Out Of The Closets

Out Of The Closets Cause Button Museum
Category
Cause
Additional Images
Out Of The Closets button back Cause Button Museum
Text on Button OUT OF THE closets INTO THE STREETS
Image Description

Red text of various sizes on a yellow background.
Back Paper / Back Info

Local No.
Union Label
Back Style
Unlocking pin
The Shape
Circle
The Size
1 inch
Year / Decade Made
1990s
Additional Information

"Out of the closets and into the streets" was a slogan used by Queer Nation, an LGBTQ activist organization. Queer Nation was founded in March 1990 in New York City, by HIV/AIDS activists from ACT UP. The four founders were outraged at the escalation of anti-gay and lesbian violence on the streets and prejudice in the arts and media. The group is known for its confrontational tactics, its slogans, and for the practice of outing - the act of disclosing a gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender person's sexual orientation or gender identity without that person's consent.
Catalog ID CA0109