120 results for: Clubs and Organizations
Button pin, "From All Walks of Life: A 10K Pledge Walk to Benefit AIDS Care and Education," Seattle, September 27, 1987
This pin was handed out at the annual Northwest AIDS Foundation sponsored 10K walk to benefit AIDS care and education.
ID Number:2014.56.9
Date:1987
Northwest AIDS Foundation pin to promote and encourage safe sex, ca. 1990
This pin was given out by the Northwest AIDS Foundation as part of a campaign to promote safe sex.
ID Number:2014.56.11
Date:Circa 1990
Northwest AIDS Foundation pin to promote and encourage safe sex, ca. 1990
This pin was given out by the Northwest AIDS Foundation as part of a campaign to promote safe sex.
ID Number:2014.56.12
Date:Circa 1990
Button pin to promote safe sex, ca. 1990
The Northwest AIDS Foundation held a promotion of posters, pins, and other ephemera to promote safe sex. They used a series of road signs like this curvy "S" to educate and inform.
ID Number:2014.56.13
Date:Circa 1990
ACT UP T-shirt with somber facts about AIDS on the back, owned by Philip Bereano, co-founder of ACT UP Seattle, ca. 1990
ACT UP stands for AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power and advocated for immediate and significant action to fight the AIDS crisis. ACT UP's radical style unleashed a new era of direct-action gay and lesbian political activism. This shirt was donated by ACT UP Seattle co-founder Philip Bereano.
ID Number:2014.56.RefTshirt
Date:Circa 1990
Dorian Society gavel presented in 1971 to President Nicholas Heer who founded the society in 1967
The Dorian Society was one of the first gay rights groups founded in Seattle in 1967. This gavel was presented in 1971 to President Nicholas Heer, one of the original founders of the society.
ID Number:2014.92.1
Date:Circa 1971
Two ribbons won by Ric Weiland at the Northwest Gay/Lesbian Sports Festival, 1991
Richard "Ric" Weiland (1953-2006) was a software developer, programmer, philanthropist, and active member of the Northwest gay community. In 1975, Weiland became the first full-time employee hired by Bill Gates and Paul Allen at the newly founded Microsoft company. He retired in 1988 at age 35 and devoted his time to using his wealth to support the LGBTQ+ social justice…
ID Number:2016.10.9
Date:1991
Runner number from "Run with Pride," ca. 1988-1992
The Seattle Frontrunners, one of the oldest, largest LGBTQ running clubs in the world, has organized a "Run With Pride" event every year since the 1980s. This number was worn by Richard "Ric" Weiland (1953-2006). In 1975, Weiland became the first full-time employee hired by Bill Gates and Paul Allen at the newly founded Microsoft company. He retired in 1988…
ID Number:2016.10.10
Date:Circa 1988-1992
Pennant from "The Prom You Never Went To," 1988
The nonprofit Tacky Tourist Clubs of America was founded in Seattle in the early 1980s, and incorporated in 1988. The organization sponsored annual parties and events to raise money for other nonprofits, mostly those benefiting the local LGBTQ community. "The Prom You Never Went To" was first held in 1983 and became an institution in the local gay and lesbian…
ID Number:2016.10.11
Date:1988
Button, "Unofficial Seafairy 1984"
The nonprofit Tacky Tourist Clubs of America was founded in Seattle in the early 1980s, and incorporated in 1988. The organization sponsored annual parties and events to raise money for other nonprofits, mostly those benefiting the gay and lesbian community. This button is most likely from the annual Queen City Cruise, an "unofficial Seafair" event on Elliott Bay. The button…
ID Number:2016.10.12
Date:1984