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Gay Community Alliance Collection, 1971-1973
Coll2011.045*
Coll2011.045*
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Title: Gay Community Alliance Collection
Identifier/Call Number: Coll2011.045*
Contributing Institution:
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives
Language of Material:
English
Container: 1
Physical Description:
0.4 linear foot.
[8 folders]
Date (inclusive): 1971-1973
Abstract: Statement of purpose, notes, meeting minutes, photographs, correspondence, flyers, member lists, publicity releases, bylaws,
and ephemera documenting activities of the Gay Community Alliance (GCA), 1971-1973. The GCA was established in 1971 as a political
organization using "tactics of confrontational politics" to advocate a civil rights agenda for the gay and lesbian community
in Southern California.
creator:
Gay Community Alliance.
Statement of purpose, notes, meeting minutes, photographs, correspondence, flyers, member lists, publicity releases, bylaws,
and ephemera documenting activities of the Gay Community Alliance (GCA), 1971-1973. Established in Los Angeles in 1971, the
GCA was "a political organization . . .[that used] the tactics of confrontational politics" (mass demonstrations, sit-ins)
to hold elected officals publicly accountable for violations of the civil rights of gay and lesbian individuals. Among other
things, the collection documents the GCA's militant resistance to harrassment of gays by the LAPD; its support for political
candidates on record as supporters of gay and lesbian civil rights; and its support of AB 437, a proposed state law legalizing
all sexual acts between consenting adults.
Gay Community Alliance Collection, Coll2011-045, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California
Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
In order to provide access to this collection, minimal processing on this collection was expedited in 2011. Date spans were
given wherever possible, but do not reflect the most accurate inclusive dates.
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Contact ONE archivist regarding access restrictions.
Established in Los Angeles in 1971, the GCA was "a political organization . . .[that used] the tactics of confrontational
politics" (mass demonstrations, sit-ins) to hold elected officials publicly accountable for violations of the civil rights
of gay and lesbian individuals. In addition to targeting particular infractions, the GCA sought to enhance the perceived political
power of the gay and lesbian community in Southern California by pressuring candidates for public office to declare their
position on gay and lesbian civil rights.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Civil rights demonstrations
Gay and lesbian rights--United States--California
Gay liberation movement--California--Los Angeles
Homosexuality--Political aspects