Western Carolinian letters to the editor by G. Lance Morris and Barbara Rosenthal
Dublin Core
Title
Western Carolinian letters to the editor by G. Lance Morris and Barbara Rosenthal
Subject
College student government
College student newspapers and periodicals
Gay men -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Letters to the editor
LGBTQ+ college students
LGBTQ+ communities
Newspapers
Western Carolina University -- Administration
Western Carolina University -- Students -- Attitudes
Western Carolina University -- Students -- Social life and customs
Western Carolina University
Description
These October 17, 1985 letters to the editor in the Western Carolinian by G. Lance Morris, senator and chairman of the Rules Committee of the Student Government Association who is against supporting Lavender Bridges, and Barbara Rosenthal, staff writer who supports Lavender Bridges, are in response to the news of the new student organization forming. Lavender Bridges, an anonymously founded student organization open to all individuals, aimed to promote awareness of lesbian and gay lifestyle, provide lesbian and gay resources, and increase communication with all students and community members. The first organizational meeting took place October 10, 1985 and was officially recognized by the office of Student Development on December 13, 1985. The last mention of the group appeared in the October 10, 1991 issue of the Western Carolinian.
Source
Lavender Bridges
Date
1985-10-17
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Format
clippings (information artifacts)
Language
eng
Type
Text
Identifier
63112
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/63112
Has Format
This clipping is from a full page in the Western Carolinian student newspaper. The entire page is available at https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/54391
Spatial Coverage
Jackson County (N.C.)
Cullowhee (N.C.)
North Carolina, Western
Extent
4" x 4.5"; 4.5" x 8.75"(dimension)
Is Part Of
LGBTQIA+ Archive of Jackson County
Collection
Citation
“Western Carolinian letters to the editor by G. Lance Morris and Barbara Rosenthal,” OAI, accessed May 1, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/63112.