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Pat Spearman oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Pat Spearman conducted by Lisa McAllister on March 03, 2016 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Spearman discusses her experiences in the military and becoming a minister at United Methodist Church in Las Vegas, Nevada. She describes what it was like to serve in the military as a gay woman and telling church members about her sexuality. Spearman then talks about the African American gay community in Las Vegas and the intersectionality of race, class, religion, sexuality, and politics. Lastly, Spearman discusses her plans to get re-elected as a Nevada State Senator.
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People sitting on the lawn at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Gay Pride at Sunset Park (5-8-99) Photographer: Dennis McBride
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Gay Pride Pageant at FreeZone night club, Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints
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Transcript of interview with Jimmy Gay by Perry Kaufman, April 12, 1972
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Interview with James A. Gay III conducted by Perry Kaufman on April 12, 1972. Arriving in 1946 from Fordyce, Arkansas, Gay became the first African-American mortician in Las Vegas. He later worked as Assistant Manager of the Sands Hotel and Casino and Union Plaza while serving as an executive board member of the Culinary Union. Instrumental in the Las Vegas community, Gay worked to improved race relations, addressing social, economic, and civic issues. Gay was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1988.
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Keys Lounge in the Gay Pride parade: photographic print
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Gay Pride 1999 at Sunset Park; Photographer: Dennis McBride. Keys Lounge.
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Las Vegas Gay Pride Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints
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From the Las Vegas Bugle Photograph Collection on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History (PH-00336). Las vegas Gay Pride Festival - June 5, 1994. Images including Kenny Kerr, Las Vegas Mayor Jan Jones, Ann Occhi. Some ID's on back of photos;
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Bee and Peter Tadora at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Mermaid Café booth at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Keys Lounge booth at Gay Pride: photographic print
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