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Jerry Cade oral history interviews

Identifier

OH-02539

Abstract

Oral history interviews with Jerry Cade conducted by Dennis McBride on various dates in February, May, June, July, and November of 2003 for the Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project. In these interviews, Cade recalls his early life in Kermit, Texas, his education, his Methodist upbringing, and understanding his sexuality during high school and college. He then talks about traveling to Spain in January 1976 where he met his first romantic partner. Cade then describes moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1981 to work at the Community Health Centers of Southern Nevada. He also discusses other relationships he had since moving to Las Vegas, his political activism, working on the first American Medical Association panel to study AIDS in 1983, and his first AIDS patient in August 29, 1985. Cade then elaborates on the history of AIDS in Las Vegas, AIDS support and advocacy groups in Las Vegas, the public perception of AIDS and the gay community, and the repeal of Nevada's sodomy law.

Archival Collection

2019 research files, 2019

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

The 2019 research files includes materials (approximately 2019) on various aspects of the LGBTQ community in Las Vegas that have been gathered by Dennis McBride in 2019. Primary topics include biographical files on LGBTQ persons in Las Vegas, brochures and pamphlets from local organizations, and transgender issues.

Archival Collection

Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada
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Collection Number: MS-00802
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Lee Plotkin oral history interviews

Identifier

OH-02561

Abstract

Oral history interviews with Lee Plotkin conducted by Dennis McBride on August 02, 10, and 16; and October 04, 2006 for the Las Vegas Gay Archives Oral History Project. In these interviews, Plotkin talks about his reaction to Lieutenant Governor of Nevada Myron E. Leavitt's claim that attending the Nevada Gay Rodeo violated Nevada's sodomy laws in the early 1980s. Plotkin recalls his childhood, coming out during high school, his early involvement with the Las Vegas, Nevada gay community, and his memories of Lieutenant Governor Leavitt and Leavitt's family. Plotkin also discusses the development and activities of LGBTQ organizations and demonstrations, including Golden Rainbow and Gay Pride. Lastly, he talks about the repeal of Nevada's sodomy laws in 1993, the defeat of Nevada Citizens' Alliance's anti-gay initiative petition Minority Status and Child Protection Act of 1994, and the growth of the Las Vegas LGBTQ community.

Archival Collection

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

2017 research files, approximately 1989 to 2017

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

The 2018 addition includes materials (1989, 2005, 2017) on various aspects of the LGBTQ community in Las Vegas that have been gathered by Dennis McBride in 2017. Primary topics include biographical files on LGBTQ persons in Las Vegas, brochures and pamphlets from local organizations, and transgender issues.

Archival Collection

Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00802
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Jane Heenan attends Equality Won! Day celebration at Equality Nevada Community Center, 708 South Sixth Street, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital image

Date

2011-10-01

Description

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: Equality Won! Day was a celebration of the successful passage of transgender-inclusive legislation at the Nevada State Legislature during the 2011 session. Individuals identified by the donor, Dennis McBride: Jane Heenan [transgender activist]

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Jane Heenan attends Equality Won! Day celebration at Equality Nevada Community Center, 708 South Sixth Street, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital image

Date

2011-10-01

Description

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: Equality Won! Day was a celebration of the successful passage of transgender-inclusive legislation at the Nevada State Legislature during the 2011 session. Individuals identified by the donor, Dennis McBride: Jane Heenan [transgender activist]

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Jane Heenan attends Equality Won! Day celebration at Equality Nevada Community Center, 708 South Sixth Street, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital image

Date

2011-10-01

Description

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: Equality Won! Day was a celebration of the successful passage of transgender-inclusive legislation at the Nevada State Legislature during the 2011 session. Individuals identified by the donor, Dennis McBride: Jane Heenan [transgender activist]

Image

Jane Heenan attends Equality Won! Day celebration at Equality Nevada Community Center, 708 South Sixth Street, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital image

Date

2011-10-01

Description

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: Equality Won! Day was a celebration of the successful passage of transgender-inclusive legislation at the Nevada State Legislature during the 2011 session. Individuals identified by the donor, Dennis McBride: Jane Heenan [transgender activist]

Image

Jane Heenan attends Equality Won! Day celebration at Equality Nevada Community Center, 708 South Sixth Street, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital image

Date

2011-10-01

Description

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: Equality Won! Day was a celebration of the successful passage of transgender-inclusive legislation at the Nevada State Legislature during the 2011 session. Individuals identified by the donor, Dennis McBride: Jane Heenan [transgender activist]

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