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Backstreet Lounge in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Ralph Denton oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Ralph Denton conducted by Dennis McBride on June 05, 2007 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. In this interview, Denton discusses Fred Alward, Lieutenant Governor of Nevada in the 1930s, and his political campaign running for Governor in 1938. Denton talks about Alward having to drop out of the race because of the backlash he received for being gay.
Archival Collection
Safer Sex Party at Angles-n-Lace Fundraiser in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints
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Archival Collection
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Kamora Jones at the LGBTQ African American community panel discussion at the Gay and Lesbian Community Center, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital image
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Archival Collection
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Lesbian and Gay Academic Union, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, correspondence, 1985
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Michael Loewy Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01
Archival Component
Bylaws: Nevada State Democratic Party Gay and Lesbian Caucus, 2001-2006
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Daniel Hinkley Papers
Box/Folder: Box 03
Archival Component
Las Vegas, Nevada LGBTQ Collection
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The Las Vegas, Nevada Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) Collection documents the social and political activities of Las Vegas, Nevada's LGBTQ community from 1955 to 2020. The collection includes hundreds of newspaper articles about LGBTQ issues, ranging from AIDS to Nevada legislation. The collection also documents the presence of the LGBTQ community in Las Vegas, including material from gay bars, nightclubs, social clubs, advocacy and political organizations, entertainers, and student groups. Previously known as the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Collection.
Archival Collection
Reno Gay Rodeo: statements by Lt. Governor Myron Leavitt, 1978-1989
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Las Vegas, Nevada LGBTQ Collection
Box/Folder: Box 03
Archival Component
Roy D. Baker oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Roy D. Baker conducted by Dennis McBride February 08, 2004 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. In this interview, Baker discusses Fred Schoonmaker, a Reno, Nevada gay activist and his husband, Alfred Parkinson. Baker details their efforts to create Stonewall Park, a town for LGBTQ members in Nevada that was never realized. Schoonmaker attempted to establish Stonewall Park three times in three different locations: Silver Springs, Nevada; Rhyolite, Nevada; and Thunder Mountain, Nevada. Baker talks about his personal relationship with Schoonmaker, his opinion on Stonewall Park, and legal issues that Schoonmaker faced during the development of the town. Baker describes opposition from local residents against Stonewall Park and Schoonmaker's health after being diagnosed with HIV.
Archival Collection
Organizations: Las Vegas Gay Arts, Athletics and Activities [LVGA3], 2008-2009
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 20
Archival Component