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Weekly Meditation
by Gina McAlexander
Jonah 3:1-5, 10
1The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time, saying, 2'Get up, go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim to it the message that I tell you.' 3So Jonah set out and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly large city, a three days' walk across. 4Jonah began to go into the city, going a day's walk. And he cried out, 'Forty days more, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!' 5And the people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast, and everyone, great and small, put on sackcloth. 10 When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil ways, God changed his mind about the calamity that he had said he would bring upon them; and he did not do it.
God has been speaking, or saying "words" before the world began. The first recorded words of God went something like this according to Genesis 1:3, and God said, Let there be light: and there was light. If God started the world as we know it with spoken word, what makes us think that God isn't still speaking today? In this story, we have the prophet Jonah being told to go and deliver a not so popular message to this great city Ninevah that they were going to be overthrown. When the people and the king heard the news, they immediately believed God, proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth and ashes. They turned from the wrong they were doing and sought to be forgiven and God did forgive them and didn't over throw their city.
Would that happen today? Could a child of God proclaim a message like that today and would we stop what we are doing in our everyday busy lives and respond with fasting and prayer? Does God speak to us today? And if so, can we even hear God above all the other voices? I wonder how many times or in how many different ways God speaks to us, trying to get our attention?
My step son, who also happens to be named Jonah, asked me to download a song for a ringtone for his cell phone. The song was "I Hear Voices" by Rev Theory. It has very interesting lyrics too lengthy to quote here, but I think you should look them up if you get the chance. It talks about hearing voices in my head "they talk to me". I bring this up because we are constantly bombarded with pictures, voices, sounds, and just plain noise all of the time. So the question is who or which voices are we going to listen to?
Proverbs 4 gives some great advice and direction, particularly verses 20- 23; 20My child, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. 21Do not let them escape from your sight; keep them within your heart. 22For they are life to those who find them, and healing to all their flesh. 23Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life. I believe these verses give us a great start to what we should be listening to or focusing our attention on.
Jesus preached a similar message on the importance of listening. In many of his parables, you see the phrase "you that have ears to hear, let them hear." I use to think that was an odd statement, because surely most of the people in his time had ears! But then I realize there is something much deeper going on. I really believe God has been and continues to speak to us all the time, not by the things in this broken world that harm us or threaten us, but by a beautiful sunrise or sunset, in a song, by a kind word, a smile, or a warm embrace. I think that in order to hear God's "Godcast" in today's multi-media world, we have to intentionally dial into God's frequency. FM and AM radio frequencies are broadcasting all of the time but if we are not tuned into the right frequency we miss the music or news we want to hear. So just like the radio is broadcasting 24/7, so is God. How do we tune in? I believe by getting quiet and being still. Psalm 46:10 supports this theory when the psalmist wrote of God speaking, "Be still and know that I am God".
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sl 542 WAGMAN, LISA, Lisa (1943- )
PAPERS, 1974-1992
112 FOLDERS
WESTERN HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS
Lisa Wagaman was born on May 2, 1943 in New Jersey. She grew up in that state and later as an adult lived in several large cities such as Toledo and Indianapolis. She moved to St. Louis in 1972. Her activism in the St. Louis Gay and Lesbian Community began in 1974 with her activities in the Metropolitan Community Church of Greater St. Louis. She has been involved in the furtherance of Gay and Lesbian Pride for many years. In addition to her work with MCC, she was involved with the former Metropolitan Life Service Center, a Gay/Lesbian Community Organization that started the Gay/Lesbian Hotline. She served on the hotline for several years, assisted with training of new hotline volunteers, and served on the MLSC Board of Directors. Also, on behalf of MLSC, she spoke to several college classes, was interviewed on TV, and participated in several radio talk shows on the subject of Gay/Lesbian rights.
In 1979 she became involved with the Magnolia Committee, which planned the first public celebration of Gay/Lesbian Pride in St. Louis. This organization become today's St. Louis Lesbian and Gay Pride Celebration Committee. She has served four terms on the Celebration Committee's Board of Directors as well as a delegate to the Regional Planning Committee for the 1987 March on Washington.
She has served as an area representative to several conferences of the International Association of Lesbian/Gay Pride Coordinators and is currently serving her second term on the Board of Directors.
Lisa has represented the Metro St. Louis Chapter of the National Organization of Women on the Celebration Committee since the Committee's beginnings. She has held several offices in Metro NOW, has served four terms as President, and has served as State Coordinator of Missouri NOW. Lisa has always been very involved with the Celebration Committee and willing to work on most any project. She has initiated the successful fundraisers such as the Turkey drawing, the River Cruise, and the popular jail at the PrideFest. Her "claim to fame" is that she is the only "officially recognized" Dyke in the state of Missouri by virtue of her unique license plates "DYKE" which were given to her after a brief fight with the state.
In addition to the above mentioned activities, Lisa has also been very active in the Sexual Assault Response Team and the Red Cross. Her activism on the Celebration Committee and NOW continues, and she is also presently very active with the Gay and Lesbian Community Center Task Force and the St. Louis Chapter of PAWS.
Lisa agreed to donate some of her extensive collection in 1992, and continues to donate other material as she collects or finds it.
SCOPE AND CONTENT
Much of the material contained in this collection is visual media. Lisa collected posters, flyers, t-shirts, and other visual material from Gay and Lesbian events from all over North America. Her involvement in the Pride Coordinators Association (IAL/GPC) has enabled her to collect material from Pride Celebration all over the country and she has generously shared this wealth in this collection. In addition to the visual material, also included in the collection are copies of newspapers, pride guides, and other publications which target the gay and lesbian community. All of this information is informative and entertaining, but unfortunately most of the publications are sporadic. There are a few complete runs of publications in the collection, but it is best used with the other gay and lesbian collections housed in the repository. This collection, however, contains valuable information and fills in gaps which the other gay and lesbian collections contain.
SERIES DESCRIPTIONS
Series 1, General Files: This series contains by-laws and constitutions of different organizations, articles and papers concerning gay and lesbian concerns, and miscellaneous conference information. Folders 1 through 11; dates run from 1976 to 1992.
Series 2, Mid-Continent Life Services Center: This series contains information concerning this organization such as minutes, by-laws, and correspondence. Folders 12 through 22; dates run from 1977 to 1978.
Series 3, Newspapers: This series includes gay and lesbian newspapers from across North America, and excerpts and articles from regular media concerning gay and lesbian issues. Folders 23 through 39; dates run from 1979 to 1989.
Series 4, Publications: This series includes gay and lesbian publications from across North America, and excerpts and articles from regular media concerning gay and lesbian issues. Folders 40 through 63; dates range from 1974 to 1992.
Series 5, Public Relations Materials: This series contains primarily visual material such as flyers, tickets, programs, and small posters. Also included are brochures intended to distribute educational information. Folders 64 through 78; dates, 1977-92.
Series 6, Pride Guides: This series contains Gay and Lesbian Pride Celebration Guides from all across the North American continent. Folders 79 through 97; dates, 1983-91. Folders are arranged alphabetically by host city.
Series 7, Buttons: This series contains gay and lesbian buttons from the United States. Also included in this series is a Spanish button for the International March on the UN in 1979. Folders 98 through 100; dates, 1983-90. Buttons are on button pads.
Series 8, Addenda Material: This series contains material which was donated at a later date. Includes conference material, posters, and newspapers. Folders 101 through 112; dates, 1981-92.
Series 9, Artifacts: This series contains three dimensional objects such as cups and t-shirts. These are kept loose in a record center box for storage. Dates range from 1979 to 1991.
Series 10, Oversize Posters: This series contains primarily Pride Celebration posters from across the United States. Put in Map Case. Dates range from 1980 to 1990.
FOLDER LIST
SERIES 1
BOX 1
1. Constitution and By-Laws of International Association of Lesbian and Gay Pride Organizations, n.d.
2. Gay and Lesbian Hotline By-Laws, n.d.
3. Gay Academic Union-Constitution, 2/2/79
4. "Gay Service Organizations: A Survey" by Theodore J. Stein in Homosexual Counseling Journal, 4/76
5. IAL/GPC Board of Directors Meeting Minutes held in Vancouver, Canada on 10/6/89
6. Metropolitan Community Church Information Sheet, n.d.
7. New York City Pride Celebration Registration Packet, 1986
8. N.O.W. Lesbian Rights Resource Kits, ca. 1981
9. Opening Doors to Understanding and Acceptance: A Facilitator Guide for Presenting Workshops on Lesbian and Gay Issues, 6/13-15/86
10. St. Louis Pride Guide Packet (includes 1991 Pride Guide), 1992
11. Straight Pride in Gay Pride: Coming Out for Human Liberation (thesis, Trinity University) by Sara McKie, 5/13/80
SERIES 2: Mid-Continent Life Services Center
12. Board of Directors, ca. 1978
13. Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, 1978
14. Budget Reports, 1977-78
15. By-Laws of Metropolitan Life Services Center, Inc., 12/2/76
16. Committees, ca. 1978
17. Directive of Policy, 1977
18. Financial Reports, 1978
19. Job Classification Manual, ca. 1978
20. Memos and Correspondence, 1978
21. Opinionaire, n.d.
22. Resolutions, 1978
SERIES 3: Newspapers
23. The Baltimore Gay Paper, v.6, n.6 (6/84)
24. B.A.R. (Bay Area Reporter)--San Francisco, CA; v.14, n.40 (10/4/84)
25. Body Politic (Toronto, Ontario), #103 (5/84)
26. Chicago Outlines, v.1, n.5 (7/2/87)
27. Equal Time for Gay Men and Lesbians (Minneapolis, MN), #23 (2/23/83)
28. Florissant Valley Forum (St. Louis Community College), v.4, n.3 (9/23/76)
29. The Gay Clone (New York, NY), 5/79
30. Kansas City Star, excerpts: 6/23/91
BOX 2
31. Lesbians Rising (Hunter College, NY), Spring 1979
32. MGW (Mom Guess What!)--Sacramento, CA, n. 79 (7/85)
33. M.O.W. Report (TGNT Special Section--St. Louis), 1987
34. NBN (No Bad News)--St. Louis, v.5 n. 10 (10/84)
35. Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, excerpts), 9/12/79; 5/17/81; 6/6/89; 9/13/89; n.d.
36. Rites for Lesbian and Gay Liberation (Toronto, Ontario v.1, n3 (7/84)
37. Riverfront Times, excerpts (St. Louis), 5/31/89
38. Student Life (Washington University, St. Louis), excerpts, v.98, n.4 (9/10/76)
39. Twin Cities Gaze Newspaper; Community Resources Guide, Fall 1990
SERIES 4: Publications
40. Current News (Kansas City, MO), v.2, n.10 (6/18/92)
41. Dignity (National, Catholic), v.7, n.2 (2/76)
42. Gay Academic Union Newsletters: Fall 1981 & Summer 1982
43. Gay Chicago Magazine, v.13, n.28 (7/12/90)' v.13, n.45 (11/8/90)
44. Gaylife Magazine (St. Louis, MO), #5 (6/22/79)
45. GPU News (published by Gay Peoples Union of Milwaukee), 9/74
46. International March on the UN for Lesbian and Gay Freedom Resource Book, 9/30/84
47. In Unity (National, UFMCC); v.4, n.2 (4/74); v.5, n.3 (10/75)
48. In Unity (National, UFMCC); v.6, n.1 (1/76); v.6, n.2 (3/76); v.6, n.3 (5/76); and v.6, n.4 (8/76)
49. Lesbian Connection (E. Lansing, MI), v.2, n.1 (3/76) and 1077 Winter Supplement
50. Lesbian Connection (E. Lansing, MI), v.3, n.7 (2/78) and 1978 Winter Supplement
51. Lesbian Connection (E. Lansing, MI), v.4, n.3 (6/78) and v.4, n.5 (12/78
52. Lesbian Connection (E. Lansing, MI), v.5, n.1 (9/80); v.5, n.3 (9/81); v.5, n.5 (7/82)
53. Lesbian Connection (E. Lansing, MI), v.6, n.2 (Mar/Apr 83); v.6, n.3 (Jun/Jul 83); v.6, n.5 (Winter 83); v.6, n.6 (Feb/Mar 84)
54. Lesbian Connection (E. Lansing, MI), v.7, n.2 (Jun/Jul 1984)
BOX 3
55. Lesbian Connection (E. Lansing, MI), v.8, n.2 (Aug/Sep 85)
56. Lesbian Connection (E. Lansing, MI), v.9, n.6 (May/Jun 1987)
57. The Lesbian Tide (Los Angeles, CA), v.4, n.1 (8/74)
58. The Lesbian Tide (Los Angeles, CA), v.6, n.1 (Jul/Aug 76); v.6, n.2 (Sep/Oct 76); v.6, n.6 (May/Jun 77)
59. Nevada Gay Times, v.8, n.7 (7/85)
60. Newsweek, excerpt, 1/1/3/86
61. St. Louis Lesbian and Gay Pride Celebration Committee Newsletter, v.1, n.5 (6/92)
62. Southern Californians for Whitman Radclyffe Newsletter, v.2, n.1 (3/78)
63. The War Cry, excerpts (National, Salvation Army), 5/26/84
SERIES 5: Public Relations Materials
64. Celebration Committee Turkey Raffle Tickets, 1986-87; 1989-90
65. ERA-AIDS-GAY Brochure, n.d.
66. Gay Hotline Brochure, n.d.
67. International March for Lesbian and Gay Freedom (New York) Brochure, 9/84
68. Missouri Gay Caucus and Missouri Resources Council Brochure, n.d.
69. Mother Source (St. Louis) Brochure, 1990
70. National March on Washington--Brochure, 1979
71. National Organization for Women Annual Gay River Cruise, 1985; 1988-92 (Flyers and Tickets)
72. News Tribune Flyer, 11/20/77
73. Night of a Thousand Thank You's Program (Houston), 7/25/90
74. N.O.W. Lesbian Rights Brochures, 1980
75. The Pro-Family, Pro-Hate Movement: A Radical Response Brochure, 11/21/77
76. St. Louis Pride Fundraiser Flyers and Program, 1981
77. St. Louis Pride Month Fundraisers Flyer, 1992
78. "Take Pride" Bumper Stickers (Long Beach, CA), n.d.
SERIES 6: Pride Guides
79. Baltimore, MD 1987
80. Boston, MA 1984; 1988
81. Chicago, IL 1987-88; 1990-91
82. Detroit, MI 1989-90
83. Houston, TX 1990; 1992
84. Kansas City, MO 1990
85. Long Beach, CA 1986; 1990
86. Los Angeles, CA 1984; 1987; 1990
87. Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN 1988; 1990
BOX 4
88. New York, NY 1986-87; 1991
89. Orange County, CA 1990
90. Portland, OR 1988
91. Sacramento, CA 1991
92. St. Louis, MO 1983-84
93. San Diego, CA 1986; 1988
94. San Francisco, CA 1987; 1990
95. San Jose, CA 1990-91
96. South Florida 1986-88; 1990-91
97. Toronto, Ontario 1986-87
SERIES 7: Buttons 98. "Anitaphobia: A Fear of Fruit," (two) n.d.; "Pride," n.d.; "Gaylife Magazine," n.d.; "lesbian," n.d.; "Lesbian/Gay Vote 84"
99. Pride Buttons: Los Angeles--1984, 1988; San Francisco--1986; South Florida--1985; Wichita--1983; March on Washington--1979; International March--1984
100. St. Louis Pride Buttons: 1985; 1987-1990; Pride Coordinators Conference in St. Louis, 1988 (2)
SERIES 8: Addenda BOX 5
101. Anomaly: Newsletter of IAL/GPC, v.3 (6/92)
102. Gay Chicago Magazine, v.15, n.26 (6/25/92)
103. Heartland, v.2, n.6 (6/91)
104. Kansas City Gazette, #16 (6/18-24/92)
105. Lesbians and AIDS Brochure, 1986
106. "Mother Jones" Program, 1992
107. Nightlines (Chicago, IL), #118 (6/24/92)
108. Pride Celebration Fundraising Calendar for St. Louis, 1992
109. Pride Celebration River Cruise Tickets (St. Louis, copies), 1981-82; 1984-92
110. Steppin' Out (St. Louis), 4/89
111. Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches General Conference XV in Phoenix, AZ (7/14-21/91)
112. Windy City Times (Chicago, IL), v.7, n.41 (6/28/92)
SERIES 9: Artifacts
BOX 6
(all material in this box is not in folders)
1987 Pride Cup--Long Beach, CA ,LBLGP, INC Go Cup--Long Beach, CA (n.d.)
1986 Pride T-shirt--Baltimore (orange)
1987 Pride T-shirt--Boston (lavender)
1987 Pride T-shirt--Boston (purple)
Dignity St. Louis T-shirt, n.d. (yellow)
Gay Pride Celebration of Rights T-shirt, n.d. (beige)
1987 Pride T-shirt--Houston (Gray)
Interpride 1990 (handkerchief), n.d.
Iris Committee T-shirt--St. Louis, ca. 1979 (white)
1988 Pride T-shirt--Minnesota (black, sleeveless)
National March for Lesbian and Gay Rights (St. Louis Contingent) T-shirt, 1979 (white)
1987 Pride Celebration T-shirt--Unidentified city (neon pink on white)
Rightfully Proud in 1988 (handkerchief)
1981 Pride T-shirt--St. Louis (light blue)
1982 Pride T-shirt--St. Louis (white)
1983 Pride T-shirt--St. Louis (bright yellow)
1986 Pride T-shirt--St. Louis (bright pink)
1986 Pride T-shirt--St. Louis (bright pink)
1987 Pride T-shirt--St. Louis (black)
1988 Pride T-shirt--St. Louis (gray)
1990 Pride T-shirt--St. Louis (black)
1990 Pride T-shirt--San Francisco (Safety Monitor) (green)
1987 Pride T-shirt--Topeka (Pink)
1991 Pride T-shirt--Washington, D.C. (lavender)
SERIES 10: Oversize Posters
"Two Benefits Coming!," (St. Louis), n.d. (11" x 17")
"St. Louis Celebration of Lesbian and Gay Pride, " April 12-20, 1980 (13.5" x 10")
"Working Together," (Vancouver), 1988 (22" x 17")
"The Parade, The Rally, The Festival," (St. Louis), 1989 (23" x 35")
"Look to the Future," (Chicago, IL), 1990 (11" x 17")
"Look to the Future," (Orange County), 1990 (13.5" x 24")
"Look to the Future," (San Jose), 1990 (18" x 30")
"Our Voices," (New York), 1990 (15.5" x 21.5")
"Take Pride," (Los Angeles), 1990 (18" x 25")
"Take Pride," (San Jose), 1990 (18" x 24")
"Take Pride," (San Jose), 1990 (18" x 24")
"The Future is Ours," (San Francisco), 1990 (18" x 24")
"National Lesbian Conference," (Atlanta, GA), 1991 (30" x 20")
INDEX
A.I.D.S., f. 65, 105
Anomaly, f. 101
Atlanta Pride Celebration, poster
Baltimore Gay Paper, f. 23
Baltimore Pride Celebration, f. 79, t-shirt
Baltimore Publications, f. 23
B.A.R., f. 24
Body Politic, f. 25
Boston Pride Celebration, f. 80, t-shirts
Buttons, f. 98-100
Chicago Outlines, f. 26
Chicago Pride Celebration, f. 81, poster
Chicago Publications, f. 26, 43, 102, 107, 112
Current News, f. 40
Detroit Pride Celebration, f. 82
Dignity, f. 41, t-shirt
Equal Time, f. 27
Florissant Valley Forum, f. 28
Gay Academic Union (St. Louis), f. 3, 42
Gay and Lesbian Hotline (St. Louis), f. 2, 66
Gay Chicago Magazine, f. 43, 102
Gay Clone, f. 29
GayLife Magazine (St. Louis), f. 44, 98
Gay Service Organizations, f.4
GPU News (Milwaukee), f. 45
Heartland, f. 103
Houston Pride Celebration, f. 83, t-shirt
Houston Publications, f. 73
International Association of Lesbian/Gay Pride Coordinators
(IAL/GPC), f.1, 5, 101
International March on the UN, f. 46, 67, 99
In Unity, f. 47-48
Iris Committee, t-shirt
Kansas City Gazette, f. 104
Kansas City Pride Celebrations, f. 84
Kansas City Publications, f. 30, 40, 104
Kansas City Star, f. 30
Lansing Publications, f. 49-56
Lesbian Connection (E. Lansing), f. 49-56
Lesbians Rising, f. 31
Lesbian Tide (Los Angeles), f. 57-58
Long Beach Pride Celebrations, f. 85, cup, go-cup
Los Angeles Pride Celebrations, f. 86, 99
Los Angeles Publications, f. 57-58
March on Washington Report, f.33, 70, 99
McKie, Sara, f. 11
Metropolitan Community Church of Greater St. Louis, f.6
Metropolitan Life Services Center, Inc., f. 12-22
MGW, f. 32
Mid-Continent Life Services Center, f. 12-22
Milwaukee Publications, f. 45
Minneapolis Pride Celebrations, f. 87
Minneapolis Publications, f. 27, 39
Missouri Gay Caucus, f. 68
Missouri Resources Council, f. 68
Mom Guess What!, f. 32
"Mother Jones," f. 106
Mother Source, f. 69
National Organization for Women, f. 8, 71
NBN (St. Louis, f. 34)
Nevada Gay Times, f. 59
News Tribune, f. 72
Newsweek, f. 60
New York Pride Celebrations, f. 7, 88, poster
New York Publications, f. 29, 31
Nightlines, f. 107
No Bad News (St. Louis), f. 34
Orange County, CA Pride Celebrations, f. 89, poster
Portland Pride Celebrations, f. 90
Radclyffe, Whitman, f. 62
Rites for Lesbian and Gay Liberation, f. 36
Riverfront Times, f. 37
Sacramento Pride Celebrations, f. 91
Sacramento Publications, f. 32
St. Louis Lesbian and Gay Pride Celebration Committee Newsletter,
f.61
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, f. 35
St. Louis Pride Celebrations, f. 10, 64, 76, 92, 99, 108-109, t-
shirts, posters
St. Louis Publications, f. 28, 33-35, 37-38, 42, 44, 61, 69, 110
Salvation Army, f. 63
San Diego Pride Celebrations, f. 93
San Francisco Pride Celebrations, f. 94, 99, t-shirt, poster
San Francisco Publications, f. 24
San Jose Pride Celebrations, f. 95, posters
South Florida Pride Celebrations, f. 96, 99
Steppin' Out, f. 110
Student Life, f. 38
Topeka Pride Celebrations, t-shirt
Toronto Pride Celebrations, f. 97
Toronto Publications, f. 25, 36
Twin Cities Gaze, f. 39
Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches, f. 47-48, 111
Vancouver Pride Celebrations, poster
The War Cry, f. 63
Washington, D.C. Pride Celebrations, t-shirt
Washington University, f. 38
Windy City Times, f. 112
Wichita Pride Celebrations, f. 99
Workshops, f. 9
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Ald. (elect) Shane Cohn has passed along the following note from MCC’s Danny Gladden:
Dear LGBTA Community,
It is with a heavy heart that I share with you that our dear sister Lisa Wagaman has died from natural causes. Lisa was very active both in our greater community and in the MCC congregation for over 35 years. She also served on the St. Louis Pride Board of Directors.
As Lisa’s family of choice, we remember the life of a wonderful person who has given so much to the LGBTQA community. Thank you.
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sl 542 WAGMAN, LISA, Lisa (1943- )
PAPERS, 1974-1992
112 FOLDERS
WESTERN HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS
Lisa Wagaman was born on May 2, 1943 in New Jersey. She grew up in that state and later as an adult lived in several large cities such as Toledo and Indianapolis. She moved to St. Louis in 1972. Her activism in the St. Louis Gay and Lesbian Community began in 1974 with her activities in the Metropolitan Community Church of Greater St. Louis. She has been involved in the furtherance of Gay and Lesbian Pride for many years. In addition to her work with MCC, she was involved with the former Metropolitan Life Service Center, a Gay/Lesbian Community Organization that started the Gay/Lesbian Hotline. She served on the hotline for several years, assisted with training of new hotline volunteers, and served on the MLSC Board of Directors. Also, on behalf of MLSC, she spoke to several college classes, was interviewed on TV, and participated in several radio talk shows on the subject of Gay/Lesbian rights.
In 1979 she became involved with the Magnolia Committee, which planned the first public celebration of Gay/Lesbian Pride in St. Louis. This organization become today's St. Louis Lesbian and Gay Pride Celebration Committee. She has served four terms on the Celebration Committee's Board of Directors as well as a delegate to the Regional Planning Committee for the 1987 March on Washington.
She has served as an area representative to several conferences of the International Association of Lesbian/Gay Pride Coordinators and is currently serving her second term on the Board of Directors.
Lisa has represented the Metro St. Louis Chapter of the National Organization of Women on the Celebration Committee since the Committee's beginnings. She has held several offices in Metro NOW, has served four terms as President, and has served as State Coordinator of Missouri NOW. Lisa has always been very involved with the Celebration Committee and willing to work on most any project. She has initiated the successful fundraisers such as the Turkey drawing, the River Cruise, and the popular jail at the PrideFest. Her "claim to fame" is that she is the only "officially recognized" Dyke in the state of Missouri by virtue of her unique license plates "DYKE" which were given to her after a brief fight with the state.
In addition to the above mentioned activities, Lisa has also been very active in the Sexual Assault Response Team and the Red Cross. Her activism on the Celebration Committee and NOW continues, and she is also presently very active with the Gay and Lesbian Community Center Task Force and the St. Louis Chapter of PAWS.
Lisa agreed to donate some of her extensive collection in 1992, and continues to donate other material as she collects or finds it.
SCOPE AND CONTENT
Much of the material contained in this collection is visual media. Lisa collected posters, flyers, t-shirts, and other visual material from Gay and Lesbian events from all over North America. Her involvement in the Pride Coordinators Association (IAL/GPC) has enabled her to collect material from Pride Celebration all over the country and she has generously shared this wealth in this collection. In addition to the visual material, also included in the collection are copies of newspapers, pride guides, and other publications which target the gay and lesbian community. All of this information is informative and entertaining, but unfortunately most of the publications are sporadic. There are a few complete runs of publications in the collection, but it is best used with the other gay and lesbian collections housed in the repository. This collection, however, contains valuable information and fills in gaps which the other gay and lesbian collections contain.
SERIES DESCRIPTIONS
Series 1, General Files: This series contains by-laws and constitutions of different organizations, articles and papers concerning gay and lesbian concerns, and miscellaneous conference information. Folders 1 through 11; dates run from 1976 to 1992.
Series 2, Mid-Continent Life Services Center: This series contains information concerning this organization such as minutes, by-laws, and correspondence. Folders 12 through 22; dates run from 1977 to 1978.
Series 3, Newspapers: This series includes gay and lesbian newspapers from across North America, and excerpts and articles from regular media concerning gay and lesbian issues. Folders 23 through 39; dates run from 1979 to 1989.
Series 4, Publications: This series includes gay and lesbian publications from across North America, and excerpts and articles from regular media concerning gay and lesbian issues. Folders 40 through 63; dates range from 1974 to 1992.
Series 5, Public Relations Materials: This series contains primarily visual material such as flyers, tickets, programs, and small posters. Also included are brochures intended to distribute educational information. Folders 64 through 78; dates, 1977-92.
Series 6, Pride Guides: This series contains Gay and Lesbian Pride Celebration Guides from all across the North American continent. Folders 79 through 97; dates, 1983-91. Folders are arranged alphabetically by host city.
Series 7, Buttons: This series contains gay and lesbian buttons from the United States. Also included in this series is a Spanish button for the International March on the UN in 1979. Folders 98 through 100; dates, 1983-90. Buttons are on button pads.
Series 8, Addenda Material: This series contains material which was donated at a later date. Includes conference material, posters, and newspapers. Folders 101 through 112; dates, 1981-92.
Series 9, Artifacts: This series contains three dimensional objects such as cups and t-shirts. These are kept loose in a record center box for storage. Dates range from 1979 to 1991.
Series 10, Oversize Posters: This series contains primarily Pride Celebration posters from across the United States. Put in Map Case. Dates range from 1980 to 1990.
FOLDER LIST
SERIES 1
BOX 1
1. Constitution and By-Laws of International Association of Lesbian and Gay Pride Organizations, n.d.
2. Gay and Lesbian Hotline By-Laws, n.d.
3. Gay Academic Union-Constitution, 2/2/79
4. "Gay Service Organizations: A Survey" by Theodore J. Stein in Homosexual Counseling Journal, 4/76
5. IAL/GPC Board of Directors Meeting Minutes held in Vancouver, Canada on 10/6/89
6. Metropolitan Community Church Information Sheet, n.d.
7. New York City Pride Celebration Registration Packet, 1986
8. N.O.W. Lesbian Rights Resource Kits, ca. 1981
9. Opening Doors to Understanding and Acceptance: A Facilitator Guide for Presenting Workshops on Lesbian and Gay Issues, 6/13-15/86
10. St. Louis Pride Guide Packet (includes 1991 Pride Guide), 1992
11. Straight Pride in Gay Pride: Coming Out for Human Liberation (thesis, Trinity University) by Sara McKie, 5/13/80
SERIES 2: Mid-Continent Life Services Center
12. Board of Directors, ca. 1978
13. Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, 1978
14. Budget Reports, 1977-78
15. By-Laws of Metropolitan Life Services Center, Inc., 12/2/76
16. Committees, ca. 1978
17. Directive of Policy, 1977
18. Financial Reports, 1978
19. Job Classification Manual, ca. 1978
20. Memos and Correspondence, 1978
21. Opinionaire, n.d.
22. Resolutions, 1978
SERIES 3: Newspapers
23. The Baltimore Gay Paper, v.6, n.6 (6/84)
24. B.A.R. (Bay Area Reporter)--San Francisco, CA; v.14, n.40 (10/4/84)
25. Body Politic (Toronto, Ontario), #103 (5/84)
26. Chicago Outlines, v.1, n.5 (7/2/87)
27. Equal Time for Gay Men and Lesbians (Minneapolis, MN), #23 (2/23/83)
28. Florissant Valley Forum (St. Louis Community College), v.4, n.3 (9/23/76)
29. The Gay Clone (New York, NY), 5/79
30. Kansas City Star, excerpts: 6/23/91
BOX 2
31. Lesbians Rising (Hunter College, NY), Spring 1979
32. MGW (Mom Guess What!)--Sacramento, CA, n. 79 (7/85)
33. M.O.W. Report (TGNT Special Section--St. Louis), 1987
34. NBN (No Bad News)--St. Louis, v.5 n. 10 (10/84)
35. Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, excerpts), 9/12/79; 5/17/81; 6/6/89; 9/13/89; n.d.
36. Rites for Lesbian and Gay Liberation (Toronto, Ontario v.1, n3 (7/84)
37. Riverfront Times, excerpts (St. Louis), 5/31/89
38. Student Life (Washington University, St. Louis), excerpts, v.98, n.4 (9/10/76)
39. Twin Cities Gaze Newspaper; Community Resources Guide, Fall 1990
SERIES 4: Publications
40. Current News (Kansas City, MO), v.2, n.10 (6/18/92)
41. Dignity (National, Catholic), v.7, n.2 (2/76)
42. Gay Academic Union Newsletters: Fall 1981 & Summer 1982
43. Gay Chicago Magazine, v.13, n.28 (7/12/90)' v.13, n.45 (11/8/90)
44. Gaylife Magazine (St. Louis, MO), #5 (6/22/79)
45. GPU News (published by Gay Peoples Union of Milwaukee), 9/74
46. International March on the UN for Lesbian and Gay Freedom Resource Book, 9/30/84
47. In Unity (National, UFMCC); v.4, n.2 (4/74); v.5, n.3 (10/75)
48. In Unity (National, UFMCC); v.6, n.1 (1/76); v.6, n.2 (3/76); v.6, n.3 (5/76); and v.6, n.4 (8/76)
49. Lesbian Connection (E. Lansing, MI), v.2, n.1 (3/76) and 1077 Winter Supplement
50. Lesbian Connection (E. Lansing, MI), v.3, n.7 (2/78) and 1978 Winter Supplement
51. Lesbian Connection (E. Lansing, MI), v.4, n.3 (6/78) and v.4, n.5 (12/78
52. Lesbian Connection (E. Lansing, MI), v.5, n.1 (9/80); v.5, n.3 (9/81); v.5, n.5 (7/82)
53. Lesbian Connection (E. Lansing, MI), v.6, n.2 (Mar/Apr 83); v.6, n.3 (Jun/Jul 83); v.6, n.5 (Winter 83); v.6, n.6 (Feb/Mar 84)
54. Lesbian Connection (E. Lansing, MI), v.7, n.2 (Jun/Jul 1984)
BOX 3
55. Lesbian Connection (E. Lansing, MI), v.8, n.2 (Aug/Sep 85)
56. Lesbian Connection (E. Lansing, MI), v.9, n.6 (May/Jun 1987)
57. The Lesbian Tide (Los Angeles, CA), v.4, n.1 (8/74)
58. The Lesbian Tide (Los Angeles, CA), v.6, n.1 (Jul/Aug 76); v.6, n.2 (Sep/Oct 76); v.6, n.6 (May/Jun 77)
59. Nevada Gay Times, v.8, n.7 (7/85)
60. Newsweek, excerpt, 1/1/3/86
61. St. Louis Lesbian and Gay Pride Celebration Committee Newsletter, v.1, n.5 (6/92)
62. Southern Californians for Whitman Radclyffe Newsletter, v.2, n.1 (3/78)
63. The War Cry, excerpts (National, Salvation Army), 5/26/84
SERIES 5: Public Relations Materials
64. Celebration Committee Turkey Raffle Tickets, 1986-87; 1989-90
65. ERA-AIDS-GAY Brochure, n.d.
66. Gay Hotline Brochure, n.d.
67. International March for Lesbian and Gay Freedom (New York) Brochure, 9/84
68. Missouri Gay Caucus and Missouri Resources Council Brochure, n.d.
69. Mother Source (St. Louis) Brochure, 1990
70. National March on Washington--Brochure, 1979
71. National Organization for Women Annual Gay River Cruise, 1985; 1988-92 (Flyers and Tickets)
72. News Tribune Flyer, 11/20/77
73. Night of a Thousand Thank You's Program (Houston), 7/25/90
74. N.O.W. Lesbian Rights Brochures, 1980
75. The Pro-Family, Pro-Hate Movement: A Radical Response Brochure, 11/21/77
76. St. Louis Pride Fundraiser Flyers and Program, 1981
77. St. Louis Pride Month Fundraisers Flyer, 1992
78. "Take Pride" Bumper Stickers (Long Beach, CA), n.d.
SERIES 6: Pride Guides
79. Baltimore, MD 1987
80. Boston, MA 1984; 1988
81. Chicago, IL 1987-88; 1990-91
82. Detroit, MI 1989-90
83. Houston, TX 1990; 1992
84. Kansas City, MO 1990
85. Long Beach, CA 1986; 1990
86. Los Angeles, CA 1984; 1987; 1990
87. Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN 1988; 1990
BOX 4
88. New York, NY 1986-87; 1991
89. Orange County, CA 1990
90. Portland, OR 1988
91. Sacramento, CA 1991
92. St. Louis, MO 1983-84
93. San Diego, CA 1986; 1988
94. San Francisco, CA 1987; 1990
95. San Jose, CA 1990-91
96. South Florida 1986-88; 1990-91
97. Toronto, Ontario 1986-87
SERIES 7: Buttons 98. "Anitaphobia: A Fear of Fruit," (two) n.d.; "Pride," n.d.; "Gaylife Magazine," n.d.; "lesbian," n.d.; "Lesbian/Gay Vote 84"
99. Pride Buttons: Los Angeles--1984, 1988; San Francisco--1986; South Florida--1985; Wichita--1983; March on Washington--1979; International March--1984
100. St. Louis Pride Buttons: 1985; 1987-1990; Pride Coordinators Conference in St. Louis, 1988 (2)
SERIES 8: Addenda BOX 5
101. Anomaly: Newsletter of IAL/GPC, v.3 (6/92)
102. Gay Chicago Magazine, v.15, n.26 (6/25/92)
103. Heartland, v.2, n.6 (6/91)
104. Kansas City Gazette, #16 (6/18-24/92)
105. Lesbians and AIDS Brochure, 1986
106. "Mother Jones" Program, 1992
107. Nightlines (Chicago, IL), #118 (6/24/92)
108. Pride Celebration Fundraising Calendar for St. Louis, 1992
109. Pride Celebration River Cruise Tickets (St. Louis, copies), 1981-82; 1984-92
110. Steppin' Out (St. Louis), 4/89
111. Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches General Conference XV in Phoenix, AZ (7/14-21/91)
112. Windy City Times (Chicago, IL), v.7, n.41 (6/28/92)
SERIES 9: Artifacts
BOX 6
(all material in this box is not in folders)
1987 Pride Cup--Long Beach, CA ,LBLGP, INC Go Cup--Long Beach, CA (n.d.)
1986 Pride T-shirt--Baltimore (orange)
1987 Pride T-shirt--Boston (lavender)
1987 Pride T-shirt--Boston (purple)
Dignity St. Louis T-shirt, n.d. (yellow)
Gay Pride Celebration of Rights T-shirt, n.d. (beige)
1987 Pride T-shirt--Houston (Gray)
Interpride 1990 (handkerchief), n.d.
Iris Committee T-shirt--St. Louis, ca. 1979 (white)
1988 Pride T-shirt--Minnesota (black, sleeveless)
National March for Lesbian and Gay Rights (St. Louis Contingent) T-shirt, 1979 (white)
1987 Pride Celebration T-shirt--Unidentified city (neon pink on white)
Rightfully Proud in 1988 (handkerchief)
1981 Pride T-shirt--St. Louis (light blue)
1982 Pride T-shirt--St. Louis (white)
1983 Pride T-shirt--St. Louis (bright yellow)
1986 Pride T-shirt--St. Louis (bright pink)
1986 Pride T-shirt--St. Louis (bright pink)
1987 Pride T-shirt--St. Louis (black)
1988 Pride T-shirt--St. Louis (gray)
1990 Pride T-shirt--St. Louis (black)
1990 Pride T-shirt--San Francisco (Safety Monitor) (green)
1987 Pride T-shirt--Topeka (Pink)
1991 Pride T-shirt--Washington, D.C. (lavender)
SERIES 10: Oversize Posters
"Two Benefits Coming!," (St. Louis), n.d. (11" x 17")
"St. Louis Celebration of Lesbian and Gay Pride, " April 12-20, 1980 (13.5" x 10")
"Working Together," (Vancouver), 1988 (22" x 17")
"The Parade, The Rally, The Festival," (St. Louis), 1989 (23" x 35")
"Look to the Future," (Chicago, IL), 1990 (11" x 17")
"Look to the Future," (Orange County), 1990 (13.5" x 24")
"Look to the Future," (San Jose), 1990 (18" x 30")
"Our Voices," (New York), 1990 (15.5" x 21.5")
"Take Pride," (Los Angeles), 1990 (18" x 25")
"Take Pride," (San Jose), 1990 (18" x 24")
"Take Pride," (San Jose), 1990 (18" x 24")
"The Future is Ours," (San Francisco), 1990 (18" x 24")
"National Lesbian Conference," (Atlanta, GA), 1991 (30" x 20")
INDEX
A.I.D.S., f. 65, 105
Anomaly, f. 101
Atlanta Pride Celebration, poster
Baltimore Gay Paper, f. 23
Baltimore Pride Celebration, f. 79, t-shirt
Baltimore Publications, f. 23
B.A.R., f. 24
Body Politic, f. 25
Boston Pride Celebration, f. 80, t-shirts
Buttons, f. 98-100
Chicago Outlines, f. 26
Chicago Pride Celebration, f. 81, poster
Chicago Publications, f. 26, 43, 102, 107, 112
Current News, f. 40
Detroit Pride Celebration, f. 82
Dignity, f. 41, t-shirt
Equal Time, f. 27
Florissant Valley Forum, f. 28
Gay Academic Union (St. Louis), f. 3, 42
Gay and Lesbian Hotline (St. Louis), f. 2, 66
Gay Chicago Magazine, f. 43, 102
Gay Clone, f. 29
GayLife Magazine (St. Louis), f. 44, 98
Gay Service Organizations, f.4
GPU News (Milwaukee), f. 45
Heartland, f. 103
Houston Pride Celebration, f. 83, t-shirt
Houston Publications, f. 73
International Association of Lesbian/Gay Pride Coordinators
(IAL/GPC), f.1, 5, 101
International March on the UN, f. 46, 67, 99
In Unity, f. 47-48
Iris Committee, t-shirt
Kansas City Gazette, f. 104
Kansas City Pride Celebrations, f. 84
Kansas City Publications, f. 30, 40, 104
Kansas City Star, f. 30
Lansing Publications, f. 49-56
Lesbian Connection (E. Lansing), f. 49-56
Lesbians Rising, f. 31
Lesbian Tide (Los Angeles), f. 57-58
Long Beach Pride Celebrations, f. 85, cup, go-cup
Los Angeles Pride Celebrations, f. 86, 99
Los Angeles Publications, f. 57-58
March on Washington Report, f.33, 70, 99
McKie, Sara, f. 11
Metropolitan Community Church of Greater St. Louis, f.6
Metropolitan Life Services Center, Inc., f. 12-22
MGW, f. 32
Mid-Continent Life Services Center, f. 12-22
Milwaukee Publications, f. 45
Minneapolis Pride Celebrations, f. 87
Minneapolis Publications, f. 27, 39
Missouri Gay Caucus, f. 68
Missouri Resources Council, f. 68
Mom Guess What!, f. 32
"Mother Jones," f. 106
Mother Source, f. 69
National Organization for Women, f. 8, 71
NBN (St. Louis, f. 34)
Nevada Gay Times, f. 59
News Tribune, f. 72
Newsweek, f. 60
New York Pride Celebrations, f. 7, 88, poster
New York Publications, f. 29, 31
Nightlines, f. 107
No Bad News (St. Louis), f. 34
Orange County, CA Pride Celebrations, f. 89, poster
Portland Pride Celebrations, f. 90
Radclyffe, Whitman, f. 62
Rites for Lesbian and Gay Liberation, f. 36
Riverfront Times, f. 37
Sacramento Pride Celebrations, f. 91
Sacramento Publications, f. 32
St. Louis Lesbian and Gay Pride Celebration Committee Newsletter,
f.61
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, f. 35
St. Louis Pride Celebrations, f. 10, 64, 76, 92, 99, 108-109, t-
shirts, posters
St. Louis Publications, f. 28, 33-35, 37-38, 42, 44, 61, 69, 110
Salvation Army, f. 63
San Diego Pride Celebrations, f. 93
San Francisco Pride Celebrations, f. 94, 99, t-shirt, poster
San Francisco Publications, f. 24
San Jose Pride Celebrations, f. 95, posters
South Florida Pride Celebrations, f. 96, 99
Steppin' Out, f. 110
Student Life, f. 38
Topeka Pride Celebrations, t-shirt
Toronto Pride Celebrations, f. 97
Toronto Publications, f. 25, 36
Twin Cities Gaze, f. 39
Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches, f. 47-48, 111
Vancouver Pride Celebrations, poster
The War Cry, f. 63
Washington, D.C. Pride Celebrations, t-shirt
Washington University, f. 38
Windy City Times, f. 112
Wichita Pride Celebrations, f. 99
Workshops, f. 9
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Ald. (elect) Shane Cohn has passed along the following note from MCC’s Danny Gladden:
Dear LGBTA Community,
It is with a heavy heart that I share with you that our dear sister Lisa Wagaman has died from natural causes. Lisa was very active both in our greater community and in the MCC congregation for over 35 years. She also served on the St. Louis Pride Board of Directors.
As Lisa’s family of choice, we remember the life of a wonderful person who has given so much to the LGBTQA community. Thank you.
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