The Lincoln Legion of Lesbians was organized by University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) scholar Julia Penelope in 1976, according to LLL member[1] Sarah Lucia Hoagland.

Among the founders at this meeting were Julia Penelope, Sinister Wisdom cofounder Harriet Desmoines, and Mother Earth News chief editor Cheryl Long.

Julia Penelope took joy in her belief that the governor of Nebraska wanted the word "lesbian" to stop appearing on the front pages of Lincoln newspapers.

[11] Lincoln human rights commissioner Bob Kerrey[12] and mayor Helen Boosalis supported the LLL's suggestion, but attorneys determined that the request exceeded city government authority.

[15] Opposition to the gay rights amendment was fierce — "a campaign marked by a great deal of fear, hysteria, and homophobia" in the words of LGBTQ archivist David Williams.

Where most prior anti-gay rhetoric had appealed to religion and morality, Cameron pioneered pseudoscientific arguments against homosexuality, using his status as a psychologist to publish fraudulent research.

[20] Since the decision of Bostock v. Clayton County in 2020, discrimination in housing or employment based on sexual orientation or gender identity has been illegal in Nebraska.