The Lesbian Avengers Eat Fire, Too
Item
Title
The Lesbian Avengers Eat Fire, Too
Subject
Lesbian Avengers, Lesbian activism, Hate Crimes, Anti-lesbian violence
Description
[Description from the Lesbian Avengers]
The Lesbian Avengers Eat Fire, Too offers a look at the New York group's first year, from their initial demonstration in front of an elementary school in '92 to the Dyke March in DC, where the Avengers ate fire in front of the White House, cheered on by an enormous crowd.
The video supplements footage of actions with portraits of real-life Avengers still giddy with their first experiences of taking to the streets as out dykes, as well as interviews with puzzled tourists trying to answer the question, "Who are the Lesbian Avengers?"
Edited by two Avengers, videomaker Janet Baus, and experimental filmmaker, Su Friedrich, the video was a group effort, with a number of Avengers contributing.
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The Lesbian Avenger employed fire eating as an act of protest as a response to arson attacks against gays and lesbians who had been killed by Molotov cocktails thrown into their homes.
The Lesbian Avengers Eat Fire, Too offers a look at the New York group's first year, from their initial demonstration in front of an elementary school in '92 to the Dyke March in DC, where the Avengers ate fire in front of the White House, cheered on by an enormous crowd.
The video supplements footage of actions with portraits of real-life Avengers still giddy with their first experiences of taking to the streets as out dykes, as well as interviews with puzzled tourists trying to answer the question, "Who are the Lesbian Avengers?"
Edited by two Avengers, videomaker Janet Baus, and experimental filmmaker, Su Friedrich, the video was a group effort, with a number of Avengers contributing.
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The Lesbian Avenger employed fire eating as an act of protest as a response to arson attacks against gays and lesbians who had been killed by Molotov cocktails thrown into their homes.
Creator
Janet Baus, producer and director
Su Friedrich, producer and director
Date
1993 (date released)
02/2024 (date digitized)
Language
English
Identifier
The_Lesbian_Avengers_Eat_Fire_Too
Physical Format
U-matic
Digital Format
mp4
Duration
00:55:30
Collection
Citation
Janet Baus, producer and director and Su Friedrich, producer and director, “The Lesbian Avengers Eat Fire, Too,” Lesbian Herstory Archives AudioVisual Collections, accessed May 21, 2024, http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/show/1335.