
Coming of Age During the 1970s: Chapter 4: Respectable
Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive
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The Rejection of the Gay Rights Bill in the 1970s
This chapter discusses the activism efforts and developments surrounding the rejection of the gay rights bill during the 1970s. It covers the continued activism of BB Scarpy, the leaflet campaigns and Zaps conducted by the Gay Activist Alliance (GAA) to pressure Mayor John Lindsay for support, and the rejection of the bill by the General Welfare Committee multiple times.
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