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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

Sheila Kuehl for Supervisor, circa 2014

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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. A celebration of adult Bar and Bat Mitvahs at Congregation Kol Ami, 2000
4. The Killing of Sister George
5. Lesbian Wedding, 1987
6. Lesbian Visibility Week poster, 1990
7. Lesbian parents and their children at the March on Washington, 1993
8. 3a Marcha Lésbica, 2006
9. Sheila Kuehl for Supervisor, circa 2014
10. Gold record for "Melissa Etheridge" album by Melissa Etheridge, 1988
11. Gwenn Craig Outwords profile
12. Poster for Carolyn Weathers : shitkickers & other Texas stories
13. Marie Corelli and Bertha Vyer, 1921
14. 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.
15. Aché: A Journal for Lesbians of African Descent, Vol. 3, no. 1, February/March 1991
16. Robert Arthur, Ivy Bottini, Quentin Crisp, Morris Kight, and Patricia Nell Warren, 1994
17. Sheila Kuehl (L) and Judy Abdo (R), December 14, 1997
18. 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.
19. Gay Sunshine, undated
20. Laura Aguilar, #20, from the series Plush Pony, 1992
21. Willa Cather, letter to Zoë Akins, May 4, 1918
22. Lesbian Libertys, 2009
23. Two women embracing and kissing, 1923
24. Laura Aguilar, #6, from the series Plush Pony, 1992
25. Judy Abdo Outwords profile
26. The Word is Out, 1977
27. Lesbian Dyke March poster, 1996
28. First Ladies Memorial Dance Marathon button, 1978
29. Photograph of Florence Yoch and her partner Lucile Council, circa 1940
30. Cover of manual for "Civil Rights for Lesbians and Gay Men: A Reference Manual for City and County Officials", 1990
31. Dracula's Daughter, circa 1936
32. Aché: A Journal for Black Lesbians, Vol. 2, no. 6, November/December 1990
33. Gerrie Schipske for State Assembly button, 1996
34. Florence Yoch, landscape design, “A Hillside Garden for Mr. George Cukor, West Hollywood,” 1936
35. Thirteen Women, 1932
36. Eloise Klein Healy, typescript draft of poem, “There Are No Words for the Sexual Acts of Lesbians,” circa 1984
37. Hey Young Lesbians, undated
38. Aché: A Journal for Black Lesbians, Vol. 1, no. 2, March 1989
39. Profile of Ellen Ward, 2023
40. Connie Samaras, #11 from the series Edge of Twilight, 2013
41. Black Lesbian Newsletter, December 1982
42. Profile of Vanessa Romain, 2023
43. Connie Samaras, #16 from the series Edge of Twilight, 2013
44. Pandora's Box, 1929
45. Home, circa 1982
46. Tribal Connexions: A Celebration of 2 Years of Aché, 1991
47. Laura Aguilar, #19, from the series Plush Pony, 1992
48. Unattributed photograph of Zoe Akins, circa 1930s
49. Gay & Lesbian L.A. history map, 2000
Politics Beth McDonald
Contents of this tag:
1. Prop 8 What Should We Amend Next?, 2008
2. Sheila Kuehl (L) and Judy Abdo (R), December 14, 1997
3. Matlovich for Supervisor, undated
4. Sheila Kuehl for Supervisor, circa 2014
5. A letter from the California Lavender Smokefree Network sent to Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina, March 31, 1995
6. President Bill Clinton and Santa Monica Mayor Judy Abdo, May 20, 1994. Inscription reads, “To Mayor Abdo, Best Wishes, Bill Clinton.” Clinton gave the keynote address at UCLA's 75th anniversary celebration. Air Force One landed at the San Bernardino Airport on the morning of May 20th, where Clinton met with local officials. Marine One then flew the presidential team to Santa Monica Municipal Airport, where Abdo greeted Clinton. Clinton then traveled via motorcade to UCLA. Photo courtesy of Santa Monica Public Library Image Archives, Judy Abdo Photo Album Collection.
7. Judy Abdo Outwords profile
8. Allied Against AIDS, 2014.
9. Gregg Araki Project 10 letter, circa 1988-1994
10. They Lie We Die, circa 1991
11. Gerrie Schipske for State Assembly button, 1996
12. Lambda Democratic Club T-shirts, circa 1990