Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-2018
Keywords
1978 California Proposition 6, 1992 Portland Human Rights Ordinance, 1993 Lewiston Anti-Discrimination Ordinance, 1995 Maine Question 1, LGBT Rights Legislation, Catholic Church in Maine’s Views on Gay Rights
Abstract
Description:
The Collection contains materials related to LGBT rights legislation from 1978 to 1995, gathered by Prof. Erica Rand of Bates College. The bulk of the Collection is copies of press articles, with a press kit and campaign materials from Equal Protection Lewiston. The legislation covered includes Proposition 6, also known as The Briggs Initiative, in California in 1978; the 1992 Human Rights Ordinance in Portland, Maine; the Lewiston Anti-Discrimination Ordinance in 1993; and the statewide referendum, Question 1, in 1995. Some articles on LGBT issues other than rights legislation are included.
Date Range:
1978-1995
Size of Collection:
0.5 ft.
Recommended Citation
LGBT Rights Legislation Collection, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Collection, Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine, University of Southern Maine Libraries.
Included in
American Studies Commons, Cultural History Commons, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Commons, Other Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Commons, Social History Commons, United States History Commons
Comments
Provenance:
The LGBT Rights Legislation Collection was donated by Erica Rand, Professor of Art and Visual Culture and of Women and Gender Studies at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, circa 2005.
Ownership and Literary Rights:
The LGBT Rights Legislation Collection is the physical property of the University of Southern Maine Libraries. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the creator or her/his legal heirs and assigns.
For further information, consult the Head of Special Collections, susie.bock@maine.edu.