Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation/San Francisco Bay Area Clippings, 1989-1993
Finding aid prepared by Tim Wilson
James C. Hormel Gay & Lesbian Center, San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA, 94102
(415) 557-4400
info@sfpl.org
2000
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
Box 1, Folder 1
Miscellaneous Clippings,
1989
Box 1, Folder 2
Miscellaneous Clippings,
1991
Box 1, Folder 3
Contra Costa Times,
November-December 1991
Box 1, Folder 4
Oakland Tribune,
September-December 1991
Box 1, Folders 5-7
San Francisco Chronicle,
July-December 1991
Box 1, Folders 8-10
San Francisco Examiner,
July-December 1991
Box 1, Folder 11
San Jose Mercury News,
July-December 1991
Box 1, Folder 12
Miscellaneous Clippings,
1992
Box 1, Folders 13-15
Contra Costa Times,
January-December 1992
Box 1, Folders 16-17
New York Times,
January-December 1992
Box 1, Folders 18-21
Oakland Tribune,
January-December 1992
Box 2, Folders 1-5
San Francisco Chronicle,
January-December 1992
Box 2, Folders 6-10
San Francisco Examiner,
January-December 1992
Box 2, Folders 11-16
San Jose Mercury News,
January-December 1992
Box 2, Folder 17
West County Times,
June-September 1992
Box 2, Folder 18
Miscellaneous Clippings,
1993
Box 2, Folders 19-20
Contra Costa Times,
January-April 1993
Box 3, Folder 1
Contra Costa Times,
May-August 1993
Box 3, Folder 2
New York Times,
January-March 1993
Box 3, Folders 3-5
Oakland Tribune,
January-August 1993
Box 3, Folders 6-8
San Francisco Chronicle,
January-August 1993
Box 3, Folders 9-12
San Francisco Examiner,
January-August 1993
Box 3, Folders 13-17
San Jose Mercury News,
January-August 1993
Box 3, Folder 18
Comment Summary Reports and Periodical Contacts / Addresses,
January-July 1993
Box 3, Folder 19
Correspondence (Jim Van Buskirk, Matt Lowman) and miscellaneous minutes,
1992
Box 3, Folder 20
Letter Writing Guidelines,
January-May 1992, March 1993
Box 3, Folder 21
Update (newsletter),
September 1991-April 1993
