Summary

Socialist Homosexuals was a Sydney-based group. Almost certainly this group was also known as 'Socialist Lesbians and Male Homosexuals'. In the mid-1970s, the term 'gay' was increasingly replaced with 'lesbian and gay' on the left. The term 'homosexual' remained in use longer than outside the left because 'gay' was thought to be too soft - not challenging enough to mainstream society.

Resources

Fliers

• Socialist Lesbians and Male Homosexuals, A Conference on Socialism, Feminism, Gay Liberation, Socialist Lesbians and Male Homosexuals [This scan courtesy of the Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives, Melbourne], 1983. PDF Details

Manifestos

• Socialist Homosexuals, Manifesto of the Socialist Homosexuals, Lot's Wife Newspaper [This scan courtesy of the Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives, Melbourne], NSW, 1976, 4 pp. PDF Details