Blowing the Lid : Gay Liberation and the Making of the Radical Queens

A history of the Gay Liberation Front, 1970-1974.Stuart Feather (an artist) describes the GLF's founding, meetings in Central London, principles, fights over revolutionary practice, gender differences and transexuality.

He relates the protests and confrontations against Miss World and the Festival of Light in detail, sometimes bitter, often hilarious.

A participant in many of the actions described, he also includes contributions from many others.

An appendix gives out the text of the 1971 GLF Manifesto.