Dorothy Bell

Born:
Titles: Co-founder of the Lambda Services Bureau

"I feel ripped off and very angry that mostly women were always the ones who were available to do the counseling. education, and referral services of Lambda. Most of the men who benefited from our services were not willing to put anything back into the organization. On the other hand, I was very leery about most of those gay males putting anything back into Lambda because of the type of mentality they had. It seemed like they only things they were concerned about were lovers, tricks, cars, ball games, who's cute, and the latest outfits."

I've evolved to lesbian separatism or the most part, but I see it more as people separatism. I've also evolved to a place now where I will no longer do anything politically unless it's exclusively with feminists. Both women and men would have to be feminists before I will work with them. I simply don't have the energy anymore to deal with people who aren't sensitive and understanding of feminism. Trying to deal with that kind of mentality anymore would be forcing me back into working within the system and I'm just not willing to do that anymore. The feminists I worked with inside and outside Lambda, whether they were women or men, were revolutionaries who also got caught up working through the system and thought they'd give it one more try. As for me. I'm not going to try that anymore. I'm in a place now where if people are willing to go into the streets, then call me up, but if not, then don't bother me.