The Gay Liberation Book by Len Richmond5/24/2023 HOMOSEXUALS: Those who camouflage themselves and don’t come out. HUMOR: We are one of its most sparkling subjects. MOTHER: Cries when she learns we’re homosexual.īROTHERS AND SISTERS: Are afraid of catching it.ĪUNTS: Believe themselves to be the direct cause by means of alternating hereditary cycles. It states, “To make revolution you have to have one or more antagonists if they don’t exist, you have to create them.” While that statement is undoubtedly debatable, the list of “antagonists” presented after the above statement is interesting: One of the essays included in the book is translated from Fuori, the first gay liberation newspaper in Italy. This book deals with those activist groups pre-GLR, during the height of GLR activity, and after many GLR groups disbanded. If you’re not familiar the the Gay Liberation Front (GLR), a number of activist groups claimed that name, most of which were formed immediately after the Stonewall riots in 1969. The editors plainly state that they are dealing with the Gay Liberation Front specifically and not trying to cover all of gay history or every gay subgroup. It’s divided into three sections: Gay Oppression, Gay Liberation, and Beyond Gay Liberation. Today’s feature is The Gay Liberation Book, edited by Len Richmond and Gary Noguera and published by Ramparts Press (San Francisco) in 1973.īasically, this book is a collection of essays, poetry, photography, and personal stories by a number of well-known authors, including William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, John Lennon, Huey Newton, Gore Vidal, Alan Watts, Perry Brass, and N.A.
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