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1970s Liberation Houses 3
1media/Screen Shot 2023-04-01 at 4.52.16 PM_thumb.png2023-04-01T23:52:58+00:00Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a4911Contact sheet of young men at the Gay Community Services Center Liberation House, 1971. By 1975, the GCSC was operating six Liberation Houses sporadically throughout Los Angeles, mainly in the Hollywood and Downtown areas. Far from perfect, the Liberation House program faced serious obstacles that sometimes resulted in mixed results for residents. The early facilities did not have a sophisticated screening process. Notes on the residents were usually brief: one read, “Model resident; stayed for 9 months; found housing with friends.” Another read simply, “Stayed 2 days; psychotic; do not readmit.” These indicate that the Liberation Houses were often faced with complex issues, such as mental health concerns, that were far beyond the scope of the early GCSC.plain2023-04-01T23:52:58+00:001971Gina Leonf0ac362b4453e23ee8a94b1a49fbeeafde2a0a49