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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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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
