Gay activists
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Atlanta Lesbian and Gay History Thing visual arts materials
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS412
Scope and Contents
This collection contains items collected by the Atlanta Lesbian and Gay History Thing (ALGHT). Photographs include staff and events at bars and nightclubs such as the Tower Lounge and Sweet Gum Head; ALGHT's table at the Atlanta Pride Festival, where "The Time of Our Lives," an exhibition about LGBTQ+ history in Atlanta between the 1940s and 1990s, was on display; Olympics Out of Cobb protests, including one at the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG) headquarters; drag queens such...
Dates:
approximately 1975-2001, undated
Billy Jones visual arts materials
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS419
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photos of the LGBTQ+ community, events at LGBTQ+ bars and drag venues, drag queens, female impersonators, performers, male actresses, bar owners, and others. Also included are autographed photographs of actors, many of which are inscribed to Jones. Of special note are photographs of Billy Jones as Phyllis Killer and Shirley Temple Jones, the Phyllis Killer Oscar Awards, and Jones at the Atlanta Pride Parade. Locations are unknown unless otherwise noted; however,...
Dates:
approximately 1950-2002, undated
Dick Rhodes photographs of the Lesbian/Gay/Transperson Pride March
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS411
Scope and Contents
This collection contains Rhodes' color photographs of the 1982 Lesbian/Gay/Transperson Pride March from Piedmont Park to Atlanta City Hall. As the final event associated with the Atlanta Pride Festival, its purpose was to demand greater representation in the state legislature and influence on legislation affecting the LGBTQ+ community. The march was also in response to Mayor Andrew Young withholding his signature on the resolution to declare June 19-29 as Gay Pride Week. Participating...
Dates:
1982
Liz Throop and B. Joy Wasson visual arts materials
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS417
Scope and Contents
This collection contains slides and photographs related to LGBTQ+ history in Atlanta, Georgia, and Washington, D.C. Included are negatives of the Atlanta Lesbian and Gay History Thing's (ALGHT) table at the 1993 Atlanta Pride Festival, where "The Time of Our Lives," an exhibition about LGBTQ+ history in Atlanta between the 1940s and 1990s, was on display; slides of the 1977 protest in Colony Square against Anita Bryant during the Miss National Teenager pageant after she was named as...
Dates:
1977-1993, undated
Paul Stone Atlanta Pride scrapbooks
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1236
Scope and Contents
This collection contains three scrapbooks about Atlanta Pride created by Paul Stone, a board member of Atlanta Pride. Each scrapbook contains newspaper articles, letters, photographs, programs, posters, and other ephemera related to the 1991, 1992, and 1993 festivals. Of particular note is Atlanta Pride 20th anniversary memorabilia, t-shirt designs, and letters to elected officials asking for endorsement in the 1991 scrapbook. In addition, the 1992 scrapbook includes newspaper clippings...
Dates:
1991-1993
Southern Voice photographs
Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS415
Scope and Contents
This collection contains images used for stories published by Southern Voice newspaper. Images include businesses, individuals, organizations, demonstrations and events, and photographs related to political issues concerning the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and transgender communities. Of particular note are demonstrations associated with ACT UP and the Cobb Citizens Coalition, as well as images of the Atlanta Pride Festival and Parade and Atlanta Black Pride....
Dates:
approximately 1968-2010, bulk dates approximately 1990-2010