Our grass roots lesbian community archives is appreciated by artist, author and lecturer Dr. Marie Cartier.
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Professor and Author Marie Cartier introduces a few of her "Informants", from her groundbreaking book on butch femme identity and women in gay bars as a sacred, religious place in pre-Stonewall era. Meet these courageous women who dared to live their life.
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Dr. Cartier talks about what vital place these bars have been to the Lesbian community over the years as she introduces her new book, Baby You Are My Religion: Women, Gay Bars, and Theology Before Stonewall
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Filmed at June L Mazer Lesbian Archives of West Hollywood, CA event, Celebrate Marriage Equality Get Together held June 20, 2013.
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Carolyn Sherer's photography book, "Living in Limbo: Lesbian Families in the Deep South", portrays the "invisible families" living in Birmingham, Alabama. It documents the lives of lesbian led families who are living undercover in bible belt states, like Alabama, where LGBT people are severely stigmatized and local and state government do not provide or recognize legal protection for LGBT people. This exhibit first went on display at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute in 2012.
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Photographers Carolyn Sherer, Betsy Kalin and Connie Kurtew discuss their work, influences and challenges in a program taking place June 1, 2013 and is part of West Hollywood's One City, One Pride Queer Arts Festival.
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Jeri & Marcia legalized their union after 17 years and are one of 18,000 couples who married prior to the passage of Prop.8 , that restricts marriage as between a man and a woman. The couple share their wedding story and what it means to have this historic ruling validate LGBT civil rights.
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In celebration of same-sex marriage equality, Lois recites a poem about love and companionship. Filmed at June L Mazer Lesbian Archives of West Hollywood, CA event, Celebrate Marriage Equality Get Together held June 20, 2013.
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Comedian/Realtor Lynda Montgomery shares her story at Jinx Beers' 80th year celebration at the Mazer Lesbian Archives. The question asked is, "What did the Lesbian News mean to you?". Jinx Beers is Founder of Lesbian News.
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Michelle Mangione and her band rocks it for Mazer at their annual fundraiser December 15, 2012. Angela Riggio on keyboard and Steve Sost on guitar.
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Comedian Erin Foley gets the crowd rolling for the Mazer Lesbian Archives at their annual fundraiser event on December 15, 2013.
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Angela Brinskele receives Women in Leadership Award. Angela talks about Feminism and Lesbians and the the future. She represents the June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives and is an activist for womens history as well as LGBT History. This was filmed in West Hollywood at the Women in Leadership Awards given by the West Hollywood Women's Advisory Board and the Chamber of Commerce.
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Kelly Barth reads from her book My Almost Certainly Real Imaginary Jesus at the June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives event.
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Lillian Faderman & Jeanne Cordova chat about Jeanne's new book, When We Were Outlaws, and her activist life as a Lesbian Feminist in Los Angeles in the '70s.
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