Manuscripts/12. LGBTQA
Record Group Term
Identifier: Manuscripts/12
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Bromfield Street Educational Foundation records
Collection
Identifier: M064
Overview
The Bromfield Street Educational Foundation was originally established as the Gay Community News in 1973. Until the Bromfield Street Educational Foundation ceased operation in 1999 due to financial difficulties, the Gay Community News was one of the oldest, most progressive, national newspapers in the gay community. Eight Boston gays and lesbians started the newspaper in 1973 to create a community voice for gays and lesbians in the Boston area. In 1978, the Gay Community News became national...
Dates:
1963-2003; Majority of material found within 1985-1993
William J. Canfield papers
Collection
Identifier: M069
Overview
William J. Canfield II was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1946. He was a gay activist in Boston and was involved in the Boston gay liberation movement between 1970 and 1975. In 1971-1972, Canfield was president of Homophile Union of Boston (HUB). The Homophile Union of Boston was founded in 1969 by Frank Morgan in order to broaden awareness of gay lifestyles and seek civil rights for gays and lesbians. Along with John C. Graves (MIT professor, psychologist, and psychotherapist at the...
Dates:
1946-2012; Majority of material found within 1970-1999