Coll. 005: March on Washington / Gay and Lesbian Defense Committee Collection Finding Aid
Title
Coll. 005: March on Washington / Gay and Lesbian Defense Committee Collection Finding Aid
Description
The materials in this collection – compiled by Boston-based activist Sarah Holmes – document the work of several national and local (to Boston, Massachusetts) lesbian and gay rights groups from 1977 to 1993, with the bulk of the materials pertaining to organizing efforts and events from 1985 to 1988. The materials in the collection are divided into three main categories: March on Washington (1987), Gay and Lesbian Defense Committee of Boston, Massachusetts, and Miscellaneous. Activist groups central to the collection include the National March of Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights Organizing Committee and its Boston sub-committees, and the Gay and Lesbian Defense Committee of Boston, Massachusetts.
Subject
Holmes, Sarah
Coalition for Choice
Couples, Inc.
Department of Social Services
Dukakis, Michael
Gay and Lesbian Defense Committee
Holmes, Sarah
March on Washington Committee, Inc.
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF)
National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights
Planned Parenthood
Somerville (MA) Women’s Center
Abortion – United States
AIDS (Disease)
Gay Liberation Movement – Massachusetts
Gay Liberation Movement – United States
Foster home care – Massachusetts
Foster parents – Massachusetts
Lesbian Rights – Massachusetts
Coalition for Choice
Couples, Inc.
Department of Social Services
Dukakis, Michael
Gay and Lesbian Defense Committee
Holmes, Sarah
March on Washington Committee, Inc.
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF)
National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights
Planned Parenthood
Somerville (MA) Women’s Center
Abortion – United States
AIDS (Disease)
Gay Liberation Movement – Massachusetts
Gay Liberation Movement – United States
Foster home care – Massachusetts
Foster parents – Massachusetts
Lesbian Rights – Massachusetts
Gay and Lesbian Defense Committee
March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation (1993)
Rights
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Identifier
THP-FA-005
Collection
Citation
“Coll. 005: March on Washington / Gay and Lesbian Defense Committee Collection Finding Aid,” The History Project | Documenting LGBTQ Boston, accessed July 7, 2025, https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/show/179.
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