Harvey Milk Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual Democratic Club letter

A letter from the Harvey Milk Democratic Club in support of Victoria Schneider's lawsuit against the city. The letter demands an immediate settlement and an end to discrimination from the city and police. This item comes from the Victoria Schneider papers at the GLBT Historical Society. Schneider is an intersex activist and former sex worker best known for her 1997 lawsuit against the City and County of San Francisco, concerning an unlawful strip search during her booking at the San Francisco County Jail.

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Identifier: 44558d72q
Collection: Victoria Schneider Papers
Institution: GLBT Historical Society
Creator(s): Romero, Criss O.
Breyer, Johanna
Date Created: Jan. 17, 1998
Genre: Correspondence
Subject(s): Hajime Tada
Victoria Schneider
Places: California > San Francisco County > San Francisco
Topic(s): Attitudes of LGBTQ+ people toward police
Intersex people
Law
LGBTQ+ sex workers
LGBTQ+ victims' rights
Police harassment of LGBTQ+ people
Police interactions with LGBTQ+ people
Police violence toward LGBTQ+ people
Queer victims' rights
Transphobia
Resource Type: Text
Language: English
Rights: In copyright
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