On June 28, 1992 six activist dykes threw down the gauntlet: "LESBIANS! DYKES! GAY WOMEN!... We're wasting our lives being careful. Imagine what your life could be. Aren't you ready to make it happen?"
By 1994, a multitude had responded. They mobilized twenty thousand dykes for a march on Washington, and almost as many for Dyke Marches in New York and San Francisco. More than fifty cities large and small had chapters, and periodicals from The New York Times to Newsweek had taken note.
The Lesbian Avengers also took "out" gay activism where it had never been before — into the heart of heartland politics where they successfully beat back anti-gay legislation in rural Idaho.
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The complete text of the Lesbian Avenger Handbook: A Brief Guide to Homemade Revolution, 3rd Edition. Ebook versions coming in September 2011! Stay tuned.