scholarly journals Tina Fetner, How The Religious Right Shaped Lesbian and Gay Activism

2009 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 947-949
Author(s):  
Thomas John Linneman
Keyword(s):  
Religious Right ◽  
Lesbian And Gay ◽  
Gay Activism

Talk About Loving in the War Years

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily K. Hobson
Keyword(s):  
San Francisco ◽  
Women Of Color ◽  
The United States ◽  
Security Forces ◽  
Lesbian And Gay ◽  
Bay Area ◽  
Sandinista Revolution ◽  
Gay Activism ◽  
Gay Movement ◽  
Ongoing Support

Between 1984 and 1990, lesbian and gay activists in the Bay Area and in Nicaragua built transnational ties that reshaped the gay and lesbian left. Two solidarity brigades composed largely of lesbians of color, Somos Hermanas and the Victoria Mercado Brigade, traveled from San Francisco to Nicaragua and made Nicaraguan solidarity a vehicle for multiracial, transnational, and women of color feminism. Meanwhile, the Nicaraguan lesbian and gay movement sought recognition in the Sandinista Revolution. They resisted repression by Sandinista security forces but kept that repression unknown in the United States to ensure ongoing support from solidarity activists. By managing solidarity efforts, Nicaraguan activists pursued their own goals and won Sandinista support for AIDS prevention and lesbian and gay activism.

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