Author Archive
Money Troubles Force Closures At Gay Center
Archive Entry Date: 1988
Pacific Center was stretched thin by the resources required to mount its multifaceted AIDS Project
Who Is An Ally And Who Is An Enemy?
Archive Entry Date: 12/1/83
Lesbians of Color came to Pacific Center to figure out how the movement might practice the solidarity it preached
Ollie’s
Archive Entry Date: 6/83
Pacific Center acted as a mediator when a gay-friendly business was accused of classism and racism
West Coast Women’s Festival
Archive Entry Date: 11/81
When a show of solidarity with Latin America failed in the presence of white privilege, activists repaired to Pacific Center
Community Services Listing
Archive Entry Date: 12/12/79
Community Services Listing featuring phone number for Pacific Center and Switchboard
Breakdown of Trans Surgery Costs
Archive Entry Date: 1979
When a trans woman explored getting surgery, she also was directed to find community at Pacific Center
Gwen & Jerene Live at the Pacific Center
Archive Entry Date: 11/13/79
Gwen & Jerene were booked by Lenn Keller to play at the San Pablo location of the Pacific Center
Open House
Archive Entry Date: 10/5/79
Cause for celebration: Pacific Center concluded its move to its current location on Telegraph Ave
Pacific Center Is Moving To Telegraph
Archive Entry Date: 1979
Pacific Center hoped to move in April 1979 from San Pablo Ave to a more capacious Victorian house on Telegraph
United Way To Aid Gays
Archive Entry Date: 9/1/1977
In a coup for Pacific Center and gay rights, United Way decided to support the center with a grant
Pacific Center Women’s Calendar (For Women Only)
Archive Entry Date: 4/78
A snapshot of Pacific Center's diverse range of programs -- and of its balancing act
Correspondence between Martin Paley, Gerald Leo and Carole Migden about United Way Funding
Archive Entry Date: 11/17/1977
Pacific Center battled hard to obtain United Way funding
Lesbians of Color at 1977 SF Gay Freedom Day
Archive Entry Date: 6/25/77
Lesbians of Color represent Pacific Center at 1977 SF Gay Freedom Day
Open Letter To CETA Commissioners and Berkeley City Council
Archive Entry Date: 6/9/1977
Pacific Center's director skewered employment commissioners who had mocked him for being gay
Dear Amazons: An Open Letter
Archive Entry Date: 5/76
Shut out by the Berkeley Women's Center, a self-declared "separatist dyke" acknowledged Pacific Center's hospitality
Same-Sex Choices
Archive Entry Date: 1/15/76
Through its Sexual Minority Prisoner Program, Pacific Center reached out to queer people who were incarcerated
Gay Switchboard
Archive Entry Date: 5/8/75
Pacific Center began with a Gay Switchboard that was pivotal for the queer community
East Bay Gay Opens New Center
Archive Entry Date: 12/19/74
When East Bay Gay opened its brick-and-mortar Pacific Center, it signalled a new inclusiveness