- unitid
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{"value"=>"25674", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"Sc MG 902", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"b20880068", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1973-2003", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1973/2003"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Jamaica Gay Freedom Movement records"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"4 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1.46 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division</span>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"The Gay Freedom Movement (GFM) of Jamaica was founded by Laurence Chang, Michael Davis, Gary Muirhead, Father Joe Owens, Clive Wilson, and Winston Witter in 1977, as the first publicly gay organization in Jamaica and one of the first gay rights organizations in the Caribbean. Spanning from the 1970s to the 2000s, Chang's collection highlights the GFM's activity in Jamaica, largely through correspondence and publications."}
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"English"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Gay Freedom Movement (Jamaica)", "type"=>"corpname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>The Gay Freedom Movement (GFM) of Jamaica was founded by Laurence Chang, Michael Davis, Gary Muirhead, Father Joe Owens, Clive Wilson, and Winston Witter in 1977, as the first publicly gay organization in Jamaica and one of the first gay rights organizations in the Caribbean. The GFM was established to represent the Jamaican gay community with the aim of fighting homophobic prejudice and discrimination through public education. Other goals included raising gay consciousness and awareness in gay communities and the larger society, providing counseling and support, protesting against anti-gay oppression, calling for the repeal of anti-gay laws, raising funds for a gay community center, and providing necessary social services.</p> <p>Chang was the General Secretary and organizer of the Gay Freedom Movement. Born in Jamaica to Hakka Chinese immigrant parents, Chang was the first openly gay Chinese-Jamaican man. From 1977 to 1981, he was the publisher and editor of the <span class=\"title\">Jamaica Gaily News</span> (JGN), a newsletter created to address the needs and issues of the local gay community in Jamaica and subscribers from around the world. Chang would later help establish the Jamaican Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays (J-FLAG) in 1998, the oldest and most visible LGBT advocacy organization in Jamaica. In 2000, Chang immigrated to the United States, where he was granted political asylum in 2004.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>Laurence Chang, the General Secretary of the Gay Freedom Movement, kept numerous records, correspondences, and ephemera pertaining to the organization, as well as other gay-related clippings and publications by international gay rights organizations. Spanning from the 1970s to the 2000s, Chang's collection highlights the GFM's activity in Jamaica, largely through correspondence and publications. The collection provides insight into the thoughts and feelings of gay and lesbians in Jamaica and abroad. The collection also reflects the GFM's impact within the context of the global gay liberation movement, documenting the collaborative activities and exchange of information between the GFM and international organizations in raising gay consciousness and combatting anti-gay prejudice and oppression. The material includes correspondence with international gay rights organizations and individuals from the Americas and Europe such as the Revolutionary Marxist League, the Caribbean Homosexuals Association, and Paz y Liberacion, as well as pamphlets, flyers, and publications advocating for gay liberation from around the world, including the <span class=\"title\">Spartacus International Gay Guide</span>, <span class=\"title\">Gay Community News</span>, <span class=\"title\">Gay News</span>, and <span class=\"title\">Christopher Street</span>.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Jamaica Gay Freedom Movement records are arranged in two series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/scm/25674#c1608604'>Gay Freedom Movement (GFM)</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1973-1986</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>The Gay Freedom Movement series contains organizational documents, publications, and ephemera of the GFM, as well as correspondence, the <span class=\"title\">Jamaica Gaily News</span> (JGN) newsletter and related documents, and handwritten notes by Laurence Chang documenting the activities of the GFM and the JGN.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/scm/25674#c1608615'>International material</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1976-2003</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>The International material series contains flyers; brochures; newsletters; publications by international gay rights organizations; newspaper clippings reporting on LGBT individuals, topics and issues; event materials, such as a program for the 30th edition of the Jewel Box Revue Program; conference proceedings; and miscellaneous material on Jamaica.</p></div></li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>Organized into two series: I. Gay Freedom Movement (GFM) and II. International material.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Gift of International Resource Network and the Gay Freedom Movement, March 2012.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Processed by the Brooklyn College Division of Archives and Special Collections and Nora Soto, 2015.</p>"}
- accessrestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>Researchers are required to sign a confidentiality agreement.</p>"}
- relatedmaterial
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{"value"=>"<p>In the Life Archive (ITLA) miscellaneous collections, Sc MG 736, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture</p>"}
- revisiondesc
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{"value"=>"Finding aid updated by Lauren Stark.", "date"=>"2021 January 7"}
- date_start
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1973
- keydate
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1973
- date_end
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2003
- date_inclusive_start
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1973
- date_inclusive_end
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2003
- extent_statement
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1.46 linear feet (4 boxes)
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"[Item], Jamaica Gay Freedom Movement records, Sc MG 902, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}