The Lawrence Gay Liberation Front has, under various names, challenged misconceptions about LGBTQ+ students at the University of Kansas for 45 years. Now, a book tells those students' stories. Plus: A Kansas museum dedicated to "The Wizard of Oz" is showcasing a movie prop that's never been seen by the public.
Gay rights activism at the University of Kansas was led in the 1970s by the Lawrence Gay Liberation Front, but it took 10 years and a lawsuit for the student group to gain official recognition. Now that history has been pieced together by Katherine Rose-Mockry, retired director of KU’s Emily Taylor Center for Women and Gender Equity. She spoke with Kansas City Public Library’s Anne Kniggendorf about the group’s long push to change campus culture.
Fans of "The Wizard of Oz" have flocked for years to the Oz Museum in Wamego, Kansas, about 100 miles west of Kansas City. If it's been a while since you visited, now's a great time to go. Kansas Public Radio's J. Schafer reports an important prop from the 1939 movie that's never been seen in public is on temporary display.
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