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  Lois Beeby, May 9, 1987 (Tape 2)

  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.

  Tags Butch and Femme, Clubs, Counseling, Friendship, Gay Men, Lois Beeby, Police Harassment, Sailing, Social Life, Support Groups, The Ladder
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  Billye Talmadge (Tape 1)
  

  Billye Talmadge discusses her early experiences as she came to understand her own preferences and sexuality, and the support she received from her college dean, classmate, and mother. She describes her role in the Daughters of Bilitis and the responsibilities and liabilities of being an officer in the group. She elaborates on the social and political climate of the times, and how she endeavored to help people overcome their fear of harassment and discrimination through providing education and supportive counseling and resources.

  Tags Activism, Billye Talmadge, Conferences, Counseling, Discrimination, Police Harassment, Political Movements, Psychology, Religion, The Ladder, Voting, Well of Loneliness
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  Lois Beeby, May 9, 1987 (Tape 1)

  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.

  Tags Butch and Femme, Clubs, Counseling, Friendship, Gay Men, Lois Beeby, Police Harassment, Sailing, Social Life, Support Groups, The Ladder
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  Billye Talmadge (Tape 2)

  Billye Talmadge discusses her early experiences as she came to understand her own preferences and sexuality, and the support she received from her college dean, classmate, and mother. She describes her role in the Daughters of Bilitis and the responsibilities and liabilities of being an officer in the group. She elaborates on the social and political climate of the times, and how she endeavored to help people overcome their fear of harassment and discrimination through providing education and supportive counseling and resources.

  Tags Activism, Billye Talmadge, Conferences, Counseling, Discrimination, Police Harassment, Political Movements, Psychology, Religion, The Ladder, Voting, Well of Loneliness