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Activism in the ArchivesMain MenuIntroductionWomen's Liberation and Lesbian FeminismActivism from the 1960s to 1980sThe AIDS Epidemic in Los AngelesACT UP/LA and the Mary Lucey and Nancy MacNeil CollectionPride as ProtestArchival SilencesAsking for your storiesMedia GalleryBonnie Morris/Julia Tanenbaum/Angela Brinskeleef6dc7f76d6383521c985b036594e440c4099a58The June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives thanks the County of Los Angeles 3rd District for supporting this program and exhibit.
Universal healthcare action - Crowd dressed up
12023-11-13T17:21:25-08:00Bonnie Morris/Julia Tanenbaum/Angela Brinskeleef6dc7f76d6383521c985b036594e440c4099a58436321ACT UP protesters dressed as George Bush and other government figures in black and gray striped jail outfits march.2023-11-13T17:21:25-08:00Bonnie Morris/Julia Tanenbaum/Angela Brinskeleef6dc7f76d6383521c985b036594e440c4099a58
The fight for gay and lesbian rights, and the fight against AIDS was always a fight for universal healthcare for all. It is still a part of ACT UP’s mission, and was a rallying point for many protests through the 1980s and 1990s. These photos are from a march to the U.S. Capitol Building, labeled as the universal healthcare action in Mary and Nancy’s materials, though the date is unknown. Protesters target former President George H.W. Bush and dress up as caricatures of dead prisoners, with masks of government officials.