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| Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 400 items) |
| Abstract | The Carolina Gay Association was founded as the Gay Awareness Rap Group in February 1974. Later that year, the group successfully applied to be a university-recognized student organization and changed its name to the Carolina Gay Association (CGA). The support, advocacy, and social organization met regularly in Craige dormitory. In 1976, the CGA sponsored the first Southeastern Gay Conference and began publishing Lambda, the first LGBTQ+ student publication in the United States. The organization has continued to be active on campus and has changed names several times: Carolina Gay and Lesbian Association (1985-1992), Bisexuals, Gay Men, Lesbians, and Allies for Diversity (B-GLAD, 1992-1998), Queer Network for Change (QNC, 1998-2003), Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender - Straight Alliance (GLBT-SA, 2002-2010), Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Straight Alliance (GLBTSA, 2010-2012), Sexuality And Gender Alliance (SAGA, 2012 - present). Records include materials related to the group's recognition by the university in 1974, pamphlets, flyers, conference programs, photographs, issues of Lambda and LGBTQ student publications from other universities, clippings, and letters to and from the CGA, including correspondence with Chapel Hill aldermen about anti-discrimination policies. Also included is a report on the results of a survey conducted by UNC graduate student Michael Grissom. |
| Creator | Carolina Gay Association. |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. University Archives. |
| Language | English |
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Processed by: Jennifer Coggins, June 2018
Encoded by: Laura Smith, June 2018
Finding aid updated because of addition, September 2019
Finding aid updated by Dawne Howard Lucas because of addition, June 2021
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The Carolina Gay Association was founded as the Gay Awareness Rap Group in February 1974. Later that year, the group successfully applied to be a university-recognized student organization and changed its name to the Carolina Gay Association (CGA). The support, advocacy, and social organization met regularly in Craige dormitory. In 1976, the CGA sponsored the first Southeastern Gay Conference and began publishing Lambda, the first LGBTQ+ student publication in the United States. The organization has continued to be active on campus and has changed names several times: Carolina Gay and Lesbian Association (1985-1992), Bisexuals, Gay Men, Lesbians, and Allies for Diversity (B-GLAD, 1992-1998), Queer Network for Change (QNC, 1998-2003), Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender - Straight Alliance (GLBT-SA, 2002-2010), Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Straight Alliance (GLBTSA, 2010-2012), Sexuality And Gender Alliance (SAGA, 2012 - present).
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Records include materials related to the group's recognition by the university in 1974, pamphlets, flyers, conference programs, photographs, issues of Lambda and LGBTQ student publications from other universities, clippings, and letters to and from the CGA, including correspondence with Chapel Hill aldermen about anti-discrimination policies. Also included is a report on the results of a survey conducted by UNC graduate student Michael Grissom.
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Carolina Gay Association, 1974-2014
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University recognition, 1974Includes bylaws, statement of purposes, and list of faculty advisors. |
"The Who, What, and Where of It," undatedA report on the activities and services of the CGA. |
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Pamphlets and letterhead, 1976 and undated |
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Flyers, 1975-1976Includes materials related to a 1975 boycott of Chapel Hill bar He's Not Here. |
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Letters, 1975-1976 |
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Conferences, 1976-1979Primarily programs from Southeastern Gay Conferences. Also includes a summary of the 1976 Counseling and Homosexuality Conference. |
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Lambda newsletter, 1976-1983 (bulk 1976-1980) |
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Eastern Gay Alliance (East Carolina University) newsletter, January 1976 and The Morning Star (Duke University) newsletter, April 1975 |
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Clippings, 1975-1976 |
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Survey, circa 1976Summary of the results of a survey conducted by UNC Chapel Hill Political Science graduate student Michael Grissom, circa 1976. |
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Chapel Hill Board of Aldermen meeting minutes, 15 September 1975RT 20190725.2. |
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CGA 40 Year Reunion, 2014RT 20190725.2. |
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| Image Folder PF-40491/1 |
Photographs, Southeastern Gay Conference, 1976Black-and-White Photographic Prints 2 images RT 20210520.3. |
| Image Folder PF-40491/2 |
Photograph, Southeastern Gay Conference (group portrait), 1976Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image RT 20210520.3. |