WaSMAR8405_04 Guide to the Seattle Commission for Lesbians and Gays Subject Files 1984-1996 Seattle Commission for Lesbians and Gays Subject Files Finding aid prepared by Janet ness Funding for processing this record series was provided through a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Seattle Municipal Archives © 2011
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Finding aid encoded by Janet Ness 2011 Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard). Seattle Municipal Archives
PO Box 94728 600 Fourth Avenue, Floor 3 Seattle, WA 98124-4728 Phone: 206/233-7807 Email: archives@seattle.gov http://www.seattle.gov/cityarchives
8405-04 Seattle (Wash.). Office for Women's Rights Seattle Commission for Lesbians and Gays Subject Files 1984-1996 1.8 cubic feet 5 boxes 23 digital image files Records of a commission which addessed the concerns of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered persons. Collection materials are in English Historical Note

The Seattle Commission for Lesbians and Gays was first established in 1985 as the Mayor's Lesbian/Gay Task Force. In 1989, the Task Force became a full city commission with 15 volunteer members. When the Office for Women's Rights was abolished in 1987, the Commission was absorbed into the new Office of Civil Rights, and its name was changed to the Seattle Commission for Sexual Minorities. The Commission advises the Mayor, City Council and other City departments on issues of concern to sexual minorities. It also recommends policies and legislation in matters affecting the sexual minority community.

Correspondence, reports, memoranda, notes, research and news clippings related to the activities of the Commission. Topics include: Health issues (including AIDS), discrimination based on sexual orientation, domestic partnership, homosexuality in the black community, and police issues.View 8405-04 online.

Arranged alphabetically in two groups.

Records are open to the public.

[Item and date], Seattle Commission for Lesbians and Gays Subject Files , Record Series 8405-04. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Seattle (Wash.). Office for Women's Rights Seattle Commission for Lesbians and Gays Seattle (Wash.) Lesbians--Washington (State)--Seattle Gays--Washington (State)--Seattle Sexual minorities--Washington (State)--Seattle Sex discrimination--Washington (State)--Seattle Domestic partner benefits--Washington--Seattle Homosexuality--Washington (State)--Seattle AIDS (Disease)--Washington (State)--Seattle Gays and Lesbians Seattle

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

8405-04 Seattle Commission for Lesbians and Gays Subject Files 1984-1996 1/1 AIDS Cure Act Bill 1994 1/2 AIDS Discrimination 1987-1988 1/3 Annual Meeting with Mayor 1994 1/4 Anti-Discrimination Legislation 1994 1/5 Anti-Homophobia Committee 1990 1/6 Bellevue Diversity Issue 1994 1/7 Bias Crimes Forum [includes photographs] 1994 1/8 Board/Commission Reports 1990-1991 1/9 Commission Appointments, Resignations, Nominations 1986-1990 1/10 Commission Interviews 1994 1/11 Community Relations Committee 1994-1995 1/12 Domestic Partnership - Working File 1988-1993 1/13 Domestic Partnership Registration Proposed Legislation 1993 1/14 Domestic Partnership Registration Event 1994 1/15 Domestic Partnership Celebration Event Photographs 1994 1/16 Employee Issues 1993 1/17 Executive Committee 1995 2/1 Fundraising Authority 1992-1995 2/2 Hate Crimes Forum 1994 2/3 Health Care Reform 1994 2/4 Health Department Director Selection 1994 2/5 Homosexuality in the Black Community Roundtable 1991 2/6 Homosexuality in the Black Community Roundtable - Packet 1991 2/7 Homosexuality in the Black Community Roundtable Follow-up 1994 2/8 International Conference of Lesbian/Gay Public Officials 1994 2/9 Legislative Agenda 1994 2/10 Lesbian/Gay Night in Olympia 1984-1987 2/11 Lesbian Health Issues Packet 1996 2/12 Letters from SCLG to News Outlets 1987-1988 2/13 Lewd Conduct 1994-1995 2/14 News Clippings 1991 2/15 News Clippings 1993-1994 3/1 Police Auditor Report 1992-1993 3/2 Police Committee 1991-1992 3/3 Police Recommendations 1991-1993 3/4 Public Policy Committee 1993 3/5 Public Policy Committee 1994 3/6 Public Policy Committee 1995 3/7 Public Safety Committee 1994 3/8 Press Releases / Ads 1991-1994 3/9 Pride Parade Photos 1993 3/10 Retreat 1993 3/11 Retreat (Incl. Photograph) 1994 3/12 Rosters 1985-1995 3/13 Sex in Public Parks 1987-1995 4/1 Sexual Minority Civil Rights in the U.S. Report 1994 4/2 Survey of Seattle Area Lesbian and Gay Community 1991 4/3 Workplan 1988-1995 4/4 Youth and Family SubCommittee 1994-1995 5/1 Seattle Commission For Lesbians and Gays Correspondence 1995 5/2 Seattle Commission For Lesbians and Gays Correspondence 1995 5/3 Seattle Commission For Lesbians and Gays Internal Correspondence 1995 5/4 Seattle Commission For Lesbians and Gays Correspondence 1995-1996 5/5 Seattle Commission For Lesbians and Gays Correspondence 1996 5/6 Seattle Commission For Lesbians and Gays Correspondence 1996 5/7 Budget Issues 1996 5/8 Commission Consolidation Task Force 1996 5/9 Election Process 1996 5/10 Retreat 1995 5/11 Survey 1996 5/12 Work Plan 1996