Overview
The Student Homophile League of Boston was organized in 1969 by an MIT student, Stan Tillotson. The group assisted gay, Boston-area, college students in the process of coming out. The Student Homophile League of Boston provided a safe place for gay students to meet and performed educational outreach in the heterosexual community. Initially an informal group, the Student Homophile League of Boston eventually elected a president and formed various committees. One political action committee, the Gay Liberation Front, formed in 1970 and became an independent organization. In late 1971, the Student Homophile League of Boston sponsored popular gay dances. Needing a permanent location for its meetings and dances, it moved into the Odd Fellows' Hall in Central Square, Cambridge, after searching extensively. The Student Homophile League of Boston was asked to leave in 1972 and disbanded soon afterwards in December 1972.
Dates
- Creation: 1970
Creator
- Student Homophile League of Boston (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is unrestricted.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use:
Requests for permission to publish material from this collection should be discussed with the University Archivist.
Extent
.15 cubic feet (1 container)
Language
English
System of Arrangement:
Arranged in one chronological sequence.
Physical Location
72/4
Subject
- Student Homophile League of Boston (Organization)
- Gay Liberation Front (Boston, Mass.) (Organization)
- Title
- Finding aid for the Student Homophile League of Boston Newsletters
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Funnya Bezverkhny
- Date
- June 2003
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections Repository