Marches and Public Protests, 1990-1992
Scope and Contents
The series encompasses an array of materials regarding Queer Nation's public demonstrations to protest discrimination and biases against LGBT people. The compiled records also contain evidence of materials that were created to organize strategic meetings. Some of the protests included street mobilization to counteract verbal and physical violence against LGBT people as well as street demonstrations against stigmatized images of LGBT in the media. Some of the most prominent populist actions the organization protested against involved: PBS's Stop the Church TV documentary, Hollywood's film Basic Instinct, Burbank's John Muir Middle School and the Los Angeles City College (LACC) discrimination cases.
Dates
- Creation: 1990-1992
Creator
- From the Collection: Queer Nation (Organization) (Organization)
Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library and Archive for paging information.
Extent
From the Collection: 14 linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
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