Lois Beeby, May 9, 1987 (Tape 2)

Butch and Femme, Clubs, Counseling, Friendship, Gay Men, The Ladder, Police Harassment, Sailing, Social Life, Support Groups

Lois Beeby discusses her early experiences and confusion as to recognizing she was a lesbian. She speaks about her role as a member and officer in the Daughters of Bilitis, and the eventual unrest and split in the group, leading to her leaving DOB. She speaks of unrest between gay men and lesbians and the desire for the two to join together as a united front.

1987-05-09

Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 668 Moving Image and Sound Archiving students. Edited by Lauren Allshouse, Kim Loconto, Rachel Smiley, and Sara White.

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Photo by Morgan Gwenwald

English

Video Recording, Oral History

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