Alfred Benson ClubHouse Oral History Interview
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Creator
Abstract
Teenagers going to gay bars in the 80s. Living in Virginia on a military base. Baltimore, Delaware and NYC Bar scenes.Member of the Clubhouse. Drug use and sober. Mentions the Brass Rail well and ways that young POC gay men became intergrated ti gay social life. Great section on the music that is played at the Clubhouse. Prejudice of white clubs.Alfred names a lot of other people who were around at the time.
Date Created
March 30, 2020
Contributor
Glenn C Reimer along with a team of volunteers
Format
Digital Recordings and digital photographs
Language
English
Type
Coverage
African American LGBTQ Spaces, LGBTQ Bar/Club, 1980's DC, Late 1970's DC
Spatial Coverage
Washington D.C.
Temporal Coverage
1970’s – 1990
Audience
Researchers and all Black Queer People
Rights Holder
The Rainbow History Project
Collection
Citation
Delan Ellington, “Alfred Benson ClubHouse Oral History Interview,” Rainbow History Project Digital Collections, accessed December 9, 2024, https://archives.rainbowhistory.org/items/show/1650.
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