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The Lesbian Avengers was an American direct action group. The group was founded in 1992 in New York City by six individuals: Ana Maria Simo, Anne Maguire, Anne-Christine D'Adesky, Marie Honan, Maxine Wolfe, and Sarah Schulman.
The organization was formed to address lesbian issues and visibility through humorous and untraditional activism.[1][2] The founding members of the Avengers, who had already been involved with women’s and gay rights activism, expressed frustration with the lack of diversity and the focus on white men in the gay rights movement and decided to create a movement for lesbians.[3][4]
At the organization’s peak, there were over 60 chapters of the Lesbian Avengers in the United States, including New York, San Francisco, and Denver.[5][6] Different chapters of the Lesbian Avengers also expanded their missions to focus on issues of race, class, and gender.[7]
One of their most notable accomplishments was the formation of the annual Dyke March, which began in 1993. Other notable forms of activism included fire-breathing and protests against Proposition 8.
The Lesbian Avengers disbanded in 1997, though some groups continue to hold demonstrations, including the still-ongoing annual Dyke March.[4]
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- ^ a b "Frustrated by society's erasure, the Lesbian Avengers fought back". NPR. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
- ^ "Flyer -- Lesbian Avengers: "Thirty-Five Chapters and Counting: Lesbian Avenger Activist, we are taking back our rights" · Georgia State University Library Exhibits". exhibits.library.gsu.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
- ^ "Lesbian Avengers | A Brief History". www.lesbianavengers.com. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
- ^ Leng, Kirsten (2020). "Fumerism as Queer Feminist Activism: Humour and Rage in the Lesbian Avengers' Visibility Politics". Gender & History. 32 (1): 108–130. doi:10.1111/1468-0424.12450. ISSN 1468-0424. S2CID 216298560.