NPR News·4 min read·medium
Militant LGBTQ+ rights group 'the Lavender Panthers' was founded on this day in 1973
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Abi Inman
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This article explores the history of the Lavender Panthers, a militant LGBTQ+ defense group founded in 1973 by Ray Broshears. It highlights how the group provided mutual aid and protection in a hostile environment while noting the importance of Broshears' publicity stunts in preserving the group's history.
Abi Inman / NPR When Ray Broshears, a gay preacher in San Francisco, started a street vigilante group to protect the LGBTQ+ people in the Tenderloin neighborhood, he told a reporter he wanted to frighten "all those young punks who have been beating up my f*****s."
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