International Gay Information Center Collection

Dublin Core

Title

International Gay Information Center Collection

Publisher

The New York Public Library

Description

A collection of photographs and posters from the International Gay Information Center, documenting the civil rights movements of LGBT communities in New York between roughly 1950 and 1990. Sources focus largely on activist movements and responses to the AIDS epidemic.

Subject

International Gay Information Center
Mattachine Society
Daughters of Bilitis
Gay Activists Alliance
ACT-UP
Gay Liberation Front
AIDS epidemic
Stonewall Riots
Gay Pride Day
Civil Rights Movement
Transgender
transsexual
cross-dressing
Intersex
intersexual
intersexed
hermaphrodite
Homosexuality
homosexual
lesbian
gay
queer
bisexual
bisexuality
gender based violence
transphobia
homophobia
misogyny
Celebrations
Pride
activism
HIV
AIDS
LGBT politics
rights
citizenship

Date

1950s
Postwar
Baby Boom
1960s
1970s
1980s
Mid-20th Century
Late 20th Century

Type

Photographs
Flyer
Postcard
Pamphlet
Ephemera

Identifier

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Coverage

New York City
Albany, New York
New York

Website Item Type Metadata

Date Accessed

6/21/2016

Source Institution Type

Professional institution or organization

Geolocation