Darryl Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 In 1970, lesbian couple Francesca Curtis and Phyllis Papps bravely broke ground by coming out and speaking about their relationship on Australian TV.The two pioneering activists appeared on ABC current affairs program This Day Tonight in October that year. After the same-sex marriage postal survey, the ABC revisited the two women and they reflected on the interview and their lives at the time.Phyllis and Francesca started the political gay rights organisation the Daughters of Bilitis, later renamed the Australasian Lesbian Movement.https://qnews.com.au/fifty-years-ago-lesbian-couple-phyllis-and-francesca-came-out-on-aussie-tv/ABC Rewind episode: https://iview.abc.net.au/video/AC1726H006S00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Jetson Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Thank you so much for that - bookmarked for when a certain child of mine might be interested in the history of her people!(Is it wrong of me to be slightly fixated on how insanely stylish those two were in 1970?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Bicycle Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 I read an article in the weekend. Love that they smoked the entire way through the interview. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babetty Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 On a semi-tangent, DD asked what lesbian means, so I explained. She looked _really_ confused and she said what's a peanut? Turns out she meant legume! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Void Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 On a semi-tangent, DD asked what lesbian means, so I explained. She looked _really_ confused and she said what's a peanut? Turns out she meant legume!I was taxi driver for a couple of 8 year old a while back and the discussion from the backseat went from getting married (they didn't want to) to maybe they'd like to marry a girl. My DD said 'they're called lesbians' to which the other girl corrected (in an Irish accent) that 'it's actually pronounced Lebanese'... And so they were called for the rest of the car trip LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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