Gay Lib : Who Needs It?

Producer

Gay Peoples Union (Milwaukee, Wis.)

Date

• February 24, 1972

Publisher

WUWM (Radio station : Milwaukee, Wis.)

Summary

• Track 1 (0:50) "Aquarius" by 5th Dimension
• Track 2 (0:21) Program introduction
• Track 3 (3:33) "Dancing in the Street" by The Mamas and the Papas
• Track 4 (8:10) The larger meaning of liberation; gay liberation compared to other social movements; impact of Stonewall riots of 1969; trying to reach society at large; causes of apathy in the gay community; media treatment of the movement
• Track 5 (5:09) "The First Time I Saw Your Face" by Roberta Flack
• Track 6 (8:33) Gradual turn from militancy to education as a tactic of social change; gay liberation newspapers and other writings; efforts at legislative reform in Washington, D.C.; reaching out to law enforcement; uniting the sexes within the movement; assessing the strength and meaning of gay liberation
• Track 7 (2:45) "The Garden" by Carly Simon and conclusion