155 results for: LGBTQIA
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Cheek to Cheek at Eastlake East poster, September 16, 1982
This poster advertises a "gay dance contest" titled "Cheek to Cheek at Eastlake East," held at the Eastlake East Tavern in Seattle. The contest included prizes for Best Chorus Line, Best Dressed Dancer, Most Mismatched Couple, and the "Anything but Disco" contest, and also offered dance lessons in folk, ballroom and disco dancing. The event was a benefit for Gay…
ID Number:2006.42.12
Date:1982
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Solstice '82 benefit event poster, Seattle, June 19, 1982
The poster pictured here advertises an solstice celebration organized by Lambda Productions to benefit three LGBTQ groups-- the Dorian Group, Families and Friends of Gays and Lesbians, Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities-- and the sexual assualt resource Seattle Rape Relief. The party was hosted by Leonard Matlovich (1943-1988), the first gay service member to intentionally out himself to the…
ID Number:2006.42.35
Date:1982
Poster
Queen City Cruise poster, Seattle, August 6, 1983
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. Three popular annual events were the Queen City Cruise, an "unofficial Seafair" event on Elliott Bay and beloved by many;…
ID Number:2007.9.23
Date:1983
Poster
The Prom You Never Went To poster, Seattle, May 27, 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. Three popular annual events were the Queen City Cruise, an "unofficial Seafair" event on Elliott Bay and beloved by many;…
ID Number:2007.9.25
Date:1984
Poster
Things That Go Bump in the Night poster, Seattle, 1985
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. Three popular annual events were the Queen City Cruise, an "unofficial Seafair" event on Elliott Bay and beloved by many;…
ID Number:2007.9.26
Date:1985
Photograph
Ric Weiland's graduation photo from Stanford, 1976
Richard "Ric" Weiland (1953-2006) was a software developer, programmer, philanthropist, and active member of the Northwest gay community. Interested in computers from a young age, Weiland built a computer in his basement in eighth grade, and while at Lakeside School formed the Lakeside Programming Group with classmates Bill Gates and Paul Allen. In 1975, Weiland became the first full-time employee…
ID Number:2007.9.34
Date:1976
Photograph
Mike Schaefer, Ric Weiland, and their dog Kofi, circa 2002
Richard "Ric" Weiland (1953-2006) was a software developer, programmer, philanthropist, and active member of the Northwest gay community. Interested in computers from a young age, Weiland built a computer in his basement in eighth grade, and while at Lakeside School formed the Lakeside Programming Group with classmates Bill Gates and Paul Allen. In 1975, Weiland became the first full-time employee…
ID Number:2007.9.39
Date:Circa 2002
Poster
The Faggot Museum poster, Seattle, September 10-October 2, 1999
In 1999, Michael Whistler performed his one-man show The Faggot Museum. Written by Whistler and directed by James Haskins at the Theatre Off Jackson, the play presented a series of monologues exploring men who "embody the faggot stereotype." Michael Whistler is a theater artist, playwright, and teacher who lived and worked in Seattle in the 1990s, but now lives in…
ID Number:2007.25.57
Date:1999
Poster
Prom You Never Went To poster, Seattle, April 27, 1996
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:2007.25.58
Date:1996
Poster
Pride Parade/March & Freedom Rally poster, Seattle, June 25, 1995
The poster advertises Seattle's 1995 Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender Pride Parade/March & Freedom Rally on Capitol Hill. An estimated 40,000 people participated in the June 25 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…
ID Number:2007.25.60
Date:1995