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RSO card 1972

RSO card 1976 #2

RSO card 1971

RSO card 1975

RSO card 1976 card #1

RSO card 1979

RSO card 1975 #2

RSO card 1977

RSO card 1970

RSO card 1971 #2

  • RSO card 1972
    Image | 1972 | LGBT at UIUCOfficial RSO card for the Gay Liberation Front. Noticeable changes from previous card show the addition of the word ""Front" to the group name, and the purpose changed again to "the advancement of gay people."
  • RSO card 1976 #2
    Image | 1976 | LGBT at UIUCOfficial RSO card for the Gay Illini aka Gay People's Alliance. In 1976 and 1977, the RSO cards recorded the purpose of the group as "Gay Liberation."
  • RSO card 1971
    Image | 1971 | LGBT at UIUCOfficial RSO card for the Gay Liberation group. Under this name, statement of purpose was listed as "To advance the political and social rights of homosexuals through education of the heterosexual community.
  • RSO card 1975
    Image | 1975 | LGBT at UIUCOfficial RSO card for the Gay Students' Alliance. Along with the name of the group, the purpose statement changed again, this time to, "foster a sense of pride in homosexual students, to inform the general public on the subject, and to provide an alternative to gay bars."
  • RSO card 1976 card #1
    Image | 1976 | LGBT at UIUCOfficial RSO card for the Gay Illini aka Gay People's Alliance. In 1976 and 1977, the RSO cards recorded the purpose of the group as "Gay Liberation."
  • RSO card 1979
    Image | 1979 | LGBT at UIUCOfficial RSO card for the Gay Illini aka Gay People's Alliance. In 1979, the purpose statement of the group changed to "an organization devoted to legitimacy, respectability, and freedom in same-sex relationships."
  • RSO card 1975 #2
    Image | 1975 | LGBT at UIUCOfficial RSO card for the Gay Students' Alliance. Purpose statement changed again in the same year, to "devlop a sense of pride in the gay community and to educate the student body on homosexuality."
  • RSO card 1977
    Image | 1977 | LGBT at UIUCOfficial RSO card for the Gay Illini aka Gay People's Alliance. In 1976 and 1977, the RSO cards recorded the purpose of the group as "Gay Liberation."
  • RSO card 1970
    Image | 1970 | LGBT at UIUCOfficial RSO card for the Gay Liberation group. Under this name, statement of purpose was listed as "To advance the political and social rights of homosexuals through education of the heterosexual community.
  • RSO card 1971 #2
    Image | 1971 | LGBT at UIUCOfficial RSO card for the Gay Liberation group. On this card, the staement of purpose changed to "combat oppression."
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