“Lesbian Feminism developed kind of as an alternative to those other movements.” Thus, another reactionary movement was born. Similarly, the gay rights movements may have gained notoriety, but lesbians felt that they were left out of the conversation too often. Yet, these new women’s organizations did not give equal voice to all women– lesbians found themselves left out of the subsequent women’s movements. So women began to set up their own organizations.” So they said, ‘Why are we doing this for someone else?’ Let’s do it for our own interests. “They were very capable and experienced in organizing.
This lack of efficacy in other movements led to the creation of women’s own movements in an effort to advance interests that were largely ignored. “Women have always been activists,” Mary Ann asserts, “but women who participated in those movements often felt that their voice wasn’t taken seriously and the issues that specifically affected women weren’t being addressed.”
