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Title
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Kansas City Women's Liberation Union
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Description
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Article documents the history of the Kansas City Women's Liberation Union (KCWLU), founded in Kansas City around 1970 by feminist and lesbian rights activists. The author describes the early organization as a series of collectives lacking central leadership. Several of the group's outreach efforts are mentioned, including: the Women's Center, a weekly radio program airing on KCUR, the New Earth Bookstore, and the Sister Moon Art Gallery. It is stated that the KCWLU ceased functioning as an organization by 1979.
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Date
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2015-08
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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A Look Back at a Grim Beginning
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Description
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Article documents the history of the Good Samaritan Project (GSP) in Kansas City. The author states that GSP was founded in September of 1985 by members of the local chapter of the Metropolitan Community Church in response to the AIDS crisis. GSP is described as providing peer support for AIDS patients and hospice services through its Good Samaritan House. The evolution of the organization from a grassroots volunteer effort into a non-profit health care entity is traced.
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Date
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2015-04
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Anita Bryant - Hatemonger Descends on Kansas City
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Description
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Article recounts a July 13, 1977, visit to Kansas City by Anita Bryant, then touring the country to support the repeal of municipal gay rights ordinances. Details of Bryant's visit and activities associated with a convention of the Christian Booksellers Association and taping of the 700 Club television program are provided. A protest of local gay rights supporters organized by the Christopher Street Association is summarized.
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Date
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2015-10
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Object Type
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Newspaper
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Title
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The Seventies
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Description
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Brief history of the Kansas City gay community during the 1970s. The author covers the various advocacy organizations, publications, and social gathering places that defined that era for the city's LGBT citizens.
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Date
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2015-02
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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The Jewel Box Lounge
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Description
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Article provides a history of the Jewel Box Lounge. John Tucillo, former owner of the club, is interviewed. Tucillo describes the Jewel Box's transition into a performance venue for female impersonators "in 1957 or 1958," its transformations over the years, the club's decline, and eventual closing in 1982. Regular Jewel Box performer Skip Arnold is described.
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Date
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2015-06
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Phoenix Society Was Kansas City's First Gay Organization
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Description
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Article covers the history of the Phoenix Society for Individual Freedom, Kansas City's first organization devoted to the gay and lesbian rights movement, founded in March13, 1966. The author describes Drew Shaffer, the organization's first president and driving force during its five-year existence. The group's publications, activities, and headquarters, located in a house on the southeast corner of Linwood and Paseo Boulevards, before its demise during the early-1970s are described.
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Date
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2014
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Kansas City's LGBT Community Has Been Celebrating for Nearly 40 Years
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Description
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Article documents the history of various gay pride celebrations in the Kansas City area, the first taking place in June of 1970 to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the riots at the Stonewall Inn in New York City. The author states that the first formal Gay Pride Festival was held in June of 1975. The changing character of the celebrations over time is discussed.
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Date
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2014
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
