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: Equality Won! Day was a celebration of the successful passage of transgender-inclusive legislation at the Nevada State Legislature during the 2011 session. ... Sari Aizley served as the first Director of the Southern Nevada chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union [see the Nevada Gay Times, April 1984, p. 4 for establishment of the ACLU-Southern Nevada Chapter; and see the Bohemian Bugle, March 1986, p. 13 and the Bohemian Bugle, April 1986, pp. 1, 4, 11, and 18 for Sari Aizley's appointment as Director]. Individuals identified by the donor, Dennis McBride: Sari Aizley; Paul Aizley [Nevada State Assemblyman, District 41 (Democrat)]
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 rally was called at the Center to celebrate the Supreme Court of the United States' overturning of the federal Defense of Marriage Act [DOMA] on June 26, 2013. … For a detailed description of this rally, see Dennis McBride journal entry for July 2, 2013. Individuals identified by the donor, Dennis McBride: left background, l-r: Chris Miller [Clark County Democratic Party Chairman (gay)]; Tod Story [American Civil Liberties Union - NV Executive Director (gay)]; James Healey [Nevada State Assemblyman, District 35, Democrat (gay)]; unidentified man; in red t-shirt, foreground: Larry Edwards [African American female impersonator]
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: Krave nightclub opened on November 13, 2004 inside the Desert Passage shopping area of the Aladdin Hotel and Casino, and remained at this location after Desert Passage became the Miracle Mile Shops. In July 2012 Krave announced its move from the Miracle Mile Shops to the empty motion picture theater in the Neonopolis shopping mall downtown on Fremont Street and a name change to Krave Massive. The nightclub held its grand opening in Neonopolis on June 16, 2013, only to close within two months. Krave moved a third time into the former Club Utopia at 3765 Las Vegas Boulevard South. Krave opened here on November 1, 2013, then closed permanently on July 27, 2014.
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: Krave nightclub opened on November 13, 2004 inside the Desert Passage shopping area of the Aladdin Hotel and Casino, and remained at this location after Desert Passage became the Miracle Mile Shops. In July 2012 Krave announced its move from the Miracle Mile Shops to the empty motion picture theater in the Neonopolis shopping mall downtown on Fremont Street and a name change to Krave Massive. The nightclub held its grand opening in Neonopolis on June 16, 2013, only to close within two months. Krave moved a third time into the former Club Utopia at 3765 Las Vegas Boulevard South. Krave opened here on November 1, 2013, then closed permanently on July 27, 2014.
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: Krave nightclub opened on November 13, 2004 inside the Desert Passage shopping area of the Aladdin Hotel and Casino, and remained at this location after Desert Passage became the Miracle Mile Shops. In July 2012 Krave announced its move from the Miracle Mile Shops to the empty motion picture theater in the Neonopolis shopping mall downtown on Fremont Street and a name change to Krave Massive. The nightclub held its grand opening in Neonopolis on June 16, 2013, only to close within two months. Krave moved a third time into the former Club Utopia at 3765 Las Vegas Boulevard South. Krave opened here on November 1, 2013, then closed permanently on July 27, 2014.
Jahna Steele, aka Jahna Reis [d. January 24, 2008], was a renowned transgender performer in Las Vegas whose reputation became international through the 1990s and 2000s. Steele hosted The World's Most Beautiful Transsexual Contest at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas in 2004. For information on Steele, see Out of the Neon Closet: Queer Community in the Silver State, by Dennis McBride [North Charleston, SC: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016], pp. 153-154. For Steele's obituary, see the Las Vegas Review-Journal, January 29, 2008, p. 4B. Also see "Jahna Steele: Woman of Steele" [QVegas, December 2005, 34] and "Jahna Steele" [Las Vegas Review-Journal, October 10, 2010, 4J]. This videotape is a promotional item of Steele's entertainment career. [00:00:00 - 00:06:38]
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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: Krave nightclub opened on November 13, 2004 inside the Desert Passage shopping area of the Aladdin Hotel and Casino, and remained at this location after Desert Passage became the Miracle Mile Shops. In July 2012 Krave announced its move from the Miracle Mile Shops to the empty motion picture theater in the Neonopolis shopping mall downtown on Fremont Street and a name change to Krave Massive. The nightclub held its grand opening in Neonopolis on June 16, 2013, only to close within two months. Krave moved a third time into the former Club Utopia at 3765 Las Vegas Boulevard South. Krave opened here on November 1, 2013, then closed permanently on July 27, 2014. Individuals identified by the donor, Dennis McBride: Kelly Murphy [Krave and Drink and Drag owner]
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: The address given for the Kit Kat Club is approximate as it stood on the outskirts of Las Vegas at what then was known as "Five Points": the intersection of East Charleston Boulevard, East Fremont Street, and the Boulder Highway [at this location today noted as the extension of East Fremont Street]. ... This photograph belongs to the Clark County Museum. ... For more on the Kit Kat Club, see Out of the Neon Closet: Queer Community in the Silver State, by Dennis McBride [North Charleston, South Carolina: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform], p. 56. Individuals identified by the donor, Dennis McBride: female impersonators Cleo Renee; Gordon Stafford; Guy Doran; Poppy Lane; Bobby Sothern
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: The address given for the Kit Kat Club is approximate as it stood on the outskirts of Las Vegas at what then was known as "Five Points": the intersection of East Charleston Boulevard, East Fremont Street, and the Boulder Highway [at this location today noted as the extension of East Fremont Street]. ... The "No Dancing!" sign speaks to the Kit Kat Club being a queer-friendly establishment while same-sex dancing was illegal. ... This photograph belongs to the Clark County Museum. ... For more on the Kit Kat Club, see Out of the Neon Closet: Queer Community in the Silver State, by Dennis McBride [North Charleston, South Carolina: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform], p. 56. Individuals identified by the donor, Dennis McBride: band
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: The address given for the Kit Kat Club is approximate as it stood on the outskirts of Las Vegas at what then was known as "Five Points": the intersection of East Charleston Boulevard, East Fremont Street, and the Boulder Highway [at this location today noted as the extension of East Fremont Street]. ... The Kit Kat Club was a mixed bar which welcomed both African American and white patrons. ... This photograph belongs to the Clark County Museum. ... For more on the Kit Kat Club, see Out of the Neon Closet: Queer Community in the Silver State, by Dennis McBride [North Charleston, South Carolina: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform], p. 56. Individuals identified by the donor, Dennis McBride: crowd [includes African American patrons]