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Seeking Stories of Queer California: A Hidden Histories Online Exhibit

They Lie We Die, circa 1991

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1. Rock Hudson
2. Rope, 1947-1948
3. No on 6! Save our children from Hatred, Mistrust, & Bigotry!, 1978
4. HIV Discrimination sign, undated
5. The Children's Hour, 1961 Photograph of Shirley MacLaine, left, and Audrey Hepburn in a scene from The Children's Hour, and a letter from Arthur B. Krim to Eric Johnston regarding three films with homosexuality as a subject, including The Children's Hour, and requesting that the Code be amended. Photograph: Core Collection. Production files. Letter: Motion Picture Association of America Production Code Administration records.
6. Prop 8 What Should We Amend Next?, 2008
7. With a Little Makeup, A Straight White Man Can Play Anything!! circa 1990s
8. AIDSPHOBIA : Protect Yourself from Hollywood, 1991
9. Holy Homophobia!, 1990
10. Tea and Sympathy, 1953-1956
11. Dracula's Daughter, circa 1936
12. It's Cake, for God's Sake, 2017
13. Thirteen Women, 1932
14. They Lie We Die, circa 1991
15. Homophobia, 1993
17. Campaign for Military Service poster, circa 1992
18. Gay Marriage Case in Court, 1979 Rob Brown, Herald Examiner Collection/Los Angeles Public Library. Photograph caption reads, "From left, attorney David M. Brown, plaintiffs, Anthony Corbett Sullivan, Richard Frank Adams. Sullivan and Adams are married, Adams a US citizen and Sullivan an Australian citizen. Both were issued a marriage license in Bolder [sic] Colorado and were married in Bolder [sic]. When Sullivan reapplied in Los Angeles in November 1975, the District Director of Immigration and Naturalization Service an immigrant visa. 'You have failed to establish that a bona fide marital relationship can exist between two faggots', Dist Director."
Contents of this tag:
1. Matlovich for Supervisor, undated
2. Sheila Kuehl for Supervisor, circa 2014
3. Sheila Kuehl (L) and Judy Abdo (R), December 14, 1997
4. Prop 8 What Should We Amend Next?, 2008
5. They Lie We Die, circa 1991
7. Lambda Democratic Club T-shirts, circa 1990
8. A letter from the California Lavender Smokefree Network sent to Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina, March 31, 1995
9. President Bill Clinton and Santa Monica Mayor Judy Abdo, May 20, 1994. Inscription reads, “To Mayor Abdo, Best Wishes, Bill Clinton.” Clinton gave the keynote address at UCLA's 75th anniversary celebration. Air Force One landed at the San Bernardino Airport on the morning of May 20th, where Clinton met with local officials. Marine One then flew the presidential team to Santa Monica Municipal Airport, where Abdo greeted Clinton. Clinton then traveled via motorcade to UCLA. Photo courtesy of Santa Monica Public Library Image Archives, Judy Abdo Photo Album Collection.
11. Gregg Araki Project 10 letter, circa 1988-1994
12. Allied Against AIDS, 2014.