islandora | William Way LGBT Community Center Digital Collections

: Blackstar Film Festival Pass; All access pass for BlackStar Film Festival, held at International House in Philadelphia, featuring a first time submission from Ava Duvernay.

: Blue Ball Philadelphia: A Benefit for the AIDS Information Network; Recto: Depiction of the tower of Philadelphia City Hall with a shirtless Caucasian man in colonial breeches, holding a large glowing blue ball, with the text: Blue Ball Philadelphia: A benefit for the AIDS Information Network / February 1, 1997 / 10pm - 5am / Curtis Center / Independence Square / 6th & Walnut Entrance / Music: Mark Tarbox / Lights & Sound: Starlite Productions / Event Producer: Jim Hamilton / Event Decor: EVANTINE Design / Tickets / Box Office Tickets Inc. / 800-494-TIXS (8497) / or / Afterwards / Giovanni's Room / Spruce Street Video / Sun Worshippers at Center City One / The Body Shop at Liberty Place / Woody's"; Verso: Includes schedule of events, names of staff, acknowledgements, list of donors and sponsors.

: Brothers in the Game of Love Ball; Flyer advertising the "Brothers in the Game of Love Ball", the first FTM ball held in Philadelphia on November 5, 1995. Includes list of competition categories.

: Bush: Guilty of Deadly Neglect; Wheatpasted black and white photocopies with red duct tape on edges; Recto: Depiction of blood red hand, with the text: "Bush: Guilty of Deadly Neglect / Fully Fund ADAP Now / ACT UP"; Verso: same elements as recto

: Candlelight Walk for AIDS; Depiction of eight individuals holding candles on a magenta background, with the text "Candlelight Walk for AIDS / Not long ago, AIDS was something we only read about. But now, it is directly affecting all of our lives. Many of us have lost family, friends and colleagues. All of us have felt the cold touch of fear. It is no longer possible to think of AIDS as a disease that affects someone else. It threatens everyone, regardless of race, sex or sexual orientation. / Hence a coalition of men and women of many communities has come together tonight to give voice to our concern and to bear witness to our commitment in the fight against this cruel disease. The purpose of this Walk if threefold: / We wish to memorialize the men, women and children who have died of AIDS / We testify to our support and concern for those now afflicted with AIDS in all the communities of our cities and towns / We appeal for increased funding from Philadelphia and Pennsylvania to help in the struggle to save lives / Tuesday, September 25, 1986 / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania"; the second page of the brochure gives statistics on AIDS funding ; the third page of the brochure includes a schedule for the Walk and Rally; the fourth page of the brochure contains acknowledgments and a form for contributing a donation

: Community Through Unity, Black Lesbian & Gay Pride Weekend, official program booklet; Pages from program booklet for Black Lesbian & Gay Pride Weekend May 1996 in Washington, DC. Excerpts include table of contents, advertisement for Venus Magazine, "Black Gay Boy Fantasy" cartoon, and a poem entitled "Vigil."

: Cover of "Her Body and Other Stories" and Inscription; Signed title page of "Her Body and Other Stories" belonging to Liz Bar from signing event at Tattooed Mom's.

: Cultural Diversity Program; Program for Philadelphia Freedom Band's third annual fall concert, "Cultural Diversity."

: Dominic Bash Memorial Calendar; On the cover of the spiral-bound calendar is an image of the Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt made for Dominic Bash by Dignity Philadelphia, which depicts a black cross with white dove and black lambda sign, with text "Dominic Bash / Dignity Philadelphia"; following are spreads for the twelve months of the year which include photographs of Dominic Bash and his friends and colleagues; the back of the calendar includes credits for the production of the calendar

: Excerpt from "One Million Strong: The 1993 March on Washington for lesbian, gay, and bi equal rights"; Includes photograph of Leona Thomas's son (left) and nephew (right) at March on Washington in 1993. Both were raised by gay parents in the 1980s and 1990s. Also included are front cover and inscription.

: Exhibitor Pass, Creating Change Conference Philadelphia 2017; Exhibitor pass belonging to Donald Carter for 2017 Creating Change Conference with "No Place for Hate" pin, "Black Lives Matter" sticker, and "Equality Federation" sticker.

: February 1999 issue of "Girlfriends"; February 1999 issue of "Girlfriends"