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Image of Greater Northwest International Rodeo poster, August 11-13, 1995
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Greater Northwest International Rodeo poster, August 11-13, 1995

The International Gay Rodeo Association (IGRA) was founded in 1985 when five smaller regional gay rodeo associations joined together. As of 2019, the IGRA supports over 5000 gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender members in 25 local associations throughout the United States and Canada. The Northwest Gay Rodeo Association (NWGRA) was founded in 1990, originally representing Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, and…
ID Number:2007.25.61
Date:1995
Image of Prom You Never Went To poster, Seattle, May 13, 1995
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Prom You Never Went To poster, Seattle, May 13, 1995

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:2007.25.63
Date:1995
Image of Seattle Men's Chorus Pride and Joy '85 concert poster, June 29, 1985
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Seattle Men's Chorus Pride and Joy '85 concert poster, June 29, 1985

Seattle Men's Chorus (SMC) is an LGBTQ community chorus based in Seattle, Washington. The group was founded in 1979, and is one of the world's largest men choruses. Along with Seattle Women's Chorus, it is the largest community choral organization in North America.This poster advertises the June 29 performance of the Seattle Men's Chorus at the Seattle Opera House with…
ID Number:2007.25.64
Date:1985
Image of Lesbian-Gay Pride March & Rally '90 poster, Seattle, June 24, 1990
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Lesbian-Gay Pride March & Rally '90 poster, Seattle, June 24, 1990

The poster advertises Seattle's 1990 Lesbian-Gay Pride March and Rally on Capitol Hill. An estimated 20,000 people participated in the June 24 event, which is part of Seattle's annual Gay Pride Week. The Pride Parade continues to be held annually on the last Sunday in June to honor the Stonewall riots, the 1969 event marking the start of the gay…
ID Number:2007.25.65
Date:1990
Image of Seattle Men's Chorus Holiday Concert poster, December 1988
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Seattle Men's Chorus Holiday Concert poster, December 1988

Seattle Men's Chorus (SMC) is an LGBTQ community chorus based in Seattle, Washington. The group was founded in 1979, and is one of the world's largest men choruses. Along with Seattle Women's Chorus, it is the largest community choral organization in North America.This poster advertises the SMC 1988 Holiday Concert, held in Meany Hall on the University of Washington campus.…
ID Number:2011.44.1
Date:1988
Image of King and queen of the seas pageant: Polka dot seas program, 1995
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King and queen of the seas pageant: Polka dot seas program, 1995

The Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle & The Olympic and Rainier Empire is a member of the International Court System (ICS), the second largest LGBTQ organization in the world, and aims to provide funds and services to other non-profits within the local gay and lesbian community. One of the Seattle court's biggest events of the year is the King and…
ID Number:2014.21.2
Date:1995
Image of Blood on the Flat Track: The Rise of the Rat City Roller Girls poster, 2007
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Blood on the Flat Track: The Rise of the Rat City Roller Girls poster, 2007

"Blood on the Flat Track: The Rise of the Rat City Rollergirls" is a full-length documentary film produced and directed by Lainy Bagwell and Lacey Leavitt. The film documents the first two years of Seattle's women's flat track roller derby league, Rat City Roller Derby, which began in April 2004 as Rat City Rollergirls. The film premiered at the Seattle…
ID Number:2014.36.18
Date:2007
Image of Lesbian/Womyn's Yellow Pages, 1979
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Lesbian/Womyn's Yellow Pages, 1979

The "Lesbian/Womyn's Yellow Pages," was edited and published by Donna Burgess and Patty Mead of the Gay Community Center in Seattle, a social-service agency for sexual minorities. The almanac-type directory lists individuals and companies who provide "moral-free" services in a variety of fields such as counseling, fishing supplies, and taverns.
ID Number:2014.40.10
Date:1979
Image of The Normal Heart program, 1986
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The Normal Heart program, 1986

"The Normal Heart" is a largely autobiographical play by Larry Kramer (b. 1935) focusing on the rise of the HIV/AIDS crisis in New York City between 1981 and 1984, as seen through the eyes of main character Ned Weeks, a writer/activist and the gay founder of a prominent HIV advocacy group. After a initial successful 1985 Off-Broadway production at The…
ID Number:2014.40.12
Date:1986
Image of Shug performing at Re-bar, Seattle, January 1996
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Shug performing at Re-bar, Seattle, January 1996

Re-Bar was a nightclub and gay bar open from 1990 to 2020, located at the corner of Howell Street and Boren Avenue in a building that had been occupied by various bars since the mid-20th century. Its stage also hosted live theater and performance art. Re-Bar was popular not just with LGBTQ+ communities but also punks, goths, grungers, and others…
ID Number:2014.43.1.1.MUSIC293
Date:1996
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