Gay Women's Alliance Explained

The Gay Women's Alliance was a Seattle-based lesbian feminist group founded in 1971.

Founding

In 1971, Pandora, a Seattle publication covering lesbian feminist issues announced that women from the Gay Liberation Front had held a meeting to discuss how the gay liberation movement could serve the interests of gay women and sought to form a group. The Gay Women's Alliance, known as the GWA, was founded two weeks later.^{[1] [2]}

Gay Women’s Resource Center

In 1971, the Gay Women's Alliance opened a Gay Women's Resource Center at the YWCA, where they provided sober social activities and maintained a list of lesbian-friendly businesses within Seattle.^[3] The name would later be changed to the Lesbian Resource Center.

Notes and References

1. Book: Atkins, Gary . Gay Seattle: stories of exile and belonging . University of Washington Press . 1949 . 978-0295992822 . Seattle . 134–138.
2. Web site: LGBTQ Activism in Seattle History Project - Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project . 2024-06-11 . depts.washington.edu.
3. Web site: LGBTQ Organizations and Periodicals - Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project . 2024-07-02 . depts.washington.edu.