Jeanne Barnett and Ellie Charlton collection
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Title: Jeanne Barnett and Ellie Charlton collection
Dates: 1999
Collection Number: 1999-36
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 1 folder
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: Materials relating to the commitment ceremony of Jeanne Barnett and Ellie Charlton, two lesbian members of St. Marks Church
in Sacramento.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research.
[Identification of item]. Jeanne Barnett and Ellie Charlton collection. Collection Number: 1999-36. GLBT Historical Society
Scope and Content of Collection
Materials relating to the commitment ceremony of Jeanne Barnett and Ellie Charlton, two lesbian members of St. Marks Church
in Sacramento. The ceremony was performed by a number of clergy attending the California Nevada Annual Conference of the
United Methodist Church as a political statement supporting the right of gay people to celebrate their unions in a religious
context. Includes document explaining why the clergy is officiating, a program and audiotape from the ceremony. GSSO linked
terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000381; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_007695; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_007702;
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000823; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_003705
Lesbians
Christians
Marriage equality
Long-term relationships