Audio / Video

New directions from the Gay Left Sept. 4-6, 1976

Description

On Labor Day weekend in 1976, a group of around 130 collectivist-minded gay men gathered in Wolf Creek, Oregon to hold a "Faggots and Class Struggle" conference, sponsored by the Lavender and Red Union of the University of Oregon. The conference addressed the "romantic myth" of bourgeois individualism fostered by capitalist ideology, calling instead for a Maoist approach that celebrates collective identity and advocates outreach to working-class and Third World GLBT peoples. The event is an important precursor to the development of the Radical Faeries, an organization created in 1979 by Mattachine Society founder Harry Hay that united radical gay politics and holistic spirituality. Recorded: Sept. 4-6, 1976.

Details

Title

New directions from the Gay Left Sept. 4-6, 1976

Published

Pacifica Radio, 1976

Full Collection Name

Pacifica Radio Archives Social Activism Sound Recording Project

Other Identifiers

Archive # AZ0099.01

Subject (Topic)

UC Berkeley Social Activism Recording Project

LGBT History

Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, Transsexual History

Type

Audio

Archive

The Library

Usage Statement

Permissions, licensing requests, and all other inquiries should be directed in writing to: Director of the Archives, Pacifica Radio Archives, 3729 Cahuenga Blvd. West, North Hollywood, CA 91604, 800-735-0230 x 263, fax 818-506-1084, info@pacificaradioarchives.org, http://www.pacificaradioarchives.org

Collection

Pacifica Radio Archives

Tracks

AZ0099_01.mp3

Linked Resources

View record in Digital Collections.