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http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8j67hr8 No online items Finding Aid to the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Records, 1985-2011 Coll2012.173 Finding aid prepared by Kyle Morgan Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources. ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California 909 West Adams Boulevard Los Angeles, California, 90007 (213) 741-0094 [email protected] © 2013 Coll2012.173 1 Title: Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) records Identifier/Call Number: Coll2012.173 Contributing Institution: ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California Language of Material: English Physical Description: 9.6 linear feet.5 archive boxes + 5 archive flat boxes + 2 archive cartons Date (inclusive): 1985-2011 Abstract: Organizational records of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), 1985-2009, and primarily of the Media Monitoring and Response Committee, 1992-2011. The committee collected materials regarding LGBT defamation in the media, used email mailing lists to inform the LGBT community, and organized campaigns against people and institutions spreading anti-LGBT views. The records include meeting agendas, email mailing lists, and project files, including extensive records documenting GLAAD's campaign against Dr. Laura Schlessinger. creator: Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. Processing Information Collection processed by Kyle Morgan, 2013. Because the collection of mass mailings from anti-gay groups from 2006-2007 lacked correspondence, notes, or any other organizational context, the materials were separated to the ONE Archives subject files collection. Scope and Contents note Organizational records of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), 1985-2009, and primarily of the Media Monitoring and Response Committee, 1992-2011. The committee records include meeting agendas, email mailing lists, media releases, correspondence, and assorted project files, including the project files documenting GLAAD's campaign against Dr. Laura Schlessinger. The project files include clippings and correspondence as well as content on audiocassette, CD, and DVD. To a lesser extent, the records document the activities of the board and its board members, GLAAD publications, and the annual GLAAD Media Awards. Graphic materials primarily comprises photographs of GLAAD protests and public appearances from 1999-2000. Administrative History The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) was formed in New York City in 1985 to protest the New York Post's sensationalized AIDS news coverage. Concerned with issues of representation in the media, GLAAD began putting pressure on media organizations small and large to end defamatory and prejudicial reporting. The Los Angeles chapter was formed in 1988 to broaden GLAAD's scope to target negative representations of LGBT people in movies and television. The New York and Los Angeles chapters merged in 1994, with other city chapters joining soon thereafter. Functioning as one of its primary strategic programs, the Media Monitoring and Response Committee collected materials regarding LGBT defamation in the media, used email mailing lists to inform the LGBT community, and organized campaigns against people and institutions spreading anti-LGBT views. Schlager, Neil, editor. Gay and Lesbian Almanac. Detroit: St. James Press, 1998. Boxes 1 and 2, Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Records, Coll2012-173, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California. Conditions Governing Access The collection is open to researchers. There are no access restrictions. Preferred Citation [Box/folder #, or item name] Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Records, Coll2012-173, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California Separated Materials note BOOKS (separated to the ONE Archives book library) Allen, Tom. A Closer Look at Dr. Laura: On Target or Off the Wall? Camp Hill, PA: Horizon Books, 1998. Bane, Vickie L. Dr. Laura, the Unauthorized Biography: A Revealing Look at the Hidden Life of Radio Phenomenon Dr. Laura Schlessinger. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1999. Bruce, Tammy. The New Thought Police: Inside the Left’s Assault on Free Speech and Free Minds. Roseville, CA: Prima Publishing, 2001. Cohen, Richard. Coming Out Straight: Understanding and Healing Homosexuality. Winchester, VA: Oakhill Press, 2000. Maher, Bridget, ed. The Family Portrait: A Compilation of Data, Research and Public Opinion on the Family. Washington, D.C.: Family Research Council, 2004. Coll2012.173 2 Schlessinger, Laura C. Parenthood By Proxy: Don’t Have them If You Won’t Raise Them. New York: Cliff Street Books, 2000. Schlessinger, Laura C. and Rabbi Stewart Vogel. The Ten Commandments: The Significance of God’s Laws in Everyday Life. New York: Harper Perennial, 1999. Sprigg, Peter, and Timothy Dailey, ed. Getting It Straight: What the Research Shows about Homosexuality. Washington D.C.: Family Research Council, 2004. PERIODICALS produced by GLAAD (separated to the ONE Archives periodical collection) GLAAD Dispatch, v.3, no.5, 6, 7, 8, 14, 15 (May, June, July, August 1996; April, May 1997); v.4, no.5, 7 (August, October 1997) GLAAD Images (May/June 1996, November 2000, Summer 2001) GLAAD Media Circle Spotlight (56 issues 1998-2003) GLAADnotes, v.2, no.1-4 (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter 2000) GLAAD Reports and GLAAD/LA Reports (22 publications from 1990-1995) PERIODICALS produced by Focus on the Family (separated to the ONE Archives periodical collection) Breakaway (February- August, October-December 2007; January 2008) Brio (February-August, October-December 2007) Brio and Beyond (February- August, October, December 2007; January 2008) Citizen (September, October 2006; February, April-December 2007) Focus on the Family (September, December 2006; January- August, October, November 2007; January 2008) Focus on the Family—Parents (March-June, August, October, December 2007) Plugged In, v.12, no.2- 8, 10, 12; v.13, no.1 (February- August, October, December 2007; January 2008) PERIODICALS (separated to the ONE Archives periodical collection) The Advocate, no. 613, 805, 899 (October 6, 1992; February 15, 2000; September 30, 2003) Alliance Defense Fund Briefing, v.14, no.4 (November 2007) American Family Association Journal (August, September, October 2005; July 2006; February, March, June 2007; January 2008) Dr. Laura Perspective (August-December 1999; January-March, May, July, August-December 2000; January-December 2001; January-June, October, December 2002) enCourager, v.3, no.1 (January/February 1997) thECable (Fall 2002) The Exodus Impact, v.4, no.9, 12 (September, December 2006); v.5, no.1 (February 2007) EXP Magazine, no.26 (July 21 – August 3, 2006) Faith and Family Values (November 2005-February 2006; March-April, July-August, September-October 2006) Family Voice (September-October 2006) For Faith and Family Magazine (July-August 2004) Freedom from Homosexuality, no.4 GO NYC (February 2003). Includes photographs of a Chicago event benefiting GLAAD Hero, no.11 (October 2000) Intelligence Report, no.117 (Spring 2005) [cover story] Lambda Report, v.1. no.7 (December-January 1993-1994); v.2, no.1, 2, 3, 4 (Spring, June, July, August 1994). The New Republic (December 25, 2006) [cover story] Record: Newsletter of Evangelicals Concerned, Inc. (Summer 2002) Touched by Grace (Fall 2006) Traditional Values, v.23, no.1, 2, 3 (March-April, May-June, August-September 2005) Washington Watch, v.8, no.2 (November 1996); v.11, no.7, 10 (April, September 2000); v.12, no.6, 7, 10 (April, May, September 2001); v.13, no.3, 4, 6 (December 2001; February, May 2002); v.17, no.9 (October 2006); v.18, no.1-10 (January, February, March 2007) The Weekly Standard (May 15, 2006) [cover story] FOLDERS (mass mailings separated for the ONE Archives subject file collection) Alliance Defense Fund, 2007 [2 folders] Coll2012.173 3 American Center for Law and Justice, 2007 [3 folders] American Family Association, 2007 [2 folders] Anti-gay organizations, 2006-2007 Campaign for Children and Family, 2007 Concerned Women for American, 2007 [2 folders] Declaration Alliance, 2007 Family Research Council, 2004-2007 [5 folders] Focus on the Family, 2006-2007 [3 folders] National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH) REPORTS, RESEARCH PAPERS, AND COURT DOCUMENTS (separated to the ONE Archives manuscript collection) Badgett, Lee. "Income Inflation: The Myth of Affluence among Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Americans." The Policy Institute of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. 1998. Bain, Michael, and Joe De Angeles. "The Arsenal of Antigay Discourses". Boise State University. Presented at the 1995 International Communication Association Conference. May 25-29, 1995. Butler, Amy C. "Trends in Same-Gender Sexual Partnering." 1988-1998. "Calculated Compassion: How the Ex-Gay Movement Serves the Right’s Attack on Democracy." Political Research Associates, the Policy Institute of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, and Equal Partners in Faith. October 1998. "Challenging the Ex-Gay Movement: An Information Packet." Political Research Associates, the Policy Institute of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, and Equal Partners in Faith. December 1998. Cramer, Judith. "Gay Games IV: A Look at the Coverage by Two New York Newspapers." Submitted
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