This article compares and contrasts the two major periods of mobilisation around the issue of sexuality that have occurred in Britain. These are the explosions of activity occurring during the 1970s promoted by the Gay Liberation Front and other groups and those occurring in the late 1980s and 1990s promoted by OutRage and other groups. The article shows how these two periods of mobilisation were characterised by considerable differences in terms of values, strategy and organisation. In seeking to explain these changes, the article draws upon diverse ideas in movement theory. In particular, it highlights the notions of frames, networks and incentives as key concepts when trying to explain movement change over long periods of time.
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