Bay Area Reporter, December 8 and December 15, 1988, Vol. XVIII, No. 49–50

Bob Ross; Ray O'Loughlin; Will Snyder; Jay Newquist; George Heymont; Wayne Friday; Tony Lindsey; Ann S. West; Dianne Gregory; Michael Jay Goldberg; Richard Burt; Robert Triptow; Chal Cochran; Scott Martin; Photo Graphics/Darlene; Robert Pruzan; Rink; Steve Savage; David Brady; Frisch; Robert J. Dern, C.P.A.; Les Balmain; Philip Campbell; Gregory Douthwaite; William Francis; Robert Frank; Mark Friese; Hal Herkenhoff; Wayne Herriford; Mike Hippler; Frank J. Howell; John Karr; Miranda Kolbe; David Lamble; Ron Larsen; Dennis McMillan; Richard McPherson; Nez Pas; Matthew Ogden; David Perry; Paul Reed; Mary Richards; Joy Schulenberg; Marv Shaw; Rick Thoman; Dick Walters; Lauren Ward; Allen White; Keith White; Rex Wockner; Bob Woolhouse

This double issue of the Bay Area Reporter, published December 8 and December 15, 1988, covers significant developments in the San Francisco LGBTQ+ community and broader national issues. Major stories include a four-alarm fire destroying Castro area landmarks, lawsuits and debates about HIV reporting and discrimination, the impact of AIDS on community organizations such as Shanti Project, and the controversy over the Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt. Other topics include police crackdowns on drug activity affecting local gay bars, union elections, local and national legal battles over LGBTQ+ rights, and a feature on the preservation of gay and lesbian history. The issue contains editorials, opinion columns, letters from readers, advertisements, and event announcements, and features both black-and-white news photography and illustrations.

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Bay Area Reporter, December 8 and December 15, 1988, Vol. XVIII, No. 49–50

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Bay Area reporter

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1988-12

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San Francisco Bay Area gay and lesbian serial collection

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AIDS (Disease)
Gay bars
NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt
Discrimination
Community organization
Gay rights
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)

Keyword

AIDS ; HIV Reporting ; Castro Fire ; LGBTQ+ Rights ; Gay Bars ; Names Project ; AIDS Memorial Quilt ; Shanti Project ; Discrimination ; Union Elections ; Community Organizing ; San Francisco ; Legal Cases ; Public Health ; Editorial ; Letters to the Editor

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