A Sampler of Early Documents
Dublin Core
Title
A Sampler of Early Documents
Description
Artifacts for the A Sampler of Early Documents exhibit
Collection Items
Tribute to Gene Leggett
A tribute to Gene Leggett, first United Methodist clergy to come out publicly as gay in 1971, presented at the Gather at the River Conference in San Antonio, Texas, on August 6, 2015.
motive, Lesbian Issue
motive magazine, Vol 32 No 1, lesbian/feminist issue. Source: rainbowhistory.org
MCC San Francisco worship service
This video of the July 29, 1973 worship service at Metropolitan Community Church San Francisco (MCC-SF) – including interviews with the Rev. James Sandmire – was shot by Queer Blue Light, a community collective that produced videos. On Friday, July…
A Quaker View of Homosexuality by Jim Bradford
A Quaker View of Homosexuality by Jim Bradford, Friends Journal, April 15, 1971
Church of the Beloved Disciple brochure
Brochure from the Church of the Beloved Disciple. Founded in New York City in 1970 as the "Catholic Church to the Gay Community".
The Lesbian and God-The-Father
The Lesbian and God-The-Father by Sally Gearhart (1972). Pioneering critique of masculine God-language and imagery from a lesbian feminist perspective.
Integrity Forum newsletter
Integrity Forum newsletter Vol.1, No. 10 (1975), Episcopal gay/lesbian concerns organization. This issue includes coverage of Integrity founding convention in 1975.
The Church and the Homosexual: A New Rapport
The Church and the Homosexual: A New Rapport by Del Martin (1964). Report of a ground-breaking four-day consultation between homophile communities and several mainline Protestant churches.
Congregation Beth Simchat Torah flyer
Flyer from Congregation Beth Simchat Torah, New York City's first LGBT synagogue (ca. 1973).
More Light News newsletter
Vol. 1, No. 1 (1980). Presbyterians for Lesbian/Gay Concerns. This issue includes coverage of PLGC activities at Presbyterian General Assembly in 1980.
Insight magazine (v4n4)
Insight: A Quarterly of Gay Catholic Opinion, Vol 4 No 4. (1981) Seminal writings on issues concerning Christian gays and lesbians of color.
Concern newsletter
Concern newsletter, Issue #1 (July 1966). Newsletter of the Southern California Council on Religion and the Homophile.
An Evangelical Look at Homosexuality
An Evangelical Look At Homosexuality by Dr. Ralph Blair. (1972) An early milestone in the re-assessment of homosexuality among Evangelical Christians.
Insight magazine (v1n1)
Insight: A Quarterly of Gay Catholic Opinion, Vol. 1, No. 1 (Fall 1976). This magazine (later "A Quarterly of Lesbian/Gay Christian Opinion") published 16 issues from 1976 to 1982.
Radio Interview with Rev. Troy Perry
Friends Radio in Washington, D.C. broadcast this interview by Dave Aiken with the Rev. Troy Perry, founder of Metropolitan Community Churches, and the Rev. John Barbone, pastor of MCC-DC, on November 9, 1974. In the interview Perry relates the early…