Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Collections: Ann Arbor/ Ypsilanti organizations
Ann Arbor Lesbian/Gay Pride Week, 1982.
James Toy Papers, box 17.
Gay/Lesbian Organization for Human Rights-Ypsilanti/Ann Arbor
- Gay/Lesbian Organization for Human Rights-Ypsilanti/Ann Arbor records, 1985-1988
- 0.2 linear ft.
Organization created chiefly to oversee Lesbian/Gay Pride Week observances in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Minutes and Miscellanea.
Restricted access in part.
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, Ann Arbor chapter
- Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, Ann Arbor chapter records, 1984-1996
- 1 folder.
Ann Arbor chapter of support group for parents and friends of lesbians and gays.
Bylaws, clippings, and scattered correspondence relating to activities of organization.
Washtenaw Rainbow Action Project
- Washtenaw Rainbow Action Project records, 1993-2000
- 3.5 linear ft.
Founded in 1995, the Washtenaw Rainbow Action Project (WRAP) was an outgrowth of an earlier organization, the Ann Arbor/Washtenaw County chapter of the Michigan Campaign for Human Dignity. The statewide organization of the Michigan Campaign for Human Dignity was established to enlist opposition to a state ballot initiative that would deny equal discrimination protection to gay men and lesbians. After the initiative failed, members of the Washtenaw MCHD then decided to focus their attention on grassroots work within Washtenaw County, devoting themselves to increased visibility and acceptance and appreciation of the lesbian/gay/bisexual and transgender community through education and political action. To this end, they formed a new political action group, the Washtenaw Rainbow Action Project.
Records, 1993-1995, of Washtenaw County chapter of Michigan Campaign for Human Dignity; minutes of meetings, print-outs of electronic communications and other administrative files; records pertaining to education and outreach efforts, such as the Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network (GLSEN), and the Rainbow Oasis Center; also files detailing political action events, including National Coming Out Day.
Ypsilanti Campaign for Equality
- Ypsilanti Campaign for Equality records, 1998-2002
- 1 linear ft.
Organization formed in about 2001 to contest a ballot proposal that would have removed sexual orientation protections from the Ypsilanti City Charter.
Records of the campaign, including campaign literature, planning documents, budgets, press materials, and background information. Records include both paper files and electronic materials.
Ypsilanti Human Rights Ordinance
- Ypsilanti human rights ordinance collection, 1997-1998
- 0.2 linear ft.
Collected materials relating to referendum that would have repealed Ypsilanti, Michigan's human rights ordinance (which protected rights of gay men and lesbians). The referendum was held May 5, 1998.