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Image of Gay couple having cake after registering a domestic partnership, Seattle, September 6, 1994
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Gay couple having cake after registering a domestic partnership, Seattle, September 6, 1994

The Domestic Partnership Registration Ordinance, passed in August 1994, offered unmarried couples in long-term committed relationships--including lesbians, gays and heterosexuals--an opportunity to document those relationships by registering a domestic partnership with the Seattle City Clerk's Office. Largely symbolic, the ordinance did not grant any benefits or legal obligations. Domestic Partnership registration is still (2017) offered by the City of Seattle.September…
ID Number:2000.107.19940906.10.04
Date:1994
Image of Gay couple registering a domestic partnership at the Municipal Building, Seattle, September 6, 1994
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Gay couple registering a domestic partnership at the Municipal Building, Seattle, September 6, 1994

The Domestic Partnership Registration Ordinance, passed in August 1994, offered unmarried couples in long-term committed relationships--including lesbians, gays and heterosexuals--an opportunity to document those relationships by registering a domestic partnership with the Seattle City Clerk's Office. Largely symbolic, the ordinance did not grant any benefits or legal obligations. Domestic Partnership registration is still (2017) offered by the City of Seattle.September…
ID Number:2000.107.19940906.10.10
Date:1994
Image of NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt displayed at University of Washington, Seattle, May 1997
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NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt displayed at University of Washington, Seattle, May 1997

The idea for the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt was conceived in 1985 in San Francisco, and the Quilt was first displayed in 1987 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The Quilt consists of sewn and embroidered cloth panels made to commemorate loved ones who died of AIDS-related illness. When first unveiled, the Quilt was larger than a football…
ID Number:2000.107.19970514.6.08
Date:1997
Image of NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt displayed at UW, 1997
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NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt displayed at UW, 1997

The idea for the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt was conceived in 1985 in San Francisco, and the Quilt was first displayed in 1987 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The Quilt consists of sewn and embroidered cloth panels made to commemorate loved ones who died of AIDS-related illness. When first unveiled, the Quilt was larger than a football…
ID Number:2000.107.19970514.7.12
Date:1997
Image of Emma Moreno in front of the Seattle LGBT Community Center, October 3, 2002
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Emma Moreno in front of the Seattle LGBT Community Center, October 3, 2002

The Seattle LGBT Community Center, a program of Queen City Community Development, opened in May 2002 at 1115 E. Pike Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. The Center housed various programs, projects and services for the LGBTQ and allied communities, and reached many more through its events, activities, and advocacy. In October 2002, the Center hosted the Northwest’s first Latino…
ID Number:2000.107.20021003.CD02.001
Date:2002
Image of The Prom poster, Seattle, May 19, 2001
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The Prom poster, Seattle, May 19, 2001

Lambert House, in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood, offers year-round programs, activities, resources, and services to LGBTQ youth. Founded in the early 1980s as the Association of Gay and Lesbian Youth Advocates (AGLYA), Lambert House, named after local queer youth advocate Gary Lambert, provides opportunities for LGBTQ youth to socialize with other youth and adults like themselves, including community dinners, social…
ID Number:2001.62.4
Date:2001
Image of Bisexuality group for women flier, 1979
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Bisexuality group for women flier, 1979

This flier advertises a series of meetings of a support group for women who are bisexual or curious about bisexuality. The meetings were held by Sister, "a women's sexuality organization," located on NE 56th Street in Seattle, which charged a negotiable fee of $60 for six sessions.
ID Number:2002.23.1.61.1
Date:1979
Image of Lavender Panthers picnic flier, August 12, 1989
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Lavender Panthers picnic flier, August 12, 1989

This flier advertises a picnic and ice cream social at Seattle's Meridian Park sponsored by the Lavender Panthers (also Gay and Lesbian Elders' Action Network or GLEAN), an advocacy group for LGBTQ seniors.This item is one of many gathered by the Seattle-born author, artist, and chronicler of local drag culture, Donald Charles "Don" Paulson (1933-2012), in a collection he "dedicated…
ID Number:2002.23.2.27.1
Date:1989
Image of Drag Race'N poster, June 16, 1991
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Drag Race'N poster, June 16, 1991

The flier seen here advertises the 1991 closet ball pageant, Drag Race'n, organized by the Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle & The Olympic and Rainier Empire. The group 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…
ID Number:2002.23.2.64.2
Date:1991
Image of Out in the Streets march poster, October 11, 1991
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Out in the Streets march poster, October 11, 1991

The flier seen here advertises a march to Westlake Center in Seattle on National Coming Out Day, planned by Queer Nation, a group committed to activism on issues of queer visibility, homophobia, and anti-queer violence.This item is one of many gathered by the Seattle-born author, artist, and chronicler of local drag culture, Donald Charles "Don" Paulson (1933-2012), in a collection…
ID Number:2002.23.2.73.1
Date:1991
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