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2018 research files, approximately 2013 to 2018

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The 2018 research files includes materials (approximately 2013-2018) on various aspects of the LGBTQ community in Las Vegas that have been gathered by Dennis McBride in 2018. 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
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2021 research files, approximately 2010 to 2020

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Scope and Contents

The 2021 research files includes materials (approximately 2010-2021) on various aspects of the LGBTQ community in Las Vegas that have been gathered by Dennis McBride in 2021. Primary topics include biographical files on LGBTQ persons in Las Vegas, brochures and pamphlets from local organizations, and transgender issues.

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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
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Kendall Stagg Collection

Identifier

MS-00447

Abstract

The Kendall Stagg Collection (1998-2000) consists of material documenting Kendall Stagg’s political races in northern Nevada and also details gay activism in Reno. The collection consists of Stagg campaign materials, a t-shirt from one of his campaigns, and documents pertaining to the Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Student Union at the University of Nevada, Reno and Gay Pride parade organizing in Reno.

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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.

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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.

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2016 research files, approximately 1929 to 2016

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Series

Scope and Contents

The 2017 addition contains research files (1929-2016) created by Dennis McBride in writing his book, Out of the Neon Closet: Queer Community in the Silver State. This series contains several biographical materials on prominent LGBTQ persons in Las Vegas, as well as brochures and pamphlets on LGBTQ organizations in Las Vegas, bars and nightclubs, and transgender persons.

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

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Jane Heenan and Paul Aizley attend 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. … Paul Aizley, co-sponsor of the 2011 transgender-inclusive state legislation, receives an award from Equality Nevada. Aizley's wife, Sari, served as the first Director of the Southern Nevada chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union [see the Nevada Gay Times, April 1984, p. 4 for establishment of the ACLU-Southern Nevada Chapter; and see the Bohemian Bugle, March 1986, p. 13 and the Bohemian Bugle, April 1986, pp. 1, 4, 11, and 18 for Sari Aizley's appointment as Director]. Individuals identified by the donor, Dennis McBride: Jane Heenan [transgender activist]; Paul Aizley [Nevada State Assemblyman, District 41 (Democrat)]

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Jane Heenan and Paul Aizley attend 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. … Paul Aizley, co-sponsor of the 2011 transgender-inclusive state legislation, receives an award from Equality Nevada. Aizley's wife, Sari, served as the first Director of the Southern Nevada chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union [see the Nevada Gay Times, April 1984, p. 4 for establishment of the ACLU-Southern Nevada Chapter; and see the Bohemian Bugle, March 1986, p. 13 and the Bohemian Bugle, April 1986, pp. 1, 4, 11, and 18 for Sari Aizley's appointment as Director]. Individuals identified by the donor, Dennis McBride: Jane Heenan [transgender activist]; Paul Aizley [Nevada State Assemblyman, District 41 (Democrat)]

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Jane Heenan and Paul Aizley attend 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. … Paul Aizley, co-sponsor of the 2011 transgender-inclusive state legislation, receives an award from Equality Nevada. Aizley's wife, Sari, served as the first Director of the Southern Nevada chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union [see the Nevada Gay Times, April 1984, p. 4 for establishment of the ACLU-Southern Nevada Chapter; and see the Bohemian Bugle, March 1986, p. 13 and the Bohemian Bugle, April 1986, pp. 1, 4, 11, and 18 for Sari Aizley's appointment as Director]. Individuals identified by the donor, Dennis McBride: Jane Heenan [transgender activist]; Paul Aizley [Nevada State Assemblyman, District 41 (Democrat)]

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