158 results for: LGBTQIA
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Seattle LGBT Community Center brochure, 2002
The Queen City Development Corporation (QCDC), founded in 1996 by local activist David Schraer, was the result of discussions between Washington State LGBT leaders and experts in community and economic development about building institutional capacity and addressing gaps in services available to Washington's LGBT community. Later called Queen City Community Development (QCCD), the non-profit’s original initiatives included affordable LGBT senior…
ID Number:2019.69.17.1
Date:2002
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Rally Against Hate / No on Nine flier, 1992
Gay rights activists held a “Rally Against Hate” at Westlake Plaza in Seattle on October 27, 1992. The event protested Oregon's Measure 9, an initiative by the conservative activist organization Oregon Citizen’s Alliance (OCA) to prevent “special rights” for LGBT people by amending the state constitution. The proposed new provision equated homosexuality with pedophilia, sadism and masochism, and as “abnormal,…
ID Number:2019.69.31.1
Date:1992
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Seattle Gay Culture Center and Senior Housing Project mailer, 2000
The Seattle Gay Culture Center and Senior Housing Project was an initiative of the Queen City Development Corporation (QCDC), founded in 1996 by local activist David Schraer. The QCDC was the result of discussions between Washington State LGBT leaders and experts in community and economic development about building institutional capacity and addressing gaps in services available to Washington's LGBT community.…
ID Number:2019.69.39.1
Date:2000
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Skip Wright looking at stained glass in Meditation Room at Bailey-Boushay House, Seattle, December 26, 1991
The AIDS epidemic was spreading in Seattle and King County in the 1980s, and by 1991, the area was seeing an average of 1.5 new AIDS cases per day. Specialized skilled nursing was needed, particularly for patients near the end of life. AIDS Housing of Washington opened Bailey-Boushay House in Seattle’s Madison Valley neighborhood in January 1992. Bailey-Boushay was the…
ID Number:2020.42.3.17.02.05
Date:1991
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Queer Oyate poster, 1996
Established in 1987, People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN ) is a non-profit group whose work was originally rooted in HIV/AIDS prevention in communities of color in Seattle. As of 2021, POCAAN also addresses other issues - such as substance abuse, homelessness, incarceration, racism, and sexism - that contribute to marginalization and health disparities.Queer Oyate, active in the late…
ID Number:2021.16.1
Date:1996
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Queer N Asian Hotline poster, 1997
This poster was part of a project of the Queer N Asian Hotline in Seattle, active in the late 1990s. With the subtitle "Future" printed at bottom, the poster depicts seven smiling Asian men, standing outdoors in public, with one couple hugging while holding a dog on a leash. Text on poster: Celebration & Hope. Diversity & Health. Out –…
ID Number:2021.16.2
Date:1997
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Gay Community Center newsletter, March 1974
The Gay Community Center opened in June 1974 on Capitol Hill after a short time in its first location near Pioneer Square. The new location was close to the Seattle Counseling Service, which focused on the mental health needs of Seattle’s gay community. The GCC had postings for jobs and housing, a library with LGBTQ+ themed books and pamphlets, and…
ID Number:2021.67.2
Date:1974
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Gay Community Center newsletter, January 1975
The Gay Community Center opened in June 1974 on Capitol Hill after a short time in its first location near Pioneer Square. The new location was close to the Seattle Counseling Service, which focused on the mental health needs of Seattle’s gay community. The GCC had postings for jobs and housing, a library with LGBTQ+ themed books and pamphlets, and…
ID Number:2021.67.3
Date:1975
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Seattle Gay News, Vol. 4, No. 6, June 1977
The Seattle Gay News (SGN) was founded in 1976 to provide news coverage focusing on Seattle’s gay community; it is the third oldest LGBTQ+ newspaper in the US. Seattle Gay News started as a newsletter produced by the Gay Community Center. It provided news to a community that was largely ignored by mainstream newspapers and advocated for gay rights in…
ID Number:2021.67.4
Date:1977
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Seattle Gay News, Vol. 5, No. 18, October 13, 1978
The Seattle Gay News (SGN) was founded in 1976 to provide news coverage focusing on Seattle’s gay community; it is the third oldest LGBTQ+ newspaper in the US. Seattle Gay News started as a newsletter produced by the Gay Community Center. It provided news to a community that was largely ignored by mainstream newspapers and advocated for gay rights in…
ID Number:2021.67.7
Date:1978