A Concise History of Project Awareness 1976-78
Project Awareness Gay Activists Alliance Gertrude Stein Democratic Club Cade Ware Dirk Bakker Gay Peoples Alliance of George Washington University
The timeline (1976-78) covers the development of GAA’s Project Awareness, which aimed to raise awareness about the presence of gays and lesbians in society.
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The timeline documents the process of designing and creating the Project Awareness posters, raising funds, and publicizing the project.
Gay rights--Washington (D.C.)
Gay liberation movement--Washington (D.C.)
Dialog for Human Rights
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Articles of Incorporation of the Gay Activists Alliance of Washington DC
Gay Activists Alliance
The articles of incorporation of the Gay Activists Alliance of Washington, D.C.
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February 1972
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The document contains the articles of incorporation, notary public statement, and certificate of incorporation for the Gay Activists Alliance of Washington, D.C. , filed in 1972.
Child custody Bill for gay parents now in city council
Gay parents--Washington (D.C.)
Council of the District of Columbia report on the the Metropolitan Police Department's Prostitution, Perversion, and Obscenity Branch
Police--Washington (D.C.)
District of Columbia. City Council
D.C. election results offer encouragement to Gays
Howell, Craig
D.C. Plainclothes Police Are Still Entrapping Homosexuals Senselessly. It Is Time To Stop
1972
Fellow Gay people : why are we picketing the Lost and Found?
Discrimination against African Americans--Washington (D.C.)
Gay clubs--Washington (D.C.)
Flyer describing the reasons that the Gay Liberation Front believed that the Lost and Found Club was racist, misogynist, and discriminatory towards the drag community.
DC Gay Liberation Front
GAA demands end to police entrapment : press release
Homophobia in the District of Columbia Fire Department
Homophobia--Washington (D.C.)--20th century
Fire fighters--Washington (D.C.)--20th century
Gay Men and Lesbians Opposed to Violence
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Homosexuality and youth in DHR Institutions : draft program
Draft of program to train Department of Human Resources staff on matters relating to homosexuality.
Vincenz, Lilli
Mass media and gays--Washington (D.C.)
Letter to James Baldwin, District of Columbia Office of Human Rights re: Interco T/A The Grand Central, 900 First Street SE, Class C Restaurant
Letter to the D.C. Office of Human Rights outlining the discriminatory practices against African American of the Grand Central club.
Ware, Cade
Letter to Mayor Walter Washington about concerns of the gay community of Washington, D.C.
Letter to Mayor Walter Washington in re: Metro. Police Dept. Enforcement of 22 D.C. Code 2701
Letter to Robert J. Drummond, U.S. Civil Service Commission regarding revised basis for disqualification and dismissal
Letter to William W. Barr, Social Rehabilitation Services, D.C. Department of Human Resources
Letter outlining plans to train Department of Human Resources staff on matters relating to homosexuality.
Lee, Mayo
Many Faces, One Vision; 8th Annual Human Rights Campaign Fund Gala
This is the official resource for the eighth annual Washington D.C. Human Rights Campaign Fund Dinner. It was called many faces, one vision, for the many faces at this gala represent the larger community focusing on the same vision of full and fair civil rights for lesbian and gay Americans. Each page includes messages from different directors, the Mayor at the time, co-chairs, and more. Each speaker is introduced with their bio, including those presenting the community service awards. This event was about the determination of the share vision of equality everywhere.
8th Annual Human Rights Campaign Fund Gala Washington D.C.
Saturday, October 12, 1991
Open letter urging support of the abolition of the Prostitution, Perversion, and Obscenity Branch of the Metropolitan Police Department's Morals Division
Project Turnaround : a gay media project
1975
Project Turnaround : a gay media project report
Proposed Organizational Plan for GAA/DC: 1975-76
Newly elected GAA/DC officers outline the distribution of responsibilities for the coming year (1975-76).
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28 October 1975
Newly elected GAA/DC officers outline the distribution of responsibilities for the coming year (1975-76), as required by the organization’s constitution. The document identifies organizational problems in the previous year, such as the tendency of projects to “trail off” and the difficulty of incorporating new members into the organization’s work. As a solution, the officers suggest increased focus on outreach and delegation. The document outlines the relationship between organizational positions including the President, Project Coordinators, Task Force Coordinators, and task forces.
Report on meeting on Gay Marriage/Child Custody/No-fault Divorce called by Gay Activists Alliance