The collection comprises information packets, workshop material, letters to the editor, clippings, flyers, poetry, and gay organization material, circa 1970-2007, from writer and educator Brian Kevin Beck from Whitewater, Wisconsin. The bulk of the collection is articles and manifesto-like writings regarding homosexuality, homophobia, and the intersections of art and activism. Also included are materials from the National Gay Task Force, the Gay Peoples Union in Milwaukee, and the gay student group at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.