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| Formation | 1975 |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 1980 |
| Type | Marxist organisation for gay men based in the United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Marxist analysis, gay activism |
| Headquarters | London, England |
Region served | UK |
Membership | 15 |
Gay Left was a collective of gay men and a journal of the same name which they published every six months in London between the years 1975 and 1980. It was formed after the dissolution of the Gay Liberation Front (GLF) and the Gay Marxist Group.[1] Gay Left formed out of a reading group made up of members of the defunct Gay Marxist group.[2]
Its goal was to contribute towards a Marxist analysis of homosexual oppression and to encourage in the gay movement an understanding of the links between the struggle against sexual oppression and the struggle for socialism.[3]
The journal Gay Left initially described itself as "A Socialist Journal Produced by Gay Men", which evolved into "A Gay Socialist Journal" by the magazine's end, reflecting the internal debates that ran throughout Gay Left's life between the collective and lesbians who, though none ever joined the collective, frequently contributed articles.
- ^ "The Knitting Circle: Movement". KnittingCircle.co.uk. Gay Left Collective. 20 August 2006. Archived from the original on 14 January 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ Interrante, Joseph (1978). "Gay Left". Radical History Review. 19: 171.
- ^ "Issue 1". gayleft1970s.org. London: Gay Left. Autumn 1975. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2014.