Pat G., May 21, [year unknown] (Tape 2)
Item
Title
Pat G., May 21, [year unknown] (Tape 2)
Subject
Lesbian bars
Lesbian and gay experience
Lesbian Community--New York (State)
Description
Pat shows family photos. She says several of her family members were gay, including her mother and brother. She talks about bars, the 557 and 217, with racially mixed clientele. She describes violence when straight men tried to dance with gay women. She mentions other favorite bars from the 1950s: the Chesterfield, the KittyCat, Club Coco, the 469. Pat describes her relationships, many of which involved "messing around on and off" for many years. She describes coming out to her mother at age 13, and talks about the "white girls from Canada" (lesbians) who were her mother's friends.
Creator
Liz Lapovsky
Pat G.
Date Created
19??-05-21
Contributor
Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, 665 Projects in Digital Archives Students
Is Format Of
tape cassette "SPW468 Pat"
Extent
22:10
Medium
mpeg
wav
Language
eng
Type
Sound
Oral History Interview
Identifier
SPW# 468
Rights Holder
Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953
Citation
Liz Lapovsky and Pat G., “Pat G., May 21, [year unknown] (Tape 2),” Lesbian Herstory Archives AudioVisual Collections, accessed November 8, 2024, http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/show/21.