Abstract:This article chronicles the formation of the Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance (ALFA) and its creative grassroots activism from 1972 to 1975. Studying ALFA offers a critical window into how lesbian feminists were envisioning political organizing, coalition building, and sports in the New South. ALFA utilized radical strategies learned in prior movements, from antiwar to civil rights activism, to create a lesbian feminist politic in Little Five Points, Atlanta. Drawing on oral histories, this essay studies ALFA activism to challenge media coverage of lesbian and gay life, pass the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), utilize the “softball strategy,” and build regional networks through the Great Southeast Lesbian Conference. ALFA involvement in campaigns to pass the ERA highlight the complexities of coalition building in the women’s movement. ALFA’s creation of an out-lesbian softball team in 1974, which widened membership and raised visibility, demonstrates the use of recreation as an organizing tool.

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“出来猛击！”：亚特兰大女同性恋联盟，1972-1975

摘要：本文记录了亚特兰大女同性恋者联盟 (ALFA) 的形成及其从 1972 年到 1975 年的创造性草根激进主义。研究 ALFA 为了解女同性恋者如何设想新南方的政治组织、联盟建设和体育运动提供了一个关键窗口. ALFA 利用先前运动中学到的激进策略，从反战到民权激进主义，在亚特兰大的小五点创建了女同性恋政治。本文借鉴口述历史，研究 ALFA 激进主义以挑战媒体对男女同性恋生活的报道，通过平等权利修正案 (ERA)，利用“垒球战略”，并通过大东南女同性恋会议建立区域网络。ALFA 参与通过 ERA 的运动凸显了妇女运动中建立联盟的复杂性。