Jeanne Barnett and Ellie Charlton collection

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2023

Descriptive Summary

Title: Jeanne Barnett

and Ellie Charlton collection

Dates: 1999

Collection Number: 1999-36

Creator/Collector:

Extent: 1 folder

Repository: GLBT Historical Society

San Francisco, California 94103

Abstract: Materials relating to the commitment ceremony of Jeanne

Barnett

and Ellie Charlton, two lesbian members of St. Marks Church in Sacramento.

Language of Material: English

Access

Collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. Jeanne

Barnett

and Ellie Charlton collection. Collection Number: 1999-36. GLBT Historical Society

Scope and Content of Collection

Materials relating to the commitment ceremony of Jeanne

Barnett and Ellie Charlton, two lesbian members of St. Marks Church in Sacramento. The ceremony was performed by a number of clergy attending the California Nevada Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church as a political statement supporting the right of gay people to celebrate their unions in a religious context. Includes document explaining why the clergy is officiating, a program and audiotape from the ceremony. GSSO linked terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000381; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_007695; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_007702; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000823; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_003705

Indexing Terms

Lesbians

Christians

Marriage equality

Long-term relationships