12 Years of Lesbian Activism 1969-1981

A 1981 panel discussion, with music and the presentation of issues for lesbians in the 1980s. The panel is Ginny Z. Berson, Pat Parker, Meg Christian, and Barbara Cameron. Lot’s of great music as well!

Issues discussed are the state of the lesbian movement, leadership, role of culture, separatism, internal critique, the importance of the ERA and pro-choice as issues for lesbians, what kind of progress has been made, and how we deal with threats from the New Right.

Keep in mind this is 1981, and by the end of 1982 The possibility of passing the Equal Rights Amendment had expired. Even though it had passed both houses of Congress, it needed 38 states to ratify this Amendment and only had 35, leaving it 3 short of becoming an Amendment of our Constitution.


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