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Dawn Fortune revitalized the Gay-Straight People\u27s Alliance and ran the student newspaper at theUniversity of Maine at Farmington in the early 1990s. The Papers contains photographs and contactsheets, 2 folders of Pride materials, 4 VHS videos of programs/events by GASPP, a Central Maine Needs Assessment of LGBT teens compiled in 1996 by Fortune for the group Equal Rights For All (ERFA), and an essay Fortune wrote in 1988 entitled \u27AIDS kills.\u27  Date Range:
1988-2002  Size of Collection:
1 ft

Walker, Christina E

English

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University of Southern Maine USM Digital Commons Search the Manuscript Collection (Finding Aids) Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer+ Collection 9-2014 LG MS 33 Dawn Fortune Papers Finding Aid Christina E. Walker Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/lgbt_finding_aids  Part of the American Studies Commons, Cultural History Commons, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Commons, Other Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Commons, Social History Commons, and the United States History Commons Recommended Citation Dawn Fortune, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Collection, Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine, University of Southern Maine Libraries. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer+ Collection at USM Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Search the Manuscript Collection (Finding Aids) by an authorized administrator of USM Digital Commons. For more information, please contact jessica.c.hovey@maine.edu.           UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE LIBRARIES SPECIAL COLLECTIONS   JEAN BYERS SAMPSON CENTER FOR DIVERSITY IN MAINE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER COLLECTION    DAWN FORTUNE PAPERS LG MS 33   Total Boxes: 2 Linear Feet: .75   By Christina E. Walker   Portland, Maine September 2014   Copyright 2014 by the University of Southern Maine             2  Dawn Fortune Papers Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Collection, Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine University of Southern Maine Libraries Administrative Information  Provenance: The materials were donated by Dawn Fortune on June 18, 2010.  Ownership and Literary Rights: The Dawn Fortune Papers are the physical property of the University of Southern Maine Libraries.  Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the creator or his/her legal heirs and assigns.  For further information, consult the Head of Special Collections.  Cite as: Dawn Fortune, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Collection, Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine, University of Southern Maine Libraries.  Restrictions on access: The bulk of this collection is open for research. Some material has been restricted until 2065.  Biographical Sketch  Dawn Fortune is a Unitarian Universalist Candidate for Ministry and is an intern at Mission Peak Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Fremont, California. Fortune holds a Masters in Divinity from Andover Newton Theological School and is currently pursuing a graduate certificate in Sexuality and Religion at Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California. A longtime activist, Fortune revitalized the Gay and Straight People’s Political Alliance (GASPPA) at the University of Maine at Farmington (UMF) in the early 1990s. Fortune was also active in Equal Rights For All (EFRA), a group that formed out of the 1995 No on 1 Campaign in Waterville, Maine.   Description of the Papers  The Papers contain materials related to the professional career and activism of Dawn Fortune and span the years 1988 through 2011 with the majority of the material dating to the 1990s. They include items related to Fortune’s activism work with Equal Rights For All, the University of Maine at Farmington (UMF) group GASPP along with materials related to their work with Southern Maine Pride. The Papers also contain photographs of events that Fortune attended including GASPP’s trip in 1992 to Washington, D.C. There are also VHS recordings of talks that GASPP sponsored at UMF.  The Papers have been divided into twelve folders:  Folder one includes an essay that Fortune wrote in 1988, “AIDS Kills.” It also contains a handwritten introduction added by Fortune in 2011.  Folders two and three relate to Fortune’s work with Equal Rights For All (ERFA). Folder two contains multiple versions of a report compiled by Fortune, “Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Teens: Central Maine Needs Assessment,” along with handwritten notes and a questionnaire. Folder three also contains work related to ERFA, but is specifically 3  Dawn Fortune Papers Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Collection, Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine University of Southern Maine Libraries connected with the group’s efforts in Winslow, ME and was removed from a non-archival folder labeled “ERFA- Winslow.”  Folders four, five, six and seven contain materials related to Fortune’s involvement with gay pride events. In folder four there is a photocopied image of ACTUP Maine members, along with contact lists (RESTRICTED- moved to FC 18 Folder 22), and corporate sponsorship information, marketing materials for Southern Maine Pride, a 2002 Pride Guide, and a section of the Maine Sunday Telegram from June 2002. There are also materials related to the 2001 NorthEast Regional Pride Coordinators Conference that were removed from their original, non-archival envelop and placed in an archival envelop along with photocopies of the original envelop. Folder five contains stickers and letterhead with the Southern Maine Pride logo. Folder six contains pamphlets and corporate sponsorship ideas for Southern Maine Pride and was removed from a non-archival folder labeled “Ideas.” In folder seven there are photographs of Southern Maine Pride and the Pride Film Festival.  Folder eight contains photograph contact sheets for various events including the comedian Lea DeLaria’s visit to UMF in 1993 and The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt taken in 1992 in Washington, D.C. There are also contact sheets for an event held by GASPP and ACTUP in Augusta, ME in 1990.The items in this folder were removed from a commercially produced, three-ring binder that had a University of Maine at Farmington logo on the cover. The front and back of the binder were scanned and copies were placed in the folder.  Folder nine contains photographs taken at the Waterville, Maine office of Maine Won’t Discriminate in 1995.  Folder ten contains undated photographs taken at the lesbian bar, Sisters.  Folder eleven includes volunteer applications for Southern Maine Pride (RESTRICTED- moved to FC 18 Folder 22).  Folders twelve and thirteen contain VHS recordings of talks sponsored by UMF GASPP in 1992. Folder twelve contains a talk by Lois Reckitt given on April 6, 1992,   “Lesbian and Gay Liberation: Celebrating the Past and Moving to the Future” and “Gay-bashing in Maine: one teen’s story,” a talk given by Ryan Scott on April 7, 1992. Folder thirteen contains “butchfemmelezziedykefag” a performance by Lea Delaria recorded on April 9, 1992. Also in folder thirteen is a recording of a UMF GASPP activist event to desensitize the public to homosexuality entitled “Public Display of Homosexual Affection.” This event, recorded on April 10, 1992, also includes footage of an informal, pre-event meeting of group members.  Folders fourteen and fifteen contain photographs of the trip GASPP took to Washington, D.C. in 1992 and includes images of The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt and a candle light vigil.  4  Dawn Fortune Papers Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Collection, Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine University of Southern Maine Libraries Keywords  Dawn Fortune, GASPP, Gay and Straight People’s Political Alliance, University of Maine at Farmington, UMF, Equal Rights For All, EFRA, LGBT Activism, Winslow Maine, Sisters Bar Portland Maine                                                                                                                             Box Folder Description Dates 1 1 AIDS Kills Report 1988, 2011 1 2 Equal Rights For All 1996, undated 1 3 Equal Rights For All- Winslow 1996, undated 1 4-7 Gay Pride Some materials RESTRICTED 1997, 2001-2002, undated 1 8 Photographs, Contact Sheets and Negatives 1990 - 1993, undated 1 9 Photographs, Maine Won't Discriminate 1995 1 10 Photographs, Sisters undated 1 11 Southern Maine Pride Volunteer Applications RESTRICTED Undated 1 12-13 UMF GASPP Sponsored Talks, VHS 1992 2 14-15 UMF GASPP Trip to Washington, D.C. 1992 FC Folder Restricted  22 16 Volunteer contact lists  (removed from Box 1 Folder 4);  undated   Southern Maine Pride Volunteer Applications (Box 1 Folder 11) undated  

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