Gay Liberation button
Gay Liberation
Against a black field, this button shows two pink male astrological symbols side-by-side, symbolizing male homosexuality. This button represented the gay liberation movement and its mobilization in the post-Stonewall (1969) era. An important part of the emerging gay liberation movement was a heightened public profile for gays and lesbians, as well as various public expressions of gay pride.
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Roz Payne
Center for Digital Research in the Humanities, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
ca. 1969
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National March for Lesbian and Gay Rights
Gay Liberation
This button shows an image of the U.S. Capitol Building along with a pink flag containing the astrological symbols for male and female homosexuality against a black field. This button advertises the National March for Lesbian and Gay Rights in Washington, D.C. in 1979 where approximately 125,000 gay rights activists marched for civil and legal protection.
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Roz Payne
Center for Digital Research in the Humanities, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
1979
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The Amigas Club
Gay Liberation
This button advertises the Amigas Club, a gay civic organization in Detroit made up predominantly of middle-class black women.
The Amigas Club
Roz Payne
Center for Digital Research in the Humanities, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
unknown
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Statue of Liberty Couple
Gay Liberation
This button features an image of two Statues of Liberty in bright pink holding hands. The image aims to forge a link between constitutional liberties and gay liberation.
unknown
Roz Payne
Center for Digital Research in the Humanities, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
ca. 1970s
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