TITLE | DESCRIPTION | DATE CREATED | IS FORMAT OF |
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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 Tenderloin residents should define what their community needed, and that what they needed was a clean and safe place to live, free of harassment. |
1966 | |
Maria Sanchez, circa 1978 | 1978 | ||
Maria Sanchez posing with a nightclub performer, circa 1978 | 1978 | ||
3rd Annual Day in the Park for Women's Rights flyer | 1978-03 | ||
Maria Sanchez with friends at leather wedding [1] | 1978 | ||
Maria Sanchez with friends at leather wedding [2] | 1978 | ||
Women's Re-entry Program flyer | 1978 | ||
Bathhouse contact sheet, circa 1978 | 1978 | ||
Maria Sanchez in bathhouse tub | 1978 | ||
Baseline Bay Area Disco Report, Issue 6 | Sixth issue of Baseline Bay Area Disco Report, published in May 1979. This issue includes an article written by Maria Sanchez, who was a regular contributor to this publication. |
1979-05 | |
Summer Celebration invitation | Invitation for a party where Maria Sanchez DJed/spun records. |
1979-06-16 | |
Baseline Bay Area Disco Report, Issue 3 (excerpt) | Excerpt of issue 3 of Baseline Bay Area Disco Report. Baseline was a disco zine that Sanchez regularly contributed to. This issue includes a piece by Sanchez called, The Beat Steams On. |
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Sanchez (Maria) Papers 2006-19 | Maria Sanchez was a popular San Francisco DJ who spun records at many venues including the Sutro Bathhouse and the Fairoaks Hotel. She was a member of the Bay Area Disco DJ Association (BADDA) and wrote a monthly disco gossip column in "Baseline: Bay Area Disco Report." |
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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’s; the search was ostensibly conducted to determine her gender. Born intersex and assigned male, Schneider identified strongly as a woman and had transitioned to live as such. Schneider won her lawsuit and was awarded $750,000 in damages from a federal jury. |
1993 to 1999 | |
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 | |
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; correspondence; financial records; hate crime surveys, reports and statistics; incident and police reports; materials related to the organization’s Speakers Bureau, and other outreach projects and events produced by CUAV; public relations materials; files collected by staff members; subject files; news clippings; awards; and reference publications. |
1977 to 2005 | |
"Be Whistle Wise" flyer | A Community United Against Violence flyer advising the community on the use of emergency whistles. |
1990 to 2000 | |
Felicia "Flames" Elizondo interview, part 1 | Susan Stryker interviews Felicia Elizondo, known as Felicia Flames, who was a sex worker, drag queen, and trans woman strongly associated with San Francisco's Tenderloin district. In this section, Elizondo tells her life story; she was born in Texas and moved to San Francisco as a teenager, staying for much of her life, with the exception of an early period when she returned to Texas and joined the Army in an attempt to become straight and cisgender. She extensively describes the scene of sex workers and LGBTQ people who spent time at Compton's Cafeteria and the neighboring Chukker Club, as well as her transition, professional history, and the experience of sex work in the Tenderloin. Elizondo witnessed the 1960s cultural shift among gender-nonconforming sex workers in the Tenderloin, in which they ceased to present themselves as feminine men and embraced the identity of trans women. Portions of this interview were used for Stryker and Victor Silverman's documentary Screaming Queens. |
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 advocacy, including his work providing education on trans life for cisgender people as well as with the National Transsexual Counseling Unit; both projects were funded by trans philanthropist Reed Erickson. She also asks for his recollections of prominent figures like Harry Benjamin, Donald Laub, Ray Broshears, and Joel Fort. Portions of this interview were used for Stryker and Victor Silverman's documentary Screaming Queens. |
2001 | |
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 Goal. Stryker speaks with Blackstone about his early life, his career, and the connections that drew him to the community as a straight and cisgender ally. The two also discuss political action surrounding Compton's Cafeteria, including his limited recollections around the famous 1966 riot.
Portions of this interview were used for Stryker and Victor Silverman's documentary Screaming Queens. |
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 philosophy of policing, and reminisces about the Tenderloin activist known as Jean-Paul Marat. Portions of this interview were used for Stryker and Victor Silverman's documentary Screaming Queens. |
2001 | |
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 confronting the SFPD. What develops leads outraged onlookers to "take to the streets". An unedited version of this tape was voluntarily passed along to the ACLU, pursuing their case against the City and SFPD. I thought, in case others have not likewise documented this event, that I'd provide this copy to you for your viewing." |
1989-10 | |
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 footage from a women's issues breakout session of the Eureka Valley Police Community Relations symposium, held around 1975.
In 2011, GLBT Historical Society volunteer John Raines digitized 79 of the nearly 100 tapes in the collection. Raines added titles (derived from notations on the physical media) and a GLBT Historical Society watermark to the videos. |
1975 | |
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 tapes in the collection. Raines added titles (derived from notations on the physical media) and a GLBT Historical Society watermark to the videos. Raines titled this tape "Charles Gibbs." |
1975 to 1980 | |
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 100 tapes in the collection. Raines added titles (derived from notations on the physical media) and a GLBT Historical Society watermark to the videos. |
1975 | Media/glbths_1999-52_016_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 100 tapes in the collection. Raines added titles (derived from notations on the physical media) and a GLBT Historical Society watermark to the videos. |
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 100 tapes in the collection. Raines added titles (derived from notations on the physical media) and a GLBT Historical Society watermark to the videos. |
1975 | Media/glbths_1999-52_015_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 100 tapes in the collection. Raines added titles (derived from notations on the physical media) and a GLBT Historical Society watermark to the videos. |
1975 | Media/glbths_1999-52_017_am.avi |
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 months leading up to the riots, including the increase in police violence against the gay and lesbian community, and Jones relates his experience of the night of the riots as a regular organizer of demonstrations in the community. Jones also speaks about the pre-planned rally that occurred the night after the riots. Mahaney also shares her experience of the riots, emphasizing the rage of the community. This material was digitized through the generous support of Larry Brenner and Angelo Figone. |
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 neighborhood and the media aftermath. Members of the audience also share their experiences of the riots and immediate aftermath, including stories from a man who stood trial for his participation in the riots and a discussion of community feelings toward San Francisco Police Chief Charles Gains and Mayor Dianne Feinstein. Mahaney also speaks about the solidarity between gay men and lesbians that emerged after the riots. This material was digitized through the generous support of Larry Brenner and Angelo Figone. |
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 translated to the community response to the AIDS epidemic. Audience members share their experiences of the riots, and Jones relates his experience being summoned by the grand jury in the aftermath of the riots. This material was digitized through the generous support of Larry Brenner and Angelo Figone. |
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 misinformation and sensationalism surrounding S&M in the local press, and its parallels with press coverage of the gay and lesbian liberation movement. This material was digitized through the generous support of Larry Brenner and Angelo Figone. |
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 |