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Transcript of interview with Bert Hood by Dennis McBride, June 16, 1998

Date

1998-06-16

Description

Bert Hood is celebrated in Las Vegas's gay history for his ownership of the Red Barn, one of our most famous gay bars. This is another of those serendipitous interviews I've conducted with someone I very much wanted to interview but didn't know how to find. Bert's in Las Vegas from Oklahoma City for just a short while visiting old friends, and I was lucky enough to have found him through Bill Schafer, president of the Southern Nevada Gay and Lesbian Historical Society. I want to thank you, Bert, for donating these two hours of your vacation time to me so I can preserve your stories for the gay community.

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Kevin M. Kelly oral history interviews

Identifier

OH-01003

Abstract

Oral history interviews with Kevin M. Kelly conducted by Dennis McBride on September 08 and 22; and November 10, 2000 for the Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project. In the interviews, Kelly talks about his family and early life in Boston, Massachusetts with a focus on his Catholic upbringing. He recalls his law education, serving in the United States Army during the Vietnam War for eleven years, and discovering his sexuality in 1966 while working in the Boston City Hospital. Kelly then describes being discharged from the military due to allegations of being gay, and his family's reaction. He then recalls moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1978, where he was involved in a robbery and shooting incident with a male sex worker in 1982. Kelly goes on to recall the trial that proceed the incident and how it publicly outed him. He details how he was charged with felony sodomy and ultimately lost his job as a result of the trial. Finally, he talks about serving on a task force to investigate bias in Nevada's court system in 1992 and being honored in 1994 by the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada for his work.

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

Frankie Perez oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03508

Abstract

Oral history interview with Frankie Perez conducted by Elsa Lopez and Laurents Bañuelos-Benitez on November 05th, 2018 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. Perez speaks about the importance of sports, and the lack of Latinx representation in teachers during high school. Perez then discusses being placed on medical hold in the military, how his transition affected his physical tests, how the 2016 election may have impacted transgendered people in the military, and how everyday military personnel feel about transgendered people serving in the military. The interview concludes with Perez discussing the Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgendered, and Queer (LGBTQ) scene in Las Vegas, Nevada and about how culture impacts which clubs members of LBGTQ community would visit.

Archival Collection

Anna and Jo Pitney Personal Papers

Identifier

MS-01117

Abstract

The Anna and Jo Pitney Personal Papers are comprised of materials documenting the lives of Anna J. Pitney and her wife, Jo Pitney, a long-time Las Vegas lesbian couple. They were together since 1955 and traveled together often. The collectionIt includes correspondence, news clippings, photographs and photograph albums, travel notes, and a memoir of their lives written by Jo.

Archival Collection

Unidentified group meeting at the Spotlight Lounge, Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints

Date

1998 (year approximate)

Description

From the Las Vegas Bugle Photograph Collection on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History (PH-00336). Unidentified meeting at the Spotlight Lounge, c. 1998. See ID inside envelope. Typewritten insert in envelope descrives images not present: "unidentified meeting at the Spotlight Lounge [no. 19 Terry Galardi (long blonde hair), owner of the Backdoor Lounge; no. 20: Spotlight Lounge owner Jack Novick addressing the group; no. 21: the woman in left center, long dark hair, slightly out of focus, is Kaye Taylor, owner of the FreeZone; nos. 22-23, clockwise: Judy Nelson, owner of Las Vegas Eagle (blonde hair, blue jacket); Jack Novick, owner of the Spotlight Lounge (plaid shirt); John Smith, manager of Keys Lounge (to right of pillar, baseballl cap, white sweatshirt); Ralph Vandersnik, owner of Snick's Place (blue vest, white shirt, dark glasses); Terry Galardi, owner of the Backdoor Lounge (long blonde hair); Kaye Taylor, owner of FreeZozne (long dark hair, white sweatshirt); no. 24: Terry Galardi, owner of the Backdoor Lounge (long, blonde hair); no. 25: John Smith, manager of Keys Lounge (background) and Judy Nelson, owner of Las Vegas Eagle [7 images (duplicates)]"

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Dennis McBride Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00263

Abstract

The Dennis McBride Photograph Collection (approximately 1904-2018) contains over 5,000 individual photographic prints, negatives, digital images, and postcards that depict various events, people, and locations, across southern Nevada, particularly from the 1960s to the 1990s. The postcards depict a large number of hotels and casinos in cities throughout Nevada including Las Vegas, Tahoe, Reno, and Boulder City. The photographs depict a variety of events held at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Special Collections and Archives, local branches of the Las Vegas Public Library, and local community spaces and stores. The collection also includes a detailed list of photographs from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) events taking place across Las Vegas from 1996 to 2018 including Pride parades, social gatherings in bars and nightclubs, holiday celebrations, and political marches and demonstrations.

Archival Collection

Lesbians

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Subject

Documents

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Las Vegas Bugle Collection on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00476
Collection Name: Las Vegas Bugle Collection on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History
Box/Folder: N/A

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