More than 30 persons protested at the opening Friday of the movie "Cruising" at the Downer Theater, 2569 N. Downer Ave. Members of the Coalition to Oppose Violence Against Lesbians and Gay Men distributed leaflets identifying owners of the five theaters in the area showing the movie and urging passersby to sign a petition seeking the film's withdrawal /

Press photograph of the Milwaukee Coalition to Oppose Violence Against Lesbians and Gay Men picketing the film Cruising (also the film Windows at the Esquire Theatre) in February 1980 as the film glorified violence against gay men.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Associated Press
Other Authors:	Guldan, Dale, -2005 (Photographer)
Format:	Photo
Language:	English
Published:	[United States] : [Associated Press], [1980]
Subjects:	Gay activists > Wisconsin > Milwaukee > Photographs. Gays > Violence against > Prevention. Gay men in motion pictures. Homophobia in motion pictures. Cruising (Motion picture) Photographs.

Description
Summary:	Press photograph of the Milwaukee Coalition to Oppose Violence Against Lesbians and Gay Men picketing the film Cruising (also the film Windows at the Esquire Theatre) in February 1980 as the film glorified violence against gay men.
Item Description:	Text from caption on newspaper clipping [from Milwaukee sentinel?] February 16, 1980, affixed to verso. The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.
Physical Description:	1 photoprint : black and white ; 13 x 26 cm