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Wanda Sykes attends the protest of the passage of Proposition 8 at the Gay and Lesbian Community Center, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital image

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Creator

Photographer (pht): Daitch, Babs, 1947-

Date

2008-11-15

Description

From the Dennis McBride Photograph Collection (PH-00263) -- LGBTQ+ events and organizations in Las Vegas, Nevada -- Digital images file. Notes from the donor, Dennis McBride: This first of two rallies based at the Center was called to protest passage of California's anti-same-sex marriage legislation, Proposition 8, in early November 2008. For details of the two rallies see Dennis McBride journal entries November 16, November 23, and December 21, 2008. African American comedienne, Wanda Sykes, performing on the Las Vegas Strip, attended this rally and chose the moment to come out. Individuals identified by the donor, Dennis McBride: Wanda Sykes [African American comedienne]

Digital ID

pho037409

Physical Identifier

0263_5480

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1b85806t
Details

Time Period

2000s (2000 - 2009)

Resource Type

Image

Material Type

photographs
digital photographs

Source

Wanda Sykes attends the protest of the passage of Proposition 8 at the Gay and Lesbian Community Center, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital image, 2008 November 15

Archival Collection

Dennis McBride Photograph Collection

Citation

pho037409. Dennis McBride Photograph Collection, approximately 1904-2018. PH-00263. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1b85806t

Rights

This material is made available to facilitate private study, scholarship, or research. Dennis McBride transferred all right, title and interest he had in the Dennis McBride Photograph Collection (PH-00263) to UNLV. However, some material may be protected by copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity rights, or other interests not owned by UNLV. Users are responsible for determining whether permissions are necessary from rights owners for any intended use and for obtaining all required permissions. Acknowledgement of the UNLV University Libraries is requested. For more information, please see the UNLV Special Collections policies on reproduction and use (https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/research_and_services/reproductions) or contact us at special.collections@unlv.edu.

Standardized Rights Statement

In Copyright

Digital Provenance

Original archival records created digitally

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

Format

image/jpeg