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Title: L1995.06 The San Diego Democratic Club - Rick Moore Papers
Dates: 1975-2006
Collection Number: L1995.06
Creator/Collector:
Rick Moore
The San Diego Democratic Club
Extent: 5 linear feet
Repository:
Lambda Archives of San Diego
San Diego, California 92116
Abstract: The San Diego Democratic Club (now called San Diego Democrats for Equality) was founded by Bob Lynn in 1975 at a time where
even among democrats, there was a lack of support for LGBT issues in politics. The founding members had some difficulty finding
30 people willing to write their names on a charter as they feared being outed. Some non-LGBT friends offered their names
for the charter in order to meet the 30-person requirement. The SDDC gained traction in the 1980’s by using computers to create
LGBT voter lists and produced the first voter information guide to help get LGBT-friendly candidates elected to office. During
the AIDS crisis, the SDDC lost members and two former Club presidents – Dr. Brad Truax and Doug Scott – and became actively
involved with Life Lobby, an organization that helped lobby for greater awareness of AIDS/HIV issues. The women in the SDDC
became involved with the Blood Sisters. In the 1990’s through the 2000’s, the San Diego Democratic Club assisted Christine
Kehoe’s 1993 City Council campaign and Toni Atkins’ (an SDDC Vice-President) 2000 city council campaign, which led to her
becoming the first openly-lesbian mayor in San Diego.
Language of Material: English
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L1995.06 The San Diego Democratic Club - Rick Moore Papers. Lambda Archives of San Diego
Scope and Content of Collection
These records of the San Diego Democratic Club documented the political campaigns that were supportive of gay rights starting
at its founding in 1975 until 1992. The materials in the “Bob Lynn” folders document the founding of the club and the organization
and operation of the San Diego Democratic Club under Bob Lynn’s leadership. These files contain the original charter and the
names of charter members. SDDC primarily focused on endorsing and campaigning for gay-friendly political candidates. The administrative
materials give insight into the day-to-day functions of the SDDC. This collection also contains candidate surveys, lobbying
materials, ballots, candidate endorsements, outreach materials, and documents from the Gay Vote Project.
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LGBT politics
The San Diego Democratic Club
San Diego Democrats for Equality
Bob Lynn
Jonathan Dunn-Rankin
San Diego
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