Houston Gay Liberation Front

Houston Gay Liberation Front
A Short-Lived Houston Gay Socialist Organization
(in mid 1971 the "Front" was dropped from the name)

above button likely from NYC

below, from Gay Pride Guide 1980

They were active enough in 1972 to send out surveys to Texas State
elected politicians asking their views on homosexuality. Founded in 1970, by 1972
they dropped the "Front" from their title to "avoid the ultra-leftism that went along
with the GLF activities and structure."
Highlights of these papers are courtesy of GCAM and have been consolidated in
this PDF file
Also I found their statement of purpose, from papers by David Thorstad
who would later form North American Man-Boy Love Association (NAMBLA).
The pages referring to Houston are as follows.

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John Burnside, David Thorstad, and Harry Hay

See June 1970 Chronicle article on Homosexual Civil Rights,
not Houston specific, but mentions GLF and GAA

The Nuntius was the only Houston gay publication of the early 1970s,
and for a few months--February through November 1971--
it gave considerable coverage to the GLF.

But ALSO see THIS LINK for the underground paper Space City
for alternative coverage of GLF during this time

The Nuntius

February 1971

The Nuntius did NOT like the GLF, so did not give it any balanced coverage
...note the Nazi symbols...
I suggest not reading without Also reading the coverage in Space City,

March 1971

April 1971

no mention after this issue if they ever went to Cuba

June 1971

below, unclear where in Texas these GLF members were from

above, circa 70-71
below, July 1971

Below said to be from the Christipher Street West Parade, Los Angeles...70 or 71
the films verify the years
Note the two Texas machers from Dallas-Austin-Houston

Around this time (in August or September) the group became known as
Gay Liberation Houston
instead of the Gay Liberation Front, not sure of this evolution,
as I have not seen issues of Nuntius for August & September

October 1971