Louisville Gay Liberation Front (Ky.)

Interview regarding the history of Louisville's LGBTQ movement with Marge Jonesm a plaintiff in 1970 lesbian marriage case in Louisville, which spawned formation of Louisville Gay Liberation Front and which appears to have been second such legal trial (first with female plaintiffs) in US history. Ms. Jones was proprietor of a massage parlor, homeowner, and single mother who was harassed into retreat for fear of losing children. She still lives in Louisville and chooses to keep a low profile.

Interview regarding the history of Louisville's LGBTQ movement with Mickey Nelson, an early out lesbian in 1970s was in the Louisville Gay Liberation Front as teenager, resided in Gay Liberation House in Highlands, 1971, arrested when house was “busted.” Nelson later became a nurse and married her partner; she remained peripherally active in the movement.