Male homosexuality has multiple histories-of course, it was largely demonized by Western Judeo-Christian society as a sexual deviation from the correct gender role for men. For former GLF members like Dixon, it became clear that some gay men were pursuing a form of liberation that created licence for their sexual preferences, at no expense to their social position as men under patriarchy. Historically, lesbian activism was indistinguishable from feminism after all, liberation for queer women required the dismantling of gender roles and family structures that oppressed all women. In her 1995 pamphlet Lesbophobia: Gay Men and Misogyny, writer Megan Radclyffe notes that many lesbians left the GLF by 1971, citing original member Janet Dixon's belief that 'in the end, once again, women were servicing men, women were raising the consciousness… were giving their energy to men.' After this, much of the serious questioning of gender roles disappeared… The male gay movement, instead of challenging and confronting sexism, became increasingly defensive.'
'When the split occurred between the women and the men in the movement… the gay men became more isolated into the new ghetto.