A new national group taking the name of a Stonewall-era gay liberation organization is not the same as that historic organization and is raising eyebrows for its positions on transgender rights.
The New Gay Liberation Front had an online launch event Sunday, September 19. It is named after the original Gay Liberation Front, which was founded in the aftermath of the 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan, which kicked off the modern movement for LGBTQ civil rights.
A news release states that the purpose of the New GLF is to "bring awareness of the harms lesbians and gay men face from modern day issues like gay conversion therapy, increased hate crimes in the USA, and a new wave of homophobia that has emerged, thinly veiled by inclusivity and