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Legg, W. Dorr, 1904-1994 "Communications...Step One!"

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09867 Author/Creator: Legg, W. Dorr, 1904-1994 Place Written: Los Angeles, California Type: Broadside Date: 4 May 1969 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 30.5 cm, Width: 22.9 cm Order a Copy

One handout entitled, "Communications...Step One!" Item is an invitation to a panel discussion at Baces Hall in Hollywood, California dated May 4, 1969. Purpose of meeting was to discuss social attitudes of homosexuality perceived by the church and law. Also to discuss police raids of bars and what the law can do to protect queer people. Guest panelists featured Councilman Paul Lamport, Rev. Alex Smith, a psychiatrist Richard Parlour, a lawyer, Herbert Selwyn and founder of One Inc., W. Dorr Legg.

Colwell, Clay, 1923-1999
Lamport, Paul, 1907-1984
Legg, W. Dorr, 1904-1994
Parlour, Richard, fl. 1969
Selwyn, Herbert, 1925-2016
Smith, Alex, fl. 1969

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