Politik
06.07.2026KI-Zusammenfassung
The Lavender Panthers: A Predecessor to Queer Mutual Aid Movements
In 1973, gay preacher Ray Broshears founded the Lavender Panthers in San Francisco to protect the LGBTQ+ community in the Tenderloin from violence. Despite his controversial methods, the group exemplified queer mutual aid in a homophobic society and predated later movements. Broshears actively sought publicity, which helped preserve information about the group, unlike many other discreet queer defense organizations.
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