Mary Ann, October 15, 1988 (Tape 2)
Item
Title
Mary Ann, October 15, 1988 (Tape 2)
Subject
Lesbianism
Lesbian bars
Prostitution
Description
Mary Ann talks about posing as a prostitute for men in a straight bar. She would arrange a meet-up location and then she and two girl friends would overpower and rob men. She describes several muggings she and her two friends carried out. One happened in a hotel; another took place in a man's house with his family there. She claims she and her friends never hurt anybody "more than they had to." Mary Ann also talks about the distinction between gay bars and bars where she would go to hustle. Gay bars were places to have fun with friends and not for prostitution. In one aside, the interviewer asks Mary Ann why she calls her girlfriend "my man," to which she replies that's the way her lover wanted to be addressed.
Creator
Mary Ann
Date Created
1988-10-15
Contributor
Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, 665 Projects in Digital Archives Students
Is Format Of
tape cassette "SPW453 Mary Ann"
Format
22:07
Medium
mpeg
wav
Language
eng
Type
Sound
Oral History Interview
Identifier
SPW# 453
Rights Holder
Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953
Citation
Mary Ann, “Mary Ann, October 15, 1988 (Tape 2),” Lesbian Herstory Archives AudioVisual Collections, accessed April 24, 2024, http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/show/15.