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Our History Is Our Strength

by Evelyn Bailey From the very beginning of time, women have been viewed as the “weaker” sex. However, when you look at the women who wrote our history with their lives, they can hardly be identified as “weak”! The women

Barbara Moore March 7, 2011 1967 - 1970, 1971 - 1975, Daughters of Bilitis, Debbie Lestz, Gay Liberation Front, Karen Hagberg, Lesbians, Patti Evans, Susan Minor 1 Comment Read more

Women Who Contributed to the Gay Rights Movement

by Evelyn Bailey March is Women’s History Month.  We begin with a couple of local Rochestarians, and move on to those who are recognized nationally for their contribution to the gay rights movement. Dr. Karen Hagberg is a founding member

Barbara Moore March 3, 2009 Daughters of Bilitis, Del Martin, Karen Hagberg, Lesbians, Phyllis Lyon, Rosanne M. Leipzig No Comments Read more

A Lesbian Community

They called it a lesbian paradise, the pioneering women who made their way to St. Augustine, Fla., in the 1970s to live together in cottages on the beach. Finding one another in the fever of the gay rights and women’s

Barbara Moore February 3, 2009 Lesbians No Comments Read more

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