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Title: David Lourea Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1940-1992
Date (bulk): 1976-1992
Collection Identifier: GLC 55
Creator:
Lourea, David, 1945-1992
Physical Description:
2 cartons, 1 document case, 1 oversized box
(2.25 cubic feet)
Contributing Institution:
James C. Hormel Gay & Lesbian Center, San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 557-4567
info@sfpl.org
Abstract: The collection contains correspondence, articles, magazines, newspaper clippings, newsletters, and other ephemera on bisexuality
and on the San Francisco Bisexual Center. It also includes articles relating to AIDS education in the bisexual community.
Physical Location: The collection is stored onsite.
Language of Materials: Collection materials are in
English. One item is in Portuguese.
Access
The collection is available for use during San Francisco History Center hours, with photographs available during Photo Desk
hours.
Publication Rights
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the City Archivist. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of the San Francisco Public Library as the owner of the physical items.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], David Lourea Papers (GLC 55), Gay and Lesbian Center, San Francisco Public Library.
Provenance
Donated by Margo Rila in 1996 (accession no. 1996/13).
Materials Transferred
Frighten the Horses no. 9 (Spring 1992) was removed from this collection and added to the existing run in the Little Maga/Zine collection.
Biographical note
David Nachman Lourea was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 26, 1945. He was raised an orthodox Jew. He received
a B.F.A. from Temple University in 1967. He moved with his family to San Francisco in 1973. He was active with San Francisco
Sex Information, and was one of the early members of the San Francisco Bisexual Center and one of the founders of Bisexual
Counseling Services. He earned a Ph.D from the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality and served on the board of
Congregation Ahavat Shalom. He died in San Francisco on November 10, 1992 from kidney failure associated with AIDS.
The Bisexual Center was founded in August 1976 by Harriet Leve and Maggi Rubenstein. The purpose was to "serve as a positive
support base to facilitate communication, to teach each other by sharing...learning, and to explore the essence and potential
of loving" for bisexuals. At its first meeting 22 attendees established a steering committee. By early 1977 the Bi Center
sponsored about 15 events per month from rap groups to barbecues to dances. Its membership was about 140. The center held
a press conference in June 1977 to speak out against Anita Bryant and Proposition 6 (aka the Briggs Initiative). As a result
of the media exposure, membership rose to 435.
Scope and Contents
This collection includes newsletters, printed and manuscript articles, photographs and subject files collected by Lourea concerning
bisexuality, the Bisexual Center, the Bay Area Bisexual Network, sex education, and AIDS education.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into 6 series: Series 1. Personal Papers; Series 2. Subject Files; Series 3. Photographs; Series
4. Unpublished Manuscripts; Series 5. Articles and Reprints; and Series 6. Periodicals.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Lourea, David, 1945-1992
Bisexual Center (San Francisco, Calif.).
AIDS (Disease)--California--Prevention.
AIDS (Disease)--Education.
Bisexuality--California--San Francisco.