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Seeking Stories of Queer California: A Hidden Histories Online Exhibit Main Menu Introduction Galleries A guide to each of the online galleries in this digital exhibit, grouped by topic or theme. Arts Asian & AAPI LGBTQ+ people Bisexual People Black LGBTQ+ People Communities Defying Expectations Gay men HIV/AIDS Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people Lesbians LGBTQ+ Activism LGBTQ+ Discrimination LGBTQ+ Life in California Marriage and Families Politics Pride Religion and Spirituality Transgender People

Gay & Lesbian L.A. history map, 2000

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Lesbians Beth McDonald
Contents of this tag:
1. Aché: A Journal for Black Lesbians, Vol. 1, no. 1, February 1989
2. Portrait of Marie Corelli, 1908
3. 3a Marcha Lésbica, 2006
4. Sheila Kuehl for Supervisor, circa 2014
5. Gold record for "Melissa Etheridge" album by Melissa Etheridge, 1988
6. Gwenn Craig Outwords profile
7. Poster for Carolyn Weathers : shitkickers & other Texas stories
8. Marie Corelli and Bertha Vyer, 1921
9. Marie Cartier graduation celebration, 2010 Women applauding Marie Cartier at a party celebrating her graduating from Claremont College with a PhD in theology. Hot Java coffeehouse was transformed into a gay women's bar from the 1950s. The Front row: Marie Cartier in cap and gown and Carolyn Weathers in rhinestone glasses. Middle row: unknown, Jayne Doolittle-Swanson in striped shirt and Jeanne Cordova in hat. Back row, mostly obscured, Pat Lamis in hat, unknown woman with hands in air. May 22, 2010.
10. Aché: A Journal for Lesbians of African Descent, Vol. 3, no. 1, February/March 1991
11. Robert Arthur, Ivy Bottini, Quentin Crisp, Morris Kight, and Patricia Nell Warren, 1994
12. The Children's Hour, 1961 Photograph of Shirley MacLaine, left, and Audrey Hepburn in a scene from The Children's Hour, and a letter from Arthur B. Krim to Eric Johnston regarding three films with homosexuality as a subject, including The Children's Hour, and requesting that the Code be amended. Photograph: Core Collection. Production files. Letter: Motion Picture Association of America Production Code Administration records.
13. Sheila Kuehl (L) and Judy Abdo (R), December 14, 1997
14. The Killing of Sister George
15. A celebration of adult Bar and Bat Mitvahs at Congregation Kol Ami, 2000
16. Lesbian Visibility Week poster, 1990
17. Lesbian Wedding, 1987
18. Lesbian parents and their children at the March on Washington, 1993
19. Thirteen Women, 1932
20. Aché: A Journal for Black Lesbians, Vol. 2, no. 6, November/December 1990
21. Gerrie Schipske for State Assembly button, 1996
22. Florence Yoch, landscape design, “A Hillside Garden for Mr. George Cukor, West Hollywood,” 1936
23. Hey Young Lesbians, undated
24. Eloise Klein Healy, typescript draft of poem, “There Are No Words for the Sexual Acts of Lesbians,” circa 1984
25. Black Lesbian Newsletter, December 1982
26. Aché: A Journal for Black Lesbians, Vol. 1, no. 2, March 1989
27. Profile of Ellen Ward, 2023
28. Connie Samaras, #11 from the series Edge of Twilight, 2013
29. Pandora's Box, 1929
30. Home, circa 1982
31. Profile of Vanessa Romain, 2023
32. Connie Samaras, #16 from the series Edge of Twilight, 2013
33. Gay & Lesbian L.A. history map, 2000
34. Tribal Connexions: A Celebration of 2 Years of Aché, 1991
35. Laura Aguilar, #19, from the series Plush Pony, 1992
36. Unattributed photograph of Zoe Akins, circa 1930s
37. Lesbian Libertys, 2009
38. Gay Sunshine, undated
39. Laura Aguilar, #20, from the series Plush Pony, 1992
40. Willa Cather, letter to Zoë Akins, May 4, 1918
41. The Word is Out, 1977
42. Two women embracing and kissing, 1923
43. Laura Aguilar, #6, from the series Plush Pony, 1992
44. Judy Abdo Outwords profile
45. Dracula's Daughter, circa 1936
46. Lesbian Dyke March poster, 1996
47. First Ladies Memorial Dance Marathon button, 1978
48. Photograph of Florence Yoch and her partner Lucile Council, circa 1940
49. Cover of manual for "Civil Rights for Lesbians and Gay Men: A Reference Manual for City and County Officials", 1990
LGBTQ+ Life in California Beth McDonald
Contents of this tag:
1. Two cross-dressing women, undated
2. Crowd at Gay Community Services Center, 1971
3. Two cross-dressing women, undated
4. Prop 8 What Should We Amend Next?, 2008
5. Having A Drink on Catalina Island, undated
6. Finocchio's: House of the Fabulous Female Impressonators, undated A postcard of Finocchio's, that was a nightclub and bar in San Francisco. It shows five female impersonators standing in the back and five sitting in the front. The steps are a black and white checkered pattern and the background appears to be the stage. From left to right, starting in the back, a performer is wearing a bright pink robe with light pink feather lining, a silver patterned dress, silver shoes, and bright pink long earrings. Next the performer is wearing a pink and gold robe with a high collar, a pink dress, and a pink wig. The center performer is wearing a bright pink dress with a black belt. Next the performer is wearing a black and silver waistcoat with bright pink harem pants. At the end of the back row is a performer in a dark purple robe and dress, with peacock feathers and a peacock feather headdress. The five women in the front row are seated, all in similar 1920s flapper dancer outfits in different colors. From left to right, the first two women are turned slightly to the left and are in light purple outfits with pink feather headbands. In the center, facing forward, she is in a yellow dress with a green feather headband. Next, turned slightly to the right, she is in a dark purple dress and a dark purple feathered headband. Lastly, also turned to the right, she is in an orange dress and has an orange feathered headband.
7. Clark Library vestibule ceiling, 1925
8. March on Irvine for Lesbian and Gay Rights, 1990
9. Mr. Muscle Beach Contest, 1950
10. Mother Vol. 1, no. 1, June 1971
11. Ginger Rogers Beach, 1941
12. Contact: A Directory of Gay, Homosexual, and Lesbian Feminist Organizations and Resources, 1977
13. Men in drag, circa 1900s, image (front) and inscription (back)
14. Bathers on Crystal Beach, 1920
15. Fun Map Palm Springs/San Diego, 1991
16. Two women embracing and kissing, 1923
17. Main Street, Santa Monica, undated
18. Gay & Lesbian L.A. history map, 2000
19. A letter from the California Lavender Smokefree Network sent to Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina, March 31, 1995
20. Gay U.S.A. '76 broadside, 1976
21. Portrait of William Andrews Clark, Jr., 1925
22. The Prodigal, Vol. II, No. 20, May 21, 1971
23. Portrait of Harrison Post, 1920