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A photocopied piece of paper that reads: “THE QUEER VOICE WILL NOT BE SILENCED.”

Two photographs are on the page. The top photograph features a protestor standing in front of a sign that reads “STREET TRANSVESTITES ACTION REVOLUTIONARIES”. The protester, Sylvia Rivera, is holding flyers. The second photograph is of marchers carrying a banner with the same text on a sidewalk. There’s accompanying text between the two photographs. It is included below.

13 photographs are arranged in a grid pattern showcasing a variety of different gay rights and HIV/AIDS protests. Around the photographs, the text reads “ACT UP PROTEST FONT” AND “UPPERCASE.” The letters of the alphabet and the numbers 1-9 are shown as well.

9 photographs are arranged in a grid pattern showcasing a variety of different gay rights and HIV/AIDS protests. Around the photographs, the text reads “ACT UP PROTEST FONT” AND AND “lowercase.” The letters of the alphabet and the numbers 1-9 are shown as well.

The page contains a blue-tinted photograph of a woman holding up a protest sign that reads “Mother Nature is a Lesbian.” The photograph has a caption that reads “One woman makes herself clear in the 1974 New York Christopher Street gay parade.” The letters of the alphabet frame the photograph on both its sides.

The majority of the page is text. It is included below. In the top right is a photograph of a protest sign that reads “George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice, Sandra Bland, Trayvan Martin, Ahmaud Arbery, Mike Brown, Freddie Gray, Philando Castile BLACK LIVES MATTER.”

The names, birthdates, cities and date of death of victims of police violence are printed in two columns. The text is included below. (1/5)

The names, birthdates, cities and date of death of victims of police violence are printed in two columns. The text is included below. (2/5)

The names, birthdates, cities and date of death of victims of police violence are printed in two columns. The text is included below. (3/5)

The names, birthdates, cities and date of death of victims of police violence are printed in two columns. The text is included below. (4/5)

The names, birthdates, cities and date of death of victims of police violence are printed in two columns. The text is included below. (5/5)

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