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Title: San Francisco Sex Information records
Dates: 1972-2000
Collection Number: 1999-18
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 1.4 linear feet
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: This collection contains records related to San Francisco Sex Information (SFSI), an information and referral switchboard
that has been providing free, confidential, accurate, non-judgmental information about sex since 1972.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research.
[Identification of item]. San Francisco Sex Information records. Collection Number: 1999-18. GLBT Historical Society
Gift of Margo Rila, for SF Sex Information, on April 24, 1999.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection contains records related to San Francisco Sex Information (SFSI), an information and referral switchboard
that has been providing free, confidential, accurate, non-judgmental information about sex since 1972. The organization’s
volunteers undergo extensive training in all aspects of human sexuality, including reproduction, birth control, safer sex
practices, HIV, sexual orientation, and gender identity. The collection contains subject files related to these issues, as
well as training and resource materials for, and collected by, volunteers. There are also organizational records, including
a policy manual, forms and statistics; Board materials, including meeting agendas and minutes and financial records; materials
from related projects; “Speaking Freely on Sex” columns; brochures; flyers for events; articles about SFSI; photographs of
Pride parades and leather parades, staff and volunteers; and a banner.