“Homosexual Militance,” by Michael Kotis, The New York Times, February 19, 1971. While i
“Homosexual Militance,” by Michael Kotis, The New York Times, February 19, 1971. While it would be years before The New York Times covered LGBT liberation as a serious political movement, by early 1971 the paper had shown some willingness to permit homosexuals to speak for themselves. In his piece, Kotis, President of the New York Chapter of the Mattachine Society, wrote that “the essential questions are clear … . Are meaningful expressions of emotion only valid between members of opposite sexes? Is the sole purpose of intense human relationships mechanical reproduction? Is the strength of a society founded upon its sameness rather than its diversity?” #lgbthistory #lgbtherstory #gay #bi #lesbian #trans #pride #homosexualmilitance (at New York, New York) -- source link
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