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Seattle Gay News Vol. 45, No. 45, November 10, 2017
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:2021.67.78
Date:2017
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Singin' in the Reign Seattle Style, Imperial Sovereign Court of Seattle Coronation 1986 program
The International Imperial Court System is one of the largest LGBTQ organizations in the world. Founded in San Francisco by gay-rights activist José Sarria in 1965, the system is comprised of local chapters, or courts, across the US, Canada, and Mexico. Most courts are known as empires and are headed by monarchs elected for one-year terms. The monarchs help the…
ID Number:2022.42.2.3
Date:1986
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Chicken Soup Brigade Newsletter: The Monthly for Volunteers and Clients, April 1989
The Chicken Soup Brigade (CSB) was founded in 1983 to provide assistance to people who were disabled by illness. With the escalation of the AIDS crisis, the group's focus soon shifted to providing services only to people with AIDS. Volunteers helped with transportation, medical appointments, meals, cleaning, and other everyday needs. The organization grew dramatically after hiring its first paid…
ID Number:2023.30.5
Date:1989
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Queers Fight the WTO flier, November 1999
This flier gives the schedule of events for an educational forum held at the Seattle Labor Temple a few weeks prior to the opening of the WTO Ministerial Conference in November 1999. The forum was organized by Dyke Action, Dyke Community Activists, and Out Front Labor Coalition/GLBT Pride at work, AFL-CIO. The workshops introduced the WTO and explained how it…
ID Number:2025.19.16
Date:1999
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Deaf children in classroom, November 1939
Seattle's deaf students went to class at T.T. Minor School. In 1939, the school started classes for preschool children with hearing disabilities. In addition to learning how to speak, the students learned to read lips and recognize certain sounds using hearing aids. They also began learning to read. When the teacher rang a bell or beat a drum, the children…
ID Number:PI25653
Date:1939