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Kelvin Atkinson, David Parks, Heidi Swank, Ruben Kihuen, Tony Clark and others attend the Club Metro bar grand opening, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital image

Date

2013-07-20

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: Kelvin 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. ... Ruben Kihuen was later elected to the U. S. House of Representatives from Nevada's District 4. Accused of sexual misconduct he did not seek re-election in 2018. Individuals identified by the donor, Dennis McBride: Kelvin Atkinson [Nevada State Senator, District 4, African American, Democrat (gay)]; Heidi Swank [Nevada State Assemblywoman, District 16, Democrat]; unidentified Club Metro owner; Ruben Kihuen [Nevada State Assemblyman, District 10, Democrat]; Mother Loosey Lust Bea Lady [aka Tracy Skinner (Sin Sity Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence)]; David Parks [Nevada State Senator, District 7, Democrat (gay)]; Tony Clark; unidentified Sister of Perpetual Indulgence

Image

Fong, Sui Mon

"...Wee Kin Fong sent for his oldest song, Sui Mon Fong..."

"...Sui Mon Fong and Harry Won, co-chairs of the CCBA [Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association]..."

"Opened the Silver Café in Las Vegas in 1926 with his brother Gim Fong. Uncle of Wing Gay Fong, who developed Fongs Garden shopping center in Las Vegas in 1955."

Person

Parkinson, Alfred

Alfred Parkinson and Fred Schoonmaker were a couple who moved to a ghost town in Rhyolite, Nevada and attempted to create a gay residential area called Stonewall Park.

Lera, Bridget. “Queer Cities and Their Temporary Monuments.” Nevada Humanities. Nevada Humanities, September 10, 2020. https://www.nevadahumanities.org/blog/2020/9/9/queer-cities-and-their-temporary-monuments.

Person

Posters, 1993-2000

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File

Archival Collection

Strutt Hurley Collection on the Southern Nevada Association of Pride, Inc. (SNAPI) and Las Vegas Gay Pride
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Collection Number: MS-00466
Collection Name: Strutt Hurley Collection on the Southern Nevada Association of Pride, Inc. (SNAPI) and Las Vegas Gay Pride
Box/Folder: Oversized Box SH-077

Archival Component

The Rebel Yell Volume 46, Issue 44, featuring story on counter-protest, 2001 March 19

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Las Vegas, Nevada Anti-Gay Counter-Protest Collection
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Collection Number: MS-01083
Collection Name: Las Vegas, Nevada Anti-Gay Counter-Protest Collection
Box/Folder: Box SH-052

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Collins, Will, 1953-

Entertainer Will Collins founded the Gay Academic Union [GAU] at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Collins is renowned today as the world's best Liberace impersonator. Collins came to Las Vegas in 1982 from Arizona State University in Tempe to pursue a degree in business. Dacoda Clayton Collins is Will Collins' child.

Person

Biography: Henry, Timothy, 2021

Level of Description

File

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: Box 35

Archival Component