Francesca Curtis, the first woman to come out as lesbian on Australian television passed away, aged 90, on Christmas Eve. She is survived by Phyllis Papps, her partner of over 50 years.
Phyllis Papps and Francesca Curtis came out on national TV in 1970. Their actions changed Australia forever
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When the cameras started rolling on Phyllis Papps and Francesca Curtis in October 1970, both their lives and Australia would never be the same.
Fifty-one years ago, the pair made history by being the first lesbian couple to come out on national television, in an interview with the ABC s This Day Tonight. The early 1970s were very, very conservative . Gay women were invisible, because people didn t think lesbians existed, Ms Papps says.
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