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Lesbian/Gay Advisory Committee to the San Francisco Human Rights Commission records
1994-33
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Title: Lesbian/Gay Advisory Committee to the San Francisco Human Rights Commission records
Dates: 1986-1992
Collection Number: 1994-33
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Extent: .8 linear feet
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: The bulk of the collection consists of agendas, minutes and documentation of issues discussed during meetings of the Lesbian
and Gay Advisory Committee to the San Francisco Human Rights Commission, from 1986-1992. The main issues covered within the
collection are domestic partnership legislation, AIDS/HIV discrimination, the battle for inclusion of gay/lesbian events and
historical information in public school textbooks, and the Catholic Church’s stance on homosexuality.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research.
[Identification of item]. Lesbian/Gay Advisory Committee to the San Francisco Human Rights Commission records. Collection
Number: 1994-33. GLBT Historical Society
Scope and Content of Collection
The bulk of the collection consists of agendas, minutes and documentation of issues discussed during meetings of the Lesbian
and Gay Advisory Committee to the San Francisco Human Rights Commission, from 1986-1992. The main issues covered within the
collection are domestic partnership legislation, AIDS/HIV discrimination, the battle for inclusion of gay/lesbian events and
historical information in public school textbooks, and the Catholic Church’s stance on homosexuality. Also included are materials
related to committee operation and policies, and notes and materials pertaining to the Racism Committee and the Education
Committee, which was formed to address disability rights and transgender activism. The collection provides a history of the
issues addressed by the Committee and includes correspondence between Committee members and political and religious figures.
GSSO linked terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_003201
Politics and elections