Council on Religion and the Homosexualcollection 1965-1990 1965-1973

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Council on Religion and the Homosexualcollection 1965-1990 1965-1973

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The collection consists of miscellaneousmaterials relating to the Council on Religion and the Homosexual, founded inSan Francisco in 1965, primarily for the period 1965-1973.

1 archive carton.; 0.4 linear foot

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ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6653588

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ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives

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Administrative History In the early 1960s, as social change accelerated across the U.S., progressive clergymen increasingly took to the streets to minister to marginalized persons. The Rev. Ted McIlvenna, who worked for the Glide Urban Center, a private Methodist foundation in downtown San Francisco, witnessed the oppression and violence homosexuals faced, and to improve the situation sought a dialogue between clergy and homosexuals. With the...

Council on Religion and the Homosexual (San Francisco, Calif.)

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