Reisinger, AndrewUnited States, Georgia, Fulton County, 33.79025, -84.46702United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798Fontana, Lorraine2019-06-26Born in Queens, N.Y. in 1947, Lorraine Fontana became an anti-war activist and supporter of the civil rights and black empowerment movements early in life. After joining VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) in 1968, she came to Atlanta, where she co-founded the Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance (ALFA), later known as DAR II (Dykes for the Second American Revolution). Fontana trained at the People’s College of Law in Los Angeles from 1976 to 1979 and went on to work with the National Jury Project, Georgia Legal Services, the EEOC in New York City, and Georgia’s Lambda Legal Education & Defense Fund. She was a member of the short-lived Queer Progressive Agenda (QPA) and is currently a supporter of First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta’s Social Justice Guild, the Georgia Peace & Justice Coalition, Charis Books, the Atlanta Grandmothers for Peace, SAGE Atlanta, and Southerners on New Ground.In this interview, Lorraine Fontana discusses her involvement with the Great Speckled Bird, her memories and perception of the staff, and the lesbian perspective she brought to the newspaper. She also provides significant insight into the formation and operations of the Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance (ALFA) and its intersectional philosophy and actions.video/mp4engAtlanta, Ga. : Georgia State University Libraryhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Great Speckled Bird CollectionSocial Change CollectionSocial JusticeJournalismLesbian activistsGay rightsLesbians--IdentityLesbian communityComing out (Sexual orientation)Lorraine Fontana oral history interview, 2019-06-26MovingImage