San Francisco, Gay Freedom Day (SF Pride), June 25, 1978
Series Scope and Content
Photographs taken at sporting events; at Gay Pride events in Los Angeles, Long Beach, San Francisco, Europe, and Thailand; at MCC General Conferences; at the 1987 and 1993 Marches on Washington; and at Mardi Gras and Southern Decadence in New Orleans. The sporting events include the annual Gymfest at Santa Monica Beach; Gay Games 3 (Vancouver, 1990), 4 (New York, 1994), and 5 (Amsterdam, 1998); and various swim meets, and lifeguard and bodybuilding contests in Southern California. The Gay Pride events include Christopher Street West in Los Angeles, pride parades in San Francisco, Long Beach, and San Diego, Stonewall 25 (1994) in New York, Christopher Street Day celebrations in Germany (from 1996), and various celebrations in Thailand (from 1998). Photographs of the annual International Friendship Weekend (from 1996) document the activities of the gay Asian Pacific community and its friends. Miscellaneous photographs include a candid shot of Michael Kearns at Christopher Street West, Los Angeles, in 1972, and of Frank Kameny in Washington, DC, in 1976, as well as the ACLU Los Angeles Gay Rights Chapter Awards Banquet in 1978, a set of alphabetically arranged gay Asian men, and a small number of nudes.
Dates
- Creation: June 25, 1978
Creator
- From the Collection: Tom, William S., 1931-2016 (Person)
Access
The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions.
Extent
From the Series: 4.8 Linear Feet (7 archive cartons + 2 archive binder boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, University of Southern California Repository
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Los Angeles California 90007 United States
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