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Witches and Faggots, Dykes and Poofters: Owning terms
Title:
Witches and Faggots, Dykes and Poofters: Owning terms
NFSA ID
41124
Year
1980
The NFSA has completed a digital restoration of Witches and Faggots, Dykes and Poofters (One in Seven Collective, produced by Digby Duncan, 1980).
The documentary tells the story of the very first Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras on 24 June 1978, a protest march that ended in 53 arrests.
In this clip, a lesbian activist talks about how important it is to own terms of abuse like dykes and poofters and take pride in them instead.
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia acknowledges Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live and gives respect to their Elders both past and present.