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Gay Liberation Manifesto (1972)  [message #65397] Wed, 02 March 2011 20:15 Go to next message
timmy

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I think this, though long, is well worth reading

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1751204/posts (with comments by the puyblic)

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/pwh/glf-london.html (with no comments. I recommend this version to avoid being distracted by idiots)

It is the Gay Liberation Manifesto (1972)

Read it and consider how far we have come and how far we have to go.

The distance we have come is because of people of my generation and before (though not me. I was closeted in 1972) and those who have come after us.

The distance we have to go is in the hands of today's activists, and today's youth, Gay and Straight alike.

[Updated on: Wed, 02 March 2011 20:18]



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Re: Gay Liberation Manifesto (1972)  [message #65398 is a reply to message #65397] Wed, 02 March 2011 22:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Thank you, Timmy...that was enlightening.

How far we have come, and yet there is a good deal of work ahead. The younger generations will have to maintain the fight, but they need hope to understand it could be far worse than it is now.


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Re: Gay Liberation Manifesto (1972)  [message #65399 is a reply to message #65398] Fri, 04 March 2011 00:18 Go to previous messageGo to next message
timmy

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There is an ongoing analysis of the manifesto at http://tinyurl.com/6ymbqoq where there are, so far, two articles. The writer is taking the manifesto, section by section, and looking in general terms at progress.


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Timmy is far too modest ...  [message #65417 is a reply to message #65399] Mon, 07 March 2011 16:30 Go to previous messageGo to next message
The Gay Deceiver is currently offline  The Gay Deceiver

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... to further publicize this (wholly his) worthy and valuable endeavour which is now being republished at brodylevesque.blogspot.com, and resulting from Brody's connect to the newswires I'm sure a variety of other venues Worldwide.

The Serial is now in four parts, and well worth everyone here's time to wade through Timmy's competent analysis.

Warren C. E. Austin
The Gay Deceiver
Toronto, Canada


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Re: Timmy is far too modest ...  [message #65419 is a reply to message #65417] Mon, 07 March 2011 20:40 Go to previous message
timmy

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Not modest, but it appears that many people are not interested in this little piece of history. Today's article deals with 'Words', and reaches a surprising climax.


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