TITLE | DESCRIPTION | DATE CREATED | IS FORMAT OF |
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Forget-Me-Nots Group Meeting [Tape 1, Side 1] | Discussions with members of the Forget-Me-Nots regarding their decisions to join the group and attend the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. They also discuss the effect they hope to have on lawmakers and others who witnessed the demonstration. |
1987 | |
Forget-Me-Nots Group Meeting [Tape 1, Side 2] | The Forget-Me-Nots discuss their attendance at the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. They discuss their experiences getting arrested and police behavior. |
1987 | |
Forget-Me-Nots Group Meeting [Tape 2, Side 1] | The Forget-Me-Nots discuss their attendance at the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. They discuss who marched with them, how they felt when they arrived in Washington, and the crowd they saw at the march. Most of the tape is the group chatting and conversing about topics unrelated to the march. |
1987 | |
Forget-Me-Nots Group Meeting [Tape 2, Side 2] | The Forget-Me-Nots discuss their attendance at the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. They talk about their trip to Washington, including the people they met on the trip. They also discuss the diagnosis and spread of AIDS. |
1987 | |
Civil Disobedience Panel Discussion (3 of 4) | A meeting of the Gay and Lesbian Historical Society focusing on the importance of civil disobedience and featuring a panel discussion between four notable activists and organizers in the gay and lesbian liberation movement: Konstantin Berlandt, Arthur Evans, Eileen Hansen, and Ed Wire. Evans speaks to the importance of breaking down the barrier between the personal and political when engaging in civil disobedience. Hansen speaks to the importance of sharing stories and knowledge in order to evolve in civil disobedience, and she frames civil disobedience as a tool for action. Hansen also shares her experience as an organizer of the National Gay and Lesbian March on Washington. Wire speaks to his experience with the Enola Gay Faggot Affinity Group and the AIDS/ARC vigil. This material was digitized through the generous support of Larry Brenner and Angelo Figone. |
1990-06 | |
Civil Disobedience Panel Discussion (4 of 4) | A meeting of the Gay and Lesbian Historical Society focusing on the importance of civil disobedience and featuring a panel discussion between four notable activists and organizers in the gay and lesbian liberation movement: Konstantin Berlandt, Arthur Evans, Eileen Hansen, and Ed Wire. The panel concludes with a question and answer session. Panelists answer questions about misogyny in the gay and lesbian community, the role of violence and property destruction in the gay and lesbian liberation movement, and the invisibility of the lesbian community in the liberation movement. This material was digitized through the generous support of Larry Brenner and Angelo Figone. |
1990-06 | |
AIDS in San Francisco (1 of 4) | A discussion about the AIDS crisis in San Francisco and the villainization of gay men's sexuality by mainstream media. Topics touched on include politicians like Dianne Feinstein using the AIDS crisis as an excuse to close local bathhouses, the push for safer sex conversations, and the rising wave of pro-celibacy political platforms. This material was digitized through the generous support of Larry Brenner and Angelo Figone. |
1984-06-05 | |
AIDS in San Francisco (2 of 4) | A discussion about the AIDS crisis in San Francisco and the general public's perceptions about bathhouses and gay sex. Topics also include myths about who is at risk for exposure to AIDS and the slow development of medical research about the disease. This material was digitized through the generous support of Larry Brenner and Angelo Figone. |
1984-06-05 | |
AIDS in San Francisco (3 of 4) | A discussion about the AIDS crisis in San Francisco and changing attitudes about sexuality and monogamy both within and outside of gay communities. Topics also include differences between gay men's and gay women's cultures. This material was digitized through the generous support of Larry Brenner and Angelo Figone. |
1984-06-05 | |
AIDS in San Francisco (4 of 4) | A discussion about the AIDS crisis in San Francisco and the public perception of prostitution and sexuality. This material was digitized through the generous support of Larry Brenner and Angelo Figone. |
1984-06-05 | |
Civil Disobedience Panel Discussion (2 of 4) | A meeting of the Gay and Lesbian Historical Society focusing on the importance of civil disobedience and featuring a panel discussion between four notable activists and organizers in the gay and lesbian liberation movement: Konstantin Berlandt, Arthur Evans, Eileen Hansen, and Ed Wire. Berlandt discusses his experience participating in the protest "Friday of the Purple Hand," and he speaks on when a demonstration becomes civil disobedience. Evans discusses his experience participating in the White Night Riots, and he distinguishes between a riot and an act of civil disobedience. Evans also speaks to his experience protesting at a local news affiliate. This material was digitized through the generous support of Larry Brenner and Angelo Figone. |
1990-06 |