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*[[ACLU-Las Vegas]]: In '''1975''', The American Civil Liberties Union [ACLU] opened an office in Las Vegas with a $5,000 grant from the national office. ACLU involvement in Las Vegas eventually leads to the community's first newspaper. | *[[ACLU-Las Vegas]]: In '''1975''', The American Civil Liberties Union [ACLU] opened an office in Las Vegas with a $5,000 grant from the national office. ACLU involvement in Las Vegas eventually leads to the community's first newspaper. | ||
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*[[Boylesque]]: Female impersonation in Las Vegas, with a focus on ''Boylesque'', which began its long run in '''1977''' | *[[Boylesque]]: Female impersonation in Las Vegas, with a focus on ''Boylesque'', which began its long run in '''1977''' | ||
Revision as of 15:02, 29 October 2009
About Out History Nevada
This outhistory.org entry was created by the Out History Nevada Project ([1]) as part of the Since Stonewall Out History Project.
Contributors:
- Dennis McBride (Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas)
- Paul Ershler (Web Workers International)
- Marcia Gallo (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)
- Crystal Van Dee (Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas)
Below is a list of the articles we have submitted to the Since Stonewall Out History Project.
- Nevada Timeline: A timeline of events since the Stonewall Riots, 1969 - 2009
- Kenny Kerr: Entertainer Kenny Kerr shares memories of the 1969 Stonewall Riots
- Le Café : Established in 1970, Le Café was the base of operations for the emerging Gay community in southern Nevada
- ACLU-Las Vegas: In 1975, The American Civil Liberties Union [ACLU] opened an office in Las Vegas with a $5,000 grant from the national office. ACLU involvement in Las Vegas eventually leads to the community's first newspaper.
- Boylesque: Female impersonation in Las Vegas, with a focus on Boylesque, which began its long run in 1977
- Las Vegas' first Gay Pride Celebration: Las Vegas held its first Gay Pride Celebration in 1983
- Senate Bill 466: Until the 1993 passage of Senate Bill 466, the history of Gay people in Nevada was largely one of criminal prosecution
- Question 2: The fight for equal rights suffered a severe blow with the 2002 amendment to the Nevada constitution that denied same-sex partners the right to marry
