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Gay Liberation Papers

1971 to 1978
AZ 349
Collection Guide
Gay Women's Consciousness Raising Meeting Flyer, circa 1971

Gay Liberation Arizona Desert (GLAD II) was local affiliation of the national Gay Liberation Front. Their purpose in meeting was to educate the public and to raise the level of awareness about gays in the Tucson Community.

This collection includes correspondence, clippings, tapes, periodicals, and other material concerning the gay liberation movement and related issues in Arizona and the West Coast. Includes issues of the newspaper Gay Sunshine from 1970-1973.

Included materials:
Film
Manuscript
Subject Area:
LGBTQ
Journalism
Political Affairs
Collection Area:
Arizona Queer Archives

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