The Gay Liberator
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Title
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The Gay Liberator
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Alternative Title
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The Detroit Gay Liberator (1970 - 1971)
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The Detroit Liberator (1970)
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Description
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The "Detroit Liberator", as it was originally known, was launched in 1970 by the Detroit Gay Liberation Front, 9 months after Stonewall. Following the dissolution of the Detroit GLF in early 1971, the publication relaunched that September rebranded as "The Gay Liberator" and created by Pansy Press, an independent gay media collective. The publication discussed LGBTQ+ discrimination by courts, police, laws, employers, and landlords, highlighted resources for for LGBTQ+ people in Michigan, and featured poetry and art. Upon the publication's sixth anniversary in April, 1976, the publication released its final edition amid declining written contributions and support.
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Format
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Newspaper
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Dates
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1970 - 1976
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Publisher
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Pansy Press (1971 - 1976)
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The Detroit Gay Liberation Front (1970)
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Location of Publication
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Newspaper
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Number of Issues
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48
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License
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Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial
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Holding Institutions
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John J. Wilcox, Jr. Archives at the William Way LGBT Community Center
