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Related materials
Historical note
Scope and Contents
Arrangement
Title: Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation/San Francisco Bay Area Clippings,
Date (inclusive): 1989-1993
Date (bulk): 1991-1993
Collection Identifier: GLC 26
Creator:
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (San Francisco Bay Area, Calif.).
Physical Description:
3 cartons
(3.0 cubic feet)
Contributing Institution:
James C. Hormel Gay & Lesbian Center, San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 557-4567
info@sfpl.org
Abstract: GLAAD clipped references to gays and lesbians in newspapers and magazines as part of “Media Watch,” an on-going project to
monitor and respond to media coverage. The subjects range from the Boy Scouts to gays in the military, and from reactions
to the motion picture Basic Instinct to the 1992 elections. There are also guidelines for responses to the news stories and
summaries of GLAAD’s reactions to each article.
Physical Location: The collection is stored onsite.
Language of Materials: Collection materials are in
English.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the City Archivist. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of the San Francisco Public Library as the owner of the physical items.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation/San Francisco Bay Area Clippings (GLC 26), Gay and Lesbian
Center, San Francisco Public Library.
Provenance
Donated by GLAAD, 1994-1995.
Related materials
Researchers are encouraged to see also: Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation/San Francisco Bay Area Records, 1989-1993
(GLC 17).
Historical note
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation/San Francisco Bay Area is an organization concerned with the public image of GLBT
people.
Scope and Contents
GLAAD clipped references to gays and lesbians in newspapers and magazines as part of "Media Watch," an on-going project to
monitor and respond to media coverage. The major publications consulted were the
Contra Costa Times,
New York Times,
Oakland Tribune,
San Francisco Chronicle,
San Francisco Examiner, and the
San Jose Mercury News. There are some additional clippings from various publications. The subjects range from the Boy Scouts to gays in the military,
and from reactions to the motion picture
Basic Instinct to the 1992 elections. There are also guidelines for responses to the news stories and summaries of GLAAD's reactions to
each article.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically, and then alphabetically by publication title.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (San Francisco Bay Area, Calif.).
Gay men in mass media
Gays in popular culture
Homophobia
Homophobia in mass media
Homosexuality--Public opinion
Lesbians in mass media
Public opinion--United States