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Lesbian Avengers
The Lesbian Avengers was an American direct action group. The group was founded in 1992 in New York City by six individuals: Ana Maria Simo, Anne Maguire, Anne-Christine D'Adesky, Marie Honan, Maxine Wolfe, and Sarah Schulman.
The organization was formed to address lesbian issues and visibility through humorous and untraditional activism. The founding members of the Avengers, who had already been involved with women’s and gay rights activism, expressed frustration with the lack of diversity and the focus on white men in the gay rights movement and decided to create a movement for lesbians.
At the organization’s peak, there were over 60 chapters of the Lesbian Avengers in the United States, including in New York, San Francisco, and Denver. Different chapters of the Lesbian Avengers also expanded their missions to focus on issues of race, class, and gender.
One of their most notable accomplishments was the formation of the annual Dyke March, which began in 1993. They were also known to use fire-breathing in their activism.
The Lesbian Avengers disbanded in 1997, though some groups continue to hold demonstrations, including the ongoing annual Dyke March.
The Lesbian Avengers was founded by six women: Ana María Simo, Anne Maguire, Anne-christine d'Adesky, Marie Honan, Maxine Wolfe, and Sarah Schulman. Each of these women had experience in advocating for gay rights and equality under different organizations including ACT-UP and the Irish Lesbian and Gay Organization (ILGO). The co-founders sought to create an inclusive movement that focused on lesbian issues, which they felt were not properly addressed in other organizations.
Their first recruiting flyer, handed out at New York's Pride March, invited "LESBIANS! DYKES! GAY WOMEN!" to get involved.
The Lesbian Avenger handbook was a foundation for them to organize meetings, fundraise, and responsd to media. The handbook "made it possible for lesbians across the world to start Avenger chapters without having a huge pool of experienced activists."
Lesbian Avengers
The Lesbian Avengers was an American direct action group. The group was founded in 1992 in New York City by six individuals: Ana Maria Simo, Anne Maguire, Anne-Christine D'Adesky, Marie Honan, Maxine Wolfe, and Sarah Schulman.
The organization was formed to address lesbian issues and visibility through humorous and untraditional activism. The founding members of the Avengers, who had already been involved with women’s and gay rights activism, expressed frustration with the lack of diversity and the focus on white men in the gay rights movement and decided to create a movement for lesbians.
At the organization’s peak, there were over 60 chapters of the Lesbian Avengers in the United States, including in New York, San Francisco, and Denver. Different chapters of the Lesbian Avengers also expanded their missions to focus on issues of race, class, and gender.
One of their most notable accomplishments was the formation of the annual Dyke March, which began in 1993. They were also known to use fire-breathing in their activism.
The Lesbian Avengers disbanded in 1997, though some groups continue to hold demonstrations, including the ongoing annual Dyke March.
The Lesbian Avengers was founded by six women: Ana María Simo, Anne Maguire, Anne-christine d'Adesky, Marie Honan, Maxine Wolfe, and Sarah Schulman. Each of these women had experience in advocating for gay rights and equality under different organizations including ACT-UP and the Irish Lesbian and Gay Organization (ILGO). The co-founders sought to create an inclusive movement that focused on lesbian issues, which they felt were not properly addressed in other organizations.
Their first recruiting flyer, handed out at New York's Pride March, invited "LESBIANS! DYKES! GAY WOMEN!" to get involved.
The Lesbian Avenger handbook was a foundation for them to organize meetings, fundraise, and responsd to media. The handbook "made it possible for lesbians across the world to start Avenger chapters without having a huge pool of experienced activists."