Troen, Roger.

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Roger Troen was an early "out-of-the-closet" gay activist in Portland and Multnomah County, Oregon. He conducted an unsuccessful run for the Oregon House of Representatives in 1972 as an early openly gay candidate. Troen collected a variety of materials from the 1970s that documented the earlier stages of the gay liberation movement.

From the description of Roger Troen Gay Liberation Collection, 1970-1979. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 37351017

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creatorOf Troen, Roger. Roger Troen Gay Liberation Collection, 1970-1979. Oregon Historical Society Research Library
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associatedWith Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest. corporateBody
associatedWith Oregon Gay Alliance. corporateBody
associatedWith Oregon. Legislative Assembly. House of Representatives corporateBody
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Portland (Or.)
Oregon
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Gay liberation movement
Gay rights
Gays
Gays
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Active 1970

Active 1979

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