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  Gay Rights Bill Council Hearings

  This is a gay rights hearing with speakers arguing both in favor and opposed to the proposed bill. Those in favor urged the council to allow the parliamentary process to move forward so the bill could be debated and voted on. They argued for equality under the law and the importance of respecting the process. Those opposed expressed concerns about the bill extending homosexual rights beyond government employment, potentially affecting private schools and rentals, and equating homosexuality as an acceptable lifestyle. They maintained that homosexuality is not morally or socially equal to heterosexuality. Several speakers share personal life experiences. Eleanor Cooper is featured identifying herself as a spokesperson for Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Rights and a member of Lesbian Feminist Liberation.

  Tags Domestic Abuse, Homosexuality, law, Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights, Lesbians, Police, Police Harrassment, Violence
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  Act Up at City Hall Event Footage

  Handheld video recording of the ACT UP action "Target City Hall" on March 28, 1989.

  Tags Activism, AIDS, Consciousness Raising, Drugs, Education, Health Care, Illness, Police, Police Harassment, Political Movements, Politics, Women's Health
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  Target City Hall

  Produced by DIVA TV, this video focuses on the ACT UP action known as Target City Hall when activists demonstrated against access to AIDS drugs and Mayor Ed Koch's response to the crisis at the New York City Hall.

  Tags Activism, AIDS, Communities, Consciousness Raising, Drugs, Education, Health Care, Illness, Police, Police Harassment, Political Movements, Politics
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  LHA Daughters of Bilitis Video Project: Barbara Grier, Tape 1 of 4, November 27, 1987

  Barbara Grier discusses her personal experiences with developing her identity. She describes lesbian nightlife and particular lesbians frequented in her youth.

  Tags Barbara Grier, Bars, Manuela Soares, Police, Sexuality
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  Marge, June 4, 1980

  Marge speaks of the bars in Buffalo, NY in the 1950s, specifically Bingo's, Chesterfield, Dugan's, Mardi Gras, and Carousel, which had more of an established lesbian clientele. She tells how Carousel changed from a lesbian to gay crowd in the late 1950s and eventually closed because of allowing "careless" behavior. She felt patrons of gay bars in the 1950s were more respectful than at the time of the interview in 1980. Marge was arrested for serving a minor female, which she felt was an attempt to close the bar where she worked. The tape cuts off at the end of the second side.

  Tags Bars, Oral History, Police, Prison