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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
