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Gay Pride 1999 at Sunset Park; Photographer: Dennis McBride; Flex Lounge float.
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Gay Pride 1999 at Sunset Park; Photographer: Dennis McBride. (5-8-99)
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Gay Pride 1999 at Sunset Park; Photographer: Dennis McBride. (5-8-99)
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Gay Pride 1999 at Sunset Park; Photographer: Dennis McBride. (5-8-99)
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Gay Pride 1999 at Sunset Park; Dennis McBride and his boa.
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Archival Component
Oral history interviews with Jane Heenan conducted by Dennis McBride on June 21 and 28, and August 30, 2005 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. In the interviews, Heenan begins by clarifying the vocabulary used within the transgender and queer communities for self-identification, comparing these terms with terms used in the medical and psychological fields. They then discusses the distinction between gender identity and sexual orientation. Next, Heenan recalls growing up and in Chicago, Illinois, coming out in the 1990s, and undergoing sex reassignment surgery. Lastly, they talk about arriving in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1994, the Las Vegas transgender support and advocacy community, and Las Vegas transgender organizations.
Archival Collection
Gay Pride 1999 at Sunset Park; Photographer: Dennis McBride. Lock, Stock, and Leather booth.
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