIBERATN FRONT UK
- FILE:DEMONSTRATN, WH GAY LIBERATN FRONT BANNER, C1972 (7374381322)
- THE UNLIVERED PROMISE OF THE GAY LIBERATN STGGLETHE UNLIVERED PROMISE OF THE GAY LIBERATN STGGLE
THE GAY LIBERATN FRONT
In 1970 an LSE stunt found the UK branch of the Gay Liberatn Front, a prott group mandg equal rights. Fd out more their archiv, here at LSE. * gay liberation front lse *
In 1970 an LSE stunt found the UK branch of the Gay Liberatn Front, a prott group that mand equal rights for LGBT people, and for all.
THE GAY LIBERATN FRONT’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY
LSE Library recently disvered a group of six photographs of the first gay pri, anised by the Gay Liberatn Front, which took place 50 years ago. * gay liberation front lse *
LSE Library Curator Dr Gillian Murphy troduc the Gay Liberatn Front and shar some of the posters, photographs and leaflets relatg to their activi that you n fd the archiv here at LSE. The Gay Liberatn Front (GLF) origated the Uned Stat shortly after the Stonewall Uprisgs that began on 28 June 1969 New York Cy.
They wanted eedom for all opprsed people which clud actn agast discrimatn the workplace, tn, and by the medil tablishment, and to be ee to display gay affectn public.
The Gay Liberatn Front Demands c1970 MCINTOSH/7/1. Slogans such as “Gay is Good”, “All power to opprsed people” and “Come Out” n be seen on their leaflets and posters, rercg their msage.
FIRST GAY PRI PHOTOS DISVERED AT LSE
On 14 October 1970 the first UK meetg of the Gay Liberatn Front was held an LSE classroom. The room was booked by secd year stunt Bob Mellors. * gay liberation front lse *
A leaflet advertisg the very first Gay Liberatn Front Dance HCA/BEACH/7. “Gay Days” were held parks wh gam, kiss-s, sp the bottle and sg-a-longs to emergg gay folk classics. On 28 Augt 1971, the GLF Gay Youth group anised a monstratn Trafalgar Square mandg age of nsent be rced om 21 to 16, the same as for heterosexuals.
In July 1972, the GLF anised the first Gay Pri march startg at Trafalgar Square and endg Hy Park. Homema banners read “Gay is Proud”, “Homosexuals are Nature’s Children” and “We are humansexuals”. First UK Gay Pri, 1 July 1972 at Nelson’s Column Trafalgar Square.
50 YEARS ON FROM THE FOUNDG OF THE GAY LIBERATN FRONT: PROGRS MA SCE AND APPLIBILY TODAY
Theodore (Ted) Brown is a Gay Liberatn Front veteran and the ma motivator of Black Lbians and Gays Agast Media Homophobia. He'll be speakg at the "40 years on: Where are LGBT rights?" nference anised by Spectm (LSE's LGBT staff work) on the 19th of May*. In this exclive terview, Ted Brown shar his feelgs about his early days of volvement wh the GLF and his bt and worst memori of the time and reflects on the current issu that need urgent attentn of LGBT activists. * gay liberation front lse *
Other protts clud placg stickers books that portrayed homosexualy a negative way, s-s pubs that refed to serve anyone wearg a GLF badge, and releasg mice at the lnch of the Natnwi Ftival of Light at the Methodist Central Hall, Wtmster. The GLF lbians formally separated om gay lib. The Gay Liberatn Front was a talyst.
SOCLOGY AND THE GAY LIBERATN FRONT – BOB MELLORS AT LSE
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Andrew Lumsn -found Gay News 1972. Bce Bailey, Nettie Pollard et al started Gay Icebreakers, a telephone helple and support group, 1973.
Mallm Greatbanks stood as South London Gay Liberatn Front ndidate for Tulse Hill ward the 1974 General Electn. Aubrey Walter and David Fernbach found Gay Men’s Prs 1979. Watney wrote a regular HIV / AIDS lumn Gay Tim.
UNTEND NSEQUENC: THE LEGACY OF THE GAY LIBERATN FRONT
Other articl where Gay Liberatn Front is discsed: Stonewall rts: The legacy of Stonewall: …radil groups such as the Gay Liberatn Front (GLF) and the Gay Activists Alliance (GAA). In addn to lnchg numero public monstratns to prott the lack of civil rights for gay dividuals, the anizatns often rorted to such tactics as public nontatns wh polil officials and the disptn of public… * gay liberation front lse *
The Gay Liberatn Front. The Gay Liberatn Front’s 50th Anniversary. Fd out more about our speakers at the event listg for 50 Years on From the Foundg of the Gay Liberatn Front: progrs ma sce and applibily today.
Soclogy and the Gay Liberatn Front – Bob Mellors at LSE.
THE LEGACY OF THE GAY LIBERATN FRONT
Read about a new exhibn at LSE celebratg 50 years sce the first women's liberatn nference and the first UK meetg of the Gay Liberatn Front * gay liberation front lse *
LSE Library has disvered a group of six photographs of the first gay pri, anised by the Gay Liberatn Front, which took place 50 years ago. The curator found them while lookg for material on gay pri the library's Hall-Carpenter Archiv.
Saturday 1 July 1972 was Internatnal Gay Pri Day cidg wh siar events happeng Europe, the Uned Stat, Canada and the ma ci of the UK.
INTERVIEW WH TED BROWN, GAY LIBERATN FRONT VETERAN
There was then to be a Gay Day Hy Park.
GAY LIBERATN FRONT
They show the world the importance of beg proud to be gay. Gay Liberatn Front exhibn The Story of Gay Liberatn Front Bra — Google Arts & Culture.
Jo to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the UK Gay Liberatn Front (GLF) that had s first meetg on LSE's mp October 1970. Angela Mason is Labour uncillor for Cantelow ward and Camn’s Cabet Member for Bt Start for Children and Fai, a founr member of the Gay Liberatn Front, and Executive Director Stonewall 1992-2002.
Involvement on the gay liberatn movement changed his life.
LSE EXHIBN MARKS 50 YEARS OF WOMEN AND GAY LIBERATN MOVEMENTS THE UK
A podst of this event is available to download om 50 Years on From the Foundg of the Gay Liberatn Front: progrs ma sce and applibily today.
A vio of this event is available to watch at 50 Years on From the Foundg of the Gay Liberatn Front: progrs ma sce and applibily today.
GAY LIBERATN FRONT UK
On 14 October 1970 the first UK meetg of the Gay Liberatn Front was held an LSE classroom. He was lled for an terview March 1970 and although the file do not clu the rults of the applitn, Bob spent the summer of 1970 the USA where he beme volved New York Gay Liberatn Front (GLF). My chief amic tert is Brish cultural history of the last few centuri, wh particular attentn to the fay and the posn of homosexual men and women … My objective unrtakg graduate study is to try and throw light on the social forc that have lead [sic] to the begngs of a dramatic change the posn of homosexual women and society.
It reads: “The morn lbian and gay liberatn movement was found Bra wh the gural meetg of the Gay Liberatn Front at the London School of Enomics on 13th October 1970. In memory of all those lbians and gay men who have suffered persecutn and honour of all those people who have ntributed to the stggle for lbian and gay emancipatn.
FILE:DEMONSTRATN, WH GAY LIBERATN FRONT BANNER, C1972 (7374381322)
Bob Mellors’ obuary the Guardian by fellow GLF member Elizabeth Wilson scrib him as a “eply ser, shy and thoughtful person” and rerds the role he played “the start of growg nfince and polil termatn the lbian and gay muny”. This LGBT History Month, fd out about the history of the gay rights movement at LSE, the foundatn of the prent day staff LGBT+ work, and how to rearch LGBT history g our archive llectns.
On 13 October 1970 the Gay Liberatn Front (GLF) met for the first time the UK – a classroom LSE’s St Clements buildg. The GLF was a massively fluential part of the gay rights movement the UK.
THE UNLIVERED PROMISE OF THE GAY LIBERATN STGGLETHE UNLIVERED PROMISE OF THE GAY LIBERATN STGGLE
Demonstratn, wh Gay Liberatn Front Banner, c1972. Febary 2015 is LGBT history month and LSE is holdg a special event durg s annual Lerary Ftival, njunctn wh LSE’s LGBT+ staff work, Spectm: A Ltle Gay History.
Spectm is the LSE LGBT+ staff work for lbian, gay, bisexual and trans(genr) people. The group cid upon aims and objectiv early on: to promote the terts of lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr staff and to give them a stronger sense of visibily and prence all aspects of School life.
In the same month, Spectm memorated Internatnal Day Agast Homophobia (known as IDAHOT – now cludg Transphobia and Biphobia) by anisg an credibly bold same-sex hand-holdg event on Houghton Street and Spectm leafletg on Houghton Street and the Senr Dg Room.