Photograph of a pin-back button from the Bruce Monroe collection. This black button has a pink upside triangle behind the Washington D. C. Captiol, with a white circle around it with the text 1987 March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights printed on it.

Photograph of a pin-back button from the Bruce Monroe collection. This blue button was distributed by the Barack Obama campaign when Obama ran for presidental re-election in 2012.

Photograph of a pin-back button from the Bruce Monroe collection. This square button was distributed by the Bill Clinton campaign during his inauguration as president January 20, 1993.

Photograph of a pin-back button from the Bruce Monroe collection. This white button has red text that reads, Bill Nelson for City Council, 1987.

Photograph of a pin-back button from the Bruce Monroe collection. This small pin, is still encased in the plastic it came in. It has Clinton Gore printed on it for their campaign.

Photograph of a pin-back button from the Bruce Monroe collection. This light blue botton, has a black graphic printed on it from the Dallas Gay Alliance.

Photograph of a faux dog-tag necklace from the Bruce Monroe collection. The dog tags were distributed by the 2004 presidential campaign of John Kerry and and John Edwards. The dog tag is decorated with an American Flag with the Kerry and Edwards "A Stronger America" slogan on it.

Photograph of a sticker from the Bruce Monroe collection. The blue square sticker, has a pink triangle in the center, distributed by Gay Ubran Truth Squad (GUTS).