All the bridges that we build : lesbophobia and sexism within the womens and gay movements in Peru

N. Jitsuya, R. Sevilla

This article traces the history of GALF, a Peruvian feminist lesbian group, illustrating its transformation from a consciousness raising group to a social change group organizing against lesbophobia and heterosexism. The authors rely on their experiences as two of the original co-founders of GALF to discuss the issues that have confronted the group_s organizing efforts. The focus of the article is on the alliances that GALF has attempted to build both with the gay movement as well as with heterosexual feminist groups and services. The authors argue for the need to recognize the diversity of voices within feminist, gay, and lesbian groups, in an effort to build genuine alliances.[Copies are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Center. The Haworth Press, Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580, USA]