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GW’s Complicated History of Gay Representation

A black and white photograph of three GW student members of the Lesbian and Gay People’s Association in the 1989 Cherry Tree Yearbook.
Three members of GW’s Lesbian and Gay People’s Association (LGPA) sit in the group’s office in 1989.

Mallory Durkin, B.A. ’23, International Affairs

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Foggy Bottom Feud: 1970s Jewish Activism at GW

A 1971 black-and-white advertisement for the Jewish Activist Front that includes a stylized closed fist.
The Jewish Activist Front at GW ran this ad in the September 16, 1971, edition of the campus newspaper, The Hatchet. It echoes Rabbi Mier Kahane's calls for Jewish pride and incites political action. The Hebrew writing on the pinky says "remember," alluding to the fear of anti-Semitism with an Auschwitz prisoner number etched onto the forearm of the closed fist.

Sylvia Cassidy, B.A. ’25, Political Science and Religion