Queens Liberation Front
October 31, 1969 | |
Location | |
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Key people | Lee Brewster and Bunny Eisenhower |
Formerly called | Queens |
Queens Liberation Front (QLF) was a
Formation
Queens Liberation Front was founded as Queens by
The organization was founded in part to oppose the relegation of drag queens to the back of the March at the first Christopher Street Liberation Day in June 1970. In protest, the street queens from STAR moved to the front and marched at the front of the parade anyway.[5][6]
Activities
Queens Liberation Front participated in many activities to advocate for the rights of LGBT people, particularly
The organization often collaborated with other local LGBT organizations, such as Gay Activists Alliance and Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries.[8][9]
In the early 1970s, the organizations successfully used litigation to overturn a New York City ordinance against cross-dressing.[3]: 87
In 1973, Queens Liberation Front agreed to a compromise amendment to New York City's anti-discrimination ordinance that added sexual orientation to the ordinance, but clarified the ordinance did not cover cross-dressing. The organization's director, Bebe Scarpie, met with the bill's sponsor at City Hall and agreed to the compromise. The organization's lawyer, Richard Levidow, believed the exclusionary clause violated the
See also
- Gay Activists Alliance
- History of lesbianism in the United States
- LGBT culture in New York City
- List of LGBT people from New York City
- Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries
References
- ^ "Drag Vol. 1 No. 1 (1971) - Digital Transgender Archive". www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- ^ Drag. Digital Transgender Archive. Queens Publications. 1971.
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ ISBN 9780415874106. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ^ "Lee Brewster Dies at 57 – Pioneering Transvestite Activist". Gay Today. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ^ a b Rivera, Sylvia, "Queens In Exile, The Forgotten Ones" in Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries: Survival, Revolt, and Queer Antagonist Struggle. Untorelli Press, 2013.
- ^ ISBN 9780786741366. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ISBN 9780822378860. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ^ ISBN 9781135905682. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ISBN 9780742544093. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ^ "Interview With an Actual Stonewall Riot Veteran: The Ciswashing of Stonewall Must End!". The TransAdvocate. February 18, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ^ Jean O Leary Lesbian Feminist Liberation 1973 Pride Rally. Event occurs at 00:30. June, 1973. Accessed Oct 13, 2015.
- ISBN 9781593763145. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
- ISBN 978-1859-8435-67
- ^ Photos of Gay Liberation Front Demonstrations by Diana Davies at the New York Public Library Digital Collection. Accessed 17 May 2019