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Drag Performer Sylvia Sidney Performing
Drag performers Sylvia Sidney performing.
Drag Performers Sylvia Sidney and Gloria Gaynor
Drag performers Sylvia Sidney and Gloria Gaynor putting on make up.
Drag Performers Sylvia Sidney and Gloria Gaynor
Drag performers Sylvia Sidney and Gloria Gaynor posing together.
Rashida Shah in concert at Morse Auditorium
Local singer Rashida Shah in concert at Morse Auditorium, billed alongside singer Meg Christian.
David Scondras and Edmund White at Glad Day Bookshop
Author Edmund White and David Scondras at Scondra's City Council campaign event at Glad Day Bookshop.
Jimmy (James) Saslow On GCN Pride Car
Picture of James (Jimmy) Saslow, in costume, standing on top of the Gay Community News car in the 1974 Boston Pride parade which also marked the 1st anniversary of GCN.
Gary L. Sandison Portrait
Portrait of Gary Sandison, then President of the AIDS Action Committee, who went on to serve as the Mayor's AIDS Policy Advisor and helped implement one of Boston's first needle exchange programs.
Rosaria Salerno Campaign Event
Rosario Salerno at a campaign event for her successful bid as an at-large City Council Member.
Byron Rushing
Massachusetts Representative Byron Rushing at an unknown event.
Kate Rushin at the OASIS Awards
Poet Kate Rushin reading at the 1983 OASIS Awards Ceremony.
Kate Rushin Reading
Poet Kate Rushin reading at an unknown event.
Jane Rule Portrait
Portrait of lesbian writer Jane Rule.
Jane Rule Portrait
Portrait of lesbian writer Jane Rule.
Susan Rosen Speaking
Homophile Community Health Service Executive Director Susan Rosen speaking in front of a podium.
Steven Rose Portrait
Steven Rose at a desk wearing a "Silence = Death" t-shirt.
Steven Rose Portrait
Close up of Steven Rose wearing a "Silence = Death" t-shirt.
Betsy Rose & Cathy Winter "Sweet Sorcery" Flyer
Flyer for Betsy Rose & Cathy Winter's album "Sweet Sorcery."
Eric Rofes Portrait
AIDS activist and writer Eric Rofes wearing a leather jacket. Inscribed in marker in verso: "I thought people like that killed themselves."
Reggie Williams, John Teamer, Eric Rofes presenting check to Township AIDS Project
AIDS activists Reggie Williams, John Teamer, and Eric Rofes presenting a check for the Township AIDS Project.
Marlon Riggs, Harvard University.
Filmmaker Marlon Riggs holding up a fist at a 1990 Lesbian and Gay Studies Conference at Harvard University.
Adrienne Rich Reading.
Poet Adrienne Rich reading at an unknown location.
Tom Reeves at Demo
Winter demonstration, Tom Reeves can be seen speaking to demonstrators in the foreground.
David Thorstad and Tom Reeves
David Thorstad and Tom Reeves on a New York City rooftop
Robert Bonin, Tom Reeves, Robert Wheatley, and Angela Bonin in Copley Square
Attorney, previously Chief Justice, Robert Bonin, Tom Reeves, Reverend Robert Wheatley, and Angela Bonin in Copley Square, Tom Reeves is wearing a "HUBCON '78" (Annual Libertarian Party National Convention).
Toshi Reagon
Publicity photo of musician Toshi Reagon.
Willie Tyson Performing
Lesbian and feminist singer Willie Tyson performing on stage.
Barbara Zanotti reading from A Faith of One's Own
Lesbian writer Barbara Zanotti reading from her book A Faith of One's Own.
Silvia Witts-Vitale Speaking
Poet and Activist Silvia Witts-Vitale speaking behind a podium.
Carl Wittman by the Charles River
Activist and Writer Carl Wittman in Cambridge, MA by the Charles River.
Ed Williams
Portrait of Ed Williams.
Washington Sisters Performing
The Washington Sisters (Sandra and Sharon Washington) performing in 1987.
Rita Mae Brown, Wilda White, and Bruce Voeller at Green Mountain Weekend.
Rita Mae Brown, Wilda White (then University of Vermont's Gay Student Union President), and Bruce Voeller at a Green Mountain Crossroads open forum (now known as the Out in the Open).
Bruce Voeller at Boston Town Meeting
Bruce Voeller speaking at Boston Town Meeting.
Lucia Valeska and Barney Frank
Lucia Valenska and Barney Frank at an award ceremony for the Boston Chapter of the National Organization of Women and the Massachusetts Gay Caucus.
Lucia Valeska Portrait
Close-up portrait of Lucia Valeska, then co-executive director of the National Gay Task Force, for use in GCN Vol 6 No 48.
Mayumi Tomihara
Portrait of Mayumi Tomihara.
David Thorstad, Tom Reeves, and Unidentified Man
David Thorstad and Tom Reeves with an unidentified person. It appears to be considered for GCN Vol 6 No 38, but doesn't make it into the issue.
David Thorstad, Gay Activists Alliance Protest
David Thorstad holding a Gay Activists Alliance banner outside a building marked Singer with an unidentified person of color at a protest in New York City, likely during his period as president in 1975.
David Thorstad Portrait Mockup
Portrait of David Thorstad in a mockup for April 8th, 1978 issue of GCN.
Gerry Studds Demonstration Against US Intervention in South and Central America
Congressman Gerry Studds speaking at a demonstration against US Intervention in Central and South America held at the Boston Commons.
Congressman Gerry Studds Reception Interview
Congressman Gerry Studds mid-interview with Channel Seven News at an unspecified reception.
Matt Stern
Matt Stern wearing a Keith Haring shirt.
Sabrina Sojourner and Debbie Lenter at the 1987 NWSA Conference
Sabrina Sojourner and Debbie Lenter at the 1987 National Women's Studies Association Conference held at Spelman College in Atlanta, GA.
Beverly Smith speaking at Boston Pride, 1979.
Beverly Smith and two unidentified demonstrators, possibly Barbara Smith, speaking at Boston Pride, 1979.
Beverly Smith Speech
Beverly Smith speaking into microphones an an unknown event.
Beverly Smith at New Words
Beverly Smith reading at New Words Bookstore, Somerville, MA.
Barbara Smith, Sesquicentennial Award
Barbara Smith at a sesquicentennial award ceremony for an unknown organization in New York.
The Hidden History of Trans Day of Awareness, Coach Justice Roe, 20 November 2021
Coach Justice Roe of Fitness 4 All Bodies organized and led this discussion about the hidden history of Trans Day of Remembrance on November 20, 2021 to call attention to the erasure of activists of color who inspired and organized the initial March…
"Interview Boston Atty. John Ward on Rights Under the Law," Gay Community News, October 14, 1978
Originally published in Gay Community News, this is an excerpt of an interview between John Ward, Founder of GLAD (GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders) and Cindy Stein