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Gay People at Cornell

 Organization

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Cornell Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Coalition records

 Collection
Identifier: 37-6-1589
Abstract Following Columbia University students’ lead, in May 1968, Cornell student government approved the creation of the second gay college student organization in the nation. Jearld F. Moldenhauer, one of the founders, convinced student government to waive the requirement that the new group submit a list of its members’ names and recruited Father Daniel Berrigan of Cornell United Religious Work to sign on as the first faculty advisor. Founding documents of Cornell’s Student Homophile League...
Dates: 1967-1999.

Cornell University. Direct Action to Stop Homophobia records

 Collection
Identifier: 37-6-3552
Abstract

Posters and banners from DASH events including a "DASH does Earth Day" poster, a "Happy Gay Jeans Day" paper banner, a "Valentines for ALL -- DASH" poster, "Day of Silence" materials, and 3 "D.O.M.A. [Defense of Marriage Act] IS ANTI-MARRIAGE" cardboard posters. Also, 20 painted cardboard posters from the "Live Homosexual Acts on Campus" events with slogans such as "Bisexual Playing the Banjo" and "Gay Kid Studying Orgo." Also a poster from the office giving office hours.

Dates: 1999-2007.

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Audiocassettes. 1
Gay liberation movement -- New York (State) -- Ithaca. 1
Gay liberation movement. 1
Handbills. 1
Posters. 1