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Stonewall and Its Impact on the Gay Liberation Movement

A 1990 press release announcing that black leaders had met to “discuss lesbian/gay issues.”

A 1990 press release announcing that black leaders had met to “discuss lesbian/gay issues.”

This 1990 press release announces the results of a meeting of black leaders from around the country to discuss placing lesbian and gay concerns on the agendas of major black civil rights groups.

Citation Information: “Press release: Black leaders meet discuss lesbian/gay issues,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/3521290ccda0810063ad530600d87f61.

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Courtesy of UNT Archives via The Portal to Texas History.

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