Gay Liberation Front (GLF)

Inspired by the Stonewall Riots in New York in 1969, the British Gay Liberation Front was founded in 1970 at the London School of Economics. It included both gay men and lesbians, used direct action and was committed to feminism and revolutionary social change. 

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The GLF was an innovative, influential organisation for gay and queer activist groups in the UK. It was not a central target of the SDS and is barely mentioned in Inquiry disclosure. 

SDS undercover HN348 ‘Sandra Davies’  HN348 'Sandra Davies' HN348 ‘Sandra Davies’ was a Special Demonstration Squad undercover officer who infiltrated the Women's Liberation Front, later known as the Revolutionary Women's Union, from February 1971 for two years. The Inquiry has released nearly 80 intelligence reports produced in her name, none of which justify her deployment, according to Inquiry Chair John Mitting. She was withdrawn as a precaution in February 1973 after a fellow SDS officer’s cover was blown. Her real name has been restricted. Full page: HN348 'Sandra Davies' reported on the group, notably on its intervention in the Women’s Liberation Conference of 1971.

Source: Gillian Murphy: the Gay Liberation Front. Gillian Murphy, The Gay Liberation Front, London School of Economics, 25 Apr 2023.