Guide to the Randy Alfred Subject Files and Sound Recordings
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Guide to the Randy Alfred Subject Files and Sound Recordings
Collection number: 1991-24
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society
San Francisco, California
- Processed by:
- David M. Campbell and John Raines
- Date Revision Completed:
- June 2010
- Encoded by:
- Bill Landis and John Raines
© 2010 The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Randy Alfred subject files and sound recordings
Dates: 1974-1990
Collection number: 1991-24
Creator:
Alfred, Randall H.
Collection Size:
22 boxes and 3 folders (approximately 22 linear feet)
Repository:
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94105
Abstract:
Randy Alfred was a freelance journalist and radio talk show host in the San Francisco area during the 1970s-1980s. Collection
contains research files (clippings, fliers, brochures, correspondence, and notes) and audiotapes--primarily concerning lesbian
and gay issues and organizations in San Francisco during the 1970s and 1980s--assembled by Alfred in the course of his hosting
of the KSAN public affairs radio show
The Gay Life
.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
Collection open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright to unpublished manuscript materials created by the donor has been transferred to the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender
Historical Society.
Preferred Citation
Randy Alfred subject files and sound recordings, 1991-24, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Randall H. Alfred, October 1991.
Processing Information
Subject headings used in the Research Files series are generally those supplied by Alfred; different subject headings were
supplied during processing only when the originals seemed inadequate. Readily available printed material, such as election
guides for local and presidential elections and Gay Pride Parade programs were removed during processing.
Biography
Randall H. (Randy) Alfred is a freelance journalist and former radio talk show host in San Francisco, California. Alfred was
educated at Yale University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1967) and the University of California, Berkeley (graduate student in
Sociology, 1967-1969 and 1971-1974). He collected materials about gay and lesbian life in San Francisco as part of his research
for journal articles and his radio talk show
The Gay Life
.
Alfred's mass media career began in 1970. During the 1970s he was a freelance writer for numerous magazines and newspapers,
including
The Advocate
,
Coming Up
,
Vector
,
The Berkeley Barb
,
Playboy
,
New West
,
San Francisco Examiner
,
San Francisco Chronicle
, and
Oakland Tribune
.
In 1975, Alfred became a news editor for the
San Francisco Sentinel
and wrote the column "Waves from the Left." He remained with the
Sentinel
until 1977, when he became news editor for another local gay newspaper,
The San Francisco Bay Times
. Alfred left in 1978, and found work as a freelance researcher and reporter for KPIX-TV and KPFA-FM, two Bay Area broadcasting
stations. During a previous radio stint, Alfred had been a public-affairs reporter for KPFA-FM from 1973-1974. From 1979 until
1981, Alfred did freelance worrk until he became editor-in-chief of the
Sentinel
in 1982. He also wrote for a nationally syndicated column known as "Dateline S.F." A year later, in 1983, Alfred became a
story consultant for KRON-TV. From 1979-1984, Alfred was the producer and host for
The Gay Life
, a weekly 60-minute public affairs radio show on KSAN. He was also editor of Rip N'Read News Service in San Francisco from
1983-1986, and news writer for KRON-TV starting in 1986.
Scope and Content of Collection
Includes primarily research files and reel-to-reel audiotapes documenting gay and lesbian life, events, and issues in San
Francicso in the 1970s and 1980s, including the early years of the AIDS epidemic. Also includes photographs of Harvey Milk
and others, and 1978 gay pride parades in San Francisco and Berkeley. Research files comprise primarily clippings, fliers,
brochures, correspondence, and notes made by Alfred.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in two series:
- Series 1. Research files
-
Series 2.
The Gay Life
and other audiotapes
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection.
Alfred, Randall H.
The Gay Life (radio talk show)
Gay men
Gay men--Social life and customs
Lesbians
Lesbians--Social life and customs
AIDS (Disease)
Talk shows
Audiotapes
Clippings
Correspondence
Fliers (printed matter)
Printed ephemera
California--San Francisco (county)--San Francisco
Collection Contents
Boxes 1-9
Series 1
Research files
1974-1990
1977-1984
Physical Description:
Approximately 9 linear feet (9 boxes of textual materials and 1 folder of photographs)
Series Scope and Content Summary
Subject files pertain primarily to the gay and lesbian community in San Francisco. Alfred used his research files for journal
articles and
The Gay Live
, his radio talk show. Topics include political, sexual, sultural, and religious subjects, such as gay liberation and mainstream
gay political organizations; sado-masochism, bisexuality, and man-boy love; books and film; gay religious organizations; gay
businesses and community organizations; local and national political leaders; academic issues and professional interests.
A small number of subject files concern gay and lesbian life in other major American cities and foreign countries. Alfred's
writing on a variety of subjects, from nuclear power initiatives to mayoral contests, always looked at issues from the perspective
of the gay and lesbian community, and the impacts of particular issues on gays and lesbians.
Materials in this series include handwritten and typed correspondence, both incoming and outgoing; note cards; drafts of articles;
surveys; state and municipal reports; magazine articles; book reviews; pamphlets; campaign ephemera; fliers from events, rallies,
and demonstrations; and clippings.
Of particular note in this series are several files documenting the trial of the individuals who murdered Robert Hillsborough
in 1977, a hate crime clearly motivated by Anita Bryant's homophobic campaigns. Alfred covered the trials for the
Bay Times
and KSAN-FM radio and took extensive notes while in the courtroom.
The series also includes 3 folders of photographs of Harvey Milk and others, and 1978 gay pride parades in San Francisco and
Berkeley. In the final 2 boxes of this series are files containing clippings, articles, and printed ephemera concerning AIDS,
Alfred's AIDS-related correspondence and notes, and reports from conferences and seminars. AIDS-related materials primarily
cover the period 1981-1987. Several files at the end of box 9 relate to the KSAN-FM radio program
The Gay Life
.
Arrangement
Files are arranged alphabetically by subject, with 2 boxes of chronologically arranged files on the AIDS epidemic, and several
files on
The Gay Life
at the end.
Other Finding Aids
A list of the file headings in this series is available at the GLBT Historical Society.
Processing Note
Topical headings used in this series are generally those supplied by the creator. Headings were supplied during processing
when it was determined that the original headings would be meaningless to future researchers.
Boxes 11-23 (there is no Box 10)
Series 2
The Gay Life
and other audiotapes
1973-1984
Physical Description:
13 linear feet (13 boxes of sound recordings)
Series Scope and Content Summary
Series includes approximately 260 reel-to-reel master audiotapes of the radio talk show
The Gay Life
, the early 1970s program
The Gay Liberation Show
, and various production elements. Broadcasts typically lasted for an hour. Topics include Harvey Milk and the memorial services
following Milk's assassination; pride parades and activities; gay men and lesbian health issues; San Francisco area political,
community, and athletic organizations for gay men and lesbians; theatrical and dance companies and performances; and inteviews
with gay and lesbian authors and activists.
Digital Preservation
The entire series has been captured to LPCM WAV archival masters and MP3 service copies. One set is stored on Blu-ray discs,
with a second set on a USB hard disk drive. Service copies may be downloaded from http://www.glbthistory.org/gaybackmachine.
Reel 1, Box 23
The Gay Liberation Show
August 5, 1973
Scope and Content Note
Charles Pierce, female impersonator. Hosted by Len Richmond and Gary Noguera.
Duration 0:27:45
Reel 2, Box 23
Production reel
undated
Scope and Content Note
"Music Bed - Intro", "Twinkie Insanity", "The Ballad of Dan White"
Duration 0:06:48
Reel 3, Box 23
The Gay Liberation Show Composite Tape Part Two
ca. 1973
Scope and Content Note
Compilation. Public opinion on gay lib; gay sexuality; aversion therapy; hustlers; attitudes of high school students. Hosted
by Len Richmond and Gary Noguera.
Duration 0:32:04
Reel 4, Box 23
The Gay Liberation Show
ca. 1973
Scope and Content Note
Male hustlers of San Francisco. Hosted by Len Richmond and Gary Noguera.
Duration 0:26:00
Reel 5, Box 23
The Gay Liberation Show
August 20, 1973
Scope and Content Note
Lavendar Country; public opinion on Houston mass murders; "News of the Gay"; unintentional lesbian love song. Hosted by Len
Richmond and Jo Daly.
Duration 0:25:28
Reel 6, Box 23
The Gay Liberation Show
September 30, 1973
Scope and Content Note
Gays Over 50 (KPFK Los Angeles production). Hosted by Len Richmond.
Duration 0:22:45
Reel 7, Box 23
The Gay Liberation Show
October 7, 1973
Scope and Content Note
Christopher Isherwood (KPFK Los Angeles production). Hosted by Len Richmond.
Duration 0:31:44
Reel 8, Box 23
The Gay Liberation Show
August 12, 1973
Scope and Content Note
Divine, drag queen and movie star. Hosted by Len Richmond and Gary Noguera.
Duration 0:16:20
Reel 8, Box 23
The Gay Liberation Show
October 28, 1973
Scope and Content Note
Maxine Feldman "Angry Atthis"; "News of the Gay"; last regular broadcast announcement. Hosted by Len Richmond and Jo Daly.
Duration 0:10:10
Reel 9, Box 23
The Gay Liberation Show
September 2, 1973
Scope and Content Note
Classics of gay underground literature. Hosted by Len Richmond and Jo Daly.
Duration 0:30:47
Reel 10, Box 23
The Gay Life
October 11, 1977
Scope and Content Note
Ollie, Bacchanale women's bar; Armistead Maupin, "Tales of The City"; Charles Silverstein, psychologist, author "Joy of Gay
Sex"; Elaine Nobel, gay rights leader.
Duration 0:32:32
Reel 11, Box 23
The Gay Life
May 2, 1978
Scope and Content Note
Sen. John Briggs petition; Celeste Newbraugh, Gay Freedom Day Committee; Paul Hardman, president, Pride Foundation; Charles
Hix, author, "Looking Good." Hosted by Larry Lee and Greg Caron.
Duration 0:31:09
Reel 11, Box 23
The Gay Life
November 27, 1978
Scope and Content Note
Production materials. Milk/Briggs debate; Randy Alfred reads from Milk assassination transcript; AP audio clips.
Duration 0:06:43
Reel 12, Box 11
Harvey Milk Interview
October 1978
Scope and Content Note
Hosted by Paul Avery.
Duration 0:33:34
Reel 13, Box 11
The Gay Life
June 3, 1979
June 5, 1979
Scope and Content Note
("White Night, Black Dish" - removed to 5/26/80); Gwenn Craig, vice president, Harvey Milk Gay Democratic Club; Roundtable:
Tom Ammiano, Gay Teachers and Schoolworkers Coalition, Sabrina Sojouner, Gay Freedom Day Committee, Frank Fitch, Alice B.
Toklas Memorial Democratic Club. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:36:25
Reel 14, Box 11
The Gay Life
February 11, 1979
Scope and Content Note
Sue Davis and Robert "Smitty" Smith, co-chairs, Gay Freedom Day Parade; M.J. Lalo and The Catered Affair; Ron Lanza, gay teacher;
the fag nun Assunta Femia. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:59
Reel 15, Box 11
The Gay Life
April 8, 1979
April 10, 1979
Scope and Content Note
Arthur Lazare and Cynthia Neff, Golden Gate Business Association; Camille O'Grady, singer and artist and Robert Opel, gallery
owner; Artie Bressan, director "Gay USA". Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:52:44
Reel 16, Box 11
The Gay Life
May 6, 1979
May 8, 1979
Scope and Content Note
Earl Galvin, Castro Street harpist; Phyllis Lyon and Corey White, Lesbian Caucus; David Rand, Canadian activist; Fred Cash,
Gays Against Nuclear Power and Kia Winde, Dykes Against Nukes; Bette Travis and Allan Berube, San Francisco Gay History Project.
Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:55:38
Reel 17, Box 11
The Gay Life
June 17, 1979
June 19, 1979
Scope and Content Note
Gay Law Students v. Pacific Telephone; Teresa Trull, recording artist; Jim Spada, author of gay male sexuality report Hosted
by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:57:33
Reel 18, Box 11
The Gay Life
July 1, 1979
July 3, 1979
Scope and Content Note
Berkeley Women's Collective "Gay and Proud"; Gay Freedom Day highlights; Cleve Jones, Juvenile Delinquency Prevention commissioner;
("Ballad of Dan White" - removed to Reel 2); Police Fire and Safety Committee hearing on police riot in the Castro; ("Twinkie
Insanity" - removed to Reel 2). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:49:32
Reel 19, Box 11
Gay Freedom Day
June 24, 1979
Scope and Content Note
Live reports from the Gay Freedom Day Parade.
Duration 0:36:06
Reel 20, Box 11
The Gay Life
July 15, 1979
July 17, 1979
Scope and Content Note
Camille O'Grady "Angel With a Key"; Robert Opel murder and previously recorded interview; Elizabeth A. Lynn, author; John
Cordova (Hillsborough killer) appeal; Dan White sentencing; White Night, Black Dish (mostly removed) Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:41:44
Reel 21, Box 11
The Gay Life
August 26, 1979
August 28, 1979
Scope and Content Note
Larry Kramer, author "Faggots"; Bob Barnes and Robert Barnes, Jr., District 8 and 5 politicos; Pat Norman, Gay Services Coordinator,
Center for Special Problems. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:29
Reel 22, Box 11
The Gay Life
September 23, 1979
September 25, 1979
Scope and Content Note
Walls to Roses Collective "Songs of Changing Men"; Christopher Isherwood benefit reading for Gay Rights Advocates; California
Supreme Court ruling legalizing public solicitation of private sex acts; Leaping Lesbians "Lesbian Concentrate." Hosted by
Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:57:50
Reel 23, Box 12
The Gay Life
November 18, 1979
November 20, 1979
Scope and Content Note
("White Night, Black Dish" - removed to 5/26/80); David Scott, former mayoral candidate and president of SF Board of Permit
Appeals; (Quentin Crisp, "The Naked Civil Servant" - removed to 8/9/80). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:13:50
Reel 24, Box 11
The Gay Life
July 29, 1979
July 31, 1979
Scope and Content Note
Arthur Evans and Batya Podos, noted San Francisco witches, and upcoming Lammas Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:56:20
Reel 25, Box 11
The Gay Life
August 12, 1979
August 14, 1979
Scope and Content Note
Gay Rights Advocates against INS policies; Carl Hill, British photographer denied entry; Tom Robinson Band; Jim Rivaldo and
Dick Pabich, campaign consultants; Camille O'Grady, Robert Opel murder investigation. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:23
Reel 26, Box 11
The Gay Life
February 7, 1978
Scope and Content Note
Martin and Lyon resolution at Board of Supervisors; Laurel Galina, publisher, "The New Lesbians"; Gerald Hanna, editor, The
Body Politic (Toronto gay paper); Alan Spear, gay Minnesota state senator. Hosted by Larry Lee.
Duration 0:31:50
Reel 26, Box 11
The Gay Life
February 15, 1978
Scope and Content Note
Tom Robinson "Glad to Be Gay"; Lynn Hobbs and Eric Garber, lesbian and gay themes in science fiction; Nancy Adair, producer
"Word Is Out"; Wilbur Smith, blind gay man. Hosted by Larry Lee.
Duration 0:27:09
Reel 27, Box 11
Charles Silverstein Interview
undated
Scope and Content Note
Charles Silverstein, psychologist and author "A Family Matter."
Duration 0:31:47
Reel 28, Box 11
Gay Freedom Day
June 25, 1978
Scope and Content Note
Live reports from the Gay Freedom Day parade. Hosted by Larry Lee and Nancy Newhouse.
Duration 0:51:06
Reel 29, Box 11
The Gay Life
January 14, 1979
Scope and Content Note
Harvey Milk retrospective; "Where do we go from here?" roundtable: Harry Britt, Cleve Jones and Gwen Craig; Body Politic journal
(Toronto) raid and shutdown. Hosted by Nancy Newhouse and Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:52:35
Reel 30, Box 11
Gay Freedom Day
June 24, 1979
Scope and Content Note
Live reports from the Gay Freedom Day parade; Karen Schneider and David Hummel, Community United Against Violence (for later
broadcast).
Duration 0:43:51
Reel 31, Box 11
The Gay Life
September 9, 1979
September 11, 1979
Scope and Content Note
Martin Worman and Pristine Condition, The Cockettes; Joslyn Segal, Center for Special Problems Youth and Sexuality Services,
young people Laura Strong and Jim Epstein. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:57:36
Reel 32, Box 11
The Gay Life
October 7, 1979
October 9, 1979
Scope and Content Note
Jo Elef, Ann Stratford, Berkeley Women's Health Collective; Aaron Shurin, poet; Betsy Callaway, Anne Kronenberg, Harvey Milk
Neighborhood Center; Larry LaRue, DJ at The Stud. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:32
Reel 33, Box 12
The Gay Life
October 21, 1979
October 23, 1979
Scope and Content Note
Barbara Fisher live report, John Joiner, Harvey Milk Memorial Gay and Alice B. Toklas Democratic Clubs, National March on
Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights; Les Morgan, police department gay recruitment; Roland Schembari, "Coming Up". Hosted
by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:32
Reel 34, Box 12
The Gay Life
November 4, 1979
November 6, 1979
Scope and Content Note
Ruth Hughes and Mark Hetts, unemployment and employment counseling in the gay community; J. Cassleberry and Jacque DuPre,
gay musicians; Lydia Schectman, gay male-lesbian cooperation. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:55
Reel 35, Box 12
The Gay Life
December 1, 1979
December 3, 1979
Scope and Content Note
Supervisor Quentin Kopp, Mayor Dianne Feinstein, mayoral election; Supervisor Harry Britt, Terence Hallinan, District 5 supervisorial
election debate. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:57:11
Reel 36, Box 12
The Gay Life
December 8, 1979
Scope and Content Note
"Night of Candles": highlights of November 27 memorial services for Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk. Includes
Robert Milk, Commissioner Cleve Jones, Jennifer Moscone, Wayne Friday, Commissioner Lillian Sing, Anne Kronenberg, Gwen Craig,
Supervisor Harry Britt and the Gay Men's Chorus. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:56:01
Reel 37, Box 12
The Gay Life
December 15, 1979
December 17, 1979
Scope and Content Note
John Rechy, author "Rushes"; Bill Kraus and Andrea Jepson, politics and the gay vote. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:57:28
Reel 38, Box 12
The Gay Life
December 29, 1979
December 31, 1979
Scope and Content Note
"Gay Liberation Follies" featuring Lily Tomlin; Amy Fournier and Scott Klein, March on Sacramento for Lesbian and Gay Rights.
Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:14
Reel 39, Box 12
The Gay Life
January 12, 1980
January 14, 1980
Scope and Content Note
Jo Daly, gay-straight cooperation fighting economic oppression, police issues; Sherron Mills, lesbian health care. Hosted
by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:11
Reel 40, Box 12
The Gay Life
January 19, 1980
January 21, 1980
Scope and Content Note
March on Sacramento for Lesbian and Gay Rights: Assemblyman Art Agnos, Senator Milton Marks, Senator David Roberti, Robin
Tyler, Rev. Troy Perry, Supervisor Harry Britt, Assemblyman Willie Brown, Jr., President of the California Federation of Teachers
Raoul Teilhet, Dr. Josette Mondanaro, Sabrina Sojourner, Steve Badeau, S.F. Gay Freedom Day Marching Band, Cassleberry and
DuPre, Teresa Trull. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:49
Reel 41, Box 12
The Gay Life
January 26, 1980
January 28, 1980
Scope and Content Note
Golden Gate Business Association (GGBA) Installation Dinner: MC Robin Tyler, Supervisor Harry Britt, GGBA Vice President Cynthia
Neff, Jarel McCrary (Gay Rights Advocates), Les Morgan (gay police recruitment), GGBA President Arthur Lazere, Mayor Dianne
Feinstein. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:29
Reel 42, Box 12
The Gay Life
February 16, 1980
February 18, 1980
Scope and Content Note
Leland Traiman, Berkeley Citizens Budget Review Commission; Arlene Talbot and John Farell, Oakland Gay Rights Organization.
Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 1:00:35
Reel 43, Box 12
The Gay Life
March 1, 1980
March 3, 1980
Scope and Content Note
Ed Sebesta and Glenne McIlhenny, Santa Clara County Coalition for Human Rights, Santa Clara and San Jose gay rights ordinances;
Supervisor Harry Britt, 1980 Presidential politics; Bernice Becker, Co-chair, Bay Area Parents and Friends of Gays. Hosted
by Randy Alfred.
Duration 1:00:39
Reel 44, Box 12
The Gay Life
February 9, 1980
February 11, 1980
Scope and Content Note
Panel on the movie "Cruising": Dan Curzon, Pat Califia, Larry Wisch, Ron Albers, Priscilla Alexander, Arthur J. Bressan, Jr.
Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 1:01:15
Reel 45, Box 12
The Gay Life
February 23, 1980
February 25, 1980
Scope and Content Note
Myra Turley, "The New Couple: Women and Gay Men"; Harry Britt, "Cruising"; Wayne Friday, President Tavern Guild, gay bars
and gay politics. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:52
Reel 46, Box 12
The Gay Life
January 5, 1980
January 7, 1980
March 8, 1980
March 10, 1980
Scope and Content Note
Review of 1979 broadcasts. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:09
Reel 47, Box 12
The Gay Life
March 29, 1980
March 31, 1980
Scope and Content Note
Dr. David Kessler and Dr. Bill Owen, Bay Area Physicians for Human Rights, gay-related health care issues and homophobia in
the medical profession; Dr. Michael Sands, Chief VD Control Officer SF City Clinic, VD Awareness Month. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 1:00:32
Reel 48, Box 12
The Gay Life
April 5, 1980
April 7, 1980
Scope and Content Note
Dan Curzon and Rosalie Nichols, Gay Atheist League of America; Bob Dylan "With God on Our Side"; Teresa Trull "I Want to Make
Love With You". Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 1:00:03
Reel 49, Box 12
The Gay Life
April 12, 1980
April 14, 1980
Scope and Content Note
Panel on San Francisco Gay History, 1950-1965: Jose Sarria, Phyllis Lyon, Del Martin, Dorr Jones. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:30
Reel 50, Box 12
The Gay Life
March 22, 1980
March 24, 1980
Scope and Content Note
Meg Christian "Nina"; Robin Tyler comedy, "Always a Bridesmaid, Never a Groom"; Meg Christian "Ode to a Gym Teacher". Hosted
by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:44
Reel 51, Box 13
The Gay Life
April 26, 1980
April 28, 1980
Scope and Content Note
Don Knutson, Legal Director Gay Rights Advocates, litigation in employment, immigration, prisons, on campus and military.
Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:05
Reel 52, Box 13
The Gay Life
May 3, 1980
May 5, 1980
Scope and Content Note
Charles Bryden, Co-Executive Director National Gay Task Force, anti-gay discrimination on national level in immigration and
employment; George Haymont, arts editor Bay Area Reporter, Michael Raines anti-gay discrimination case at San Francisco Opera
House. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:18
Reel 53, Box 13
The Gay Life
May 10, 1980
May 12, 1980
Scope and Content Note
Randy Shilts, KQED and KTVU and David Israels, San Francisco Bay Guardian, CBS TV documentary "Gay Power, Gay Politics"; Chuck
Hitchcock and David Wilt, East End Gay Organization of Long Island, New York. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:51
Reel 54, Box 13
The Gay Life
May 17, 1980
May 19, 1980
Scope and Content Note
Panel: "The New Psychiatric Diagnostic Manual (DSM) and Homosexuality: Where Do We Go From Here?" with Dr. Richard Pillard
(Boston), Dr. James Krajeski (San Francisco) and Dr. Norman Levy (New York). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 1:00:01
Reel 55, Box 13
The Gay Life
May 24, 1980
May 26, 1980
Scope and Content Note
(Dr. Thomas Szasz, "The Defense of a Political Assassin: The Case of Dan White" - removed to 11/22/81); ("White Night, Black
Dish" - removed to 11/23/80); Don DeMorrow and Ann Poliuka, Third National Lesbian and Gay Health Conference. Hosted by Randy
Alfred.
Duration 0:09:34
Reel 56, Box 13
The Gay Life
May 31, 1980
June 2, 1980
Scope and Content Note
Harvey Milk Birthday Dinner: Gwenn Craig, Harry Britt, (Jane Fonda - removed to 8/9/80), Tom Hayden, Bill Krauss; Amy Fournier
and Bruce Goranson, co-chairs, 1980 Gay Freedom Day. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:53:24
Reel 57, Box 13
The Gay Life
June 21, 1980
June 23, 1980
Scope and Content Note
Edmund White, "States of Desire: Travels in Gay America"; Mike Housh and Suzan Lorraine, 1980 Gay Freedom Day. Hosted by Randy
Alfred.
Duration 0:59:48
Reel 58, Box 13
The Gay Life
June 28, 1980
June 30, 1980
Scope and Content Note
Ken Feinberg, Staff Aide US Senate Judiciary Committee and Curt Garbes, Professor of Law Loyola University, S.1722 Omnibus
Criminal Code Recodification Bill. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:56
Reel 59, Box 13
The Gay Life
July 5, 1980
July 7, 1980
Scope and Content Note
Gay Freedom Day Speakers: Alan Robertson (California Human Rights Advocates), David Macias (Latin American Lesbian and Gay
Coalition), Anne Kronenberg (San Francisco Public Utilities Commission), Willie Brown, Jr. (State Assembly), Barbara Cameron
(Gay Native Americans), Gwenn Craig (Harvey Milk Gay Democratic Club), Harry Britt (Board of Supervisors), Robin Tyler (comic).
Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:38
Reel 60, Box 13
The Gay Life
July 26, 1980
July 28, 1980
Scope and Content Note
Dr. Josette Mondanaro, lesbian and gay health care; Lt. Connie O'Connor, San Francisco Sheriff's Department, women's prison
conditions and women in law enforcement; Chuck Solomon and Susan Dambroff, Gay Theatre Collective. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:11
Reel 61, Box 13
The Gay Life
August 2, 1980
August 4, 1980
Scope and Content Note
Richard Faye, all-male theater; Terry Francois and David Scott, debate on repeal of district elections. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:25
Reel 62, Box 13
The Gay Life
August 9, 1980
August 10, 1980
Scope and Content Note
David Israels and Maureen Oddone, gay and lesbian chapters in San Francisco Bay Guardian guidebook; Jane Fonda, coalition
building; Quentin Crisp, the politics of costume. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:19
Reel 63, Box 13
The Gay Life
August 16, 1980
August 17, 1980
Scope and Content Note
Kevin Wadsworth and Paul Johnson, Concerned Republicans for Individual Rights; Michael Raines and his attorney Matt Coles,
lawsuit against War Memorial Opera Board. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:13
Reel 64, Box 13
The Gay Life
August 23, 1980
August 24, 1980
Scope and Content Note
KSAN coverage of Castro Street Fair; David Scott and Gwenn Craig, city-wide election of supervisors. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:21
Reel 65, Box 13
The Gay Life
August 30, 1980
August 31, 1980
Scope and Content Note
Bob Havens and Ricardo Isidro, gay Cuban refugee program; Tom Petty "Refugee"; Steve Badeau, California Champions Fund, gay
lobbying. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:57:53
Reel 66, Box 13
The Gay Life
September 13, 1980
September 14, 1980
Scope and Content Note
Russ Zellers and Will Courtenay, Tenderloin Youth Street Work Program, youth prostitution; Denise Kreps, gays in law enforcement
and anti-gay discrimination. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:48
Reel 67, Box 13
The Gay Life
September 20, 1980
September 21, 1980
Scope and Content Note
Third Annual Awards Dinner of the Alice B. Toklas Memorial Democratic Club: Steve Walters, Nancy Honig, Hector Caceres, Lia
Belli, Dianne Feinstein, Bill May, Connie O'Connor, Cappie Patterson. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:56
Reel 68, Box 13
The Gay Life
September 27, 1980
September 28, 1980
Scope and Content Note
National News Council findings on complaints against CBS documentary "Gay Power, Gay Politics". (Part 1) Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:53:59
Reel 69, Box 13
The Gay Life
October 4, 1980
October 5, 1980
Scope and Content Note
National News Council findings on complaints against CBS documentary "Gay Power, Gay Politics" (Part 2) and commentary; Jesus
Barragan, Gay-Latino Alliance. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:55
Reel 70, Box 13
The Gay Life
October 11, 1980
October 12, 1980
Scope and Content Note
Richard Wellner, San Francisco Department of Public Health, male rape; Marie Renfro, black lesbian conference; Gwen Avery
"Sugar Mama". Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:07
Reel 71, Box 14
The Gay Life
October 18, 1980
October 19, 1980
Scope and Content Note
San Francisco Board of Supervisors' hearings on anti-gay violence (Part 1): Dick Stingel (Community United Against Violence),
Dr. Stuart Fleming (Davies Medical Center), Gerry Parker (Stonewall Gay Democratic Club), Connie O'Connor (Alice B. Toklas
Memorial Democratic Club), Frank Fitch (Toklas Club), Carol Migden (Operation Concern), Matt Coles (Golden Gate Business Association),
Bob Mahaising (Haight-Ashbury Improvement Association), Bill Henry (Human Rights Foundation), Stan Criollos (Human Rights
Foundation), Les Morgan (Gay Outreach Program), Bill Deveree, Gregory Williams, Roberto Serrano. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:22
Reel 72, Box 14
The Gay Life
October 25, 1980
October 26, 1980
Scope and Content Note
Lesbian and gay supporters of five U.S. presidential tickets: Mary Spotswood Pou and Walter Park (Carter-Mondale, Democratic),
Scott Smith and Chuck Frutchey (Commoner-Harris, Citizens), Chris Bowman and Bonnie Cunningham (Anderson-Lucey, Independent),
Don Bowden (Reagan-Bush, Republican), David Lampo and Anna Justi (Clark-Koch, Libertarian). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:20
Reel 73, Box 14
The Gay Life
November 1, 1980
November 2, 1980
Scope and Content Note
All-music Halloween show: Mott the Hoople "All the Young Dudes"; Elton John "All the Girls Love Alice"; Rod Stewart "Killing
of Georgie"; Joe Jackson "Fit"; David Bowie "Boys Keep Swinging"; Kinks "Lola"; Sweet "AC/DC"; Moody Blues "The Tide Rushes
In"; Patti Smith "Gloria"; Rolling Stones "I'd Much Rather Be With the Boys"; Lou Reed "Walk On The Wild Side"; Van Morrison
"Madam George"; Tom Robinson "Glad to Be Gay". Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:41
Reel 74, Box 14
The Gay Life
November 8, 1980
November 9, 1980
Scope and Content Note
San Francisco Board of Supervisors' hearings on anti-gay violence (Part 2): Supervisor Harry Britt, Tom Ammiano (Gay Teachers
and Schoolworkers), Supervisor Carol Ruth Silver, Bill Maher (Board of Education), Kevin Wadsworth (Concerned Republicans
for Individual Rights), Roberto Serrano, John Doe #1, Louise Brodsky, John Campbell, Tony Gillis, Paul Hardman (The Voice),
Brenda Carter, Ray Fiddler, Henry Bortman, Donna Coleman (Spartacast Party), Don Padgett, Ed Allrich, Randall Schell, Jim
Seguira, Mimi Goodwin. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:41
Reel 75, Box 14
The Gay Life
November 30, 1980
Scope and Content Note
David B. Goodstein, publisher The Advocate and founder Advocate Experience; Ken Clarke and the ClarkeTones, "Epic of Dan White".
Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:19
Reel 76, Box 14
The Gay Life
December 7, 1980
Scope and Content Note
Night of Candles memorial program for Moscone and Milk: Gwenn Craig and John Joiner (Harvey Milk Gay Democratic Club), Willie
Brown, Jr. (Assembly Speaker), Roberto Hernandez (Real Alternatives Program), Wayne Friday (Tavern Guild of San Francisco),
Julie Tang (Community College Board), Lesbian and Gay Men's Community Chorus, Supervisor Harry Britt, Sisters of Perpetual
Indulgence; Art Peterson "Twinkie Insanity"; Lennie Andersen "Ballad of Dan White". Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:21
Reel 77, Box 14
The Gay Life
November 16, 1980
Scope and Content Note
San Francisco Board of Supervisors' hearings on anti-gay violence (Part 3): Eugene Maxie, Damien H. Van Damm, David DuChamps,
John McGarrett, Roger Rieke, Chip Gibbons, Jack Fertig, Dawn Anano, Barry Reese, Frank Laughlin, Mikhail Itkin, Daniell Collins,
Priscilla Alexander, Randy Stallings, Supervisor Ed Lawson, Supervisor Harry Britt, Dr. Tom Peters (San Francisco Department
of Public Health), Supervisor Ella Hill Hutch. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:59
Reel 78, Box 14
The Gay Life
December 14, 1980
Scope and Content Note
Magnus Records "March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights"; Martin Worman, director Theater Rhinoceros production "The
Dear Love of Comrades". Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:54
Reel 79, Box 14
The Gay Life
December 21, 1980
Scope and Content Note
Mark Joseph and Barry Shapiro, "Forbidden Fantasies: Men Who Dare to Dress in Drag"; Tom Moon, psychologist, "The Faces of
Mr. Right". Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:35
Reel 80, Box 14
The Gay Life
December 28, 1980
Scope and Content Note
Marny Hall, counselor, lesbian sexuality; John and Frank Gallagher, John Gallagher Band, country music in gay bars. Hosted
by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:48
Reel 81, Box 14
The Gay Life
November 23, 1980
Scope and Content Note
"White Night, Black Dish", a satiric audio montage; Supervisor Harry Britt and Tim Wolfred, San Francisco Community College
Board. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:31
Reel 82, Box 14
The Gay Life
January 4, 1981
Scope and Content Note
Elizabeth A. Lynn, "Chronicles of Tornor", gay science fiction and fantasy; 1980 "Uppy" Awards. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:59
Reel 83, Box 14
The Gay Life
January 18, 1981
Scope and Content Note
Jose Sarria, Empress I de San Francisco and Bob Ross, Emperor VII of San Francisco and publisher of the Bay Area Reporter,
gay royal courts. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 1:00:04
Reel 84, Box 14
The Gay Life
January 11, 1981
Scope and Content Note
Dr. Earle Marsh and Dr. Maggi Rubenstein, Sexual Health Care Clinic of the Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality;
Ruth Hughes, Sue Kaplan and John Nieto, Sexual Minority Youth Coalition, racism and sexism in the gay/lesbian community. Hosted
by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:19
Reel 85, Box 14
The Gay Life
February 1, 1981
Scope and Content Note
Seventh Annual Installation Dinner, Golden Gate Business Association: Matthew Coles (GGBA President), Supervisor Harry Britt,
Arthur Lazere (GGBA Past President), Judge Stephen Lochs, Michael Greer (entertainer). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:57:46
Reel 86, Box 14
The Gay Life
February 8, 1981
Scope and Content Note
Stephanie Toothaker, Palo Alto Police Department, gays in law enforcement; Harry Britt, San Francisco County Supervisor, Jaguar
Bookstore controversy. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:49
Reel 87, Box 14
The Gay Life
March 8, 1981
Scope and Content Note
Pam White and Pat Kelly, Pacific Coast Gay Rodeo Association; Connie O'Connor, Alice B. Toklas Memorial Democratic Club and
Gwenn Craig, Harvey Milk Gay Democratic Club. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:47
Reel 88, Box 14
The Gay Life
March 22, 1981
Scope and Content Note
Del Dawson and Julie Kendall, Pride Foundation, planned neighborhood center. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:57:06
Reel 89, Box 14
The Gay Life
March 29, 1981
Scope and Content Note
Michael Koblentz, Local 2 Hotel, Restaurant and Bartenders Union and Howard Wallace, Solidarity, Church Street Station unionization;
Christopher Isherwood QandA; Robin Tyler. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:32
Reel 90, Box 14
The Gay Life
April 12, 1981
Scope and Content Note
Al LaPierre, Gay Community Center of Marin and Misty Yamamoto, College of Marin Gay Students Union; Manual Arboleda, doctoral
student of anthropology at UC Berkeley, gay lifestyles in Peru. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:57:22
Reel 91, Box 14
The Gay Life
April 19, 1981
Scope and Content Note
Paul Monette, author, the alumni closet; Woody Simmons, banjo, "Suite for Wings". Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:55:53
Reel 92, Box 15
The Gay Life
April 26, 1981
Scope and Content Note
Elizabeth Kaye, author, liberal women's anti-gay attitudes; Officer Paul Seidler, San Francisco Police Department liaison
to gay and lesbian communities. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:23
Reel 93, Box 15
The Gay Life
May 3, 1981
Scope and Content Note
Stephen Kulicke, WFYR-FM Chicago, interviews Stephen Hunt and Terry Gorman, Lambda Resource Center for the Blind; Don Tombe,
gay Monterey County deputy sheriff, lawsuit against Monterey Police Department. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:24
Reel 94, Box 15
The Gay Life
May 10, 1981
Scope and Content Note
Lyon-Martin Clinic benefit dinner: Sadia Greenwood, M.D. (UCSF), Sherron Mills (Executive Director Lyon-Martin Clinic), Phyllis
Lyon (San Francisco Human Rights Commission), Doris Ward (San Francisco County Supervisor), Donna Hitchens (Lesbian Rights
Project), Rita Mae Brown (author); Robin Tyler "Always a Bridesmaid, Never a Groom". Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:18
Reel 95, Box 15
The Gay Life
May 31, 1981
Scope and Content Note
Events commemorating Harvey Milk's birthday and the "White Night" riot: Gwenn Craig (Harvey Milk Gay Democratic Club), Mary
Morgan (activist lesbian lawyer), Supervisor Harry Britt, Sal Roselli (Alice B. Toklas Memorial Democratic Club), Barbara
Cameron and Greg Day (Lesbian and Gay Freedom Day Committee), Connie O'Connor (Toklas Club), Howard Wallace (Solidarity),
Rev. Cecil Williams (Glide Memorial Church). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:36
Reel 96, Box 15
The Gay Life
June 7, 1981
Scope and Content Note
Pat Norman, San Francisco Department of Public Health, homophobia and violence against lesbians and gays; Terry Baum, playwright
"Sharpened Spoons". Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:39
Reel 97, Box 15
The Gay Life
June 14, 1981
Scope and Content Note
Bruce Decker, Cornerstone Foundation, John Molinare, San Francisco Board of Supervisors and John Anderson, 1980 U.S. Presidential
candidate, The Christian Right vs. The Bill of Rights; Barbara Noda and Bill Hammond, Asian-American Theater Company. Hosted
by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:59
Reel 98, Box 15
The Gay Life
June 28, 1981
Scope and Content Note
Jean O'Leary, Executive Director, Gay Rights Advocates. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:49
Reel 99, Box 15
The Gay Life
July 5, 1981
Scope and Content Note
International Lesbian/Gay Freedom Day speakers (Part 1): John Nieto (Gay Youth Coalition), Del Martin (M.C., State Commission
on Violence Prevention and Crime Control), Merle Woo (Asian feminist poet, Women Writers Union), Supervisor Harry Britt, Robin
Tyler (comic), Barbara Cameron (Co-Chair, Lesbian/Gay Freedom Day Committee), Carrie Gagliardi (disabled lesbian activist),
Mel Boozer (1980 Democratic convention Vice-Presidential candidate), Jose Sarria (M.C., pioneer gay activist). Hosted by Randy
Alfred.
Duration 0:59:45
Reel 100, Box 15
The Gay Life
July 19, 1981
Scope and Content Note
Scott Anderson, The Advocate and Jim Milton, Front Runners, Gay Run '81; Felice Picano, author "Late In The Season". Hosted
by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:20
Reel 101, Box 15
The Gay Life
July 26, 1981
Scope and Content Note
Tom Ammiano, Lesbian and Gay Teachers and Schoolworkers Organization; Lesbian/Gay Freedom Day speakers (Part 2): Jose Sarria
(M.C.), John Schmidt (Atlas Savings and Loan), Sal Alvarez (United Farm Workers), Carole Migden (Operation Concern), Brandy
Moore (M.C.), Carmen Vasquez (Lesbian/Gay Freedom Day Committee), Priscilla Alexander (National Task Force On Prostitution),
Ygnacio Alvarez (Mexican gay activist), Tede Matthews (M.C.), Al Walla (Disabled Democratic Society as interpreted from sign
by Jill Hartman), Dennis Peron (marijuana reform activist). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:54
Reel 102, Box 15
The Gay Life
August 2, 1981
Scope and Content Note
"It's Safer to Be Gay on Another Planet: Lesbian and Gay Themes in Science Fiction": Barbara Gittings (Task Force on Gay Liberation,
Social Responsibilities Round Table of the American Librarian Association), Robert Silverberg (author), Eric Garber and Lyn
Paleo (bibliographers), Elizabeth Lynn (author). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:53
Reel 103, Box 15
The Gay Life
August 9, 1981
Scope and Content Note
Andy Casper, San Francisco Fire Chief; Alan Cartnal, author "California Crazy". Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:37
Reel 104, Box 15
The Gay Life
March 15, 1981
August 16, 1981
Scope and Content Note
Maggi Rubenstein and David Lourea, San Francisco Bi-sexual Center. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:42
Reel 105, Box 15
The Gay Life
August 23, 1981
Scope and Content Note
Vito Russo, author "The Celluloid Closet: Homosexuality in the Movies". Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:29
Reel 106, Box 15
The Gay Life
August 30, 1981
Scope and Content Note
Tim Curran, gay Eagle Scout suing Boy Scouts of America; Aryae Levy, Great Outdoors Adventures. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:37
Reel 107, Box 15
The Gay Life
September 6, 1981
Scope and Content Note
Gay Atheist League of America national convention: Tom Rolfson (National President), Supervisor Harry Britt, Kevin Scahill
(Denver President), Don Sanders (Houston President), Dan Curzon (International Gay News Association); Tom Hayden, Campaign
for Economic Democracy. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:46
Reel 108, Box 15
The Gay Life
September 13, 1981
Scope and Content Note
Tom Hayden, chair, Campaign for Economic Democracy. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:44
Reel 109, Box 15
The Gay Life
September 27, 1981
Scope and Content Note
Fourth Annual Awards Dinner of the Alice B. Toklas Memorial Democratic Club: Connie O'Connor (President), Mike "Michelle"
Geary (male actress and community activist), Dianne Feinstein (Mayor), Del Martin (California Commission on Crime Control
and Violence Prevention), Michael Hennessey (Sheriff), Anne Belisle Daley (San Francisco Victim-Witness Assistance Program),
John Molinari (President, San Francisco Board of Supervisors), Richard Hongisto (Board of Supervisors), Cleve Jones (assistant
to assemblyman Art Agnos), Steve Walters (Past President, Toklas Club), Frank Fitch (Past President, Toklas Club). Hosted
by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:51
Reel 110, Box 15
The Gay Life
October 4, 1981
Scope and Content Note
"Developmental Issues in the Coming-Out Process for Lesbians and Gay Men" (American Psychological Association): Alan K. Malyon
(chairman), Henry L. Minton (University of Windsor), Phyllis E. Elliot (Ryearson Polytechnical Institute), Gary J. McDonald
(University of Windsor), John DeCecco (San Francisco State University). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:28
Reel 111, Box 15
The Gay Life
October 11, 1981
Scope and Content Note
Arthur Lazere, National Association of Business Councils; Emily Perrotta and Steve Harris, Palo Alto Committee for Equal Rights.
Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:23
Reel 112, Box 16
The Gay Life
November 15, 1981
Scope and Content Note
National Association of Business Councils luncheon: Arthur Lazere (President-Elect), Hon. Paul McClaskey (U.S. House of Representatives),
Jean O'Leary (President NABC), Joan Baez (Humanitas International Human Rights Committee); Joan Baez "Will the Circle Be Unbroken";
Ken Clarke and the ClarkeTones "The Epic of Dan White". Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:59
Reel 113, Box 16
The Gay Life
November 22, 1981
Scope and Content Note
Carter Wilson, author "Treasures on Earth"; (Thomas Szasz M.D. "The Defense of a Political Assassin: The Case of Dan White"
- removed to 5/1/83). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:30:08
Reel 114, Box 16
The Gay Life
November 29, 1981
Scope and Content Note
Hon. Mary Morgan, San Francisco Municipal Court judge. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:50
Reel 115, Box 16
The Gay Life
October 18, 1981
December 6, 1981
Scope and Content Note
Betty Berzon, Ph.D., "The Enemies of Love: A Report From the Battlefront". Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:58
Reel 116, Box 16
The Gay Life
December 27, 1981
Scope and Content Note
Dr. Ron Badgley, chiropracter and W. Jay Freezer, Farmex Ltd., safety of alkyl nitrite inhalants ("poppers"). Hosted by Randy
Alfred.
Duration 1:00:01
Reel 117, Box 16
The Gay Life
January 3, 1982
Scope and Content Note
George Heymont, Bay Area Reporter and Mark Nilson and Stuart Kane, CandC Men's Club, the social meanings of weight and weight
loss in the gay male community. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:43
Reel 118, Box 16
The Gay Life
January 10, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Marcus Conant, M.D. and Paul Volberding, M.D., U.C. San Francisco Medical School; Bobbi Campbell, Kaposi's Sarcoma cancer
patient. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:26
Reel 119, Box 16
The Gay Life
January 17, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Dale McGhee M.D. and Robert K. Bolan M.D., Bay Area Physicians for Human Rights; Thomas P. Lowry M.D., U.C. Davis, safety
of poppers. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:59
Reel 120, Box 16
The Gay Life
January 31, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Jordan Lee and Bob Ruffing, G40+; Carole FitzGibbon and Stafford Buckley, Coming Home. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:53
Reel 121, Box 16
The Gay Life
February 7, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Lucia Valeska, National Gay Task Force; Mark Huestis, director "Whatever Happened to Susan Jane?" Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:40
Reel 122, Box 16
The Gay Life
February 21, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Elizabeth A. Lynn, World Fantasy Award winner, author "The Sardonyx Net". Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:53
Reel 123, Box 16
The Gay Life
February 28, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Randy Shilts, author "The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk". Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:18
Reel 124, Box 16
The Gay Life
March 7, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Golden Gate Business Association Dinner (Part 2): Gore Vidal (author/social critic/raconteur/lecturer), Arthur Lazere (Award
Committee chair), David Kessler M.D. (American Psychiatric Association caucus of gay, lesbian and bisexual members). Hosted
by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:59
Reel 125, Box 16
The Gay Life
March 14, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Rick Slick and Art Silverman, Castro Street Fair; Doric Wilson, playwright and Allan Estes, director, Theatre Rhinoceros.
Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 1:00:01
Reel 126, Box 16
The Gay Life
March 21, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Alice B. Toklas Memorial Democratic Club Tenth Anniversary Dinner (Part 1): Connie O'Connor (club president), Mayor Dianne
Feinstein, Joel Wachs (Los Angeles City Council), Art Agnos (State Assembly), Lia Belli (California Democratic Council), Charles
Manatt (Democratic National Committee), Lawrence Wilson (dinner committee chair), State Controller Ken Cory, Supervisor Richard
Hongisto, Jo Daly (past president), Gary Miller (past president), Bob Cramer (past president), Frank Fitch (past president),
Steve Walters (past president), Phil Burton (U.S. House of Representatives), Willie Brown, Jr. (speaker, State Assembly).
Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:45
Reel 127, Box 16
The Gay Life
July 12, 1980
April 18, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Gay inmates, San Francisco County Jail: Terry Kealoha, Kelly Riley, Steven Mednick, Angelo Punturo, Cleo Leo, Gary Owens;
Evan Zapata, San Francisco Sheriff's Department; Ron Perez, San Francisco County Jail. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 1:00:09
Reel 128, Box 16
The Gay Life
February 14, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Film historian Vito Russo interviews actors Michael Ontkean and Kate Jackson, producer Alan Adler and writer Barry Sandler
of the 20th Century Fox film, "Making Love"; Golden Gate Business Association Dinner (Part 1): Mary Morgan (Municipal Court
Judge), Robin Tyler (comic), Matt Coles (outgoing GGBA president), Roger Gross (incoming GGBA president). Hosted by Randy
Alfred.
Duration 0:59:33
Reel 129, Box 16
The Gay Life
March 28, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Alice B. Toklas Memorial Democratic Club Tenth Anniversary Dinner (Part 2): Willie Brown, Jr. (State Assembly Speaker), Edward
M. Kennedy (U.S. Senator), Richard Sklar (San Francisco Public Utilities Commission), Mayor Dianne Feinstein, Leo McCarthy
(State Assembly), Sal Rosselli (Toklas club vice-president), Jim Foster (Democratic National Committee), Lawrence Wilson (Toklas
club dinner chair). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:32
Reel 130, Box 16
The Gay Life
April 4, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Paul Cohen and Mark Feldman, Congregation Sha'ar Zahav. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:54
Reel 131, Box 16
The Gay Life
May 24, 1981
April 11, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Sam Steward, author "Chapters from an Autobiography". Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:39
Reel 132, Box 17
The Gay Life
March 15, 1980
April 25, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Stuart Loomis, San Francisco State University, gay life in San Francisco from World War II to the present. Hosted by Randy
Alfred.
Duration 0:56:40
Reel 133, Box 17
The Gay Life
May 17, 1981
May 2, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Dennis Altman, author "Homosexual: Oppression and Liberation, and Coming Out in the Seventies". Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:35
Reel 134, Box 17
The Gay Life
February 2, 1980
May 16, 1982
Scope and Content Note
"Problems Arising from Homophobia in the Scientific Workplace": Steve Morin (Association of Gay Psychologists), Sharon Rafael
(California State University at Dominguez Hills), Larry White (Triangle Area Gay Scientists, North Carolina), Alan Malyon
(Association of Gay Psychologists), Bruce Kiernan (American Association for the Advancement of Science). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 1:00:17
Reel 135, Box 17
The Gay Life
September 20, 1981
May 9, 1982
Scope and Content Note
GGBA panel "Job Discrimination: The Pros and Cons of Coming Out on the Job": Marnie Hall (psychologist), David Harradine (personnel
recruiter), Richard Morehead (personnel recruiter), Mr. X (anonymous corporate worker). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:33
Reel 136, Box 17
The Gay Life
February 22, 1981
May 23, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Hayden Curry and Denis Clifford, authors "A Legal Guide for Lesbian and Gay Couples". Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:44
Reel 137, Box 17
The Gay Life
July 12, 1981
May 30, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Allan Berube, San Francisco Gay History Project, gay and lesbian G.I.s in World War II. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:10
Reel 138, Box 17
The Gay Life
April 19, 1980
June 6, 1982
Scope and Content Note
"Sociology of Lifestyles: Sex Roles and Identities in the Modern World": Lawrence E. Sneden (California State University Northridge),
Rhoda Estep (California State University Long Beach), Brian Miller (University of Alberta), Ellen B. Kozac (Arizona State
University); Sue Fink "Leaping Lesbians". Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 1:01:41
Reel 139, Box 17
The Gay Life
June 14, 1980
June 13, 1982
Scope and Content Note
"Gay Psychiatrists Come Out: Clinical and Personal Issues": Dr. David Kessler (Langley Porter Neuropsychiatric Institute),
Dr. James Krajeski (APA Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Caucus), Dr. James Paulsen (Stanford University Health Service). Hosted
by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:37
Reel 140, Box 17
The Gay Life
April 5, 1981
June 20, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Max Kirkeberg, San Francisco State University, geography and history of the gay population of San Francisco. Hosted by Randy
Alfred.
Duration 0:59:25
Reel 141, Box 17
The Gay Life
July 19, 1980
July 21, 1980
July 4, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Third National Lesbian and Gay Health Conference: Morris Kight (Los Angeles Gay Community Services Center), Pat Norman (San
Francisco Department of Health Center for Special Problems). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:57
Reel 142, Box 17
The Gay Life
June 21, 1981
July 18, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Dorr Jones, Executive Director, San Francisco Meals On Wheels. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:07
Reel 143, Box 17
The Gay Life
November 1, 1981
July 25, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Roberta Bennett, attorney, legal and emotional issues in custody cases of lesbian mothers and gay fathers. Hosted by Randy
Alfred.
Duration 0:59:59
Reel 144, Box 17
The Gay Life
October 25, 1981
August 1, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Jim Kepner, archivist and founder, National Gay Archives (Los Angeles). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 1:00:09
Reel 145, Box 17
The Gay Life
January 25, 1981
July 11, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Racism and Sexism in the Lesbian/Gay Community: Ruth Hughes (black feminist poet), Sukey Durham (Caucasian feminist writer),
Paul Dague (Caucasian psychologist), Merle Woo (Asian feminist), John Nieto (Mexican-Jewish social worker), Karen Bodine (Caucasian
writer). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 1:00:34
Reel 146, Box 17
The Gay Life
December 20, 1981
August 8, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Ann Peplau, University of California at Los Angeles, "Lesbian Relationships: What Do We Know from Empirical Studies on Love,
Power and Commitment?" Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:14
Reel 147, Box 17
The Gay Life
February 15, 1981
August 22, 1982
Scope and Content Note
"28 years of what?": Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon on the past, present and future of the lesbian movement. Hosted by Randy
Alfred.
Duration 0:56:39
Reel 148, Box 17
The Gay Life
June 7, 1980
June 9, 1980
June 27, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Psychiatric and lay persecution of homosexuality: Thomas P. Lowry M.D. (Kaiser Hospital, Vallejo), Charles Hitchcock M.D.
(Southampton College New York), David Kessler M.D. (Langley Porter Neuropsychiatric Institute), Jaime Smith M.D. (Vancouver).
Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 1:00:02
Reel 149, Box 17
The Gay Life
August 29, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Toby Marotta, author and founder "Sons of Harvard", national gay alumni organization. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:22
Reel 150, Box 17
The Gay Life
January 24, 1982
August 15, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Bob Basker, activist of four decades. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:46
Reel 151, Box 17
The Gay Life
September 5, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Armistead Maupin, San Francisco Chronicle columnist and author "Tales of the City", "More Tales of The City" and "Further
Tales of the City"> Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:42
Reel 152, Box 18
The Gay Life
September 19, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Robert Heacock, industrial worker and Terrence Henderling, clerical worker: gay and unemployed. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:42
Reel 153, Box 18
The Gay Life
March 1, 1981
September 26, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Christopher Isherwood, novelist and author, benefit reading for Gay Rights Advocates. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:57
Reel 154, Box 18
The Gay Life
October 3, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Pandora and Raven, gay witches. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:28
Reel 155, Box 18
The Gay Life
October 10, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Rob Epstein, filmmaker, Harvey Milk Film Project; Frank Graff and Marcia Doty, The Experience weekend. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:27
Reel 156, Box 18
The Gay Life
October 17, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Dorothy Ehrlich and Steven Block, American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:15
Reel 157, Box 18
The Gay Life
October 24, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Roberta Achtenberg and Donna Hitchens, Lesbian Rights Project; Allen Estes and Robert Graham, Theater Rhinoceros. Hosted by
Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:59
Reel 158, Box 18
The Gay Life
October 31, 1982
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Steve Endean, Gay Rights National Lobby and Human Rights Campaign Fund. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:34
Reel 159, Box 18
The Gay Life
November 7, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Carolyn Beeker, State University of New York at Albany, "Sociological Networks Among Homosexual Men and Women"; Craig McDermit
and Wiley Brown, Black and White Men Together. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 1:00:02
Reel 160, Box 18
The Gay Life
November 14, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Board of Supervisors hearings on domestic partner benefits ordinance (Part 1): Supervisor Carol Ruth Silver, Randy Smith (San
Francisco Employees Health Service Board), Supervisor John Molinari, Supervisor Harry Britt, Buck Delventhal (Deputy City
Attorney), Carl Olsen (City Clerk), Matt Coles (attorney), Frederick Hertz (attorney), Jerry Hill (French Hospital Health
Plan). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 1:00:00
Reel 161, Box 18
The Gay Life
November 21, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Board of Supervisors hearings on domestic partner benefits ordinance (Part 2): Robert Zimmerman (Kaiser Health Plan), Supervisor
Carol Ruth Silver, Supervisor Harry Britt, Supervisor John Molinari, Ben Hunter (Childrens Hospital Health Plan), Gerald Gallagher
(Retired Employees of the City and County of San Francisco), Tom Brougham (City of Berkeley), Tom Fry (Catholics for Human
Dignity), Steve Neuberger (SEIU Local 400), Jackie Winnow (San Francisco Human Rights Commission), Del Martin (California
Commission on Crime Control and Violence Prevention); Ken Clarke and the ClarkeTones "Epic of Dan White". Hosted by Randy
Alfred.
Duration 0:58:43
Reel 162, Box 18
The Gay Life
November 28, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Wiley Brown, Body Electric and Richard Bell, Enola Gay, gays in the anti-nuclear movement; Armand Boulay and Mary Ann Brownstein,
East Bay Lesbian and Gay Democratic Club. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:50
Reel 163, Box 18
The Gay Life
December 5, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Jim S., Gamblers Anonymous; Howard Petrick and Greta Schiller, producers "Before Stonewall". Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:34
Reel 164, Box 18
The Gay Life
December 12, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Barbara Jones, author "Breathing Room"; Milk/Moscone Memorial highlights: Cleve Jones (assistant to Assemblyman Art Agnos),
Jennifer Moscone (daughter of George Moscone), Casselberry and DuPree (gospel singers), Scott Smith (executor Milk estate),
Gwenn Craig (Harvey Milk Gay Democratic Club), The Choral Majority (satire), Supervisor Harry Britt. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:57:26
Reel 165, Box 18
The Gay Life
December 19, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Mayor's veto of San Francisco domestic partners registration and benefits ordinance (Part 1). Press conference 12/9/82: Mayor
Dianne Feinstein; City Hall demonstration 12/9/82: Richard Sevilla (San Francisco Human Rights Commissioner), Supervisor Carol
Ruth Silver, Randy Stallings (Coalition for Human Rights), Paul Boneberg (Stonewall Gay Democratic Club), Matt Coles (attorney),
Sister Boom Boom a.k.a. Jack Fertig, Revs. Jim Sandmire and Michael England (Golden Gate Metropolitan Community Church), Gwenn
Craig (Harvey Milk Gay Democratic Club), Sister Missionary Position a.k.a. Fred Brungard; Board of Supervisors meeting 12/13/82:
Supervisors Harry Britt, Wendy Nelder, Lee Dolson. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 1:00:06
Reel 166, Box 18
The Gay Life
December 26, 1982
Scope and Content Note
Mayor's veto of San Francisco domestic partners registration and benefits ordinance (Part 2). Board of Supervisors meeting
12/13/1982: Supervisors Louise Renne, Harry Britt, Richard Hongisto, Carol Ruth Silver, Lee Dolson, John Molinare, Wendy Nelder;
Alice B. Toklas Memorial Democratic Club meeting 12/13/1982: Supervisor Harry Britt. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 1:00:14
Reel 167, Box 18
The Gay Life
January 2, 1983
Scope and Content Note
Mayor's veto of San Francisco domestic partners registration and benefits ordinance (Part 3). Alice B. Toklas Memorial Democratic
Club meeting 12/13/82: Peter Nardoza (mayoral aide), Supervisor John Molinari, Lawrence Wilson (membership chair), Phyllis
Lyon (Human Rights Commission), Randy Stallings (issues chair). Donald Catalano, UCSF and Monika Keough, SFSU, lesbian and
gay senior citizens. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:52
Reel 168, Box 18
The Gay Life
December 13, 1981
January 9, 1983
Scope and Content Note
Tax, estate and personal financial planning for lesbians and gays: Matthew Coles (Golden Gate Business Association), H. Gerald
Schiff (C.P.A.), Charles Sivaslian (consultant), George Terzian (past president Greater Gotham Business Council, New York).
Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 1:00:15
Reel 169, Box 18
The Gay Life
January 16, 1983
Scope and Content Note
Karen Matthews, Judy Stone and Debra Agar, Coalition for the Medical Rights of Women. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:06
Reel 170, Box 18
The Gay Life
January 23, 1983
Scope and Content Note
California Assemblyman Art Agnos, author A.B. 1; Arthur Lazere, president National Association of Business Councils. Hosted
by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:20
Reel 171, Box 18
The Gay Life
January 30, 1983
Scope and Content Note
Mark Feldman, AIDS patient and treasurer, Coalition for Human Rights; Pat Norman, San Francisco Public Health Department.
Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:52
Reel 172, Box 19
The Gay Life
February 6, 1983
Scope and Content Note
Golden Gate Business Association Dinner (Part 1): Roger S. Gross (president), Carol Roberts (M.C.), Virginia Apuzzo (National
Gay Task Force), Mary Morgan (Municipal Court judge), John Schmidt (founding president), Arthur Lazere (awards committee chair).
Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:29
Reel 173, Box 19
The Gay Life
February 13, 1983
Scope and Content Note
Golden Gate Business Association Dinner (Part 2): Arthur Lazere (awards committee chair), Dr. Tom Waddell (gay games committee),
Rita Mae Brown (author), Carol Roberts (M.C.), Ed Asner (Screen Actors Guild), Tim O'Malley (National Gay Network), Tim Curran
(KPFA); Robin Tyler "Always a Bridesmaid, Never a Groom". Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 1:00:02
Reel 174, Box 19
The Gay Life
February 20, 1983
Scope and Content Note
Harvey Milk Gay Democratic Club roundtable on domestic partners legislation: Matt Coles (ordinance author), Dana Van Gorder
(aide to Supervisor Harry Britt), John Joiner (executive committee), Anne Daley (Victim Witness Assistance Program), Russ
Fields (executive committee), Sal Rosselli (Alice B. Toklas Memorial Democratic Club), Guy Grande, Paul Boneberg (Stonewall
Gay Democratic Club), Bob Basker, John Doe #1, Catherine Cusick (executive commitee), Jim Calderone, John Doe #2; Robin Tyler
"Always a Bridesmaid, Never a Groom". Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:55
Reel 175, Box 19
The Gay Life
February 27, 1983
Scope and Content Note
Bruce B. Decker, Beginnings home for terminally ill gay men; Lenny Giteck, author "Cruise to Win". Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:40
Reel 176, Box 19
The Gay Life
March 20, 1983
Scope and Content Note
Induction Ceremony for Municipal Court Judge Herbert Donaldson: Lawrence Wilson (celebration chair), California Assembly Speaker
Willie Brown Jr., Art Agnos (assemblyman), Ira Brown (San Francisco Superior Court), Dorothy von Beroldingen (San Francisco
Municipal Court), Jerry Berg (Board of Permit Appeals), Mary Morgan (Municipal Court), Herbert Donaldson. Hosted by Randy
Alfred.
Duration 1:00:00
Reel 177, Box 19
The Gay Life
March 27, 1983
Scope and Content Note
Scott Smith, executor of the Harvey Milk estate and Jim Gordon, archivist, Harvey Milk Archives; Paul Boneberg, Stonewall
Gay Democratic Club v. John Molinari, Supervisor, debate on recall of Mayor Dianne Feinstein; Holly Near "Once or Twice".
Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 1:00:03
Reel 178, Box 19
The Gay Life
April 3, 1983
Scope and Content Note
Alice B. Toklas Memorial Democratic club debate on recall of Mayor Dianne Feinstein: Randy Stallings (president), Paul Boneberg
(Stonewall Gay Democratic Club), George Mendenhall (Bay Area Reporter), Greg Day (Gay Freedom Day Committee), Tim Wolfred
(Community College Board), John Newmeyer (past congressional candidate), Jeff Jones, Doug Young, Lauren Gasparini, Robert
Perkins, Robert Barnes (past BART board candidate), Laurence Wilson, Eric Jackson, Randy Taylor, Ted Petrella, Dick Gayer,
Arthur Evans, Del Martin (Commission on Crime Control and Violence Prevention), Hank Wilson, Bill May (Mental Health Advisory
Board), John Doe #1, Richard Johnson, Terry Henderling, Roberto Esteves, Claude Wynn, Connie O'Connor (past president), Jack
Fertig a.k.a. Sister Boom Boom, Supervisor Doris Ward, John Doe #2, Jo Daly (Police Commissioner), Ben Gardiner (Stonewall
Gay Democratic Club), Richard Sevilla (Human Rights Commission); Captain Victor Macia, San Francisco Police Department. Hosted
by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:21
Reel 179, Box 19
The Gay Life
April 10, 1983
Scope and Content Note
AIDS forum at Harvey Milk Gay Democratic Club (Part 1): Michael Gorman Ph.D. (epidemiologist at UC San Francisco), Robert
Bolan M.D. and Ric Andrews M.D. (Bay Area Physicians for Human Rights), Cleve Jones (assistant to Assemblyman Art Agnos),
Bill Kraus (aide to U.S. Representative Phil Burton and M.C.). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:43
Reel 180, Box 19
The Gay Life
April 17, 1983
Scope and Content Note
AIDS forum at Harvey Milk Gay Democratic Club (Part 2): Dana van Gorder (aide to Supervisor Harry Britt), Katherine Cusack
(executive committee), Russ Fields (executive committee), Michael Gorman Ph.D. (U.C. San Francisco), John Doe #1, Robert Bolan
M.D. (Bay Area Physicians for Human Rights), Hank Wilson, Martin van Horne, Carole Migden (president), Dion B. Sanders, Paul
Wotman, Bill Kraus (aide to U.S. Representative Phil Burton), Claude Wynn, Ric Andrews M.D. (Bay Area Physicians for Human
Rights), John Does #2-4, John Bardis, Ed Power (Kaposi's Sarcoma Foundation), Anne Dailey (Victim-Witness Assistance Program),
John Doe #5, Spin Star, Ron Huberman (vice president), John Doe #6; Robin Tyler "Always a Bridesmaid, Never a Groom". Hosted
by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:56
Reel 181, Box 19
The Gay Life
April 24, 1983
Scope and Content Note
Memorial service for U.S. Representative Phillip Burton: Agar Jaicks (M.C.), Rabbi Saul White (Congregation Beth Shalom),
Sister Margaret Cafferty (Sisters of the Presentation), Rev. Dr. Hamilton Boswell (United Methodist Church), Frank Kieliger
(Congressman Burton's staff), Dianne Feinstein (Mayor), Willie L. Brown Jr. (Speaker, California Assembly), Don Edwards (Dean
of California Congressional Delegation), Thomas P. O'Neill, (Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives); Bill Kraus, aide to
Congressman Burton, at Harvey Milk Gay Democratic Club; Eric Kietel M.D., Bay Area Physicians for Human Rights health fair.
Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:59
Reel 182, Box 19
The Gay Life
May 1, 1983
Scope and Content Note
Thomas Szasz M.D., address to American Psychiatric Association on the case of Dan White; Assemblyman Art Agnos, Assembly Bill
1 (anti-gay job discrimination ban). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 1:00:02
Reel 183, Box 19
The Gay Life
May 29, 1983
Scope and Content Note
Racial discrimination in gay bars: Billy Jones and Tom Horan (Black and White Men Together), Brandy Moore, Alan French, Greg
Day and John Doe (members of Alice B. Toklas Memorial Democratic Club); Board of Supervisors hearings on $2.1 million AIDS
allocation (Part 1): Supervisors Louise Renne, John Molinari and Harry Britt, Roger Boas (Chief Administrative Officer), Marcus
Conant M.D. (Kaposi's Sarcoma Clinic UCSF), Herbert Perkins M.D. (Irwin Memorial Blood Bank), Paul Volberding M.D. (Cancer
Clinic General Hospital). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 1:00:00
Reel 184, Box 19
The Gay Life
June 12, 1983
Scope and Content Note
White Night Riots Commemoration: Greg Day (M.C.), Choral Majority "I'm Dreaming of Dan White's Christmas", Mary Dunlap (attorney),
Scott Smith (Harvey Milk Archives), John Wahl (attorney for Milk estate), Bill Camillo (M.C.), Supervisor Carol Ruth Silver,
Johnny Stevens (All Peoples Congress), Lenny Anderson "The Ballad of Dan White", Pat Norman (S.F. lesbian and gay health services),
Vaughn Taylor (Eureka Valley Promotion Association), Diana Christiansen (Community United Against Violence), Supervisor Harry
Britt. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:59
Reel 185, Box 19
The Gay Life
June 19, 1983
Scope and Content Note
Board of Supervisors hearings on $2.1 million AIDS allocation (Part 2): Wendy Nelder (board president), Supervisor John Molinari,
Mervyn Silverman (Department of Health), Supervisor Nancy Walker, Lee Meyerzove (broadcast anchor), Supervisors Harry Britt,
Quentin Kopp and Carol Ruth Silver; Harvey Milk Birthday Party Cable Car Awards: Cleve Jones (assistant to Assemblyman Art
Agnos), Bob Cramer (awards chair), Tom Vindine (awards board), Bob Reynolds (AIDS patient), Bob Shore (awards board), Bobbi
Campbell (AIDS patient), Chris Pucinelli (awards board); Z. Budapest, psychic, predictions for Lesbian/Gay Freedom Day. Hosted
by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:44
Reel 186, Box 19
The Gay Life
June 26, 1983
Scope and Content Note
Harvey Milk Gay Democratic Club Annual Dinner: Gwenn Craig (past president), Carole Migden (president), excerpts from film
"Out of Order: The Times of Harvey Milk", Supervisor Harry Britt, Bill Kraus (aide to late Congressman Phil Burton), Barbara
Boxer (member of Congress), Sala Burton (member-elect of Congress). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 1:00:03
Reel 187, Box 20
The Gay Life
July 3, 1983
Scope and Content Note
Lesbian/Gay Freedom Day speakers (Part 1): Linda Boyd (co-chair Freedom Day Committee), Andrew Small (person with AIDS), Tom
Ammiano (M.C., gay schooteacher), Cleve Jones (aide to Assemblyman Art Agnos), Amber Hollibaugh (May 21 participant); Arthur
J. Bressan Jr., director "Abuse". Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:31
Reel 188, Box 20
The Gay Life
July 10, 1983
Scope and Content Note
Arlo Smith, San Francisco District Attorney, violence against gay people; Lesbian/Gay Freedom Day speakers (Part 2): Roma
Guy (M.C.), Jean Crosby (M.C.), Gloria Z. Greenfield (author), Barbara Cameron (board president, Freedom Day committee), Pat
Norman (Health Department), Eddy Baca (Freedom Day committee), Gwendolyn Rogers (M.C.), Donna Warnock (War Resisters League-West).
Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:51
Reel 189, Box 20
The Gay Life
July 17, 1983
Scope and Content Note
Lesbian/Gay Freedom Day speakers (Part 3): Gwendolyn Rogers (M.C.), Larry Brinken (Lesbian/Gay Labor Alliance), Merle Woo
(writer), Pat Norman (Health Services Department), Bobbi Campbell (person with AIDS), Judy Freespirit (fat liberation), Dennis
Peron (M.C.), Bill Matsumoto (Lesbian/Gay Asian Alliance), Harry Hay (Mattachine Society), Hank Wilson (Butterfly Brigade),
Lea Delaria (M.C.), Noel Sardella and Shelly Alexander (youth representatives). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:22
Reel 190, Box 20
The Gay Life
July 24, 1983
Scope and Content Note
AIDS symposium: Denny McShane M.D. (American Association of Physicians for Human Rights), Herbert Perkins M.D. (Irwin Memorial
Blood Bank); Sylvia Kauders, cast member "Torch Song Trilogy". Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:42
Reel 191, Box 20
The Gay Life
July 31, 1983
Scope and Content Note
Stephen Follansbee M.D., AIDS risk reduction; Donald Catalano, San Francisco State University, Stafford Buckley, Operation
Concern and Walter Ems, aging in the gay community. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:56
Reel 192, Box 20
The Gay Life
August 7, 1983
Scope and Content Note
Ian Barlow M.D. and John Rouse M.D., Bay Area Physicians for Human Rights, the physician and AIDS; Jeff Brown, public defender
and Chris Bowman, Concerned Republicans for Individual rights, the "gay advance" defense in criminal trials. Hosted by Randy
Alfred.
Duration 0:59:28
Reel 193, Box 20
The Gay Life
August 14, 1983
Scope and Content Note
Sexism in the lesbian and gay community: Randy Stallings (president, Alice B. Toklas Memorial Democratic Club), Tanyan Corman
(Gay Rights National Lobby), Kim Corsaro ("Coming Up!"), Roberta Achtenberg (Lesbian Rights Project), Pat Norman (Health Department);
AIDS Social and Political Issues (Part 1): Rick Andrews M.D. (Bay Area Physicians for Human Rights), Bruce Voeller (Mariposa
Foundation), Pat Norman. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:19
Reel 194, Box 20
The Gay Life
August 21, 1993
Scope and Content Note
AIDS Social and Political Issues (Part 2): Rick Andrews M.D. (Bay Area Physicians for Human Rights), David Kessler M.D. (UCSF),
Bill Kraus (aide to U.S. Representative Sala Burton), Pat Norman (Health Department), Bruce Voeller (Mariposa Foundation);
Stephen Coote, editor "The Penguin Book of Homosexual Verse". Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 1:00:01
Reel 195, Box 20
The Gay Life
September 4, 1983
Scope and Content Note
Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Rights First Annual Dinner: Roberta Achtenberg (co-chair), Steven M. Block (co-chair), Michael
Tobriner (attorney), Judge Mary Morgan (Municipal Court), Associate Justice Cruz Reynoso (California Supreme Court). Hosted
by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:53
Reel 196, Box 20
The Gay Life
September 18, 1983
Scope and Content Note
Concerned Republicans for Individual Rights Sixth Anniversary Dinner: Patricia C. Lane (first vice president), Rev. Anthony
Thurston, Duke J. Armstrong (M.C.), San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Marching Band, Frank N. Ricchiazzi (Log Cabin Gay Republican
Club, Los Angeles), William J. Filante (California Assemblyman), Robert R. Bacci (president), Robert Bauman (former U.S. Congressman).
Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:57
Reel 197, Box 20
The Gay Life
September 25, 1983
Scope and Content Note
The Lesbian and Gay Movement in Historical Perspective: The View from Los Angeles (Part 1): Stafford Buckley (National Association
for Lesbian and Gay Gerontology), Sharon Raphael (California State University Dominguez Hills), Jim Kepner (National Gay Archives),
Dorr Legg (One Institute), Harry Hay (Mattachine Society). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:40
Reel 198, Box 20
The Gay Life
October 2, 1983
Scope and Content Note
The Lesbian and Gay Movement in Historical Perspective: The View from Los Angeles (Part 2): Sharon Raphael (California State
University Dominguez Hills), Morris Kight (Los Angeles County Human Rights Commission), John Burnside (Radical Faeries), Dorr
Legg (One Institute), Jim Kepner (National Gay Archives); "The View from San Francisco" (Part 1): Stafford Buckley (Operation
Concern), Supervisor Harry Britt, Hal Call (Mattachine Society), Phyllis Lyon (San Francisco Human Rights Commission), Del
Martin (Commission on the Status of Women), William Plath (Society for Individual Rights, Tavern Guild). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:55
Reel 199, Box 20
The Gay Life
October 9, 1983
Scope and Content Note
The Lesbian and Gay Movement in Historical Perspective: The View from San Francisco (Part 2): Supervisor Harry Britt, Del
Martin (San Francisco Commission on Status of Women), Bill Plath (Society for Individual Rights, Tavern Guild), Phyllis Lyon
(San Francisco Human Rights Commission), Hal Call (Mattachine Society), Bill Beardemphl (The Sentinel); Research on Older
Gay Men (Part 1): James J. Kelly (California State University Long Beach), James T. Flanagan (Home Health Agency New York),
Lawrence Stephens (Fielding Institute Santa Barbara). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:52
Reel 200, Box 20
The Gay Life
October 16, 1983
Scope and Content Note
Research on Older Gay Men (Part 2): Tony Zapata (UCSF School of Nursing), James J. Kelly (California State University Long
Beach); Spirituality and Religion Among Gay Seniors (Part 1): Rev. Shaba Barnes (Religious Science College Los Angeles), Kevin
Gordon (Archdiocese of San Francisco), Betsy Lamb (San Francisco Network Ministries), Rev. James Sandmire (Golden Gate Metropolitan
Community Church), Randy Stallings (Unitarian-Universalist Service Committee), Harry Hay (Radical Faeries Circle). Hosted
by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:44
Reel 201, Box 20
The Gay Life
October 23, 1983
Scope and Content Note
Spirituality and Religion Among Gay Seniors (Part 2): Kevin Gordon (Archdiocese of San Francisco), Randy Stallings (Unitarian-Universalist
Service Committee), Rev. Shaba Barnes (radio personality), Rev. James Sandmire (Golden Gate Metropolitan Community Church),
Betsy Lamb (San Francisco Network Ministries, Jordan Lee; AIDS–Cut the Red Tape (Castro Street rally): Cleve Jones (aide to
Assemblyman Art Agnos), Katherine Cuscik (Harvey Milk Gay Democratic Club), Rick Crane (AIDS and KS Foundation), Michael Helquist
(journalist, lover of AIDS victim). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:43
Reel 202, Box 20
The Gay Life
October 30, 1983
Scope and Content Note
AIDS–Cut the Red Tape (Castro Street rally) Part 2: Michael Helquist (journalist, lover of AIDS victim), Dan Turner (AIDS
patient), Bill Kraus (aide to U.S. Representative Sala Burton), Rick Crane (AIDS and KS Foundation), Jo Kuney (aide to U.S.
Senator Alan Cranston), Roger Lyon (AIDS patient); San Francisco Board of Supervisors Hearing on hazards of isobutyl nitrate
("poppers") Part 1: Supervisor Nancy Walker, Mervyn Silverman M.D. (Health Director), Supervisors Quentin Kopp and John Molinari,
Burk Delventhal (Deputy City Attorney), Brandy Moore (aide to Supervisor Doris Ward), Natalie Freeman (citizen), Arnold Horowitz
(attorney). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:48
Reel 203, Box 20
The Gay Life
November 6, 1983
Scope and Content Note
[First 7-1/2 minutes recorded over with an aircheck] San Francisco Board of Supervisors Hearing on hazards of isobutyl nitrate
("poppers") Part 2: Arnold Horowitz (attorney), Hank Wilson (Committee to Monitor the Effects of Poppers), Chris Bowman (aide
to State Senator Milton Marks), Dana Van Gorder (aide to Supervisor Britt), Natalie Friedman (citizen), Supervisors Quentin
Kopp, Nancy Walker and John Molinari, Burk Delventhal (Deputy City Attorney); Berkeley Human Relations and Welfare Commission
hearings on domestic partner benefits (Part 1): David Cunningham (chair), Effie Burgess (secretary), Tom Brougham (East Bay
Lesbian and Gay Democratic Club), Commissioners William Porter, Andrea Shechter and Leland Traiman. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:52:06
Reel 204, Box 20
The Gay Life
November 27, 1983
Scope and Content Note
Alice B. Toklas Lesbian and Gay Democratic Club Sixth Annual Awards Dinner (Part 1): Randy Stallings (president), Sheriff
Mike Hennessey, Steve Walters (dinner co-chair), Robert Esteves (dinner co-chair), Supervisor Louise Rennie, Mayor Dianne
Feinstein, Frank Fitch (past president), Supervisors Nancy Walker, Richard Hongisto and Willie Kennedy, Lawrence Wilson (executive
committee), Dianne Zabarte-Christianson (Community United Against Violence), John Vasconcellos (Assemblyman). Hosted by Randy
Alfred.
Duration 0:58:49
Reel 205, Box 21
The Gay Life
December 4, 1983
Scope and Content Note
Alice B. Toklas Lesbian and Gay Democratic Club Sixth Annual Awards Dinner (Part 2): John Vasconcellos and Maxine Waters (State
Assembly), Sheriff Mike Hennessey, Steve Walters (dinner co-chair), George Mendenhall (journalist, activist), Nancy Pelosi
(past chair state Democratic party), Linda Post (San Francisco County Democratic Central Committee), Mary Dunlap (attorney).
Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:09
Reel 206, Box 21
The Gay Life
December 11, 1983
Scope and Content Note
Bay Area Physicians for Human Rights Fourth Annual Awards Banquet: Steve Walters M.D. (banquet chair), Kent Sack M.D. (president),
Robert Scott M.D. (vice-president), Richard Andrews M.D. (past president), Peter Mittendorf (Front Runners), Larry Abramson
M.D., Ken Everts M.D., Robert Bolan M.D. (scientific affairs committee), Marcus Conant M.D. (National AIDS and KS Foundation).
Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:58
Reel 207, Box 21
The Gay Life
December 18, 1983
Scope and Content Note
Fifth Annual Candlelight Memorial Service for Moscone and Milk (Part 1): Cleve Jones (M.C.), Mimi Farina (Bread and Roses
Foundation), Scott Smith (executor Milk estate), Tom Horn (attorney to George Moscone), Corey Busch (press secretary to George
Moscone), John Burton (former Congressman), Lupita Kashawahara, Rev. Cecil Williams (Glide Memorial Methodist Church), Dick
Sklar, John Laird (mayor of Santa Cruz), Herbert Ruscha (West German Bundestag), Carole Migden (Harvey Milk Gay Democratic
Club), Lia Belli (California Democratic Council), Randy Stallings (Alice B. Toklas Lesbian and Gay Democratic Club). Hosted
by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:57:56
Reel 208, Box 21
The Gay Life
January 1, 1984
Scope and Content Note
Safe Sex in the Age of AIDS (Part 1): Rick Crane (San Francisco AIDS/KS Foundation), Tom Smith (San Francisco General Hospital),
Richard Berkowitz and Paul Castro (AIDS patients); Ken Clarke and the ClarkeTones "The Epic of Dan White". Hosted by Randy
Alfred.
Duration 0:59:48
Reel 209, Box 20
The Gay Life
November 13, 1983
Scope and Content Note
Berkeley Human Relations and Welfare Commission hearings on domestic partner benefits (Part 2): Supervisor Harry Britt, David
Cunningham (chair), Commissioners Bill Porter, Andrea Shechter and David Bryden, Teresa Fren and Pam Liberty (Lesbian Rights
Project), Commissioner Leland Traiman, Matt Coles (attorney), Effie Burgess (secretary); Ken Clarke and the Clarketones "Epic
of Dan White"; Lennie Anderson "Ballad of Dan White". Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:10
Reel 210, Box 20
The Gay Life
November 20, 1983
Scope and Content Note
Berkeley Human Relations and Welfare Commission hearings on domestic partner benefits (Part 3): Commissioner Bill Porter,
Joseph Collins (Berkeley city employee), Commissioners David Cunningham, Leland Traiman, David Bryden and Andrea Shechter,
Ethel Mannheimer (school board), Ann Dawson (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), Commissioner Ah Biayed Harris, Alan
Collins (Berkeley Citizens Action), Roy Bateman (domestic partner), Michael Storwick (Berkeley library employee), Kerri Woodward
(Gay Rights National Lobby), Armand Boulay (East Bay Lesbian and Gay Democratic Club), Effie Burgess (secretary). Hosted by
Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:30
Reel 211, Box 21
The Gay Life
December 25, 1983
Scope and Content Note
Fifth Annual Candlelight Memorial Service for Moscone and Milk (Part 2): Cleve Jones (M.C.), Supervisor Harry Britt, Bonnie
Hayes (singer); Allen White, Bay Area Reporter and Rev. Cecil Williams, Glide Memorial Methodist Church, minority coalitions
and empowerment. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:06
Reel 212, Box 21
The Gay Life
January 8, 1984
Scope and Content Note
Safe Sex in the Age of AIDS (Part 2): Rick Crane (San Francisco AIDS and KS Foundation), David Lourea (Bi-Sexual Center),
Billy X. (San Francisco Sex Information); Board of Supervisors Health Committee hearing on alkyl nitrates ("poppers"): Howard
Jensen (clerk), Supervisors Nancy Walker and John Molinari, W.J. Freezer (Pharmex Inc.), Mervyn Silverman M.D. (Health Department),
Greg Day (Alice B. Toklas Lesbian and Gay Democratic Club), Judy Johnston (Assistant District Attorney), Hank Wilson (Committee
to Monitor the Effects of Poppers). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:55
Reel 213, Box 21
The Gay Life
January 15, 1984
Scope and Content Note
Castro Street rally to protest the release of Dan White from prison: Donald Montwill (organizer), Paula Lichtenberg (Coalition
for Human Rights), Merte McGann Gill (Lesbians and Gays Against Imperialism in Ireland), Tom Ammiano (comic), Blackberri and
Friends (music), Jim Manness (organizer), Sister Boom Boom a.k.a. Jack Fertig, Margo Gomez (comic), Carmen Vasquez (lesbian-feminist
writer), Gary Yoze (Veterans Organizing for Peace), Cleve Jones (aide to Assemblyman Art Agnos), Peter Plate (White Night
defendant). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:17
Reel 214, Box 21
The Gay Life
January 22, 1984
Scope and Content Note
San Francisco Human Rights Commission hearing on alleged racial and ethnic discrimination in hiring practices of lesbian-
and gay-owned businesses (Part 1): Arthur Lazere (Golden Gate Business Association), A. Billy S. Jones (Bay Area Black Lesbians
and Gays), Jim Bonko (Tavern Guild), Commissioners Phyllis Lyon, Joan Zamora Moulton, Richard Sevilla, Esta G. Soler and John
C. Morrissey, Jackie Winnow (staff). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:57:59
Reel 215, Box 21
The Gay Life
January 29, 1984
Scope and Content Note
San Francisco Human Rights Commission hearing on alleged racial and ethnic discrimination in hiring practices of lesbian-
and gay-owned businesses (Part 2): Jim Bonko (Tavern Guild), Kevin Wilcox, Lawrence Weathers and James Ivory (job applicants),
Judith Moskovitch, Toni Micante (bar owner), Commissioners Phyllis Lyon, Richard Sevilla, Esta G. Soler, David Yamakawa, Joe
Ling Jung and Joan Zamora Moulton, Jackie Winnow (staff). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:06
Reel 216, Box 21
The Gay Life
February 5, 1984
Scope and Content Note
San Francisco Human Rights Commission hearing on alleged racial and ethnic discrimination in hiring practices of lesbian-
and gay-owned businesses (Part 3): Russell Kasman (owner R. Kasman Piano and Organ), Debra Kelly (Operation Concern), Claver
Canfell (Black and White Men Together), Mike Smith (Quarterly Foundation), Commissioners Phyllis Lyon, Richard Sevilla, David
Yamakawa and Joe Ling Chung, Grant Mickens (executive director), Jackie Winnow (staff). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:03
Reel 217, Box 21
The Gay Life
February 12, 1984
Scope and Content Note
San Francisco Human Rights Commission hearing on alleged racial and ethnic discrimination in hiring practices of lesbian-
and gay-owned businesses (Part 4): Mike Smith (Quarterly Foundation), Ruth Hughes (former employment service operator), Dion
Sanders (Bay Area Reporter), Edward Martin (job applicant), Commissioners Phyllis Lyon, Joe Ling Chung, Richard Sevilla and
David Yamakawa, Jackie Winnow (staff). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:06
Reel 218, Box 21
The Gay Life
February 19, 1984
Scope and Content Note
San Francisco Human Rights Commission hearing on alleged racial and ethnic discrimination in hiring practices of lesbian-
and gay-owned businesses (Part 5): Edward Martin (job applicant), Kemmet Emanofs (dismissed employee), Tom Horan, Hank Wilson
(owner Ambassador Hotel), Dianne Christianson (Community United Against Violence), Commissioners Phyllis Lyon, Joe Ling Chung,
Richard Sevilla and David Yamakawa, Jackie Winnow (staff). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:09
Reel 219, Box 21
The Gay Life
February 26, 1984
Scope and Content Note
Lon G. Nungesser, author "Homosexual Acts, Actors, and Identities"; Golden Gate Business Association 10th anniversary press
conference (Part 1): Arthur Lazere (past president), Laurie McBride (president), John B. Anderson (National Unity Party).
Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:44
Reel 220, Box 21
The Gay Life
March 4, 1984
Scope and Content Note
Golden Gate Business Association 10th anniversary press conference (Part 2): John B. Anderson (National Unity Party); Golden
Gate Business Association Banquet (Part 1): Scott Beach (M.C.), Judge Herbert Donaldson, Laurie McBride (president), Supervisor
John Molinari, Roger Gross (past president), Carolene Marks (wife of State Senator Milton Marks), Kim Cortwright (former executive
director). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:15
Reel 221, Box 21
The Gay Life
March 11, 1984
Scope and Content Note
Golden Gate Business Association Banquet (Part 2): Laurie McBride (president), Arthur Lazere (past president), Roma Guy (Women's
Foundation), Scott Beach (M.C.), John B. Anderson (National Unity Party), Roger Gross (past president). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:14
Reel 222, Box 21
The Gay Life
March 25, 1984
Scope and Content Note
Attorneys Betsy Calloway, Matthew Coles and Margot Hagaman, partnerships and estate planning for lesbians and gay men; Robbie
Cruz and John Benninger, 1984 Lesbian/Gay Freedom Day Committee (Part 1). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:30
Reel 223, Box 21
The Gay Life
April 1, 1984
Scope and Content Note
Robbie Cruz and John Benninger, 1984 Lesbian/Gay Freedom Day Committee (Part 2); Leonard Graff, National Gay Rights Advocates,
Mary Dunlap, civil rights attorney and Fred Rosenberg, immigration attorney, immigration issues affecting lesbians and gay
men. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:57
Reel 224, Box 21
The Gay Life
April 8, 1984
Scope and Content Note
Robert Ferro, author "The Family of Max Desir"; Holly Near and Ronnie Gilbert "Pastures of Plenty". Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:49
Reel 225, Box 21
The Gay Life
April 15, 1984
Scope and Content Note
Robert Cathcart M.D., AIDS and Vitamin C therapy. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:24
Reel 226, Box 21
The Gay Life
April 22, 1984
Scope and Content Note
Roz Wyman, chair of upcoming Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, at Harvey Milk Gay Democratic Club; Marshall
Mason, director "Last Summer at Bluefish Cove". Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:58
Reel 227, Box 22
The Gay Life
April 29, 1984
Scope and Content Note
AIDS and the bathhouses (Part 1): Debra Friedland (M.C., Coalition for Human Rights), Ed Power (San Francisco AIDS Foundation),
Sal Accardi (Northern California Bathhouse Owners Association), Supervisor Harry Britt, Steve Morin (psychologist), Gary Titus
(Department of Public Health). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:38
Reel 228, Box 22
The Gay Life
May 6, 1984
Scope and Content Note
AIDS and the bathhouses (Part 2): Gary Titus (Department of Public Health), Ed Power (San Francisco AIDS Foundation), Steve
Morin (psychologist), Sal Accardi (Northern California Bathhouse Owners Association), Robert Boland M.D. (Bay Area Physicians
for Human Rights), Supervisor Harry Britt. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:41
Reel 229, Box 22
The Gay Life
May 13, 1984
Scope and Content Note
AIDS and the bathhouses (Part 3): Bill Jones (Sutro Baths), Dale Bentley (8th and Howard Club Baths), Lawrence Wilson, Supervisor
Harry Britt, Steve Morin (psychologist), Sal Accardi (Northern California Bathhouse Owners Association), Robert Boland M.D.
(Bay Area Physicians for Human Rights); Medical and political aspects of the AIDS crisis (Part 1): Mark Cloutier, Catherine
Cusick and Carole Migden (Harvey Milk Lesbian and Gay Democratic Club), Marcus Conant M.D. (UCSF AIDS clinic), Leon McCusick
(psychologist), Dan Turner (person with AIDS). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:10
Reel 230, Box 22
The Gay Life
May 20, 1984
Scope and Content Note
Medical and political aspects of the AIDS crisis (Part 2): Dan Turner (person with AIDS), Carole Migden (Harvey Milk Gay Democratic
Club), Gary Karr and Don Abrams M.D. (General Hospital), Bill Kraus (aide to U.S. Representative Sala Burton), Marcus Conant
M.D. (UCSF AIDS Clinic), Andrew Moss (General Hospital). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:34
Reel 231, Box 22
The Gay Life
May 27, 1984
Scope and Content Note
The Fight for Domestic Partner Benefits (Part 1): Barbara Bane (Lesbian/Gay Labor Alliance, M.C.), Supervisor Harry Britt,
Larry Brinkin (Lesbian/Gay Labor Alliance), Boyce Hinman (Coalition for Domestic Partner Benefits), Roberta Achtenberg (Lesbian
Rights Project), Matt Coles (attorney), Allen Chamberlin (plaintiff against Frontier Airlines). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:44
Reel 232, Box 22
The Gay Life
June 3, 1984
Scope and Content Note
The Fight for Domestic Partner Benefits (Part 2): Barbara Bane (Lesbian/Gay Labor Alliance, M.C.), Matt Coles (attorney),
Supervisor Harry Britt, Larry Brinkin (Lesbian/Gay Labor Alliance), Roberta Achtenberg (Lesbian Rights Project), Allen Chamberlin
(plaintiff against Frontier Airlines), Boyce Hinman (Coalition for Domestic Partner Benefits); Paul Boneberg and Margot McFedries,
National March for Lesbian and Gay Rights. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:20
Reel 233, Box 22
The Gay Life
September 12, 1982
June 10, 1984
Scope and Content Note
"Homosexualities: The Social Organization of Lesbians and Gay Men": Martin P. Levine (Bloomfield College), Wayne S. Wooden
(California State Polytechnical University Pomona), Greg Schiller (University of California Santa Barbara). Hosted by Randy
Alfred.
Duration 0:59:20
Reel 234, Box 22
The Gay Life
March 13, 1983
June 17, 1984
Scope and Content Note
Eric Rofes, author "I Thought People Like That Killed Themselves: Lesbians, Gay Men and Suicide". Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:15
Reel 235, Box 22
The Gay Life
June 24, 1984
Scope and Content Note
Lesbians in the labor movement (Part 1): Barbara Bain (Lesbian and Gay Labor Alliance), Molly Martin (IBEW Local 6), Nancy
Elnor (AFT University Council), Nancy Fields-Wolf (Office and Professional Employees Local 3), Pat Cull (Carpenters Local
483). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:18
Reel 236, Box 22
The Gay Life
July 1, 1984
Scope and Content Note
Lesbians in the labor movement (Part 2): Barbara Bain (Lesbian/Gay Labor Alliance), Molly Martin (IBEW Local 6), Pat Cull
(Carpenters Local 483), Nancy Fields-Wolf (Office and Professional Employees Local 3); East Bay Lesbian/Gay Day Celebration:
Jon Sugar (M.C.), Wilson Riles Jr. (Oakland City Council member), Jose Cazarez (Pacific Center for Human Growth), David Cunningham
(Berkeley Human Relations and Welfare Commission), Lloyd Stenzer, Don Shanmark and John Powers (Gay Poetry Circle), Paul Boneberg
(National March for Lesbian and Gay Rights), Lupine Loughborough (East Bay AIDS Organization). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:43
Reel 237, Box 22
The Gay Life
July 8, 1984
Scope and Content Note
San Francisco International Lesbian/Gay Freedom Day (Part 1): Konstantin Berlandt (Freedom Day Committee), Tom Ammiano (comic),
Maggi Rubenstein (Bi-Sexual Center), Shelly Alexander (Freedom Day Youth Committee), Milton Marks (State Senator), Pat Norman
(M.C.), Supervisor Harry Britt, Jerry Dunbar (Gay American Indians), Rosemary Ortiz (Rainbow Deaf Society, as interpreted
by Jay Wilson), Ken Jones and Linda Boyd (Freedom Day Committee), Art Agnos (State Assemblyman). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:41
Reel 238, Box 22
The Gay Life
July 15, 1984
Scope and Content Note
San Francisco International Lesbian/Gay Freedom Day (Part 2): Supervisor Harry Britt, Pat Norman (M.C.), Tom Ammiano (comic),
Tim Wolfred (Community College Board), Carmen Vasquez (Women's Building Board), Connie O'Connor (Sheriff's Department), A.
Billy S. Jones (Third World Lesbian and Gay Conference), Lea Delaria and Jeannine Strobel (comics), Jack Fertig a.k.a. Sister
Boom Boom, Sadie Sadie Rabbi Lady, Paul Castro (person with AIDS), Lia Belli (California Democratic Council), Laurie McBride
(Golden Gate Business Association), Howard Wallace (National March for Lesbian and Gay Rights), Marga Gomez and Monica Palacios
(comics). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:50
Reel 239, Box 22
The Gay Life
July 22, 1984
Scope and Content Note
National March for Lesbian and Gay Rights (Part 1): Paul Boneberg and Mary Dunlap (co-chairs), Ruth Hastings "Star-Spangled
Banner", Ron Dellums (Congressman), Supervisor Harry Britt, Bobbi Campbell (person with AIDS), Flo Kennedy (feminist writer),
Cesar Chavez (United Farm Workers of America), Ralph Paine (fundraising co-chair). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:16
Reel 240, Box 22
The Gay Life
July 29, 1984
Scope and Content Note
National March for Lesbian and Gay Rights (Part 2): Paul Boneberg and Mary Dunlap (co-chairs), Morris Kight (pioneer gay activist),
Perry Watkins (discharged from Air Force), Miriam Ben-Shalom (discharged from Army), Danny Williams (comic), Mark Stevens
(Bay Area Gay Fathers), Donna Hitchens (Lesbian Rights Project), Kate Millett (author "Sexual Politics"). Hosted by Randy
Alfred.
Duration 0:58:49
Reel 241, Box 22
The Gay Life
August 5, 1984
Scope and Content Note
National March for Lesbian and Gay Rights (Part 3): Paul Boneberg and Mary Dunlap (co-chairs), Tom Ammiano (comic), Bill Olwell
(United Food and Commercial Workers), Jose Gomez (American Civil Liberties Union), Karen Clark (Minnesota state representative),
Adelle Starr and Harlan Adams (International Federation of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), Virginia Apuzzo (National
Gay Task Force). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:26
Reel 242, Box 22
The Gay Life
August 12, 1984
Scope and Content Note
National March for Lesbian and Gay Rights (Part 4): Paul Boneberg (co-chair), Tony Sullivan and Richard Adams (litigants against
Immigration and Naturalization Service), Mary Dunlap (co-chair), Rev. James Tinney (Howard University, Washington D.C.), Merle
Woo (UC Berkeley), Ray Hill (Houston organizer); Gay elected officials press conference: Supervisor Harry Britt, David Scondras
(Boston City Council), John Laird (Mayor, Santa Cruz), Bob Gentry (Mayor, Laguna Beach), Tim Wolfred (Community College Board),
Brian Coyle (Minneapolis City Council). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:30
Reel 243, Box 22
The Gay Life
August 19, 1984
Scope and Content Note
Reception honoring U.S. Senator Paul Tsongas: Lawrence Wilson (Human Rights Campaign Fund), Midge Costanza (former assistant
to President Jimmy Carter), U.S. Representative Barney Frank, U.S. Senators Alan Cranston and Paul Tsongas. Hosted by Randy
Alfred.
Duration 0:59:44
Reel 244, Box 22
The Gay Life
August 26, 1984
Scope and Content Note
Symposium on AIDS and Dying: Murray Gardner (UC Davis Primate Research Center), Dennis McShane (Bay Area Physicians for Human
Rights), Matt Coles (attorney); Woody Simmons "Suite for Wings". Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:21
Reel 245, Box 22
The Gay Life
September 2, 1984
Scope and Content Note
Symposium on Aging in Gay Men: James J. Kelly (California State University Long Beach), Raymond Berger (author "Gay and Gray");
Rev. Robert McAfee Brown, Pride Week sermon delivered at San Francisco Metropolitan Community Church. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:53
Reel 246, Box 22
The Gay Life
September 9, 1984
Scope and Content Note
Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom annual dinner: Sarah Hofstadter (co-chair), Donna Hitchens (American Civil Liberties
Union), Steven Richter (co-chair), David Roberti (State Senator), Art Agnos (Sstate Assemblyman), Roberta Achtenberg (Lesbian
Rights Project), Leo McCarthy (Lieutenant Governor); Woody Simmons "Goin' Down South"; Teresa Trull "Woman-loving Women".
Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:57:56
Reel 247, Box 23
The Gay Life
September 16, 1984
Scope and Content Note
Bobbi Campbell, person with AIDS, interview from January 10, 1982; Bobbi Campbell Memorial (Part 1): Cleve Jones (organizer),
Tom Ammiano (M.C.), Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Patrick Hagarty, Mario Mandalli ("Fighting For Our Lives"), Holly Near
("You Can't Just Take My Dreams Away", "Listen To The Voices", "We Are A Gentle Angry People"). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:57
Reel 248, Box 23
The Gay Life
September 23, 1984
Scope and Content Note
Bobbi Campbell Memorial (Part 2): Tom Ammiano (M.C.), Robert and Lila Campbell (parents), Bobby Hillyard (lover), Pat Norman
(M.C.), Gare Traynor and Paul Castro (persons with AIDS), Paul Boneberg (National March for Lesbian and Gay Rights), Bobbi
Campbell (recorded speech), Gwen Avery ("I'm Gonna Live the Life That I Sing About"), Angie Lewis, Maggie Behrens, Lea Delaria
and Jeanine Strobel ("Somewhere Over The Rainbow", "Amazing Grace"), Cleve Jones. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:02
Reel 249, Box 23
The Gay Life
September 30, 1984
Scope and Content Note
Alice B. Toklas Lesbian and Gay Democratic Club 7th Annual Awards Dinner (Part 1): Cleve Jones (chair), Sal Rosselli (president),
Supervisor John Molinari, Duane Garrett (Mondale-Ferraro campaign), Jack Trujillo (National Association of Lesbian and Gay
Democratic Clubs), Art Agnos (Assemblyman), Virginia Apuzzo (National Gay Task Force). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:23
Reel 250, Box 23
The Gay Life
October 7, 1984
Scope and Content Note
Alice B. Toklas Lesbian and Gay Democratic Club 7th Annual Awards Dinner (Part 2): Supervisors John Molinari and Harry Britt,
Gael Sapiro (awardee), Linda Post (San Francisco Democratic Central Committee), Tom Faulk (awardee), Supervisors Carol Ruth
Silver and Louise Renne, Allen Berube (historian), Cleve Jones (chair); Bruce Goddard, aide to state Assemblyman Tom Bates
and Supervisor Harry Britt, anti-gay violence. Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:58:30
Reel 251, Box 23
The Gay Life
August 28, 1983
October 14, 1984
Scope and Content Note
"Challenge and Opportunity in the [AIDS] Health Crisis": Ian Barlow M.D. (Bay Area Physicians for Human Rights), Evelyn Hooker
Ph.D.; Holly Near "Fire in the Rain", "Once or Twice". Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:01
Reel 252, Box 23
The Gay Life
September 11, 1983
October 21, 1984
Scope and Content Note
Second National Conference on Lesbian and Gay Aging: Donald J. Catalano (National Association for Lesbian and Gay Gerontology),
Dorrwin Jones (Meals on Wheels), Monika Kehoe (San Francisco State University), Joyce Ream (Commission on Aging), Supervisor
Doris Ward, Wallace Albertson (California State University Trustees), Bill Kraus (aide to U.S. Representative Sala Burton),
James Broughton (poet and filmmaker); Holly Near and Ronnie Gilbert "Pastures of Plenty". Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:27
Reel 253, Box 23
The Gay Life
March 18, 1984
October 28, 1984
Scope and Content Note
AIDS and the law: Steve Richter and Mark Senick (Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom), Bill Kraus (aide to U.S. Representative
Sala Burton). Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:32
Reel 254, Box 23
The Gay Life
November 4, 1984
Scope and Content Note
AIDS virus testing (Part 1): James Ferels (San Francisco AIDS Foundation), Dennis J. McShane M.D. (Bay Area Physicians for
Human Rights), Jay Levy M.D. (UCSF), Paul Volberding M.D. (AIDS/KS Clinic General Hospital), Matt Coles (attorney). Hosted
by Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:59:38
Reel 255, Box 23
The Gay Life
November 11, 1984
Scope and Content Note
AIDS virus testing (Part 2): Matt Coles (attorney), Dennis McShane M.D. (Bay Area Physicians for Human Rights), Paul Volberding
M.D. (AIDS Clinic General Hospital), Jay Levy M.D. and Andrew Moss M.D. (UCSF), Jim Ferels and Ken Jones (San Francisco AIDS
Foundation); Supervisors Harry Britt and Richard Hongisto, resolution against police bias; Robin Tyler "Always a Bridesmaid,
Never a Groom". Hosted by Randy Alfred.
Duration 1:00:15
Reel 256, Box 23
The Gay Life
(not broadcast)
Scope and Content Note
Mitch Bart, San Francisco AIDS Foundation, Paul Castro, John Lorenzini and Dan Turner, meeting people with AIDS. Hosted by
Randy Alfred.
Duration 0:57:54
