We are homosexuals

Protest flyer

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English

Washington (D.C.)

WE ARE HOMOSEXUALS: [retyped from a poor quality original]
AS MEMBERS OF THE GAY LIBERATION FRONT
WE DENY YOUR RIGHT TO CONDUCT THIS SEMINAR
It is precisely such institutions as the Catholic Church and
Psychiatry which have created and perpetuated the immorality
myths, and stereotypes of homosexuality which we as homosexuals
have internalized and from which we now intend to liberate
ourselves.
As homosexuals struggling to be free, we make the following statements:
1. We demand that you stop examining our homosexuality
and become homosexual yourselves.
2. We do not seek acceptance, tolerance, equality, or
even entrance into your society with its emphasis on
"cock-power" (read male supremacy). LIBERATION THERE
WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE. For centuries, this system of
power, dominance and possession has produced only
genocidal wars, the profound oppression of women and
racial minorities, and our own repression as homosexuals.
3. We hold the Catholic Church and the institution of Psychiatry
responsible for political crimes committed against
homosexuals such as imprisonment, blackmail, beatings,
psychological rape, and loss of economic security.
WE ALSO FEEL EVERY GAY SUICIDE IS A POLITICAL MURDER!
As representatives of the sexist society that daily oppresses
us you are incapable of speaking for or defining the quality
of our lives. ONLY WE AS HOMOSEXUALS CAN DETERMINE FROM OUR
OWN EXPERIENCES WHAT OUR IDENTITY WILL BE … AND THAT WILL
HAPPEN IN THE NEW SOCIETY WHICH WE WILL HELP TO BUILD.