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Title: Bay Area March on Washington Committee records
Dates: 1986-1987
Collection Number: 1991-12
Creator/Collector:
Extent: .2 linear feet (1 box)
Repository:
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society
Abstract: The Bay Area March on Washington Committee met for many months before the March to organize a Bay Area contingent. The records
cover the period from 1986 to 1987 and consists of letters to and from those interested in attending the march, meeting minutes,
flyers, newspaper clippings and photographs.
Language of Material: English
The collection is open for research.
Copyright has not been transferred to the GLBT Historical Society
Bay Area March on Washington Committee records. Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society
Biography/Administrative History
The Bay Area March on Washington Committee was organized to make sure that there would be a San Francisco presence at the
Washington March from October 9th to 13th, 1987. The Committee decided that it would back the goals and demands of the national
group, these included: 1) The legal recognition of lesbian and gay couples.; 2) the repeal of all laws that make sodomy between
consenting adults a crime; 3) a ban on anti-gay discrimination by the federal government; 4) passage of the congressional
lesbian and gay rights bill; 5) an end to discrimination against people with AIDS and people perceived to have AIDS; 6) a
massive increase in funding for AIDS education, treatment and research, with these monies to come out of the defense budget;
7) the right to reproductive freedom, an end to sexism, and the right to practice our sexuality freely; 8) an end to sexism
in the U.S. and racism in South Africa. In addition to the eight demands that the national group focused on, the Bay Area
group also chose to include issues of youth, senior gays and lesbians, groups with special physical needs, the S/M-leather
community, the transgendered community, and the bisexual community.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Bay Are March on Washington Committee met for many months before the March to organize a Bay Area contingent. The records
cover the period from 1986 to 1987 and consists of letters to and from those interested in attending the march, arranged alphabetically.
The History folder follows which consists mainly of proceedings of the organizing conference, national and local demands and
the structure of the BAMOW. The Minutes folder consists of meeting info, minutes and agendas all in chronological order. There
is the Flyers folder in chronological order and one folder of newspaper clippings. Finally, there is a folder of photographs
(color snapshots). See also the National March On Washington Committee for Lesbian and Gay Rights National records (1991-32)
National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights (1st : 1987 : Washington, D.C.)
Homosexuality--History--20th century.