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March 18, 2012
Culture Series:
Shane Que Hee
"LGBTs and Progressive Politics: Our Initiating Function"
LGBTs have been at the forefront of left-wing progressive politics in
the world (Kemal Ataturk, Simon Bolivar, Magnus Hirschfield, Karl Ulrichs, Daniel Guerin, and Gramschi are some examples) as well as in
the U.S., their involvement also advancing LGBT civil rights. This talk will focus on the contributions on the LGBTs who influenced
events and advanced our civil rights through the avenues of non-major
political parties in the U.S., pioneers such as Harry Hay, Margaret Anderson, John O'Brien, Bayard Rustin, Angela Davis, David McReynolds, Leslie Feinberg, Martin Duberman, Scott McLarty, et al.
Sunday
March 18, 2012
2:00pm-4:00pm
$5.00 Suggested Donation.
909 W. Adams Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90007 (213) 741-0094
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Greetings!
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives is 60! Although some might be shy about revealing their age, we are indeed proud that we have been in existence and fighting for social justice and equality for over half a century. So remember us at Tax time because We Know Your History!
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 | Collection Highlights
Three New Collections Available |
By Kyle Morgan
Three collections of personal papers now available at ONE Archives showcase the broad scope a of LGBT history and culture represented in the archives. From the Northeast come the papers of Christian William (Bill) Miller, a man referenced as the world's most beautiful man in the 1940s and 1950s. This status made him the acquaintance, companion, and occasional model and muse  | | Bill Miller (top) & Author Glenway Wescott |
of such gay luminaries as George Platt Lynes, Paul Cadmus, W. H. Auden, Somerset Maugham, Glenway Wescott, Monroe Wheeler, Noel Coward, Philip Wheelwright, and George Hoyningen-Huene. Over forty boxes of photographs and correspondence give witness to Miller's illustrious social life and extensive world travels, documenting one of the great personalities of the 20th century. From the South come the papers of Edgar (Eddie) Sandifer, a man referenced at a 1958 Mattachine Society meeting as the only open queer from the South. Throughout his life, Sandifer fought for gay, lesbian, women's, elderly, laborer, prisoner, and minority causes, building grassroots networks  | | Eddie Sandifer (left) and Boyfriend. |
aimed to change the status quo and fill gaps in government social services. His organizational projects include directorships of the Mississippi Gay Alliance (MGA), 1973-1989; the Jackson Gray Panthers (JGP), 1976-1987; and the Persons with AIDS Project (PWA), 1982-1989. Sandifer was also on the board of directors for the Mississippi Health Systems Agency, the National Citizens Coalition for Nursing Home Reform, and the National Gray Panthers Health Watch Task Force. From here in California come the papers of Joseph John Bertrund (J.J.) Belanger. Belanger was an early member of the Mattachine Society and its 1958 Director of Public Relations. He was also the Los Angeles coordinator of the  | | J.J. Belanger (right) & Boyfriend |
Eulenspiegel Society in the 1970s and was involved with the San Francisco chapter of the Stonewall Gay Democratic Club in the 1980s. Belanger devoted much of his later years to collecting LGBT materials, especially of AIDS-related materials of the mid-to-late 1980s.
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Transactivation:
Revealing Queer Histories in the Archive
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In conjunction with the exhibition Cruising the Archive, artists Heather Cassils, Zackary Drucker, Wu Tsang and Chris Vargas will present a series of live performances and video projects inspired by the collections at ONE Archives. These artists explore trans content in their multidisciplinary work and are interested in a discussion about LGBTQ archives and the "Ts" and "Qs" often missing from historical records. The performance will be followed by a discussion with the artists moderated by Dean Spade, assistant professor at the Seattle University School of Law.
Here is a little teaser of the night's events: Heather Cassils will present a high-action performance in a small room upstairs at ONE beginning at 6pm. Following this performance, Zackary Drucker will present a new work which draws inspiration from the life and collection of intersexed individual Lynn Edward Harris, Chris Vargas will present a video project related to pioneering FTM philanthropist Reed Erickson, and Wu Tsang will screen a recent project. After the talk, Dean Spade will be on hand to sign copies of his new book, Normal Life: Administrative Violence, Critical Trans Politics and the Limits of Law.
Thursday, March 1, 2012, 6-9pm
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives
909 West Adams Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90007
This performance is presented by Visions and Voices: The USC Arts and Humanities Initiative, and is organized by Onya Hogan-Finlay, David Frantz and Mia Locks as a part of the exhibition Cruising the Archive: Queer Art and Culture in Los Angeles, 1945-1980 at ONE Archives. Co-sponsored by LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions).
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