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Bears Las Vegas booth at the Gay Pride festival, Clark County Government Center, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital image
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Archival Collection
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Transcript of interview with Kenny Kerr by Dennis McBride, May 29 & 30, 2001
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Archival Collection
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In the years following this interview, Kerr continued entertaining, although he never returned to the Las Vegas Strip. Kerr performed at OUTfest Phoenix, at Palm Springs’ Awesome August celebrations, Las Vegas’ National Coming Out Day event, and for the Gay and Lesbian Community Center’s Youth Service’s Division. Kerr also gave shows at small bars and restaurants such as Café Nicolle and DeStefano’s in Las Vegas, the Wilde Goose in Cathedral City, California, and the Plush Room in San Francisco. There were rumors that Kerr was set to replace emcee Joey Arias in Cirque du Soliel [2004] and Frank Marino in La Cage [2005], but neither turned out to be true. Instead, Kerr performed in such local gay nightclubs as Flex, Sasha’s, Krave, Suede, and, on July 31, 2012, at the Onyx Theatre in Commercial Center. In 2006, Kerr made peace with his former rival, Frank Marino. Kerr’s son, Kristin Vidal, made Kenny a grandfather with his own son, Alexander. It was clear during his July 2012 performan
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Guava Soleil at the Miss Gay Las Vegas Pageant at Gipsy nightclub, 4605 South Paradise Road, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital image
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Archival Collection
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Gay Academic Union (GAU) presenting flowers to comedienne Joan Rivers at R&R Assordid Sundries: photographic print, approximately 1984
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Ron Lawrence Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Box SH-049
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First annual Gay Pride parade lining up behind Flex Lounge, image 001: photographic print, 1997 May 10
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 037
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First annual Gay Pride parade lining up behind Flex Lounge, image 002: photographic print, 1997 May 10
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 037
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Richard Stevens and an unidentified man at the Enamel Art Gallery of Boulder City booth at Gay Pride: photographic print, 1997 May 10
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 037
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Rev. Beau McDaniels in the Metropolitan Community Church float at the second annual Gay Pride parade: photographic print, 1998 April 25
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 037
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Founding members (Christie Young, David Adams, Dennis McBride, Rick May, Mike Loewy, Julian Martin-Perez, and Wil Collins) of the Gay Academic Union of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas posed on the balcony of the Moyer Student Union over a marquee announcing "Gay Pride Week / May 6 & 14": photographic prints, 1983 May
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Ron Lawrence Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Box SH-049
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Lee Martin oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Lee Martin conducted by Dennis McBride on May 01, 2013 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. In this interview, Martin discusses his involvement with the Nevada Gay Action League and the Pacifica Hotel, an effort to open a gay resort in Las Vegas, Nevada during the mid 1980s. He describes managing Paradise Bookstore, a bookstore for gay literature, in downtown Las Vegas. Lastly, Martin discusses other gay businesses that he was involved with in Las Vegas.
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