National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights flag

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2023

Descriptive Summary

Title: National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights flag

Dates: 1979

Collection Number: 2023-15

Creator/Collector:

Extent: 1 artifact (flag)

Repository: GLBT Historical Society

San Francisco, California 94103

Abstract: A small flag carried at the 1979 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. The flag was carried by Ken Pasek. According to Pasek, the flag was originally stapled on a small wooden pole. The flag reads, “October 14, 1979 / Stonewall means fight back / Smash lesbian and gay oppression / Y.A.W.F. / Washington D.C.”

Language of Material: English

Access

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

Copyright to material has been transferred to the GLBT Historical Society. All requests for reproductions and/or permission to publish or quote from material must be submitted in writing to the GLBT Historical Society Archivist.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights flag. Collection Number: 2023-15. GLBT Historical Society

Acquisition Information

Gift of Ken Pasek, March 2023.

Scope and Content of Collection

A small flag carried at the 1979 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. The flag was carried by Ken Pasek. According to Pasek, the flag was originally stapled on a small wooden pole. The flag reads, “October 14, 1979 / Stonewall means fight back / Smash lesbian and gay oppression / Y.A.W.F. / Washington D.C.”.

Indexing Terms

LGBTQ

Activism