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Marches and Public Protests, 1990-1992

 Series
Identifier: Series 3.

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

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

Part of the Chicano Studies Research Center Library Repository

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