Barbara Gittings and Kay Tobin Interview, 1988

(Tape 1) Lesbians, Books, Bias Incidents, Activism, Butch and Femme, Police Harassment, Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights

(Tape 2) Communities, Organizing, History, Homophile movement, FBI harassment, Conferences, The Ladder

(Tape 3) Organizing, Conferences, Feminists, Homophobia, Gay Civil Rights, Publications, Exhibits

Barbara Gittings talks about her life and her history with the Daughters of Bilitis. She served as the National Corresponding Secretary for DOB and helped run the NYC chapter when she was living in Philadelphia. Despite that, she frequently criticizes DOB positions and found herself to be more radical in her approach to activism. She speaks about concerns of being infiltrated by the FBI, and heists of the publication "The Ladder". The interview closes with Gittings speaking about organizing for conferences and workshops, including creating exhibits for the 1971 American Psychiatry Conference in San Francisco.

Manuela Soares [interviewer]; Barbara Gittings & Kay Tobin [interviewees]

Lesbian Herstory Archives

February 20, 1998

October 24, 2013

edited by Morgan Gwenwald [still photographer], Manuela Soares, Sara Yaeger [videographer]

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Preservation: .avi; Access: .mp4

(Tape 2) 25.5 GB
(Tape 3) 15.8 GB

Digital reproduction of video cassette

English

Video; Oral history

Philadelphia, PA

Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953

VHS

Transcript available upon request. Content of the transcript may differ from the content of the video.