Collection Contents

Creator: Jones, Jordy

Physical Description: 7 folders

This series includes papers from various organizations with which Jones worked. This series is divided into three subseries:

• Subseries A: Transgender Civil Rights Implementation Task Force
• Subseries B: Human Rights Coalition
• Subseries C: Transgender Political Caucus

The Transgender Civil Rights Implementation Task Force was established in 2000 to follow up on a 1994 Human Rights Commission investigation into discrimination and civil rights’ violations against the transgender community. The Commission set forth 30 recommendations that, as of 2000, were found to be largely unimplemented. The resulting Task Force was established by the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco. The Task Force was influential in passage of the first Employee Health Benefits Plan inclusive of transgender care. Jones was a member of the committee for its duration, and co-chair of the committee from September, 2000 until its completion in September 2002. Papers are arranged by date, when known. Papers from the Human Rights Commission, which performed the original investigation into transgender civil rights. Includes the preliminary report urging the city of San Francisco to include health benefits for transgender city employees, documentation produced by the HRC in response to the original investigation into transgender civil rights violations, a letter to the editor regarding the obituary of Gloria Hemingway, and the second page of a letter requesting the appointment of the first full-time transgender advocate in the HRC (Marcus Arana). This subseries includes the papers documenting the Transgender Political Caucus’ action interviewing political candidates about their stance on transgender issues, and the resulting endorsement posters.

Creator: Jones, Jordy

Physical Description: 3 folders

This series includes newspaper clippings by and about Jones’ personal and artistic work, as well as several clippings about the Human Rights Commission and the passage of the plan to provide health benefits to transgender city employees, on which Jones worked. The clippings tracing the health plan provide a thorough examination of contemporaneous perspectives surrounding the event. Within folders, clippings are arranged by date, when known.

Creator: Jones, Jordy

Physical Description: 6 folders

This series includes flyers and announcements from various transgender, queer and arts events that took place mostly in San Francisco during the 1990’s. While Jones was clearly involved in some of these events, many of the events have no explicit connection to him. Within folders, documents are arranged by date, when known.

Collector: Jones, Jordy

Physical Description: 1 folder

This series includes several publications regarding gender, arts, and marijuana.

Collector: Jones, Jordy

Physical Description: 12 folders

This series includes photographs and promotional materials used by Jones’ for his work as a graphic artist. Photographs are primarily black and white or sepia, and document various events in the San Francisco GLBT community, though several photographs do refer to Orange County and Santa Cruz. The majority of photographs represent various “Gay Day” parades and events. Photographs of the Dyke March, Dykes on Bikes and the California Women’s Motorcycle Association also appear. Several photographs show Holly Near and Nancy Pelosi in the 1993 “Gay Day” parade. Uncredited photographs of Loren Cameron, Bill Clinton, Jamison Green and Dennis Peron are also of note. Photographs are arranged by credit, when known. Promotional materials from various independent films and bands, including a large set from the Frameline movie festival, as well as two sheets of slides from various gay-themed movies.

Collector: Jones, Jordy

Physical Description: 1 oversized box

This series includes a number of artifacts such as t-shirts, buttons, magnets, modified food labels, and pens.