Gay liberation - The Red Butterfly

Gay liberation pamphlet cover

Gay liberation pamphlet cover

Introductory pamphlet about gay liberation produced by The Red Butterfly, a Marxist cell within the New York Gay Liberation Front first published in 1970.

Find attached PDF versions of the first printing from 13 February 1970, and a later fifth printing.

Taken from http://paganpressbooks.com/jpl/TRB.HTM

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gay-liberation-1.PDF (3.9 MB)

gay-liberation-5.pdf (7.06 MB)

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