The Lexington Six, lesbian and gay resistance in 1970s America, Josephine Donovan
Type
Label
The Lexington Six, lesbian and gay resistance in 1970s America, Josephine Donovan
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
The Lexington Six
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1154524370
Responsibility statement
Josephine Donovan
Sub title
lesbian and gay resistance in 1970s America
Summary
"On September 23, 1970, a group of antiwar activists staged a robbery at a bank in Massachusetts, during which a police officer was killed. While the three men who participated in the robbery were soon apprehended, two women escaped and became fugitives on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list, eventually landing in a lesbian collective in Lexington, Kentucky, during the summer of 1974. In pursuit, the FBI launched a massive dragnet. Five lesbian women and one gay man ended up in jail for refusing to cooperate with federal officials, whom they saw as invading their lives and community. Dubbed the Lexington Six, the group's resistance attracted national attention, inspiring a nationwide movement in other minority communities. Like the iconic Stonewall demonstrations, this gripping story of spirited defiance has special resonance in today's America. Drawing on transcripts of the judicial hearings, contemporaneous newspaper accounts, hundreds of pages of FBI files released to the author under the Freedom of Information Act, and interviews with many of the participants, Josephine Donovan reconstructs this fascinating, untold story. The Lexington Six is a vital addition to LGBTQ, feminist, and radical American history"--, Provided by publisher
Table of contents
Lena and May in Lexington -- FBI Dragnet -- Grand Jury Resistance -- Contempt of Court and Jail -- Jail Time -- Collaboration Versus Resistance -- A Culture of Resistance -- Grand Jury Abuse: Growing Public Awareness -- Jill Raymond Freed -- Concluding Summary and Commentary