Shilts, Randy

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Randy Shilts was a gay San Francisco journalist and author. He wrote for the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper and authored the books: And the Band Played On, about the AIDS epidemic; The Mayor of Castro Street, about Harvey Milk; and Conduct Unbecoming, about gays in the military.

From the description of Randy Shilts papers, 1955-1994. (San Francisco Public Library). WorldCat record id: 173644289

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referencedIn Gore Vidal papers, 1850-2020 (inclusive), 1936-2008 (bulk) Houghton Library
creatorOf Franzoni, David. The mayor of Castro Street : a screenplay / by David Franzoni & Oliver Stone & Gus Van Sant. University of Missouri-Kansas City, Miller Nichols Library; Health Sciences Library; Dental Library
creatorOf Shilts, Randy. Randy Shilts papers, 1955-1994. San Francisco Public Library, Main Library
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associatedWith Milk, Harvey. person
associatedWith Vidal, Gore, 1925- person
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California--San Francisco
United States
San Francisco (Calif.)
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AIDS (Disease)
AIDS (Disease)
AIDS (Disease)
Gay journalists
Gay liberation movement
Gay men
Gay men and AIDS
Gay men in mass media
Gay military personnel
Gays in popular culture
Gay soldiers
Homophobia in the Armed Forces
Lesbians in mass media
Lesbian soldiers
Politicians
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Active 1955

Active 1994

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