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“The Gay Way” – KCET Los Angeles (1971) – Part II, Lesbian Women “The Gay Way” – KCET Los Angeles (1971) – Part I, Gay Men heard gay and lesbian people talking about their oppression and dehumanization, and how gay people were seizing their own liberation with the assistance of our straight allies. This was the first time a television audience in L.A. Dick Nash, a Unitarian minister, Jon Platania, a Gay Liberationist, and me, a GLF organizer and founding Executive Director of GCSC. They are Morris Kight, the founder of GLF and co-founder with me of GCSC, Rev. In the first video, four GLF/GCSC gay men talked about Gay Liberation and the newly-founded community center. Stonewall is an affront to the WeHo establishment. PRIDE in West Hollywood incredibly made no mention of that anniversary or even Stonewall whatsoever. For example, in 2019, when the rest of the country was joyfully celebrating the 50th anniversary of Stonewall, L.A. This fact has been largely erased by the Rainbow Capitalism that now controls PRIDE in L.A. Two rare videos from that early, post-Stonewall, gay social revolution are found below in the form of the 1971 KCET “Current Events” show titled “The Gay Way.” PRIDE was originally created to celebrate and commemorate the 1969 Stonewall Rebellion. with which the pioneering Gay Liberation movement wanted to engage in a forward-moving, proactive dialogue. And KCET reached then a liberal demographic in L.A. The appearance of gay and lesbian people on the show was validation for what GLF/GCSC was trying to accomplish at the time-the creation for the first time of a visible, organized, politically/culturally aware, and self-accepting gay community where we collectively assumed responsibility for each other. which took the Gay Liberation movement seriously and had a substantive discussion about gay and lesbian oppression within the context of systemic and institutionalized Hetero Supremacy. The appearance of militant and articulate gay and lesbian people on the show was an important breakthrough at the time-the first television show in L.A. The premise of “Current Events” was to report on what was new and cutting edge in L.A. PRIDE only one year old, when GLF/GCSC was invited to be on KCET, then the National Public Television station in L.A., as guests talking about Gay Liberation and GCSC on the “Current Events” show hosted by a young Lynn Littman. One of those early pivotal events occurred in 1971, a half century ago with L.A. It is a collective Gay Liberation story of profound significance and magnitude. Over the next year, I will be writing about that history in Los Angeles (1969-1980), and its pivotal events. Gay Liberation Front which evolved into the Gay Community Services Center (now the LA LGBT Center), then as now, the largest such organization in the world. were the Metropolitan Community Church and the L.A. The early vehicles for this radical revolution in L.A. The parade will kick off on Charles Street at 11 am.In 1969, with the Stonewall Rebellion and the beginning of the militant Gay Liberation movement, the lives of gay and lesbian people in Los Angeles and nationally were transformed.
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However, through the difficulties the festival is set to take place June 4. It was devastating to receive the threats, but we did not and will not give up," said Iya Dammons Executive Director, Baltimore Safe Haven. I had days where people were just calling and telling me what they were going to do to my staff and I. "This is something that hurt me to the core. Organizers endured harassment, vandalism, and threats. However, the parades progress did not come easy. We just want everyone to have a good time." I believe there's going to be a hospitality tent for those who get overheated. "Our staff will also be throughout the entire area. "We have security that will be provided by the city of Baltimore," said Rene Lau, Senior Housing Manager, Baltimore Safe Haven. RELATED: 'We all band together': Community rallies for LGBTQ+ after man seen burning Pride flags in Baltimore neighborhoodĪll throughout the parade there will be information guides and of course safety protocols so no one feels threatened. This will be a day of celebration and education.Īnyone who needs assistance transitioning will recieve proper resources. The event will feature food, entertainment and direct outreach. Organizers also said the transgender community goes through a lot of hardship and discrimination, so in an effort to promote diversity and inclusion, Baltimore Safe Haven is putting together a pride event for transgender individuals. Organizers said the goal of the parade is to "highlight the bravery and beauty within the transgender community."