Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays San Francisco records
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Title: Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays San Francisco records
Dates: Circa 1990-2014
Collection Number: 2008-03
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 30 linear feet (18 cartons, 2 oversize boxes)
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: The mission of Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) “is to build on a foundation of loving families
united with LGBTQ people and allies who support one another, and to educate ourselves and our communities to speak up as advocates
until all hearts and minds respect, value and affirm LGBTQ people.” The PFLAG San Francisco records include project and administrative
files, photographs, banners, signs, posters, audiovisual material, board records, material related to Sam Thoron and Julia
Thoron, and conference and convention materials.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research.
[Identification of item]. Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays San Francisco records. Collection Number: 2008-03.
GLBT Historical Society
Gift of Julia Thoron on May 12, 2008.
Gift of Kenda Horst, August 2016.
Scope and Content of Collection
The PFLAG San Francisco records date from circa 1990 to 2014. The collection includes project and administrative files from
Sam and Julia Thoron, who were longtime leaders within PFLAG San Francisco and PFLAG National, photographs, cassette tapes
and disks, board records, research materials, newsletters, ephemera, and conference materials, most notably from the 1994
PFLAG National Convention in San Francisco. Records are described at the carton-level. GSSO linked terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_001456;
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_002008
Youth
Straight allies