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Twelve-page issue of We The People, a free monthly periodical serving lesbians, gay men, and their friends in the Redwood Empire, published September 1989. Features include coverage of the anti-homophobia campaign's third year, ACT-UP Sonoma County's protest at the Board of Supervisors over AIDS funding, and a preview of the Art for Life fundraiser benefiting Face to Face/Sonoma County AIDS Network. Articles discuss the intersection of reproductive rights and gay liberation, the relationship between homophobia and other forms of oppression, and community responses to AIDS. Regular columns and sections include Bisexual Corner, editorial commentary, astrology, community letters, classifieds, a comprehensive event calendar, and local advertisements. The issue highlights activism, resource networks, and cultural events in the Sonoma County and broader Northern California LGBTQ+ community during the late 1980s.

Title
We The People, September 1989, Vol. II, No. 5
Creator
Northern California Gay Media Project.
Published
1989-09
Full Collection Name
We The People
Project Name
San Francisco Bay Area gay and lesbian serial collection
Subject (Topic)
Gay people
Lesbian activists
AIDS activists
Homophobia
Bisexual people
Community newspapers
Political activity
Keyword
LGBTQ+ community ; AIDS activism ; Anti-homophobia ; Bisexuality ; Lesbian and gay rights ; Community organizing ; Sonoma County ; Redwood Empire ; Face to Face ; ACT-UP ; Fundraising ; Health advocacy ; Art for Life ; Event calendar ; Grassroots media ; Gay and lesbian educators ; Support groups ; Political action ; Letters to the editor ; Queer culture
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Text
Extent
1 online resource (v. : ill.)
Archive
The Library
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