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: "Q Central" [Queer Central] was the queer colloquial name for the Commercial Center shopping plaza at 953 East Sahara Avenue at Maryland Parkway. The queer businesses advertised here as part of Q Central include Club Metro [across from Commercial Center at 1000 East Sahara Avenue]; Badlands Saloon; Spotlight Lounge; Onyx Theatre; the Rack fetish and sex shop; and Hawks Gym. Missing from advertisement is the Entourage gay bath house. "Q Central" was the Las Vegas counterpart to the Fruit Loop gay business enclave in Clark County at Paradise Road and East Naples Drive. Individuals identified by the donor, Dennis McBride: l-r: unidentified woman; Tony Clark
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: This rally was called at the Center to celebrate the Supreme Court of the United States' overturning of the federal Defense of Marriage Act [DOMA] on June 26, 2013. … For a detailed description of this rally, see Dennis McBride journal entry for July 2, 2013. Individuals identified by the donor, Dennis McBride: Chris Saldaña [Latino newsman (gay)]; James Healey [Nevada State Assemblyman, District 35 (gay)]
Oral history interview with Jan Jones conducted by Dennis McBride on March 26, 1998 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. In this interview, Jones discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1981 and describes the car dealership commercials she was involved in with Kenny Kerr in the 1980s. Jones recalls the No Hate rallies that were organized in Nevada to support gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people. She then talks about the backlash she received as Mayor of Las Vegas because of her support for the gay community.