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 | |
Gay Rights Demonstrations in 1960s San Francisco (1 of 2) | A panel discussion hosted by the Lesbian and Gay History Project and featuring Del Martin, one of the founders of the Daughters of Bilitis, and Rev. Robert Cromey, an Episcopal priest and gay rights activist. They discuss a gay rights demonstrations held at the San Francisco Federal Building in May 1966 to protest the exclusion of gay people from military service. Martin explains why the organizers chose to demonstrate on Armed Forces Day and shares some of the reactions the demonstration received. Cromey explains how he came to cofound the Conference on Religion and Homosexuality, and both Martin and Cromey relate their memories of the demonstration. This material was digitized through the generous support of Larry Brenner and Angelo Figone. |
1987-01-21 | |
Gay Rights Demonstrations in 1960s San Francisco (2 of 2) | A panel discussion hosted by the Lesbian and Gay History Project and featuring Del Martin, one of the founders of the Daughters of Bilitis, and Rev. Robert Cromey, an Episcopal priest and gay rights activist. Cromey and Martin relate their early involvements with gay rights activism and Cromey reads articles from the San Francisco Chronicle covering various protests and demonstrations. This material was digitized through the generous support of Larry Brenner and Angelo Figone. |
1987-01-21 | |
Barbara Smith Keynote Address (1 of 2) | Barbara Smith's keynote address "Our Most Important Human Work," given at a meeting of the Philadelphia chapter of the gay men's anti-racism organization Black and White Men Together. Smith discusses how gay and lesbian identities can link people across racial divides, and she highlights the Black feminist movement as a blueprint for interconnecting different marginalized communities. She also discusses the interconnectedness of racism and homophobia, and she identifies activism and organizing as the key for reducing both racism and homophobia. There is a question and answer portion at the end, during which Smith discusses the role of solidarity in social movements. This material was digitized through the generous support of Larry Brenner and Angelo Figone. |
1983-03-05 | |
Barbara Smith Keynote Address (2 of 2) | The remaining portion of the question and answer session following Barbara Smith's keynote address, "Our Most Important Human Work," at a meeting of the Philadelphia chapter of the gay men's anti-racism organization Black and White Men Together. Smith answers questions about balancing her work with multiple coalitions, the lesbian separatist movement, when she does or does not choose to engage in advocacy work, her experience as a mixed race person, and the interconnectedness of sexism and racism. This material was digitized through the generous support of Larry Brenner and Angelo Figone. |
1983-03-05 | |
Civil Disobedience Panel Discussion (1 of 4) | A meeting of the Gay and Lesbian Historical Society focusing on the importance of civil disobedience. The recording features 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 the student movement and the categorization of civil disobedience as a political crime. This material was digitized through the generous support of Larry Brenner and Angelo Figone. |
1990-06 | |
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 |