The Pink Panthers
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "about". The Pink Panthers Patrol (often shortened to Pink Panthers) were a civilian patrol group based in New York City, founded by members of Queer Nation in the summer of 1990 in order to combat anti-LGBT violence in Manhattan's West Village.[1][2] Gay bashings in New York City were happening on the streets with regularity at the time.[3] The organization's logo was the pink triangle with a paw print in it.[3]
Gerri Wells founded the organization.[3] It recruited about 150 members shortly after its establishment.[3] The members would organize into groups to do foot patrols in gay areas.[3] These patrols would carry whistles to scare off assailants, and some groups carried citizens band radios to call for help.[3] If necessary they would seek police support.[3] In case of an attack, they would intervene to protect the victim.[3] Wells explained that there was a public perception that people could physically assault gay people without consequence, and that the gay community would no longer tolerate this behavior.[4]
They received notoriety when they were successfully sued in 1991 by MGM Pictures, the owner of the rights to the Pink Panther cartoon.[5] The neighborhood watch group would patrol areas that had a large number of gang assaults on LGBTQ people. In NYC, where the Pink Panthers was founded these patrols would generally be in the East and West Village. There was a number of patrols in the rambles (Central Park).Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
See also
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- Black Panther Party
- White Panther Party
- Rainbow Coalition
- List of LGBT rights organisations
- Pink capitalism
References
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Further consideration
- MGM-Pathe Communications v. Pink Panther Patrol, 1991 lawsuit
External links
- lespantheresroses.org (French/ English site)