What Happened When Feminism Tried to Erase Lesbians? | The story of the Lavender Menace

The history of the Lavender Menace 💜✊ (video essay) In the late 1960s and early 1970s, second wave feminism was taking the world by storm. When feminists tried to erase lesbians from the women’s rights movement, lesbians fought back. They formed the Lavender Menace, staged a protest, and changed feminism for good. MERCH BAAABY ✨🌈 https://shop.laurenelloise.com/ Every purchase goes towards creating MORE videos! Become a channel member! 💜    / @laurenelloise   Feelings tipsy? ☕️🌱 https://tips.laurenelloise.com/ If you like my content, you can buy me a soy hot chocolate! I see everything you comment and message, thank you cuties! ♡ ✧ Instagram:   / laurenelloise   ✧ Tiktok:   / laurenelloise   Business enquiries: hello@laurenelloise.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOURCES 🎥 Video footage https://www.kinolibrary.com/collectio...    / @argentaimages      / @davidhoffmanfilmmaker   📷 Lavender Menace archival photos https://www.nyclgbtsites.org/site/lav... ✍️ The Woman-Identified Woman https://repository.duke.edu/dc/wlmpc/... 📋 General https://www.them.us/story/lavender-me... https://www.womenshistory.org/exhibit... https://dallasvoice.com/when-now-purg... https://sites.williams.edu/engl113-f1... https://www.mcgilldaily.com/2025/03/t... https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-n... https://www.thoughtco.com/lavender-me... https://www.vam.ac.uk/dundee/articles... https://lavendermenace.org.uk/lavende... https://www.morethanourchildhoods.org... https://www.vox.com/2018/3/20/1695558... https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/26/us... https://easttennessean.com/2023/03/26...