Lavender Panthers
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Lavender Panthers was an armed self-defence group for the LGBTQ+ community in San Francisco, active from the summer of 1973 until the spring of 1974. Its leader was Raymond Broshears, a gay Pentecostal Evangelist preacher and activist.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ Markowitz, Eric (January 25, 2018). "The most dangerous gay man in America fought violence with violence". Newsweek.
- ^ "The Sexes: The Lavender Panthers". Time. October 8, 1973.
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