In the simplest terms gay liberation means a realization by gay people that we have been not so much fucked up as fucked over. The warmth and affection that they so spontaneously showed me represents in some ways the real essence of gay liberation.įor as well as the marches, the demonstrations, the 'zaps' described in the book, gay liberation is also an attempt by gay people, both men and women, to create a new sense of community made possible by our rejection of the socially defined concepts of what being a homosexual means. We had corresponded about the book they had invited me to stay with them while I was revisiting the States. I first met Len and Gary at the Mill Valley bus depot across the bay from San Francisco.

Introduction - Dennis Altman, New York City, 1972 This non-profit Web site is intended to preserve the original content of The Gay Liberation Book, so that it is not lost to time. Attacks both physical and political are increasing against trans people. For example in Uganda, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Sudan death can be the punishment for LGBT people. The battle for LGBT rights continues to this day. Included here on this website are some of the original published works, including supplemental content not available elsewhere. It was first published in 1973, and has been out of print for many years. The Gay Liberation Book, is a seminal work of importance of its day, as well as an important part of gay history worthy of acknowledgement and preservation. Much original material was created and submitted for publication by these contributors that at that time included: John Lennon, Allen Ginsberg, Gore Vidal, and William Burroughs, among a host of others. Enter The Gay Liberation Book, edited by Gary Noguera and Len Richmond, who decided early in 1972 to approach celebrities and noteworthy personalities of the day to solicit content for a book, which quickly evolved into an anthology of pro-gay affirming essays, commentary, poetry, etc. Urn:oclc:4667373 Republisher_date 20120816102459 Republisher_operator Scandate 20120814062416 Scanner years following the New York Stonewall Riots, there was little pro-affirming LGBT literature available to the public.

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The Gay Liberation Book by Len Richmond