Decker, Bruce B., 1950-1995
Variant namesAdministrative History
Concerned Americans for Individual Rights (CAIR) was formed in the spring of 1984 by Bruce B. Decker (1950-1995), a gay Republican political consultant who had served as an advance man for President Gerald R. Ford and Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller. Decker intended CAIR to be a national organization of moderate and conservative gays and lesbians whose goal was to expand Republicans' awareness of GLBT issues and to counter the rising influence of the religious right. The original Board of Directors consisted of Decker, Robert Bauman, Leonard Matlovich and Bonnie McGinley, who succeeded Decker as president in December 1984. Little is known about the activities of the organization: a national convention was announced for April 5-7, in Dallas, at which congressman Bill Green (R-NY) was to speak, but the extant records end before the event was scheduled to be held. In January 1986, the organization honored the two Log Cabin Clubs of Southern California ( Advocate, February 18, 1986, p. 26). Christopher Hitchins states that the organization was "shipwrecked by the AIDS crisis", although it continued to exist, at least on paper, as late as 1993 ( For the Sake of Argument, 1993, p. 53).
From the guide to the Concerned Americans for Individual Rights (CAIR) records, 1984-1985, (ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives.)
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creatorOf | Concerned Americans for Individual Rights (CAIR) records, 1984-1985 | ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives. | |
referencedIn | AIDS History Project collection, circa 1967-2007, 1985-1997 | ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives. | |
creatorOf | John-Manuel Andriote Victory Deferred Collection | National Museum of American History (U.S.). Archives Center |
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associatedWith | Concerned Americans for Individual Rights (CAIR) | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Kepner, Jim (James), 1923-1997 | person |
associatedWith | Republican Party (U.S. : 1854-) | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Southern California AIDS Social Policy Archive | corporateBody |
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Birth 1950-05-17
Death 1995-11-11
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