Describing Archives: A Content Standard

1200 SW Park Avenue Portland, Oregon 97205 Phone: 503-306-5240 Fax: 503-219-2040 E-mail: libreference@ohs.org

Finding aid encoded by Geoffrey B. Wexler 2012 August 21 Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard) Oregon Historical Society, Davies Family Research Library Research Library

1200 SW Park Avenue Portland, Oregon 97205 Phone: 503-306-5240 Fax: 503-219-2040 E-mail: libreference@ohs.org

Coll 209 Tinker, Bonnie. Bonnie Tinker collection 1980-2010 20 cubic feet 44 document cases, 1 oversize folder Papers of Bonnie Tinker, a political activist of Portland, Oregon, who championed lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights; headed the organization Love Makes a Family, devoted to same-sex families; and hosted a radio program by the same name. Materials date mostly from the late 1990s and 2000s and consist of records of Love Makes a Family and of other organizations and activities in which Tinker participated. Materials in the collection are inEnglish Biographical note

Bonnie Jeanne Tinker was a political activist who championed the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people and headed the Portland, Oregon organization Love Makes a Family devoted to same-sex families. She was born in 1948 in Boone, Iowa, the daughter of a Methodist minister and official of the American Friends Service Committee who was active in the civil rights and anti-war movements. Her mother, Lorena Jeanne Tinker, held a PhD in psychology. The Tinkers became well-known through their successful U.S. Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines School Board, which affirmed the right of students to wear black arm bands in protest against the Vietnam war.

Bonnie Tinker became an activist at an early age, winning an NAACP essay contest with her entry "What the Emancipation Proclamation means to me." She studied at Grinnell College and CEDOC in Cuernavaca, Mexico, where she was influenced by liberation theology. She moved to Portland, Oregon, where she lived in the Red Emma Collective house and came out as a lesbian. In the early 1970s she worked with a group of Quakers to open Prescott House, a women's shelter and halfway house.

Eventually Bonnie and her partner, Sharon Keeler, adoped a 15 month old baby girl, Connie. They moved to the WHO Farm near Estacada, Oregon, becoming part of the "women's land" movement that was flourishing in southern Oregon in the 1970s. In the late 1970s, Bonnie served as the founding director of the Bradley-Angle House, a shelter for battered women. Around that time she met Sara Graham, who would become her life-long partner and wife. They were married in 2004 when same-sex marriage became briefly legal in Oregon. Together they raised Connie, along with Sara's son Josh, and in 1983 Bonnie gave birth to their son Alex.

In the early 1980s Bonnie worked with the American Friends Service Committee, served as the Portland staff person for the McKenzie River Gathering, was the Development Director for Volunteers of America (1985-1987). After studying photography and journalism at Portland Community College she worked as a free-lance photographer from 1987 to 1992. In 1993, after completing a documentary on same-sex marriage called "Love makes a family," she founded an organization by that name, headquartered in Portland. The group provided support for lesbian and gay families and became involved in political action, including the many campaigns against anti-gay measures promoted by the Oregon Citizens Alliance. She also hosted a radio talk show called "Love makes a family" on the Vancouver, Washington Christian radio station KKEY. She attended the International Women's Conference in Beijing, China, in 1995.

Among the many education and outreach efforts that Bonnie Tinker led was "Opening Hearts and Minds," a workshop devoted to non-violent speech, which was given throughout Oregon and elsewhere in the U.S. She continued her active involvement in civil rights and sexual minority movements and was arrested several times in protest actions. She also danced with the Rosetown Ramblers and was an enthusiastic bicyclist.

Bonnie Tinker died suddenly on July 2, 2009. She had been attending the Friends General Conference in Blacksburg, Virginia, and was hit by a truck while riding her bicycle.

The Bonnie Tinker papers date mostly from the late 1990s and 2000s and consist largely of materials related to her work with the organization Love Makes a Family, the radio program of the same name, and to her numerous activities on behalf of lesbian and gay families. Included are organizational records, newsletters, correspondence, fund raising and grant application materials, and numerous subject files. Other significant portions of the collection relate to Tinker's advocacy for queer families and youth, including the organizations YouthNet, the Sexual Minorities Parents Advisory Group (SMPAG), and her "Opening Hearts and Minds" workshops. There is also much material relating to various lesbian/gay related political campaigns in Oregon, including propositions 9 and 13 in the 1990s, and the fight for same-sex marriage in the late 1990s and 2000s. A large number of photographs of events in which Bonnie Tinker and Love Makes a Family participated are included at the end of the collection.

The collection is arranged in the following series: Series A: Biographical and personal materials, circa 1989-2010Series B: Love Makes a Family communications, 1992-2009Series C: Love Makes a Family board materials, 1988-2001Series D: Fundraising, 1991-2009Series E: "Love makes a family" radio program, 1993-1998Series F: Organizations, 1980-2005Series G: Events, 1988-2009Series H: Political action, 1991-2009Series I: Manuals, 1991-2004Series J: Marriage, 1993-2006Series K: Schools, 1987-2005Series L: Youth, 1988-2003Series M: General files, 1984-2007Series N: Photographs, 1994-2005

The collection is open to the public.

The Oregon Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library prior to any use of reproductions. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use of reproductions may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright holders.

Bonnie Tinker papers, Coll 209, Oregon Historical Society Davies Family Research Library.

Most of the materials were originally housed in the offices of Love Makes a Family, in Portland's Union Station. The collection came to the Oregon Historical Society via the Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest (GLAPN).

Acquired May, 2012, Library Accession 27612.

Due to the sudden death of Bonnie Tinker, there was little time to adequately organize or weed the collection before it was packed for transfer. Much basic organization was carried out by Bonnie's wife Sara Graham, and additional organization was handled by students in Pat Young's Capstone class at Portland State University in 2011-2012. Since the original order of the materials was somewhat unclear, much of the final arrangment was arbitrary by necessity. Whenever possible, original folder contents were kept in tact and original folder titles were retained.

The following materials have been separated to the artifacts collection of the Oregon Historical Society: Hat: "Parents Flag : keeping families together"T-shirt: "No on 9"White lapel ribbons from the "White Ribbon Equality Campaign"Bag of approximately 50 political buttons

Biographical information came largely from the memorial biography "Bonnie Jean Tinker" found in the first folder of the collection.

Audio recordings of Bonnie Tinker's radio program "Love Makes a Family" are housed in the Oregon Historical Society Davies Family Research Library and designated Accession 25973.

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.

Tinker, Bonnie--Archives Family Health International (Organization). YouthNet Program Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest KKEY (Radio station : Vancouver, Wash.) Love Makes a Family, Inc. (Portland, Oregon) Sexual Minorities Parents Advisory Group Children of gay parents Gay liberation movement--Northwest, Pacific. Gay parents Gays--Northwest, Pacific. Lesbians--Northwest, Pacific Same-sex marriage Gays and Lesbians Portland Oregon Civil Rights Sexuality Political Campaigns Letters (correspondence) Photographs

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

Series A Biographical and personal materials circa 1989-2010 1/1 Bonnie Tinker obituaries and memorials 2009-2010 1/2 Bonnie Tinker speeches and interviews 1989-2009 1/3 Bonnie Tinker writings regarding the Portland Alliance 2005-2009 Series B Love Makes a Family--Communications 1992-2009 1/4-1/5 Newsletters 1993-2005 1/6 Newsletter information and submissions 1994-1996 1/7 Photograph exhibit booklet and text circa 1995

Exhibit titled "Loves Makes a Family : living in lesbian and gay families," with photographs by Gigi Kaeser, interviews and text by Pam Brown and Peggy Gillespie.

1/8 Press releases 1993-2008 Correspondence 1/9 Business correspondence 1993-2008 1/10 Personal letters and cards 1992-1993 2/1 General correspondence 1994-1995 2/2 General correspondence--Including organizational documents and member letters 1995-1997 2/3 General correspondence 1998-2004 2/4 General correspondence 2005-2009 undated 2/5 Thankyou letters and cards 1994-2007 2/6 "Quotable correspondence" 1995-1999 2/7 Letter to evangelist Billy Graham regarding Oregon ballot measure 9 1992 Sept. 15

See also series "Political action" below

2/8 Correspondence with Carol Sadtler regarding book on lesbian families 2004 Series C Love Makes a Family board materials 1988-2011 Board minutes and related materials 3/1 1993 3/2 1994 3/3 1995 3/4 1996 3/5 1997 3/6 1998 3/7 1999 3/8 2000 3/9 2001 3/10 2002 3/11 2003

Dad's Group only

3/12 2003 3/13 2004 3/14 2005 3/15 2006 Jan. 24 4/1 Board documents 2002-2003 4/2 Board fundraising forms undated 4/3 Board information circa 2002 4/4 Board notes and letters 2010-2011 4/5 Board lists undated 4/6 By-laws (approved 1/28/1993) and 1993 financials 1993 4/7 Miscellaneous board materials, including fundraising plan and boad retreat orientation 1988 1996 4/8 Nominations undated 4/9 Stratigic planning circa 2002-2003 Series D Fundraising 1991-2009

Files largely contain grant applications to specific funding agencies and foundations

4/10 A. J. Muste Institute 2003 4/11 Allen Hills Fund 1992-1993 4/12-4/13 Amricorps 2000-2005 4/14 Appeal letters, general 1993-1997 undated 4/15 Astraea Lesbian Action Foundation 1992-2002 5/1 Astraea Lesbian Action Foundation 2001-2003 5/2 Auctions 1999-2006 5/3 Autzen 1993-2001 5/4 Ben & Jerry's 1996-2000 5/5 Bernstein Memorial Fund 2005-2006 5/6 Black United Fund 1996-2006 5/7 Century High School 2007 5/8 Chicago Resource Center 1993-1999 5/9 Chicago Resource Center 2000-2001 5/10 City of Portland 1998-2000 5/11 Colin Higgins Foundation 1997-2002 5/12 Commincare--Ceremony 2005 5/13 Community Initiatives Grant Program, Portland 1998 5/14 Equinox Foundation (Hormel) 1996-1997 6/1-6/6 Equity Foundation 1993-2009

Includes Oregon Freedom to Marry and Northwest Family Conference funding

6/7-6/8 Funding Exchange 1994-2008 6/9 Fundraising Committee (of Love Makes a Family)--Minutes, memos, correspondence 1995-1996 6/10 Gill Foundation 1996-2002 7/1 Grant writing--General 2000-2002 7/2 Herbert A. Templeton Foundation 1998 7/3 Imperial Sovereign Rose Court 2001 7/4 Jackson Foundation 1998 7/5 Jubitz Foundation 2006-2007 7/6 Lonnie Marin, Jr. Trust 1995-1996 7/7 Major donor campaign 1998 7/8-7/10 McKenzie River Gathering Foundation (MRG) 1993-2009 8/1 McKenzie River Gathering Foundation (MRG)--Sexual Minority Parents Advisory Group 1997-1998 8/2 Mentor Graphics 2005 8/3-8/4 Meyer Memorial Trust 1993-2003 8/5 Miscellaneous fundraising 1993-1995 8/6 Ms. Foundation For Women 1991-1992 8/7 Multnomah County Office and Community Partnership circa 1999-2000 8/8 National Endowment for the Arts--Media Arts circa 1994-1995 8/9 National Lesbian/Gay Community Fundraising Partnership 1996 8/10 National Network of Grant Makers--15th Annual Conference 1994 8/11 National Network of Grant Makers--Grant applications 1995-2001 8/12 Needmore Fund 1994-1995 8/13 Neighborhood Partnership Fund 1994-1996 8/14 Nike 1996 8/15 Non-violent Action Community of Cascadia--Grant application form 2003 8/16 Northwest Natural Gas Co. 1994 8/17 Open Hand undated 8/18 Open Meadows Foundation 1993-2007 8/19 Oregon Community Foundation 2000 8/20 Paul Robeson Fund 1994-1996 8/21 Peace Development Fund 1996 8/22 Pink Flamingo--Bingo event 1999 8/23 Portland General Electric 2000-2003 9/1 Portland Parks and Recreation 1999-2002 9/2 Pride Foundation/Columbia-Willamette Granting Cycle 2009 9/3 Pride Foundation, including event photographs 1996-2000 9/4 Pride Foundation Clark County (Wash.) 2001-2007 9/5 Pride, Oregon (Freedom to Marry Coalition) 1995-1997 9/6 Pride, Oregon (Northwest Sexual Minority Family Conference) 1997 9/7 Pride, Oregon (Love Makes a Family) 2006 9/8 Products for fundraising 1993-1997 9/9 Public Welfare Foundation 1995 9/10 Rainbow Endowment circa 1996 9/11 Ralph L. Smith Foundation 1994-2008 9/12 Resist (organization) 1994-2008 9/13 Rose Tucker Foundation 1998 10/1 Rosenburg Foundation 2001-2006 10/2 Support letters 1998-2001 10/3 Sponsorship with "Q" 2002 10/4 Tektronix 2001 10/5-10/9 A Territory Resource 1995-2005 10/10 Tides 1996-2002 10/11 "To-do's" circa 1999-2001 10/12 Union Bank and Citigroup 1999 2007 10/13 Unitarian Universalist Church 1999 11/1 United Way 1997-2003 11/2 US Bankcorp 1995 11/3 US West Foundation 1994-1997 11/4 Washington State Combined Fund Drive 2005 11/5 Women's Foundation of Oregon 1993 11/6 Youth issues and flyers, Youthnet 1998-2002

See also series "Youth" below

15/6 Outreach to Rural Youth--Love Makes a Family application to McKenzie River Foundation 1993 15/7 Religious faith organizations 1991-1995 15/8-15/19 Parents and Friends of Lesibans and Gays (PFLAG) 1991-2000 undated 16/1 Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)--African American Chapter 2009 16/2 Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)--Conference 1993 16/3 Phoenix Rising Foundation 1995 1999 16/4 Portland Area Business Association 1994 16/5 Portland Lesbian Choir 1993 16/6 Portland Lesbian Moms Group 1993 16/7 Portland Police Bureau 1992-2002 16/8 Presbyterians for Lesbian and Gay Concerns of Oregon--Flier 1993 16/9 Pride Foundation--Newsletters 1995-1997 16/10 Progressive Queers 1995 16/11 Right to Privacy 1987-1995

See also Right to Privacy Political Action Committee Records, Coll 281, Oregon Historical Society Research Library

16/12 Rural Organizing Project 1995-1997 16/13 Shalom Ministries 1993-1994 16/14-16/15 Sisters in Action for Power 1999-2005 16/16 Speak to Your Brothers 1994-1998 16/17 Your Famioly, Friends & Neighbors (Idaho) 1991 16/18 Various organizations 1992-1997 Series G Events 1988-2009

Most materials relate to events in which Bonnie Tinker or Love Makes a Family participated

17/1 2001 : a Lesbian Odyssey (New Years' dance, etc.) 2001 17/2-17/3 7 Straight Nights 2007-2008 17/4 All Same Sex Symposium--Bonnie Tinker Speech on Net 2009 May 9 17/5 Association of Multi-Ethnic Americans--Bonnie Tinker speaking 2002 17/6 Barnes and Noble "Close the Book on Hate" 2001 17/7 Beijing +5 Olympia--Bonnie Tinker workshop 2000 February 17/8 Beijing Speakers' Bureau 1996 17/9 Children's Peace Fair 1997 2007 17/10 Clackamas County (Or.) Fair 2009 17/11 Clark County (Wash.) Fair 2003 17/12 Creating Change Conference (NGLTF) 1995-1996 17/13 Creating Change Conference (NGLTF) 2002 17/14 Equity Coalition 2004 17/15 Equity--Ivestments in Diginity Awards 2005 17/16 Eugene Organization Conference 1999 17/17 Exceptional Children 1994 17/18 Gender Studies Symposium, Lewis & Clark College 1994 April 17-20 17/19 Metropolitan Human Rights Commission Award 1996 17/20 Millenium Magic Dance 1999-2000 17/21 National Lesbian Conference, Atlanta 1991 National March on Washington 17/22 1987 October 17/23 1988 17/24-17/25 1993 18/1 2000 18/2 Newstalk, Los Angeles 1995 18/3 Opening Doors Conference 1997 18/4 Oregon Department of Human Resources--Bonnie Tinker speaking 1998 18/5 Oregon Parent-Teachers Association, Legislative Summit 2001 Oregon State Fair 18/6 2004 18/7 2005 18/8 2006 18/9 2007 18/10 2008 18/11-18/12 2009 18/13 Oregon Summit on Ethics and Meaning 1996 18/14 Oregon Tribunal--Violations of women's human rights testimony 1996 18/15 Other Mothers--broadcast 1993 18/16 Pacific University, 2005 Summer Institute Program 2005 18/17 Parent-Teacher Panel at Ainsworth School 1993 18/18 Peace Church Conference 2009 18/19 Peacock in the Park 1993 18/20 Peterson Toscano performance undated 18/21 Portland Center Stage, Flesh & Blood Symposium 2001 18/22 Portland State University class 2001 Pride marches 19/1 Eugene, Oregon 2005 19/2 Lane County, Oregon 2004 19/3 Montana 2006 19/4 Portland, Oregon--Financial records, fliers 1994-1999 19/5 Portland, Oregon--Program 1998 19/6 Portland, Oregon 1999 19/7 Portland, Oregon 2000 19/8 Portland, Oregon 2004 19/9 Seattle 1985 19/10 Vancouver, Wash. 2001 19/11 Regional Gay, Lesbian, Bi Youth Conference 1993 19/12 Rikki Lake Show 1997 19/13 Tools for Diversity Workshop 1995 19/14 United Nations 4th International Conference on Women (Bonnie Tinker attended) 1995 19/15 Valentine Fundraising (McMennamins event) 1999 19/16 Washington County Parents and Kids Groups 2002 19/17 White House Egg Roll 2006 19/18 Yamhill County Fair 2009 Series H Political action 1991-2009 Oregon Speak Out 19/19-19/31 Organizers notebook (parts A-M) circa 1992-1993 20/1 Clippings, reports, memos, talking points 1993 20/2 Florida 1993 20/3 General information 1992-1993 20/4 Handouts 1993 20/5 Information for Idaho Human Dignity 1993 20/6 Organizational charts, notes, handouts circa 1992-1993 20/7 Reports, memos, clippings, re: meetings in Bend, Medford, and Corvallis 1992-1993 20/8 Moscow, Idaho 1993 20/9 Theme development meeting 1993 April 17 20/10 Workshop leaders' manual 1993 Opening Hearts and Minds 21/1 A Connecticut Conversation, Love Makes a Family, Freedom to Marry collaboration undated 21/2 Correspondence from participants 1995 21/3 Evaluations and miscellany 1993-1998 undated 21/4 Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Speakers' Bureau--Literature 1993-1995 undated 21/5 LARA handouts circa 2008 undated 21/6 Lesbian Uncensored Conference (Lesbian Community Project) 1993 21/7 Letter to Opening Hearts and Minds committe from Bonnie Tinker 1993 Feb. 2 21/8 Public Education Committee, planning for 1993-1994 21/9 Retired documents 1993-1994 Venues 21/10 Ann Arbor, MI (GLISTN)--Bonnie Tinker speech, evaluations 1998 21/11 Atlanta (AFSC) 1996 21/12 Bend, OR (PFLAG) 1995 21/13 Bend, OR 2009 21/14 Bend, OR (Speak Out) 1993 21/15 Boise, ID (Speak Out) 1993 21/16 Boston, MA (GLISTN) undated 21/17 Chicago, IL (NGLTF) 2001 21/18 Corvallis, OR 2004-2005 21/19 Federal Way, WA (Assets Conference) 2000 21/20 Gold Beach, Brookings, Coos Bay, OR 1993 21/21 Honolulu 1993 21/22 Illwaco (AAUW) 1997 21/23 Joephine County, OR (HRA) 1996 21/24 Klamath Falls, OR 1997 21/25 Medford, OR 1993 21/26 Medford, OR 1994 21/27 Miami, FL 1993 21/28 Pendleton, OR 1993 21/29 Pittsburgh, PA (NCPCR) 1996-1997 21/30 Portland, OR (Ainsworth UCC) 2003 21/31-21/35 Portland, OR (Augusta Lutheran Church) 1993-1997 22/1 Portland, OR (Boys and Girls Aid Society) 1997 22/2 Portland, OR (First Unitarian Church) 2004 22/3 Portland, OR (Friends Meeting House)--Flier 2006 22/4 Portland, OR (Multnomah Meeting House) 1995 22/5 Portland, OR (PCC "Soul Force") 2007 22/6 Portland, OR (PCC Capstone class) 2005 22/7 Portland, OR (Reed College) 1997 22/8 Portland, OR (Westminster Presbyterian Church, Welcoming the Whole Family Conference) 1996 22/9 Salem, OR 1994 22/10 Salem, OR (Oregon State Fair) 2009 22/11 Seattle, WA (Hands off Washington) 1993 22/12 Tacoma, WA (NW Coming Out Day) 1993 22/13 Vancouver, WA (Simple Justice) 1995 22/14 Wenatchee (AAUW) 1997 22/15 Western State Center 1996 22/16 Workshop materials circa 1995 22/17 Workshop notebook 1993 22/18 Workshop notebook 1993-1994 22/19 Workshop notebooks 1995 No on 9 campaign (Oregon Measure 9, 1992) 22/20 Aftermath of election 1992-1993 22/21 Business/economy efforts 1992 22/22 Buttons, bumper stickers 1992 22/23 Corvallis "No on 9" materials 1992 22/24 Families Opposing Measure 9 1992 22/25 Information, handouts, fliers circa 1992 23/1 Information, handouts, fliers circa 1992 23/2 Lawyers' committee 1992 23/3 Military information 1992 23/4-23/5 Miscellany 1992-1993 23/6 News clippings 1992 23/7 Oregon Citizens Alliance campaign materials 1992 23/8 Oregon Democracy Project 1992 23/9 OUT-PAC conference, Eugene 1992 23/10 Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays speakers training 1992 23/11 People for the American Way--religious right 1992 23/12-23/14 People of Faith Against Bigotry 1992 23/15 Pink triangles--information on circa 1992 24/1 Portland Community Coalition 1992 24/2 Portland Speakers' Bureau 1992 24/3 Shared concerns 1992 24/4 Speeches--research 1992 24/5 Speeches--texts 1992 Measure 13 and related political actions (Oregon measure 13, 1994) 24/6 Anti-gay education-- Oregon Senate vote 1994 24/7 Bigot Busters 1994 24/8 Brainstorming Soc Pac 1994 24/9 Families PAC 1994 24/10 Five Oaks Middle School 1994 24/11 Information and hand-outs from the Oregon Citizens Alliance 1994 24/12 Intiatives for the Oregon Citizens Alliance 1993 24/13 Issues 1994 24/14 Legislation 1994 24/15 Militant homosexual agenda--newspapers 1994 Oregon Citizens Alliance 24/16 Ground Zero publications and background information 1994 24/17 "No special rights" publications 1994 24/18 OCA--miscellaneous 1994 24/19 Plan for 1996 1994 24/20 "Propoganda" 1994 24/21 Racial agenda (paper by K. Saadat) 1994 24/22 Yes on Measure 13--fliers 1994 24/23 Oregon Speak Out 1994 24/24 Pioneer Courthouse Square silent vigil (Portland)--use permit 1994 24/25 Pedophilia--Doug Hamlin list of myths 1994 24/26 Salem High School 1994 24/27 Support Our Communities PAC 1993-1994 Other gay/lesbian related political campaigns and actions 25/1 Civil rights act of 1991 (U.S.) 1991 25/2 Colorado and Florida 1993 25/3 Colorado / Ground Zero 1992-1993 25/4 ENDA program (Oregon Employment Non-descrimination Act) 1996-1997 25/5 The Family Act, Oregon 1997 25/6 Findings on homosexuality, general 1992-1994 25/7 Hawaii 1993 25/8 Idaho 1993 25/9 Love Makes a Family information on Sexual Orientation Act of 1995 1995 25/10 Miscellaneous political issues 1991-1994 25/11-25/12 No on 9 2000 25/13 Oregon Citizens Alliance humor, with Love Makes a Family information 1996 25/14 Oregon Citizens Alliance web pages 2000 25/15 Oregon Parent Teachers Association positions 2000 25/16 People of Faith Against Bigotry circa 1993 25/17 Senate Bill 2 and 500 (Oregon) 2007 25/18 Senate Bill 2, House Bill 2 (Oregon) 2007 25/19 Senate Bill 1000 (Oregon) 2005 25/20 Speak Out Idaho 1993-1994 25/21 Testimony on Oregon (House Bill 2599) 2009 Series I Manuals 1991-2004 26/1 Action kit / training manual 1993-1995 26/2 "Anti-lesbian/gay violence in 1995" 1996 26/3 "Challenging homophobia in schools" (Gay and Lesbian Legislators of B.C.) 2000 26/4 "Families all matter"--Book project curriculum guide (aMaze) 2002 26/5 "Fighting for our families" 2004 26/6 "Freedom to marry" (summit at First Unitarian Church, Portland) 1996 July 27 26/7 Freedom to Marry.org (webpages) 2003 26/8 Lesbian/Gay Speakers' Bureau--training manual (CUAV) 1995 26/9 "Opening Doors II : a conference for professionals who work with lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth" (Oregon State University) 1998 Feb. 27 27/1 "Protecting students from harassment and hate crime" (U.S. Dept. of Education) 1999 Sept. 27/2 Handbook on student responsibilities, rights, and discipline(Portland Public Schools); and Oregon's sexual minority youth : an at-risk population(Task Force on Sexual Minority Youth, Portland, Oregon) 1991 July 27/3 "Queer families : exploring their history, experiences, and spirit," by Anne Marie Coakley Mrowicki (thesis, B.A., Vermont College) 2005 June 24 27/4-27/8 "The Special rights and responsibilities for those allowed to marry in Oregon" (compilation of Oregon statutes, by Oregon Freedom to Marry Coalition) 1996

See also series "Marriage" below, and subseries for Freedom to Marry Coalition.

Series J Marriage 1993-2006 28/1 Action steps 2003 Nov. 28/2 American Civil Liberties Union 1996 28/3 Anti gay marriage--literature and clippings 2003-2004 28/4-28/7 Articles, general 1996-2004 28/8 Artificial insemination 1995 28/9 Basic Rights Oregon talking points undated 28/10 Beyond same-sex marriage 2006 28/11 Colorado 1996 28/12 Correspondence and reports circa 2004 28/13 Defense of Marriage Coalition--Litertaure and compact disk 2004 28/14-28/15 Defense of Marriage Act, general 1996-2004 28/16 Domestic Partnership Registry 1999-2000 28/17 Economic benefits 2004 28/18 Events and celebrations 1997 29/1-29/2 Fliers, handouts, general information circa 1999-2004 29/3 Freedom to Marry celebration 1998 Feb. 12 Freedom to Marry Coalition

See also "Manuals" series, above.

29/4 Editorial meeting with the Oregonian 1997 29/5 Editorial policy 1996 29/6 Oregon politics of meaning 1996 29/7 Press 1996-1997 29/8 Question and answer undated 29/9 Gay and Lesbian Parents Coalition International--reports 1997 29/10 Hawaii 1993-1997 29/11 House joint resolution 29 (Oregon) 1999 29/12 House Judiciary Committee 1999 29/13 Human Rights Campaign--literature undated 29/14 Immigration rights and marriage 1995 29/15 Judge Beardon decision 2004 29/16 Lamda Complete 1995-1996 29/17 Lamda Legal Defense Fund mailing 195-1996 29/18 Legal Marriage Alliance of Washington 1996-1999 29/19 Legislation, Oregon Senate Bill 577 1997 29/20 "Let them eat cake" (exhibit)--clipping 1996 29/21 Love Makes a Family committee on freedom to marry 1996 29/22 Love Makes a Family materials on marriage, general 2008 30/1 Marriage and race 2004 30/2 Marriage equality 2004 30/3 Marriage Matters--flier from organization 2004 30/4 Massachusetts court decision 2003 30/5-30/8 Multnomah County, Or.--Press releases, clippings, fliers, marrige application, Love Makes a Family publicity, court transcript 2004 30/9 National issues 2004 30/10 National Gay and Lesbian Task Force--fliers circa 2004 30/11 National Organization for Women 1997 30/12 National Working Group 1995 30/13 New York Times article by Patricia Leigh Brown on marriage/children, San Francisco stories 2004 30/14 No on constitutional amendment 76 (Oregon)--endorsements, etc. 2004 30/15 Oregon Supreme Court Decision 2005 30/16 Other organizing projects regarding marriage, including Colorado 1995 30/17 Outreach Media, Crosstalk 1996 31/1 Pamphlets and miscellany (pro and anti-marriage) 2003-2004 31/2 Play/skit by Leslie Wilson adn Sarah Barnard undated 31/3 Polling 1999 31/4 Portland State University speaking 2004 31/5 Press release from Love Makes a Family 1996 31/6 Press Release, Cecil Charles Prescod 2005 31/7 Press release, Washington for Marriage Ruling rally, Vancouver 2006 31/8 Pro-marriage, faith community statements 1996 2004 31/9 Registry 1996 31/10 Speaking notes, Freedom to Marry 1996 31/11 Statistics, GAO report 2004 31/12 Support letters 2001 31/13 Utah, California 1995-1996 31/14 Vermont 2000 Series K Schools 1987-2005 Bullying 31/15 "B is for Bully" (play by Alan Gotlib) 1997 31/16 Boy Scouts 2001-2004 31/17 "Get real : real facts--real solutions; addressing harassment, bullying, and intimidation in Montana schools" 2005 31/18 Miscellaneous literature on bullying 2001-2004 undated 32/1 Miscellaneous pamphlets on bullying 1997-2001 undated 32/2 Clark County (Wash.) parents' group 2003 32/3 Creating support circa 1995-1997 32/4 Educators' conference 1995 32/5 Letters of support 1995-2002 32/6 Military in schools 2001 undated 32/7 Miscellaneous school materials 1993-1995 32/8 Other Mothers 1993-1994 32/9 Parent Teachers Association 1994-2000 32/10 Parents: recommended readings 1995 undated 32/11 Portland Public Schools 1993-2005 32/12 Protecting families 1999 32/13 Readings: sexual minorities 1987 1993 32/14 References for sexual minority families circa 1999-2001 33/1 Resources 1998-2000 33/2 Right wing protesters 1994 33/3 Safe schools 1995-1996 undated 33/4-33/9 Sexual Minorities Parent Advisory Group (SMPAG)--Including orrespondence, fliers, workshop literature 1997-2002 34/1 SMPAG--Business binder 1999-2000 34/2 SMPAG Curriculum Committee 1997-1999 undated 34/3 Students civil rights/gay rights undated 34/4-34/6 Teacher support materials 1992-2004 34/7 Womedia film 2003 Series L Youth 1988-2003 34/8 Advocacy Team for Sexual Minority Youth 2001-2002 35/1 Brochures on police and youth 1996 undated 35/2 Buttons handout 1989-2001 35/3 City Nightclub 1996 35/4 COLAGE (Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere)--General 1993-2000 35/5 COLAGE--Multi-Queer Program 1998-2003 35/6 "Creating Change"--exhibit/schedule 2002-2003 35/7 Crisis Resource Project and Network, YouthNet retreat miscellany undated 35/8 Family conference--survey and cover letter 1997 35/9 Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender Youth Conference 1999 35/10 "Growing up gay" ( Parents magazine) 1988 35/11 "Important documents" 2002 undated 35/12 Lesbian and gay families undated 35/13-35/15 Lesbian/gay/bisexual youth conferences 1993-1997 36/1 Lesbian/gay/bisexual youth conferences 1999 36/2 Metropolitan Human Rights Center--"Report on sexual minority youth" 1997 36/3 MultiQueer--Program information and job description 2002 undated 36/4 "The multiracial child" 2002 36/5 Multnomah County sexual minority youth outcomes survey circa 1998 36/6 Newsletters with YouthNet content 1998-1999 36/7 Original fliers 2000 undated 36/8 Parenting resources 2003 undated 36/9 Queer parents circa 1993-1996 36/10 Queer youth of color 2001-2002 36/11 Reports, miscellany 1993-1996 36/12 Rural youth 1993 undated 36/13 School Minorities Youth Resources 1998 36/14 Sexual Minorities Roundtable 1999 36/15 Sexual Minority Youth of Color, advocacy support services 2001-2002 36/16 Sexual Minority Youth Network--clipping 1998 36/17 Support letters: MultiQueer, Youth of Color, Rural Youth 2001 36/18 "Turn loose the voices"--study guide 1993 36/19 Violence Prevention Summer Institute 1999 36/20 Young, Loud and Proud 1999 36/21 Youth Advocacy Team 2000-2001 YouthNet 36/22-36/24 General materials 1998-2000 37/1 Activity event logs 1999 37/2 Agendas circa 1999 37/3 Conferences 1998 37/4 Contacts 1998-1999 37/5 County contract circa 1998-2000 37/6 Drafts of fliers undated 37/7 Goals--Bonnie Tinker notes (?) undated 37/8 Job applications undated 37/9 "My job description" (Bonnie Tinker) undated 37/10 Outreach log 1999-2000 37/11 Position inteview undated 37/12 Records sent to county regarding site visit 1999 37/13 Reports, quarterly and yearly 1999 37/14 Report 2002 37/15 Service provider/community letters 1999 37/16 Service provider interviews undated 37/17 Shelter training undated 37/18 Sign-up sheets 1999-2000 37/19 Survey and results undated 37/20 Surveys 2000 undated 37/21 Teen intern job description undated 37/22 Youth, miscellaneous 1991-1998 Series M General files 1984-2007 38/1 Adoption information 1994-2001 38/2 Annual program plans (Love Makes a Family) 1993-2006 38/3 Articles concerning Love Makes a Family and quoting Bonnie Tinker 1993-2004 38/4 Book catalogs 1995 undated 38/5-38/6 Church organizations 1989-1996 Church and homosexuality 38/7 African-American and anti-gay 1994-2006 38/8 Churches 1984-2005 39/1 Churches 1995-2006 39/2-39/3 Marriage 2004-2008 39/4 Marriage: "God is still speaking out about Marriage," Resource Collection circa 1997-2002 39/5 The Dad's Group--mission statement and information undated 39/6 Domestic partners--Tanner decision 1996-1999 39/7 Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, public policy 2004-2005 39/8 Emlployment non-discrimination circa 1995-1997 39/9-39/10 Ephemera--miscellaneous circa 1990-2005 40/1 Ephemera--miscellaneous circa 1995-2005 40/2 Ephemera--stickers circa 1994-2000 40/3 "Family/values"--documentary by Marion Wartell 1994 40/4 Fred Neal for City Council (Portland) campaign fliers undated 40/5 Forms undated 40/6 Gay soldiers 1992-1993 40/7 Grannies: protest and testimony 2007 40/8 Handouts, certificates, fliers circa 1994-2006 40/9 "Hate crimes/not in our town" 1995-1996 undated 40/10 Homosexuality--general circa 1993-2003 40/11 Homosexuality and the Bible 1995-2005 40/12 Immigration and racism undated 41/1 Jeff Fisher 1996-1994 41/2 Legal issues 1993-1994 undated 41/3 "Love Makes a Family" song 1997 41/4 Media attacks 2004-2005 41/5 Members, issues, harrasment, Mark Williams (article from the Oregonian) 2001 Jan. 24 41/6 Members: Melissa Mills and Marlene Booth 2002 41/7 Memorabilia taken off walls 2003 41/8 Military/anti-war 2004 41/9 Multnomah County domestic partnership 2000 41/10 Murder of Abdill/Ellis and critical response 1995 Dec. 41/11 Murders 1998 March 2 41/12 PABA and Gay Yellow Page ad 1995 41/13 Parent support group evaluations 1998 41/14 Peace and faith groups 2003-2007 41/15 Press conference, Lesbian Community Project anti-violence 1994 March 8 41/16 Police accountability 2000-2003 41/17 Portland State University class--Love Makes a Family study 2004 Oversize Folder Posters (3 items) undated 41/18 Pride Northwest, Inc.--board application undated 42/1 Program: police 2000-2001 42/2 Public education, anti-oppression 1995-2001 42/3 Public education: Camp Odyssey 1995 42/4 "Sara's job description" 1999 42/5 Transgender information, general 1996-2003 42/6 Transgender issues--Lori Michelle Buckwalter circa 1996 42/7 Transgender: Metropolitan Human Rights Commission report on transgender descrimination 1996 Oct. 42/8 Transsexual rights ordinance, Portland--letters and emails to Mayor Vera Katz 2000 Series N Photographs 1994-2005 43/1 Children's skit, dinner at Darcelle's house 2002 43/2 COLAGE event at beach 1999 Sept. 43/3 Creating Change, Atlanta--election protest 2000 43/4 Darcelle's auction for Love Makes a Family 2001 43/5 Dyke March 2000 43/6 In Other Words--display 2005 43/7 Jean Mountain Grove circa 1993 43/8 Love Makes a Family campout (?) 2000 43/9 Love Makes a Family rafting trip 1996 43/10 Middle school event 2002 43/11 Newsletter #7 1996 Pride marches/events 43/12 Photos for PIPPI calendar 1995 43/13 1996 43/14 1999 43/15 2000 43/16 2001 44/1 unidentified pride event undated 44/2 Unidentified event 1997 44/3 Wedding of David McCall and Gary Klein 2001 44/4 Workshop 2002 44/5 YouthNet undated 44/6 YouthNet--No on 9 rally, Cleveland High School 2000 44/7-44/10 Miscellaneous photographs circa 1994-2005