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Homophobia, 1981 - 1999

 Folder, Case: 7
Part of DA-857: Rauner Vertical Files

Description

Contains news clippings and photocopies, memos, and emails dating from 1981-1999 about instances of anti-LGBTQ harassment and discrimination at Dartmouth, particularly a 1984 incident in which a member of The Dartmouth Review secretly taped a meeting of the Gay Students Alliance and published excerpts in the Review. Some accounts of homophobic incidents include anti-gay slurs and hate speech.

Dates

  • 1981 - 1999

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

Unrestricted

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Aspace Reparative Descriptions

  • This file used to be titled "Homosexuality." The title was changed to "Homophobia" to more accurately describe the contents of the file. Material relating to LGBTQIA+ identity and the LGBTQ community at Dartmouth were separated and moved to the "LGBTQIA+" vertical file. This description was last revised based on the Harmful Content and Reparative Description Statement workflow on 2024-10-16.

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