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Jim Richter and the cake for the mass holy union: photographic print

Date

1998-04-25

Description

Gay Pride at Sunset Park, 1998. Photographer: Dennis McBride, 4-25-98. Jim Richter and the cake he baked for the Pride celebration's mass holy union.

Image

Las Vegas Professional Men's Club Records

Identifier

MS-00557

Abstract

The Las Vegas Professional Men’s Club Records (1984-1997) consist of the constitution, meeting minutes, and organizational documents of the Las Vegas Professional Men’s Club, later known as the Las Vegas Men’s Club (LVMC). The LVMC provided a social outlet for gay men in Southern Nevada. The bulk of the materials date from the 1990s and include membership lists, event fliers, promotional materials, financial documents, and information documenting the club’s fundraising activities.

Archival Collection

Transcript of interview with Dorothy Frassmann by Dennis McBride, September 21, 1997

Date

1998-05-14

Description

Born in Brooklyn, New York on October 29, 1931, Dorothy Frassmann talks about her life and experiences.

Text

Hinkley, Daniel

As an advocate for the gay community in Nevada, Daniel Hinkley has been involved with ACT-UP!– Nevada, served as executive director of the Gay and Lesbian Community Center in Las Vegas, and in 2001 founded the Stonewall Democrats of Southern Nevada. Hinkley was also involved in the fight to repeal Nevada’s sodomy law in 1993, and, between 2000 and 2002, he was involved with the gay community’s unsuccessful fight against Question 2, which amended Nevada's constitution to prevent same-sex marriage.

Person

Sharon Maurer-Schwartz oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02534

Abstract

Oral history interview with Sharon Maurer-Schwartz conducted by Barbara Tabach on February 01, 2016 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Maurer-Schwartz, with her wife Edna Rice, talks about being part of the gay/Jewish life together over the years including in Las Vegas, Nevada. Both women discuss why they moved to Nevada and the early days of The Center, an LGBT center, which hosted a Passover Seder.

Archival Collection

Porter, Donna Michelle

Donna Michelle Porter was a photographer for the Las Vegas Bugle publication, which focused on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues in Las Vegas, Nevada. As of 2020, Donna Michelle Porter lives in Long Beach, California.

Source:

Porter, Donna M. LinkedIn. Accessed June 12, 2020. https://www.linkedin.com/in/donna-michelle-porter-75896723.

Person

Jonathan S. Sparer, FAIA oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02282

Abstract

Oral history interview with Jonathan S. "Jon" Sparer, FAIA conducted by Barbara Tabach on March 04, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Sparer discusses his career as an architect of many major Las Vegas, Nevada hotels and casinos. He also talks about designing the Congregation Ner Tamid and The Center for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered (LGBT) community.

Archival Collection

Dennis McBride oral history interviews

Identifier

OH-03888

Abstract

Oral history interviews with Dennis McBride conducted by Claytee D. White and Stefani Evans on various dates in March, April, and May 2023 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. McBride goes into detail in this 4-session interview and covers a wide variety of topics, including: the history of Boulder City, working at various cultural institutions in Las Vegas, the evolution of the LGBTQ+ community in Las Vegas, researching his own history and publishing a book, and local advocacy groups. Digital audio available; no transcript available.

Archival Collection

Lesbian activists

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Subject