Gay & Lbian Archiv of the Pacific Northwt

gay and lesbian archives of the pacific northwest

Gay and Lbian History Collectn

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GAY & LBIAN ARCHIV OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWT LGBTQ HISTORY

The Gay & Lbian Archiv of the Pacific Northwt was found October 1994 by a small group of muny historians Portland. At the time, was the o… * gay and lesbian archives of the pacific northwest *

We are not now and never have been limed to the "Gay & Lbian" portns of the LGBTQ2SIA+ rabow; given our fondns for public programmg, we're not strictly an "archive;" and the "Pacific Northwt" is optimistic for a ltle, volunteer-staffed anizatn that don't yet reach all of Oregon. The Gay & Lbian Archiv of the Pacific Northwt was found October 1994 by a small group of muny historians Portland.

At the time, was the only gay and lbian anizatn of s kd the Pacific Northwt, wh the stated purpose of “advancg the visibily of queer cultural history wh the Pacific Northwt.

It was an unual arrangement, particularly at a time when most gay and lbian historil anizatns stggled to ga rpect.

GAY AND LBIAN ARCHIV OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWT ORAL HISTORI

The Gay and Lbian Archiv of the Pacific Northwt (GLAPN) was tablished Portland, Oregon, by Tom Cook the early 1990s. Sce then the o... * gay and lesbian archives of the pacific northwest *

For gays and lbians Oregon, the 1990s were marked by stggl for equal rights hog and employment and agast the Oregon Cizens Alliance’s anti-gay ballot measur.

GAY AND LESBIAN ARCHIVES OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST

* gay and lesbian archives of the pacific northwest *

In the summer of 1994, Allan Bébé, the thor of Comg Out Unr Fire: The History of Gay Men and Women World War II, gave a semar at Portland State Universy where he emphasized the importance of anizg efforts to prerve gay and lbian history. As a rult, the archive clus signifint materials documentg the “No on 9” mpaign; Portland Town Council, Oregon’s first gay and lbian civil rights anizatn; and the Founta, Oregon’s first gay newspaper. Other notable materials are the Bonnie Tker Collectn, the Gay Pri Collectn (1982-2004), Lbian and Gay Chos Collectn (1986-1998), the Charl F.

The Gay and Lbian Archiv of the Pacific Northwt (GLAPN) was tablished Portland, Oregon, by Tom Cook the early 1990s.

1999 PORTLAND GAY HISTORY WALKG TOUR

Sce then the anizatn has llected archival materials and oral histori om anizatns and dividuals active lbian and gay issu the Portland area and throughout the Pacific Northwt.

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