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Gold record for "Melissa Etheridge" album by Melissa Etheridge, 1988

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Performing Arts Beth McDonald
Contents of this tag:
1. Rock Hudson
2. Rope, 1947-1948
3. The Killing of Sister George
4. Gold record for "Melissa Etheridge" album by Melissa Etheridge, 1988
5. 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.
6. Gay Men's Chorus 25th Anniversary concert poster, 2004
7. 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.
8. Ann Margaret and Charles Pierce at Studio One, circa 1977
9. Poster and Call sheet for Making Love, 1981-1982
10. My Beautiful Laundrette, circa 1985
11. Outfest 07 Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival July 12-23 Film Guide, 2007
12. Pandora's Box, 1929
13. Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome, circa 1954
14. Adrian Thompson, undated
15. Tea and Sympathy, 1953-1956
16. Book Cover: Ballet by Cecil Beaton, 1951
17. Dracula's Daughter, circa 1936
18. Gregg Araki
19. Thirteen Women, 1932
20. Salome, 1922
21. Turnabout Theater souvenir program, circa 1950
Lesbians Beth McDonald
Contents of this tag:
1. Portrait of Marie Corelli, 1908
2. Aché: A Journal for Black Lesbians, Vol. 1, no. 1, February 1989
3. Marie Corelli and Bertha Vyer, 1921
4. 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.
5. Aché: A Journal for Lesbians of African Descent, Vol. 3, no. 1, February/March 1991
6. Robert Arthur, Ivy Bottini, Quentin Crisp, Morris Kight, and Patricia Nell Warren, 1994
7. 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.
8. Sheila Kuehl (L) and Judy Abdo (R), December 14, 1997
9. The Killing of Sister George
10. A celebration of adult Bar and Bat Mitvahs at Congregation Kol Ami, 2000
11. Lesbian Visibility Week poster, 1990
12. Lesbian Wedding, 1987
13. Lesbian parents and their children at the March on Washington, 1993
14. 3a Marcha Lésbica, 2006
15. Sheila Kuehl for Supervisor, circa 2014
16. Gold record for "Melissa Etheridge" album by Melissa Etheridge, 1988
17. Gwenn Craig Outwords profile
18. Poster for Carolyn Weathers : shitkickers & other Texas stories
19. Black Lesbian Newsletter, December 1982
20. Aché: A Journal for Black Lesbians, Vol. 1, no. 2, March 1989
21. Profile of Ellen Ward, 2023
22. Connie Samaras, #11 from the series Edge of Twilight, 2013
23. Pandora's Box, 1929
24. Home, circa 1982
25. Profile of Vanessa Romain, 2023
26. Connie Samaras, #16 from the series Edge of Twilight, 2013
27. Gay & Lesbian L.A. history map, 2000
28. Tribal Connexions: A Celebration of 2 Years of Aché, 1991
29. Laura Aguilar, #19, from the series Plush Pony, 1992
30. Unattributed photograph of Zoe Akins, circa 1930s
31. Lesbian Libertys, 2009
32. Gay Sunshine, undated
33. Laura Aguilar, #20, from the series Plush Pony, 1992
34. Willa Cather, letter to Zoë Akins, May 4, 1918
35. The Word is Out, 1977
36. Two women embracing and kissing, 1923
37. Laura Aguilar, #6, from the series Plush Pony, 1992
38. Judy Abdo Outwords profile
39. Dracula's Daughter, circa 1936
40. Lesbian Dyke March poster, 1996
41. First Ladies Memorial Dance Marathon button, 1978
42. Photograph of Florence Yoch and her partner Lucile Council, circa 1940
43. Cover of manual for "Civil Rights for Lesbians and Gay Men: A Reference Manual for City and County Officials", 1990
44. Thirteen Women, 1932
45. Aché: A Journal for Black Lesbians, Vol. 2, no. 6, November/December 1990
46. Gerrie Schipske for State Assembly button, 1996
47. Florence Yoch, landscape design, “A Hillside Garden for Mr. George Cukor, West Hollywood,” 1936
48. Hey Young Lesbians, undated
49. Eloise Klein Healy, typescript draft of poem, “There Are No Words for the Sexual Acts of Lesbians,” circa 1984
Arts Beth McDonald
Contents of this tag:
1. Cover for Gravedigger by Joseph Hansen, 1982
2. Rope, 1947-1948
3. Tan Suit Ensemble by James Galanos, 1962
4. Gold record for "Melissa Etheridge" album by Melissa Etheridge, 1988
5. The Soul of Lilith, 1892
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. Don Bachardy, portrait of Stephen Spender, June 21, 1976
8. Pandora's Box, 1929
9. William Haines, rendering of living room of the Sidney and Frances Brody residence, Beverly Hills, circa 1952
10. Florence Yoch, landscape design, “A Hillside Garden for Mr. George Cukor, West Hollywood,” 1936
11. Gown by Gilbert Adrian, 1948
12. Eloise Klein Healy, typescript draft of poem, “There Are No Words for the Sexual Acts of Lesbians,” circa 1984
13. Queerios, 2015
14. Excerpt from Sketchbook 11, Morris Scott Dollens, undated
15. Laura Aguilar, #6, from the series Plush Pony, 1992
16. Christopher Isherwood, typescript second draft of A Single Man, 1963
Communities Beth McDonald
Contents of this tag:
1. Crowd at Gay Community Services Center, 1971
2. Gay Dating Service Head, 1982
3. The Golden Bull, 2023
4. LGBT Center sign - Sin comunidad, no hay liberación, undated
5. 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.
6. Gold record for "Melissa Etheridge" album by Melissa Etheridge, 1988
7. Robert Arthur, Ivy Bottini, Quentin Crisp, Morris Kight, and Patricia Nell Warren, 1994
8. Membership card to the 1350 Club, 1981
9. Oedipus Motorcycle Club members outside The Golden Bull Steakhouse in Santa Monica, 1991
10. Couple dancing at Studio One, undated
11. Hey Young Lesbians, undated
12. First Ladies Memorial Dance Marathon button, 1978
13. Highways Bar, 2023
14. The Beverly Cinema Club broadside, circa 1972
15. Matchbook from Details: a place to Dine and Dance, undated
16. Crystal Beach Bathhouse, 1943
17. Contact: A Directory of Gay, Homosexual, and Lesbian Feminist Organizations and Resources, 1977
18. Ginger Rogers Beach, 1941
19. Fun Map Palm Springs/San Diego, 1991
20. Bathers on Crystal Beach, 1920
21. The Prodigal, Vol. II, No. 20, May 21, 1971
22. The Center News, 1986
23. Main Street, Santa Monica, undated
24. Outcast, circa 1978
25. A letter from the California Lavender Smokefree Network sent to Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina, March 31, 1995
26. Poster for the Stud Bar, circa 1978
27. ShoreBar, formerly the S.S. Friendship, 2023