Gay Liberation will always be a socialist movement by virtue of its demand for social change.Ģ020 brought the 50th anniversary of the start of Gay Liberation in London, the moment everything changed in Britain by giving us Coming Out, Gay Pride and the first Gay Pride March in 1972, making 2022 the 50th anniversary of that political demonstration and celebration. Some context from original and current GLF activist 'Andrew Lumsden' - Stonewall Uprising and the foundation of the Gay Liberation Front in New York, the origin of the fight back that inspired brought hope to LGBTQI+ of every country in the world. Please bring trusted friends, friends from allied movements - UK Black Pride, London Trans Pride etc - to our next GLF 'Think In' gathering.
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