Anti-Gay Job Discrimination Documents and Testimony, circa 1972-1974
Title
Anti-Gay Job Discrimination Documents and Testimony, circa 1972-1974
Date
Circa 1972-1974
Description
Who made this?
John Kyper
Where was it made or acquired?
Boston
Story
In November 1972 I was refused employment as an aide at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center, located on Fenwood Road near Brigham Circle, by a nursing supervisor who told me that my homosexuality made me "unsuitable to work with our younger patients." This file documents my unsuccessful attempt to obtain legal redress for this discrimination, then the testimony that I gave to the Commerce and Labor Committee of the Massachusetts Legislature detailing the incident in 1973 (anonymously) and publicly in 1974.
John Kyper
Where was it made or acquired?
Boston
Story
In November 1972 I was refused employment as an aide at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center, located on Fenwood Road near Brigham Circle, by a nursing supervisor who told me that my homosexuality made me "unsuitable to work with our younger patients." This file documents my unsuccessful attempt to obtain legal redress for this discrimination, then the testimony that I gave to the Commerce and Labor Committee of the Massachusetts Legislature detailing the incident in 1973 (anonymously) and publicly in 1974.
Creator
John Kyper
Contributor
John Kyper, Roxbury, MA
Rights
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Is Part Of
#QueerArchivesAtHome, http://www.historyproject.org/project/QAAH
Collection
Citation
John Kyper, “Anti-Gay Job Discrimination Documents and Testimony, circa 1972-1974,” Documented | Digital Collections of The History Project, accessed May 2, 2024, https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/show/482.
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