Collection

Council on Religion and the Homosexual Minutes

Span Dates: 1964-1966.
Bulk Dates:
Volume: 11 items

Description

This typescript consists of minutes of board meetings, open discussions and press conferences of the Council on Religion and the Homosexual in San Francisco.

Hist/Bio Note

The Council on Religion and the Homosexual (CRH) was a joint venture of liberal Protestant clergy and gay/lesbian activists in San Francisco in 1964. Spearheaded by the Rev. Ted McIlvenna of the Glide Urban Center. The group was the first to provide opportunities for dialogue and education between religious leaders and lesbian/gay persons. The outcry over a police raid on fundraising dance for CRH at California Hall on January 1, 1965, became a rallying cry for the gay/lesbian liberation movement in San Francisco.
https://www.lgbtran.org/Exhibits/CRH/Exhibit.aspx

Finding Aid

A brief record of the collection is available through the Online Archives of California.
https://oac.cdlib.org/search?query=council on religion and the homosexual;idT=991050171019706532

Location

Forms part of the Sexuality and gender collection of the Bancroft Library at the University of California Berkeley. Berkeley, California 94720-6000
https://bancroft.berkeley.edu

Tags

Council on Religion and the Homosexual | California | Clergy Activist | San Francisco