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David Parks oral history interview
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Oral history interview with David Parks conducted by Dennis McBride on January 31, 2007 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. In this interview, Parks, a member of the Nevada senate, discusses working on a Nevada anti-bullying bill and a family fairness bill, which stated that any two persons could have another person as a recipient beneficiary. Park describes dealing with opposition to the family fairness bill with some people arguing that it changes the traditional definition of family. Parks recalls running against a man with a similar name, David F. Parks, in a 2002 legislative assembly election.
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Dicotignano in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints
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Safer Sex Party at Angles-n-Lace Fundraiser in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints
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Customers at Customers at Gipsy Nightclub in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints
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Las Vegas Gay Pride Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints
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Charmers Serial Party, Las Vegas, Nevada: photograpic prints
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Members of the Lesbian and Gay Academic Union gathered on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus. Back row: Debbie Vasquez, Cory Chaney, Sue Chaney, front row: John Snoddy, Alan Wells, David Adams, Will Collins (identified from left to right): photographic slide, 1983 September
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Collection Name: Christie Young Papers
Box/Folder: Box 02
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FreeZone and Gipsy night club in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints
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Susanne E. Morrow oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Susanne E. Morrow conducted by Dennis McBride on September 29, 2000 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. Morrow begins by discussing her childhood in a military family, her marriage and children, and her move to Genoa, Nevada in 1961. She then talks about her move to Carson City, Nevada in 1962 and her twenty-nine year career as a journalist and city editor for the Nevada Appeal newspaper. The remainder of the interview focuses on Morrow's memories of the 1965 assault on then Chief Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court, Frank McManee, and the subsequent judicial actions and court decisions that reflected attitudes toward homosexuality prevalent in society at the time.
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Rodney Sumpter oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Rodney Sumpter conducted by Dennis McBride on January 20, 2004 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. In this interview, Sumpter discusses Fred Schoonmaker, a Reno, Nevada gay activist, and his efforts to create Stonewall Park, a town for LGBTQ members in Nevada that was never realized. Sumpter describes his professional relationship with Schoonmaker as his attorney. He also recalls the early stages for Stonewall Park, including finding a location and struggling to find financial and local support for the town. Lastly, Sumpter talks about Schoonmaker's HIV health issues and his personal thoughts on the LGBTQ community.
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