Health and Medicine

AIDS conference flyer

Flyer advertising the AIDS conference hosted by the Berean League on November 7, 1987, at the St. Paul Civic Center, highlighting keynote speakers and offering education credits. Annotated by members of the Gay/Lesbian Freedom Conference. From box 22 (147.A.13.5B) of the Minnesota GLBT Movement papers, 1964—2019, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Rally flyer

Flyer advertising a rally against views presented at the AIDS Conference sponsored by the Berean League and held at St. Paul’s Civic Center on November 7, 1987. From box 22 (147.A.13.5B) of the Minnesota GLBT Movement papers, 1964—2019, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Anti-conference flyer

Flyer distributed prior to, and potentially at, the AIDS conference sponsored by the Berean League and held at St. Paul’s Civic Center on November 7, 1987. The flyer was created by a coalition of gay and lesbian groups that organized a rally to protest the conference. From box 22 (147.A.13.5B) of the Minnesota GLBT Movement papers, 1964—2019, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

AIDS conference schedule

Schedule of speakers and events at the AIDS conference sponsored by the Berean League and held at St. Paul Civic Center on November 7, 1987. From box 22 (147.A.13.5B) of the Minnesota GLBT Movement papers, 1964—2019, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

AIDS Conference Protest, St. Paul, 1987

On November 7, 1987, roughly 400 people representing Minnesota’s gay community—including allies and activists—protested an AIDS conference in St. Paul sponsored by a conservative Christian political organization called the Berean League. With over 1,500 people in attendance, it was the largest gathering in the state to date addressing the HIV/AIDS crisis. It was also a show of force for fundamentalist Christians and other conservatives who opposed gay rights.