gay liberation

[ gey lib-uh-rey-shuhn ]

noun

1. a political and social movement to combat legal and social discrimination against gay people.

Other Words From

• gay lib·er·a·tion·ist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of gay liberation¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

The city had already held several annual Gay Freedom Day celebrations—which would eventually become known as Pride—in commemoration of the Stonewall uprising of 1969, when queers fought back against police harassment at a New York City gay bar, jump-starting the gay liberation movement.

From Slate

It would turn out to be a critical crossroads for the gay liberation movement, and not just because it triggered the first statewide vote on gay rights.

From Slate

This year's Pride is celebrating 50 years since the first gay liberation protest march in the city in 1973.

From BBC

Without evidence, Gonzalez said that proposed instruction would promote pedophilia and said he opposed teaching about the gay liberation movement that began in the 1960s because it’s “not appropriate to discuss sexuality.”

From Los Angeles Times

The incident was later referred to as the “Friday of the Purple Hand” and the purple handprint eventually became a symbol of gay liberation for Vanguard, an organization for LGBTQ+ unhoused youth in San Francisco that was active from 1965 to 1967.

From Los Angeles Times