Repeal of the Champaign and Urbana Cross Dressing Laws, December 1971
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Jump to navigationJump to searchOn October 30th, 1971, Champaign police broke-up a Halloween party of mostly gay men at 614 W. Springfield in Champaign. I left the party alone and was walking home, when a squad car passed by with three drag queens from the party in the back seat. I changed destinations and walked quickly to the Champaign Police Station.
Dramatization of scene at police station[1]
On Tuesday, November 2nd, the Champaign-Urbana Gay Liberation Front held a meeting in the Illini Union to determine our response to the arrests.
Dramatization of first GLF meeting after drag arrests[2]