Morris Kight (November 19, 1919 – January 19, 2003) was an American gay rights pioneer and peace activist. He is considered one of the original founders...
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Lenore Kight (1911–2000), American swimmer Morris Kight (1919–2003), American gay rights activist Richard T. Kight (1913–2001), commander of the U.S. Air...
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The center was founded in 1969, by gay and lesbian rights activists Morris Kight and Don Kilhefner, along with other activists. Originally called The...
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28, 1970 and a march in Los Angeles on June 28, 1970. In Los Angeles, Morris Kight (Gay Liberation Front LA founder), Reverend Troy Perry (Universal Fellowship...
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Barney's and relieved the wall of the offending sign. It was held by Morris Kight for many years and now rests in the ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives...
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Community Church), Rev. Bob Humphries (founder, United States Mission), and Morris Kight (founder, Gay Liberation Front) to organize a gay parade in Los Angeles...
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demonstrating the use of electroshock therapy to decrease same-sex attraction, Morris Kight and GLF members in the audience interrupted the film with shouts of "Torture...
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(1896–1974), Russian-born American painter Morris Kight (1919–2003), American gay rights pioneer and peace activist Morris Kirksey (1895–1981), American track...
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Barney’s and relieved the wall of the offending sign. It was held by Morris Kight for many years and now rests in the ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives...
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Hairspray and Serial Mom fame plays Martine, and civil rights activist Morris Kight plays a cameo of himself. It is the first film by DeCoteau which falls...
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Nation, was subsequently surreptitiously used by fellow gay activists Morris Kight and Don Kilhefner as an agitation and propaganda tool with no serious...
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Committee for Homosexual Freedom with Gale Whittington, Mother Boats, Morris Kight and others. Whittington had been fired from States Steamship Company...
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Merton Bird Reed Erickson Arthur Evans Charles Henri Ford Henry Gerber Morris Kight Aristide Laurent W. Dorr Legg Bob Mizer Troy Perry Clark Polak Craig...
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politician, heart attack. Joy Hodges, 87, American singer and actress. Morris Kight, 83, American gay rights pioneer and peace activist. L. D. Meyer, 87...
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employment discrimination based on sexual orientation. January 19 — Morris Kight, 83, gay rights activist January 22 — Sarah Pettit, 36, co-founder of...
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in 1979 with Robin Tyler. On June 28, 1970, Perry, with two friends, Morris Kight and Bob Humphries, founded Christopher Street West to hold an annual...
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try to win. However, grassroots efforts by longtime activists such as Morris Kight, who went on a walk across the state to promote voting down the Briggs...
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read his poem "Song"[citation needed]) and Peter Orlovsky, Flo Kennedy, Morris Kight, Audre Lorde, Leonard Matlovich, Kate Millett, Troy Perry, Eleanor Smeal...
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) Norm Kent Morris Kight (1919–2003), founder of Los Angeles' Gay and Lesbian Front and Los Angeles...
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formed in New York City in summer of 1969, and in Los Angeles by activist Morris Kight the same year. The GLF advocated for sexual liberation for all people;...
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1954 United States Capitol shooting, in Lares, Puerto Rico (d. 2010); Morris Kight, American activist, promoter of gay rights in the United States, in Comanche...
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Merton Bird Reed Erickson Arthur Evans Charles Henri Ford Henry Gerber Morris Kight Aristide Laurent W. Dorr Legg Bob Mizer Troy Perry Clark Polak Craig...
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Merton Bird Reed Erickson Arthur Evans Charles Henri Ford Henry Gerber Morris Kight Aristide Laurent W. Dorr Legg Bob Mizer Troy Perry Clark Polak Craig...
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heightened visibility of gay Asian-American individuals to each other. Morris Kight, who is widely recognized a pioneer of the gay civil rights movement...
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(coauthored with Neil Thomas; published by TKG Communications) 2008: Morris Kight Lifetime Achievement Award from Christopher Street West/Los Angeles Gay...
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Merton Bird Reed Erickson Arthur Evans Charles Henri Ford Henry Gerber Morris Kight Aristide Laurent W. Dorr Legg Bob Mizer Troy Perry Clark Polak Craig...
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Minority AIDS Project coming home for friend 2 : annual gospel benefit. Morris Kight McCadden Place Collection, ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, University...
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Organizations (ERCHO). Other collection highlights included the papers of Morris Kight and of the Barbershop Harmony Society, along with railroad memorabilia...
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Episode 6 Larry Kramer Episode 7 Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin Episode 8 Morris Kight Episode 9 Paulette Goodman Episode 10 Greg Brock Episode 11 Morty Manford...
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Papers Janus Society Records Michael Kearns Papers Jim Kepner Papers Morris Kight Papers and Photograph Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center Records Lambda...
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