From the Dennis McBride Photograph Collection (PH-00263) -- LGBTQ+ events and organizations in Las Vegas, Nevada -- Digital images file. Notes from the donor, Dennis McBride: Atkinson came out on the floor of the Nevada Senate on April 22, 2013 while arguing against the state's proscription of same-sex marriage. On October 9, 2014 Atkinson and his partner, Sherwood Howard, became the first same-sex couple to marry in Nevada. Atkinson resigned his office on March 5, 2019 over accusations he misappropriated campaign funds for his personal use. He was convicted of fraud and sentenced to prison on July 18, 2019. Individuals identified by the donor, Dennis McBride: Kelvin Atkinson [Nevada State Senator, District 4, Democrat (African American; gay)] in blue shirt
From the Las Vegas Bugle Photograph Collection on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History (PH-00336). Get Booked (bookstore - 4643 S. Paradise Rd. [Road], Las Vegas) June 27, 1995. Autograph reception for the book, Pink Highways, by the Mad Monks. Images include store owner Wes Miller, mgr. [manager]. Raul Mangubat; Mad Monks James Crotty and Minchael Lane.
Oral history interview with Lavern Cummings and Tony Midnite conducted by Dennis McBride on August 29, 2000 for the Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project. In the interview, Cummings and Midnite discuss their work as female impersonators in Las Vegas, Nevada during the late 1960s and 1970s. They also talk about other impersonators and performance venues in Las Vegas and around the United States. They explain the distinctions between transgender and straight performers, and the perceptions of transgender and straight audience members. Other subjects Cummings and Midnite cover include their early lives and arrivals to Las Vegas, and the history of sex reassignment surgeries beginning in the 1930s.
From the Las Vegas Bugle Photograph Collection on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History (PH-00336). Cave Nightclub -5740 West Charleston - Las Vegas (1994). Go-go boy Adam. Stamp on verso: "Donna Michelle Porter Photography Las Vegas NV (702) 222-8306"
From the Dennis McBride Photograph Collection (PH-00263) -- LGBTQ+ events and organizations in Las Vegas, Nevada -- Digital images file. Individuals identified by the donor, Dennis McBride: Ed Williams [Clark County Republican Party Chairman (gay)]; Brandon Ellyson [Clark County Libertarian Party Chairman]; Chris Miller [Clark County Democratic Party Chairman]; Erin Neff [journalist and moderator of the debate]
From the Dennis McBride Photograph Collection (PH-00263) -- LGBTQ+ events and organizations in Las Vegas, Nevada -- Digital images file. Individuals identified by the donor, Dennis McBride: Ed Williams [Clark County Republican Party Chairman (gay)]; Brandon Ellyson [Clark County Libertarian Party Chairman]; Chris Miller [Clark County Democratic Party Chairman]; Erin Neff [journalist and moderator of the debate]
From the Dennis McBride Photograph Collection (PH-00263) -- LGBTQ+ events and organizations in Las Vegas, Nevada -- Digital images file. Individuals identified by the donor, Dennis McBride: Ed Williams [Clark County Republican Party Chairman (gay)]; Brandon Ellyson [Clark County Libertarian Party Chairman]; Chris Miller [Clark County Democratic Party Chairman]; Erin Neff [journalist and moderator of the debate]