Difference between revisions of "Come Out! Magazine, 1969-1972"
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| + | Come Out! was the first periodical published by the gay and lesbian community after the Stonewall riots in June, 1969. The Gay Liberation Front, one of the first militant activist (socialist?) organizations birthed by the riots, published Come Out! | ||
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| + | The GLF Manifesto: | ||
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| + | "Gay Liberation Front is a coalition of radical and revolutionary homosexual men and women committed to fight the oppression of the homosexual as a minority group, and to demand the right to the self-determination of our own bodies." [GLF News, # 11 (1970?)] | ||
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| + | The Front's manifesto reflects the paradigm change within the movement. Prior to Stonewall, gay and lesbian groups primarily existed separate from each other. GLF recognized the importance of joining the two groups to fight a common foe. | ||
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| + | Come Out! aligns itself politically and critically with the feminist/women's/lesbian movements occurring contemporaneously, moving away from specifically male- and female- oriented gay serials that preceded it. The publication also includes transsexual and transvestite liberation issues. | ||
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| + | The title is the publication's main goal, and the main goal of the GLF - to get gay men and women to come out, to make themselves visible. | ||
Revision as of 14:24, 19 March 2009
Come Out! was the first periodical published by the gay and lesbian community after the Stonewall riots in June, 1969. The Gay Liberation Front, one of the first militant activist (socialist?) organizations birthed by the riots, published Come Out!
The GLF Manifesto:
"Gay Liberation Front is a coalition of radical and revolutionary homosexual men and women committed to fight the oppression of the homosexual as a minority group, and to demand the right to the self-determination of our own bodies." [GLF News, # 11 (1970?)]
The Front's manifesto reflects the paradigm change within the movement. Prior to Stonewall, gay and lesbian groups primarily existed separate from each other. GLF recognized the importance of joining the two groups to fight a common foe.
Come Out! aligns itself politically and critically with the feminist/women's/lesbian movements occurring contemporaneously, moving away from specifically male- and female- oriented gay serials that preceded it. The publication also includes transsexual and transvestite liberation issues.
The title is the publication's main goal, and the main goal of the GLF - to get gay men and women to come out, to make themselves visible.
