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GLAMA: Gay and Lesbian Archive of Mid-America
Series:
Missouri Valley Sundays
The first-ever meeting of a national coalition of lesbian and gay leaders took place in Kansas City in 1966.
What preceded such activism? How has the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community evolved? Answers are found in the Gay and Lesbian Archive of Mid-America, which is discussed by a panel of local experts: Stuart Hinds, Miller Nichols Library; David Jackson, Jackson County Historical Society; and Christopher Leitch, Kansas City Museum.
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Upcoming in this series:
Enfys McMurry
'Disaster at 39,000 Feet: How ...
Sunday, October 26, 2025
2:00pm
On May 22, 1962, a routine flight from Chicago’s O’Hare Airport to Kansas City turned tragic after radar contact was suddenly lost. Eight crew members and 37 passeng...
Watch or Listen to Past Events in this Series:
Sunday, July 18, 2010
4:00pm
Don Lambert discusses the efforts of 40 men and women whose so-called Topeka Constitution marked a milestone on the road Kansas would take to eventually enter the U...