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  Lesbian Style Project: Anonymous Interviewee

  The interviewee recounts her experiences growing up lesbian and intersex in Brooklyn and Manhattan. She discusses the lesbian community, the ballroom scene, workplace and school bullying, and her experiences working at an urban clothing company.
  
  The interviewee's name has been withheld at her request.

  Tags Autobiography, Coming Out, Discrimination, Fashion, Femininity & Masculinity, Intersex, Interviews, Lesbian Community, Support Groups, Voguing
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  Daughters of Bilitis Interview cuts

  Del Martin, Phyllis Lyon, Billye Talmadge, Nikki Nichols, Barbara Gittings, and Shirley Willer speak about their experiences with the Daughters of Bilitis organization.

  Tags Activism, Barbara Gittings, Billye Talmadge, Communities, Del Martin, Education, Gay Civil Rights, Law, Lawyers, Manuela Soares, Nikki Nichols, Phyllis Lyon, Prostitution, Separatism, Shirley Willer, Support Groups, Women's Liberation Movement
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  Lois Beeby Interview, May 9, 1987

  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, Coming Out, Counseling, Daughters of Bilitis, Friendship, Gay Men, Interviews, Lois Beeby, Police Harassment, Sailing, Social Life, Support Groups, The Ladder