Here Because We're Queer: Inside the Gay Liberation Front of Washington, D.C., 1970-72

Here Because We're Queer: Inside the Gay Liberation Front of Washington, D.C., 1970-72

In a clear-eyed, often humorous, sometimes touching account of the Gay Liberation Front of Washington, D.C., Brian Miller recalls an often ignored moment in D.C. history. Here Because We're Queer is a rare look inside a single GLF group in the early 1970s. The book's examination of the political passions of the time--in conflicting agendas, housing experiments and angry actions--will seem surprisingly familiar to today's readers. Based on more than 50 interviews with participants, this memoir/history relates how a positive new gay consciousness changed individual lives and helped create a community.

Published book

189 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
ISBN: 9780578728728

Gay Liberation Front (Washington, D.C.)
Gay men -- Washington (D.C.)
Gays -- Washington (D.C.)

Brian Miller

Introduction --
Chapter 1. Washington waits for GLF --
Chapter 2. Argument and purpose at GLF meetings --
Chapter 3. A breather on the coast --
Chapter 4. Inside the GLF commune --
Chapter 5. Action! --
Chapter 6. GLF sings backup --
Chapter 7. Wanderjahr --
Chapter 8. A fresh start at the Skyline Faggots collective --
Chapter 9. A community blossoms --
Timeline --
Notes --
Acknowledgments --
Index.

Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Brian Miller 2020

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