FBI Memo 04-21-1972 Gay Activists Alliance Miami Zaps, FBI (Record, April 1972)
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United States Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Miami, Florida
April 21, 1972
Re: Gay Activist Alliance
Internal Security - New Left
Demonstration at the Democratic National Convention
Miami Beach, Florida
July, 1972
On April 19, 1972, a Miami source who is well informed concerning some New Left activities in the Miami area reported the following information:
The Gay Activist Alliance (GAA) in Miami meets each Tuesday at the Center for Dialogue, St. John's Lutheran Church. At a recent meeting, plans were discussed for a series of "zaps" in the Miami area during the Democratic National Convention, designed to draw attention to, and sympathy for, the GAA cause. Possibilities discussed for these "zaps" were a "wedding" between two homosexuals and a dance for persons of the same sex. Both of these actions are believed to be illegal, and the official action taken against the GAA by the authorities would create sympathy for their struggle. Plans for these "zaps" are still in the formative stage and have not been finalized.
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