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Lg Ms 040 Harbor Masters Archives Finding Aid, Natalie Hill

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Harbor Masters of Portland, Maine, Inc. is a private nonprofit organization whose members share an interest in the leather/levi lifestyle. The organization was originally incorporated in Maine in 1984 to serve as a social club for like-minded gay males. However, members of any sex are allowed to join Harbor Masters. The club was founded with the goals of promoting fellowship among and tolerance for individuals interested in the leather lifestyle and continues to work toward those goals.

Over time, the Harbor Masters took on a more active role in New England’s LGBT community. The organization has regularly participated in charitable …

Digital Aids Documentary: Webs, Rooms, Viruses And Quilts, Alexandra Juhasz

Publications and Research

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Lg Ms 031 Dale Mccormick Papers Finding Aid, Christina E. Walker

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Dale McCormick was the first woman in the country to complete a carpentry apprenticeship with the carpenter’s union and is a member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters local 1996, having been a carpenter and contractor for 30 years. In 1988, McCormick founded Women Unlimited, a program that successfully trains women on welfare to compete for high-paying jobs in trade and technical occupations. In 1984, McCormick helped found and became the first President of the Maine Lesbian/Gay Political Alliance (now called EqualityMaine), which advocates statewide for civil rights and better treatment for lesbian/gay/bi/transgender/and questioning people. She was a co-founder …

Lg Ms 026 Michael Martin Papers Finding Aid, Nicholas Martin

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Print materials collected by this AIDS activist, primarily about the AIDS epidemic and treatment, including The AIDS Project in Maine.

Size of Collection:

1 ft.

Decoding Literary Aids: A Study On Issues Of The Body, Masculinity, And Self Identity In U.S. Aids Literature From 1984-2011, Alexander Shimon Abrams

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Rather than waiting decades to respond, novelists of nearly every literary genre began conceptualizing the AIDS epidemic shortly after the first documented case of the virus in the United States in 1981. Writers, feeling a sense of urgency, wasted little time constructing didactic texts that differ from much historical fiction in that they were written as the tragedy they are commenting on occurred. However, AIDS literature has changed as the disease has spread well beyond the gay communities of San Francisco and New York, causing people to reexamine their longstanding beliefs on masculinity, sexuality, and body politics.

My Master's thesis …

Forgetting Act Up, Alexandra Juhasz

Publications and Research

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Study Guide For United In Anger: A History Of Act Up, Matt Brim

Open Educational Resources

The United in Anger Study Guide facilitates classroom and activist engagement with Jim Hubbard’s 2012 documentary, United in Anger: A History of ACT UP. The Study Guide contains discussion sections, projects and exercises, and resources for further research about the activism of the New York chapter of ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power). The Study Guide is a free, interactive, multimedia resource for understanding the legacy of ACT UP, the film’s role in preserving that legacy, and its meaning for viewers' lives.

Time Will Tell: Community Acceptability Of Hiv Vaccine Research Before And After The "Step Study" Vaccine Discontinuation, Paula M. Frew, Mark J. Mulligan, Su-I Hou, Kayshin Chan, Carlos Del Rio

Environmental & Global Health Faculty Research

Objective This study examines whether men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM) and transgender (TG) persons’ attitudes, beliefs, and risk perceptions toward human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) vaccine research have been altered as a result of the negative findings from a phase 2B HIV vaccine study. Design We conducted a cross-sectional survey among MSM and TG persons (N = 176) recruited from community settings in Atlanta from 2007 to 2008. The first group was recruited during an active phase 2B HIV vaccine trial in which a candidate vaccine was being evaluated (the “Step Study”), and the second group was recruited after product futility was widely reported …

Reclamation: The Value Of Black Gay Writing Lgbtq Studies Panel, Lisa C. Moore

Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS)

How gratifying to see a packed house on October 14, 2008 for a discussion of Reclamation: The Value of Black Gay Writing! Co-sponsored by CLAGS and Freedom Train Productions (www.freedomtrainproductions.org), the panel of scholars—Terry Rowden, Professor of African-American Literature, College of Staten Island (CUNY), Jafari Sinclaire Allen, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and African-American Studies/American Studies, Yale University, La Marr Jurelle Bruce, Ph.D. student, African-American/American Studies, Yale University—and me, publisher Lisa C. Moore (Redbone Press) came to discuss the impact of black gay writers on the community and academia... and to bear witness, reclaim and critique the work within the first …

Testimonial, Rosalyn Deutsche

Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS)

It's an honor and a pleasure to introduce Douglas Crimp, whom I've known for more than thirty years. In that time, Douglas has been my fellow student, my inspiring colleague, my attentive editor, my concert, opera, film, and dance-going companion, and, most important, my dear friend.

Lg Ms 012 Act Up/Maine Archives Finding Aid, Lynne Chabot

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ACTUP/ Maine, founded in 1990, was a chapter of the national organization, ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) that focused on AIDS issues. The goals of the organization were the empowerment of people with AIDS and the establishment of an AIDS Resource Center. The organization emphasized direct action in communities and an open democratic process within the group. The Archives holds organizational papers, books, photos, promotional materials, correspondence and publications, plus a significant number of publications/papers from ACT-UP chapters in the US and abroad. The bulk of the material spans the years 1990-1994, and there is a good …

Lg Ms 009 Act Up/Portland Archives Finding Aid, Eileen Rowland, Lynne Chabot

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ACT UP/ Portland, established in the 1990s, was a chapter of the national organization, ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) that focused on AIDS issues. ACT UP/ Portland sponsored several local youth organizations, had a cooperative partnership with Public Health agencies, leafleted extensively, and held media campaigns. The organization emphasized direct action in communities and an open democratic process within the group. The Archives consists of administrative files, programs/activities, and resource materials from the group and its affiliates. Dates range from 1984 to 1996, with the bulk of materials either undated or 1991-1996.

Date Range:

1984-1996

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The Disabling Nature Of The Hiv / Aids Discourse Among Hbcu Students: How Postcolonial Racial Identities And Gender Expectations Influence Hiv Prevention Attitudes And Sexual Risk-Taking, Bruce H. Wade

Wagadu: A Journal of Transnational Women's & Gender Studies

This analysis reveals how some African American college students respond to the discourse on HIV / AIDS as a social disability. The methodology includes surveys (n = 217), focus groups and interviews with convenience samples of students attending a consortium of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the U.S. The findings show that the perceived risk of HIV is high in this community, that nearly half of students use condoms inconsistently even though they are well aware of the risks of unprotected sex and their levels of HIV / AIDS knowledge are high. Social stigma, gender role expectations, an …

From The Scenes Of Queens: Genre, Aids And Queer Love, Alexandra Juhasz

Publications and Research

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Video Remains: Nostalgia, Technology, And Queer Archive Activism, Alexandra Juhasz

Publications and Research

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Gender Issues In Hiv/Aids Epidemiology In Sub-Saharan Africa., Ben E. Wodi

Wagadu: A Journal of Transnational Women's & Gender Studies

"The patriarchal nature of African societies continues to shape women’s sexual behavior in the region. This in turn accounts for the high prevalence of HIV/AIDS among women in sub-Saharan Africa. Of the several factors implicated in the unequal prevalence of the disease among women in Africa, economic dependency/feminization of poverty, unequal distribution of sexual power (sexual violence and coercion), limited educational opportunities and lack of political will continue to dominate the literature (Robinson, 2004; Dunkle, et al., 2004; Martin and Curtis, 2004; Eaton, et al., 2003; Mill and Anarfi, 2002). While programmatic and financial initiatives have increased significantly in the …

Rethinking Gender Within The Context Of The Global Hiv/Aids Epidemic, Gwen Lesetedi

Wagadu: A Journal of Transnational Women's & Gender Studies

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Lg Ms 002 Barry-Peabody Papers Finding Aid, Siobain C. Monahan

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William Barry is a well-known, published local historian. Frannie Peabody was an early Maine AIDS activist, who established the Peabody House, a center dedicated to assisting individuals living with HIV/AIDS. The Papers contain research materials gathered for the writing of the book, "The AIDS Project : a history." They include correspondence, clippings, photographs, publications, research notes, drafts, and documents from Maine’s largest AIDS service organization.

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1974-1997

Size of Collection:

4.5 ft.

The Bulletin: Dayspring Aids Support Services (Spring /Summer 2000), Sharon Pree, Dayspring Aids Support Services

Bulletin / Dayspring AIDS Support Services (1999, 2000)

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Acla Update (Fall 1999), Claire Gelinas, Aids Coalition Of Lewiston-Auburn

ACLA update (1996-1999)

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In The Affirmative, Vol.6, No.8 (Mid-September / Mid-October 1999), Mike Martin, The Aids Project

In the affirmative (1993-1999)

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In The Affirmative, Vol.6, No.7 (Mid-July/ Mid-September 1999), Mike Martin, The Aids Project

In the affirmative (1993-1999)

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The Bulletin: Dayspring Aids Support Services, Vol.4, No.2 (Summer 1999), Sharon Pree, Dayspring Aids Support Services

Bulletin / Dayspring AIDS Support Services (1999, 2000)

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In The Affirmative, Vol.6, No.6 (Mid-June/Mid-July 1999), Mike Martin, The Aids Project

In the affirmative (1993-1999)

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In The Affirmative, Vol.6, No.5 (Mid-May/Mid-June 1999), Mike Martin, The Aids Project

In the affirmative (1993-1999)

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In The Affirmative, Vol.6, No.4 (Mid-April/Mid-May 1999), Mike Martin, The Aids Project

In the affirmative (1993-1999)

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In The Affirmative, Vol.6, No.3 (Mid-March/Mid-April1999), Mike Martin, The Aids Project

In the affirmative (1993-1999)

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In The Affirmative, Vol.6, No.1 (Mid-January/Mid-February 1999), Mike Martin, The Aids Project

In the affirmative (1993-1999)

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They Said We Were Trying To Show Reality -- All I Want To Show Is My Video: The Politics Of Realist Feminist Documentaries, Alexandra Juhasz

Publications and Research

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In The Affirmative, Vol.5, [No.11] (Mid-December 1998/Mid-January 1999), Mike Martin, The Aids Project

In the affirmative (1993-1999)

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