Interview with Boston City Councilor David Scondras, 1987 January 10
Scondras, David; Civil rights (LGBTQ); Boston. City Council; Radio programs; Boston (Mass.); LGBTQ people; Lesbians; Gay men; Bisexual people; Transgender people; Queer people
In this recording of Boston's Other Voice, which aired on January 10, 1987, host Peter Stickel interviews Boston City Councilor David Scondras. Scondras was Boston's first openly gay City Councilor. In this interview he discusses a sex scandal involving two of his aides. They also discuss gay rights, the Coors boycott, gay youth, and many other issues related to Boston's LGBTQ community in 1986.
Boston's Other Voice
The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston
1987-01-10
Stickel, Peter
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Actors from United Fruit Company in costume
Theater Offensive
Rybeck, Abe
United Fruit Company
In 1989, founding Artistic Director Abe Rybeck and a group of artist/activists formed The Theater Offensive to expand on the success of the gay men's guerrilla theater troupe, United Fruit Company. The Theater Offensive mounts and produces festivals and individual productions by national and local queer performers, and also serves as a development environment for new theatrical work. In addition, The Theater Offensive works to build community through education, outreach, and political activism. In this photograph, Abe Rybeck and other actors from United Fruit Company are posing in costume outside a concrete building.
Debbie Rich
The History Project, Inc.
1986
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GCN.ORG.00468
Del Martin and Phyllis Lyons in conversation
Daughters of Bilitis
Daughters of Bilitis. Boston Chapter
Lyons, Phyllis
Martin, Del
The founders of the group Daughters of Bilitis, Del Martin and Phyllis Lyons, at a gathering in Boston.
Debbie Rich
The History Project, Inc.
1984
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GCN.ORG.00209
Dignity/Boston at Pride 1978
Dignity/Boston
Dignity/Boston was formed in the first waves of the Gay Liberation movement that followed the Stonewall Riots, and has been providing a home for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) Catholics, their friends and supporters since 1972. Dignity/Boston was formed to unite these people and provide an instrument through which the voices of GLBT Catholics may be heard by the Church and by society. In this photograph, members of the Dignity/Boston are shown marching with signs in the 1978 Gay Pride March. Some of the signs read: "Dignity Boston, Be not afraid, I go before you." and "We are Priests," "We are nuns," and "We are police."
Ken Rall
The History Project, Inc.
1978
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GCN.ORG.00213
Promotional photograph for a production by the musical "Ten Percent Revue" called "Walk on Washington"
Ten Percent Revue
Firestone, Jenifer
Hardit, Paul
Snow, Helena
Humphrey, James
Jenifer Firestone, Paul Hardit, Helena Snow, and James Humphrey pose for a production of the "Ten Percent Revue" called "Walk on Washington." The four actors hold signs reading: "Celebrate Sodomy," "Take Apartheid Apart," Foster Equality," and "$$$ For AIDS Not For War." The "Ten Percent Revue," chosen as a "Critic's Choice" by <em>Time</em>, was the long-running Off-Broadway musical hit that celebrates gay and lesbian life with humor and honesty.
Khristine Hopkins
The History Project, Inc.
no date
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GCN.ORG.00459
A Daughters of Bilitis softball game
Daughters of Bilitis
Daughters of Bilitis. Boston Chapter
View from behind the pitcher toward home plate at a Daughters of Bilitis softball game.
Larry W. Mahon
The History Project, Inc.
no date
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GCN.ORG.00211
The Women's Video Collective at work at the Seneca Women's Peace Encampment
Women's Video Collective
The Women's Video Collective (WVC) was formed by a small group of women from the Boston area in May 1983. Their purpose was to document the Seneca Women's Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice in upstate New York. From this experience, the collective developed their mission: to produce media works promoting feminism and peace. In this photograph, five women from the Women's Video Collective pose in and around a Volkswagen Beetle. The car is parked in a field surrounded by trees. Some of the women are holding camera equipment.
Nancy A. Clover
The History Project, Inc.
1983
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GCN.ORG.00528
Banner parade at Dignity/Boston Convention
Dignity/Boston
Dignity/Boston was formed in the first waves of the Gay Liberation movement that followed the Stonewall Riots, and has been providing a home for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) Catholics, their friends and supporters since 1972. Dignity/Boston was formed to unite these people and provide an instrument through which the voices of GLBT Catholics may be heard by the Church and by society. In this photograph, a group of men carry a banner which reads: "Dignity Queens, Make us a sign of your love".
Rink Foto
The History Project, Inc.
1989
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GCN.ORG.00214
Nine cast members from a Triangle Theater Company production of "The Boy's in the Band"
Triangle Theater Company
The cast of a Triangle Theater production of "Boys in the Band" standing in two rows by height, staring at the camera without smiling. The Triangle Theater Company was founded in 1979 by David M. Hough. Named for the pink triangles used to mark gay men in Nazi concentration camps, Triangle Theater sought to provide a supportive environment in which gay men and women could work in theater.
Steve Weise
The HIstory Project, Inc.
no date
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GCN.ORG.00488
Interview with John Mitzel, 2012
Mitzel, John
On February, 12, 2012, Mark Krone interviewed John Mitzel at Mitzel's bookstore, Calamus Books, in Boston, Massachusetts. The full interview with John Mitzel is presented below.
The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston
The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston
2012-02-12
Krone, Mark
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Three Theater Offensive actors dressed for a performance
United Fruit Company
Rybeck, Abe
Theater Offensive
Abe Rybeck and two other actors from the Theater Offensive posing in costume.
unknown
The History Project, Inc.
no date
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GCN.ORG.00484
<em>Gay Community News</em> Staff Christmas 1973
Gay Community News
Peterson, David
Bromfield Street Educational Foundation
Davis, Ellen B.
Johnson, Jan
Kyper, Jon
Lottman, Loretta
Martin, Joe
<em>Gay Community News</em> staff posed on a staircase, including: Joe Martin, Loretta Lottman, Sasha, Jon Kyper, Ellen B. Davis, Jan Johnson, and David Peterson (in a nun's habit). This is the first photograph taken of the staff of <em>Gay Community News.</em>
unknown
The History Project, Inc.
1973-12-25
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GCN.ORG.00271
Daughters of Bilitis information table
Daughters of Bilitis
Daughters of Bilitis. Boston Chapter
Three women from the Daughters of Bilitis sit a table with copies of their journal <em>Focus</em>, originally titled <em>Maiden Voyage</em>, in front of them.
unknown
The History Project, Inc.
no date
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GCN.ORG.00212
AIDS Action Committee members march in a parade
AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts
AIDS Action Committee members during a parade, with a banner and many balloons in Copley Square in Boston, MA.
Wechsler
no date
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GCN.ORG.00018
Legendary Boston drag performer Sylvia Sidney in a white dress
Sidney, Sylvia
Sylvia Sidney was a legendary drag performer in Boston.
The History Project, Inc.
circa 1945
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