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Castro Sweep 1989 | From tape label: "I am Patrick Henry, owner of SuperStar Video 17th in SF. As a reporter/co-producer of award-winning TV program "Community Action Network" news, I found myself behind police lines recording what appeared to be a routine (and rather small) group of protesters… Show more | 1989-10 | |
White Night Riots Panel Discussion (1 of 3) | A panel discussion about the White Night Riots in San Francisco, hosted by the Gay and Lesbian Historical Society and featuring journalist Randy Alfred, journalist Cleve Jones, and professor Ruth Mahaney. Alfred and Jones contextualize the political and social atmosphere of San Francisco in the… Show more | 1989-05 | |
White Night Riots Panel Discussion (2 of 3) | A panel discussion about the White Night Riots in San Francisco, hosted by the Gay and Lesbian Historical Society and featuring journalist Randy Alfred, journalist Cleve Jones, and professor Ruth Mahaney. Mahaney shares her experience of the riots, including police retaliation in the Castro… Show more | 1989-05 | |
White Night Riots Panel Discussion (3 of 3) | A panel discussion about the White Night Riots in San Francisco, hosted by the Gay and Lesbian Historical Society and featuring journalist Randy Alfred, journalist Cleve Jones, and professor Ruth Mahaney. Jones discusses the solidarity of the community during the riots and how that solidarity… Show more | 1989-05 | |
Politics and Sexuality Roundtable (1 of 3) | A discussion between Gayle Rubin, Allan Bérubé, and others about the closure of gay and lesbian bars in San Francisco, the connection between bar closures and city election years, and the potential corruption from law enforcement involved in the closures. There is also a discussion about… Show more | 1981-05-26 | |
1981 Gay Parade Police Hassle | Cassette was held in a box labeled "Robert N. Hunter" videos. The video features footage of police presence and harassment at the 1981 International Lesbian & Gay Freedom Day Parade in San Francisco. | 1981-06-28 | |
Coronation 1989 tape #6 | A video from the Charles Cyberski Videotapes collection. Charles Cyberski (February 12, 1949-September 28, 1993) was a gay video journalist and, with his partner Richard Wright (July 5, 1955-October 20, 1990), owner and operator of the mail-order video business Male Entertainment Network (MEN). MEN… Show more | 1989 | Scratch/glbths_1994-03_1_564_am.avi |
Eureka Valley Police Community Relations symposium 1 | A tape from the Daniel A. Smith and Queer Blue Light Videotapes collection. Queer Blue Light was a gay activist video collective active in San Francisco in the 1970s. Daniel Smith was a member of the collective. In 2011, GLBT Historical Society volunteer John Raines digitized 79 of the nearly… Show more | 1975 | Media/glbths_1999-52_014_am.avi |
Eureka Valley Police Community Relations symposium 2 | A tape from the Daniel A. Smith and Queer Blue Light Videotapes collection. Queer Blue Light was a gay activist video collective active in San Francisco in the 1970s. Daniel Smith was a member of the collective. In 2011, GLBT Historical Society volunteer John Raines digitized 79 of the nearly… Show more | 1975 | Media/glbths_1999-52_015_am.avi |
Eureka Valley Police Community Relations symposium 4 | A tape from the Daniel A. Smith and Queer Blue Light Videotapes collection. Queer Blue Light was a gay activist video collective active in San Francisco in the 1970s. Daniel Smith was a member of the collective. In 2011, GLBT Historical Society volunteer John Raines digitized 79 of the nearly… Show more | 1975 | Media/glbths_1999-52_016_am.avi |
Eureka Valley Police Community Relations symposium 5 | A tape from the Daniel A. Smith and Queer Blue Light Videotapes collection. Queer Blue Light was a gay activist video collective active in San Francisco in the 1970s. Daniel Smith was a member of the collective. In 2011, GLBT Historical Society volunteer John Raines digitized 79 of the nearly… Show more | 1975 | Media/glbths_1999-52_017_am.avi |
Eureka Valley Police Community Relations symposium footage/Footage of interviews | A tape from the Daniel A. Smith and Queer Blue Light Videotapes (1999-52). Queer Blue Light was a gay activist video collective active in San Francisco in the 1970s. Daniel Smith was a member of the collective. In 2011, GLBT Historical Society volunteer John Raines digitized 79 of the nearly 100… Show more | 1975/1980 | |
Eureka Valley Police Community Relations symposium women's issues footage | A tape from the Daniel A. Smith and Queer Blue Light Videotapes collection. Queer Blue Light was a gay activist video collective active in San Francisco in the 1970s. Daniel Smith was a member of the collective. The physical tape is labelled "Speak Mandarin Lessons 1-10." It features… Show more | 1975 | |
Coronation 1986 camera 1 #1 | A video from the Charles Cyberski Videotapes collection. Charles Cyberski (February 12, 1949-September 28, 1993) was a gay video journalist and, with his partner Richard Wright (July 5, 1955-October 20, 1990), owner and operator of the mail-order video business Male Entertainment Network (MEN). MEN… Show more | 1986 | Cyberski/glbths_1994-03_2_090_am.avi |
Coronation 1986 camera 1 #2 | A video from the Charles Cyberski Videotapes collection. Charles Cyberski (February 12, 1949-September 28, 1993) was a gay video journalist and, with his partner Richard Wright (July 5, 1955-October 20, 1990), owner and operator of the mail-order video business Male Entertainment Network (MEN). MEN… Show more | 1986 | Cyberski/glbths_1994-03_2_095_am.avi |
At Cyberski's home/Coronation '86 | A video from the Charles Cyberski Videotapes collection. Charles Cyberski (February 12, 1949-September 28, 1993) was a gay video journalist and, with his partner Richard Wright (July 5, 1955-October 20, 1990), owner and operator of the mail-order video business Male Entertainment Network (MEN). MEN… Show more | 1986 | Cyberski/glbths_1994-03_2_101_am.avi |
Coronation 1986 camera 2 #3 | A video from the Charles Cyberski Videotapes collection. Charles Cyberski (February 12, 1949-September 28, 1993) was a gay video journalist and, with his partner Richard Wright (July 5, 1955-October 20, 1990), owner and operator of the mail-order video business Male Entertainment Network (MEN). MEN… Show more | 1986 | Cyberski/glbths_1994-03_2_102_am.avi |
Coronation 1986 camera 1 #3 | A video from the Charles Cyberski Videotapes collection. Charles Cyberski (February 12, 1949-September 28, 1993) was a gay video journalist and, with his partner Richard Wright (July 5, 1955-October 20, 1990), owner and operator of the mail-order video business Male Entertainment Network (MEN). MEN… Show more | 1986 | Scratch/glbths_1994-03_2_124_am.avi |
José Sarria as Empress José I, the Widow Norton | José Sarria as Empress José I, the Widow Norton. Photograph by Robert Pruzan. From the Robert Pruzan Collection, #1998-36, GLBT Historical Society. | 1990 | |
Coronation 1989 edited master | A video from the Charles Cyberski Videotapes collection. Charles Cyberski (February 12, 1949-September 28, 1993) was a gay video journalist and, with his partner Richard Wright (July 5, 1955-October 20, 1990), owner and operator of the mail-order video business Male Entertainment Network (MEN). MEN… Show more | 1989 | Cyberski-Series-1-Reels/glbths_1994-03_1_347_am.avi |
Coronation 1989 tape #1 | A video from the Charles Cyberski Videotapes collection. Charles Cyberski (February 12, 1949-September 28, 1993) was a gay video journalist and, with his partner Richard Wright (July 5, 1955-October 20, 1990), owner and operator of the mail-order video business Male Entertainment Network (MEN). MEN… Show more | 1989 | Cyberski-Series-1-Reels/glbths_1994-03_1_530_am.avi |
Coronation 1989 tape #5 | A video from the Charles Cyberski Videotapes collection. Charles Cyberski (February 12, 1949-September 28, 1993) was a gay video journalist and, with his partner Richard Wright (July 5, 1955-October 20, 1990), owner and operator of the mail-order video business Male Entertainment Network (MEN). MEN… Show more | 1989 | Cyberski-Series-1-Reels/glbths_1994-03_1_531_am.avi |
Coronation 1989 tape #2 | A video from the Charles Cyberski Videotapes collection. Charles Cyberski (February 12, 1949-September 28, 1993) was a gay video journalist and, with his partner Richard Wright (July 5, 1955-October 20, 1990), owner and operator of the mail-order video business Male Entertainment Network (MEN). MEN… Show more | 1989 | Cyberski-Series-1-Reels/glbths_1994-03_1_532_am.avi |
Coronation 1989 tape #4 | A video from the Charles Cyberski Videotapes collection. Charles Cyberski (February 12, 1949-September 28, 1993) was a gay video journalist and, with his partner Richard Wright (July 5, 1955-October 20, 1990), owner and operator of the mail-order video business Male Entertainment Network (MEN). MEN… Show more | 1989 | Cyberski-Series-1-Reels/glbths_1994-03_1_533_am.avi |
Coronation 1989 tape #3 | A video from the Charles Cyberski Videotapes collection. Charles Cyberski (February 12, 1949-September 28, 1993) was a gay video journalist and, with his partner Richard Wright (July 5, 1955-October 20, 1990), owner and operator of the mail-order video business Male Entertainment Network (MEN). MEN… Show more | 1989 | Cyberski-Series-1-Reels/glbths_1994-03_1_534_am.avi |
Schneider Victoria 2000-57 | Victoria Schneider is an activist and sex worker best known for her lawsuit against the City and County of San Francisco, concerning an unlawful strip search during her booking at the San Francisco County Jail. Schneider had been placed in the men’s cells, and had requested to be moved to the women… Show more | 1993/1999 | |
Coronation - Jose Sarria in sash | Jose Sarria as the Widow Norton seated wearing a white dress with a sash and pearls, a white wig, and a crown. | 1986 | |
Women Prisoners Need Healthcare | Flyer publicizing a demonstration to take place at the Central California Women's Facility in Chowchilla, CA on Saturday, July 8, 1995 at noon. | 1995 | |
Larry Buttwinick collection (2006-44) | Larry Buttwinick (1924-2004) was a gay Jewish man and an original member of the Imperial Court of San Francisco. His life intersected with prominent LGBTQ figures such as Jose Sarría (drag star, political activist, and founder of the Imperial Court) and Henry Diekow (a drag artist also known as the… Show more | 1960/2004 | |
Vanguard Street Sweep (1) | An image of the Vanguard Street Sweep protest, an action by the LGBTQ youth group Vanguard. The protest reclaimed the streets of the Tenderloin from police officers who would "sweep" for trans people, queer people, and sex workers. By physically sweeping the streets, Vanguard argued that… Show more | 1966 | |
Community United Against Violence records 1996-33 | This collection documents the work of Community United Against Violence (CUAV), the nation’s first LGBTQQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning) anti-violence organization. The collection covers the years 1977 to 2005, and contains administrative records; board materials;… Show more | 1977/2005 | |
Ginny Knuth video interview | A video interview with Ginny Knuth, a cisgender member of Educational Transvestite Channel (later called TransGender San Francisco). Knuth's husband identified as a crossdresser and was also a member of the group. In the interview, Knuth describes the history of ETVC, the Imperial Court, and… Show more | 1997 | |
Lou Sullivan in tuxedo | Lou Sullivan in his early twenties, dressed in a tuxedo for a Milwaukee drag ball. | 1973 | |
Sullivan (Louis Graydon) Correspondence with David (2009-02) | Louis Graydon “Lou” Sullivan (1951-1991) was a transgender activist, diarist, and author who often corresponded with other trans men. This small collection comprises eight letters and one photo sent from Sullivan to a trans man named David. | 1980/1990 | |
Lou Sullivan in undershirt | A flash photo of Lou Sullivan in a white undershirt, sent to his correspondent, a trans man named David. | 1983 | |
"Be Whistle Wise" flyer | A Community United Against Violence flyer advising the community on the use of emergency whistles. | 1990/2000 | |
Elliott Blackstone interview, part 1 | Susan Stryker interviews Elliott Blackstone, a retired police officer with the San Francisco Police Department. In 1962, Blackstone became the department's official liaison with the LGBTQ community, and worked extensively with trans women in the Tenderloin, including the group Conversion Our… Show more | 2001 | |
Elliott Blackstone interview, part 2 | Susan Stryker interviews Elliott Blackstone, a retired officer with the San Francisco Police Department. In 1962, Blackstone became the department's official liaison with the LGBTQ community, and worked extensively with trans women in the Tenderloin. Stryker speaks with Blackstone about his… Show more | 2001 | |
Elliott Blackstone interview, part 3 | Susan Stryker and colleagues interview Elliott Blackstone, a retired police officer with the San Francisco Police Department. In 1962, Blackstone became the department's official liaison with the LGBTQ community. In this section, Blackstone tells stories about his career, explains his… Show more | 2001 |