Greg Weir - Greg Weir Archive of Gay Issues, 1955-1994

MLMSS 5938

fonds

1955-1994

Textual Records, Clippings

79967

2.35 metres of textual material (13 boxes) - typescript

1994; Index to the archive compiled by Greg Weir
1955-1973; Section 1: Gay and lesbian material. The political development of the issues in the early years of the lesbian and homosexual movement.
1974-1975; Section 2: Gay and lesbian material. Major moves toward social and political reform. Includes material from the University of Queensland. (Call No.: ML MSS 5938/1)
1976; Section 3: Gay and lesbian material. The development of a national organisation and focus, legislative reform in some states, the student movement, organised conservative reaction
1977; Section 4: Gay and lesbian material. A case of discrimination in education and national developments, civil liberties in Queensland, Victorians and West Australians move towards reform of the criminal code (Call No.: MLMSS 5938/2)
1978; Section 5: Gay and lesbian material. The debate on education and civil liberties continues. The Queensland Government re-examines education. The violent beginnings of a cultural watershed in NSW with a change of government
1979; Section 6: Gay and lesbian material. Life style issues, mardi gras, civil and political issues gain ground. Queensland starts to weed the political and education garden (Call No.: ML MSS 5938/3)
1980-81; Section 7: Gay and lesbian material. Victorian and NSW law reform, union policy development, European Court decisions, Federal Government funding and some movement analysis
1981-1983; Section 8: AIDS related material. Specific references and papers by the Queensland Gay Community together with state, national and international responses
1982-1984; Section 9: Gay and lesbian issues. State, national and international issues: NSW law reform continued, industrial policy development, anti-discrimination reform (Call No.: ML MSS 5938/4)
1983-1984; Section 10: Myths and politics. An example of community and political divisions (the attempted development of a national trade union grouping and the 10th National Homosexual Conference).
1984; Section 11: De facto relationships and the political consequences for the Queensland leader of the Labor Opposition, Keith Wright MLA
1984; Section 12: AIDS in Queensland (August to December). The genesis to public debate and setting of early political, social and policy agendas (Call No.: ML MSS 5938/5)
1984-1987; Section 13: The Sturgess Inquiry into Child Pornography. Its origins, development and consequences for the Gay Community and the Parliament under the first National Party Government. Also an insight into the "Moonlight State" (Call No.: ML MSS 5938/6)
1985; Section 14: AIDS. The first year of concerted effort
1985; Section 15: AIDS testing and tracing campaign by the Queensland AIDS Committee (Call No.: ML MSS 5938/7)
1985; Section 16: Changes to the Queensland Liquor Acts and the political and social ramifications for the Queensland Homosexual community
1986; Section 17: AIDS prevention Queensland. A national community campaign for recognition.
1987; Section 18: The development of the AIDS political agenda - a lubricant to mainstream political change (Call No.: ML MSS 5938/8)
1988-1989; Section 19: Gay and lesbian issues. Sturgess Inquiry Part 2. Includes changes to the Queensland Criminal Code, increase in police activity; the development of the Tasmanian and Queensland Law Reform Groups and the demise of another Queensland National Party Premier.
1988-89; Section 20, Part 1: Gay and lesbian issues. Reform of the Criminal Code under the Fitzgerald Processes (Documents 1-180) (Call No.: ML MSS 5938/9)
1988-89; Section 20, Parts 2 and 3 (Documents 181-567) (Call No.: ML MSS 5938/10)
1989-1990; Section 20, Parts 4 and 5 (Documents 568-845) (Call No.: ML MSS 5938/11)
1989-1990; Section 20, Parts 6 and 7 (Documents 846-1043) RESTRICTED (Call No.: ML MSS 5938/12)
1991-1994; Section 21, Part 1 (Documents 1-118). Gay and lesbian issues. Anti-discrimination legislation: The bitter-sweet nature of reform and national developments. The community comes of age. RESTRICTED (Call No.: ML MSS 5938/12)
1991-1994; Section 21, Parts 2, 3 and 4 (Documents 119-400) RESTRICTED (Call No.: ML MSS 5938/13)

Chronological

Partly restricted: Applies to MLMSS 5938/Boxes 12 and 13