History of the United States II / Unit 15 USH2 2109 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Gay Liberation
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The idea
After Stonewall activists formed the Gay Liberation Front and the Gay Activists' Alliance to protest discrimination, homophobia and violence, and to promote gay pride.
In practice
The Yawp's reading: liberation rooted in pride of difference rather than assimilation.
Where people slip
Digital History notes that gay and lesbian communities had already grown in many cities by the late sixties.
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