New York – On September 10th, a celebration of the life of Barbara J. Love, a seminal figure of the women’s, lesbian and gay rights movements, who died at 85 on November 13, 2022, will be held at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center at 208 West 13th St., New York, NY.
Fearless, daring and a prominent lesbian activist from the Second Wave in the 1960s and 70s, Barbara Love risked losing jobs and family relationships as she refused to keep her identity hidden. She recognized who she was and that there were others like her. A lifelong feminist activist was born.
She forged lifelong friendships with those fighting for the same rights of recognition and equality for all, in her work with the National Gay Task Force; with the formation of Identity House; advocating for the recognition of lesbianism as a feminist issue by the National Organization of Women (NOW); as a board member of Veteran Feminists of America; and as an author of important works, from the first non-fiction book to put lesbianism in a positive light, Sappho was a Right On Woman: A Liberated View of Feminism (1972), to the record of many women and men who took news making actions in protest for change in the encyclopedic, Feminists Who Changed America: 1963-1975, and other books.
The celebration will include speakers, historic video footage featuring Barbara at speaking engagements, media coverage, tributes, and honors from those who knew her, and more. To post a tribute, please go to https://www.tribute.co/barbara-j-love/