Subject files related to lesbian and gay rights law, historical study, and religious groups, assembled by lesbian attorney Barbara Beery. Includes “Identity: Lesbian and Gay Christian Scientists” and “Bay Area Lesbians in Law” newsletters; clippings and correspondence documenting the 1994 controversy regarding gay clergy at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Oakland; and 1970s meeting materials, mailers, and clippings from the Lesbian Rights Alliance, Lesbian Rights Project, Lesbian History Collective, and Gay Rights Advocates.

0.2 linear feet (one half-manuscript box)

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