Lexington lesbian and gay community collection
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Lexington lesbian and gay community collection
- Date
- 1988-1997, undated (inclusive)
- Extent
- 1.01 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Gay community -- Kentucky.
- Gay rights.
- Student organizations -- Kentucky -- Lexington.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged into 2 series by subject and format: Community resources and Posters.
- Preferred Citation
- 95m2 : [identification of item], Lexington lesbian and gay community collection, 1988-1997, undated, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Same-sex relations were considered criminal in Kentucky prior to the decision in the court case Commonwealth v. Wasson in 1992. In this landmark case, the Kentucky Supreme Court overturned rulings by the Fayette District Court and the Fayette Circuit Court and found the sodomy law to violate citizens' rights to privacy and to equal protection under the law. The materials in this collection highlight support groups and organizations in Lexington and throughout the Commonwealth that were advocates for Kentucky's lesbian and gay community.
- Scope and Content
- The Lexington lesbian and gay community collection (dated 1988-1997, undated; 1.01 cubic feet; 2 boxes, 1 folder) primarily comprises gay rights advocacy brochures, fliers, and posters by student and community organizations that reflect aspects of lesbian and gay life in Lexington, Kentucky during the late 1980s and the 1990s.
- The collection also includes directories of central Kentucky businesses supportive of the gay and lesbian community, programs for regional gay rights events, brochures for national support groups, and informational pamphlets on sexually transmitted diseases.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
Contents of the Collection
Community resources, 1988-1997, undated
Scope and Contents
Comprises brochures, fliers, and pamphlets of Kentucky alliance groups and national organizations that support gay communities and advocate for gay rights. Includes issues of The Pink Pages: Central Kentucky's Business Directory and Resource Guide for the Gay Lesbian and Bisexual Community and fliers for UK Lambda events, Lexington Men's Chorus shows, and Fayette County Pride Week.
Articles, fliers, and resources, 1991-1996, undated
Bibliographies, 1992, undated
Business cards and brochures, 1993-1995, undated
Event fliers and programs, 1992-1995
HIV and AIDS services and information, 1991-1994
International Imperial Court calendars, 1995, 1997
Kentucky organizations, 1991-1996, undated
National and international organizations, 1988-1992, undated
The Pink Pages, 1992-1995
UK Lambda fliers, 1993-1996, undated
Posters, 1992-1994, undated
Scope and Contents
Comprises National Coming Out Day posters made by the UK Lambda, a University of Kentucky student organization for lesbians, bisexuals, and gay men. Also includes protest posters in support of gay rights from a rally in Frankfort, Kentucky during the 1992 Kentucky Supreme Court case Kentucky v. Wasson, in which the court declared anti-sodomy laws unconstitutional.
"UK Lambda announces National Coming Out Day: come out and support lesbigay equality", [1994 October 11]
"UK Lambda: Please Sign the Out List", 1994 October 11
[UK Lambda], "The Rainbow Flag: A Symbol of Gay Pride", [1994 October 11]
"Kentucky Lambda Coalition"; "Privacy Without Politics", undated
"Nicholas Co. Supports Privacy For All", undated
"Stay Informed & Support Your Community with a GLSO News Subscription!"; "[I] Vote for Privacy", undated
"I Pray 4 Privacy", undated
Alliance of Gays, Lesbians, and Friends fliers; Global Gay Lesbian or Bisexual Alliance flier; "Privacy Is a Right For All, Not a Privilege For Some", undated
"2/3 Kentucky Are For Privacy, UK Lambda"; UK Lambda and WKU Lambda fliers, 1992, undated
"The Moral Majority Is Neither - Overturn KRS 510.100", undated
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UK Libraries Special Collections Research Center is open Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 4:00pm. Appointments are encouraged but not required. Schedule an appointment here.
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Questions? Contact SCRC via our Contact Form.
Requests
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You may come across language in UK Libraries Special Collections Research Center collections and online resources that you find harmful or offensive. SCRC collects materials from different cultures and time periods to preserve and make available the historical record. These materials document the time period when they were created and the view of their creator. As a result, some may demonstrate racist and offensive views that do not reflect the values of UK Libraries.
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