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Items with subject 'Folklife - Gay Community'
Folklife Collection - Folklore of the African American, Middle Aged, Professional, Male Homosexual
by Salisbury University Students (1999)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1999, former Salisbury University student Robert Nichols collected folk material. His collection explores gay black professionals as a folkgroup, including the struggles and stigmas they face. Included is Nichols' essay and an interview within it.
Folklife Collection - The Folklore of Young Gay Men in Salisbury
by Salisbury University Students (1994)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1995, former Salisbury University student Stephanie Wallace collected folk material. Her collection explores the folklore of the gay subculture from an emic-etic standpoint. The student interviewed two of her friends for the purpose of this paper. They discussed about gay rights marches, the reason behind their identity symbols (rainbow flag, pink triangles) and the subgroups' dressing styles (drag queens dress like women, butch wear cop uniforms, voguers wear women's clothes but dress like men, etc.). Other aspects such as music, folk speech, and more are also included. This package contains an audiotape, various xeroxed ads and pictures, a handwritten slang glossary, and a magazine featuring articles about gay rights, events and identity symbols.
Lambda Society Records
by Stewart, Polly; Wagner, Diana (1996 – 2003)
1 box (0.5 linear feet)
The Lambda Society is a Salisbury University affinity group for LGBTQ+ faculty, staff, and graduate students. The Society was founded in 1998 by Dr. Polly Stewart and Dr. Paul Grecay after the University of Maryland System Board of Regents approved a policy of nondiscrimination based on sexual orientation in 1997. The records consist of correspondence between its members, event organization, and research on the state of LGBTQ+ affairs at the time. The Lambda Society continues to operate today, and aims to promote awareness of and advocate for the LGBTQ+ members of the campus community at Salisbury University.