How the "Lavender Menace" Protest Changed the Feminist Movement

Posted: 2025-04-23 11:24:58 UTC

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A "Lavender Menace" protest by feminist lesbians at a women's conference over 50 years ago significantly impacted the feminist movement.

Lesbian activism

Feminist movement

LGBTQ+ history

Social change

Exclusion of lesbians from the feminist movement

Homophobia within feminist spaces