GLBT History on YouTube
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This came through on the Bi Activists' list:
GLBT HISTORICAL SOCIETY LAUNCHES YOUTUBE CHANNEL
Online Videos Feature Sports, AIDS Activism, Pride, Comedy, and Disco
SAN FRANCISCO-The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical
Society is proud to announce the launch of its own YouTube channel, which
will build a growing online archive of historical GLBT video clips
accessible to everyone. The first features are currently up on the channel,
which can be found at http://www.youtube.com/user/glbthistory
"We are thrilled to dig into the trove of our extensive archive and
netcast historic queer video to the world," said GLBT Historical Society
Executive Director Terence Kissack. "These clips are just the beginning
of a project that goes to the heart of the Historical Society's mission
to preserve and convey our community's stories in accessible and
powerful ways."
Just in time for the Gay Games and OutGames, "Sporting Life" is a
dynamic montage of over four decades of GLBT sports in the Bay Area. From
early softball games versus the police to the launch of the Gay Games,
GLBT athletes have transformed society, challenged homophobia and created
community: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDdQMaEJddM.
"AIDS at 25" is a trilogy of commemorative shorts up to recognize the
25th anniversary of the first public mention of AIDS. One is the
evocative footage from a January 20, 1989, ACT-UP San Francisco Die-In and
March in downtown San Francisco that culminated with a demonstration at
the Pacific Stock Exchange: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3zefhq9Ql4. Second
is San Francisco AIDS Fund Board President George Burgess thanking the
S.F. FrontRunners for donating Gay Run proceeds:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkYpYLJrAb0. Third is AIDS activist Bobbi Campbell speaking at the
National March for Lesbian and Gay Rights which preceded the 1984
Democratic National Convention in San Francisco.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9uceO78lHs.
The "Pride Series" features affectionate amateur Super 8 films of GLBT
Freedom Day and Pride celebrations. Currently, five are showcased. The
1975 short shows the parade on Polk Street:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uLkpwTw3hI. A year later, the parade marches down Market Street:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX64EN6Z9-E. See if you can spot yourself or any of
your friends in other parades from 1978
(www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWzBQ0FJzLI) or 1979 (www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfHGQTzW3W8). The Dykes on Bikes
roar by in every parade, as shown in the 1983 clip:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNzP3XB_y9Q.
In three and a half minutes of fierceness, watch a 1979 clip of disco
diva Sylvester performing at a dance party in the Castro Muni Station:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnK6ai8KkvM.
Finally, watch comedian Danny Williams take on gay bashers, the
government, police brutality, and the Olympics at the 1984 National March for
Lesbian and Gay Rights in San Francisco:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6f8O0ND67w.
The GLBT Historical Society YouTube Channel is produced by Don Frazell
with the support of other volunteers. To get involved with the
production of our channel, contact Operations Manager Jacob Richards at
jacob@glbthistory.org.
The GLBT Historical Society is turning 21! The mission of the
organization is to increase public understanding, appreciation, and affirmation
of the history and culture of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and
other sexual minority individuals and communities.
We rely on individual support to carry out our programs. The GLBT
Historical Society is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization; all donations are
tax-deductible to the extent allowable by law. To make a donation visit
www.glbthistory.org/support or call 415-777-5455 ext. 5#
This came through on the Bi Activists' list:
GLBT HISTORICAL SOCIETY LAUNCHES YOUTUBE CHANNEL
Online Videos Feature Sports, AIDS Activism, Pride, Comedy, and Disco
SAN FRANCISCO-The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical
Society is proud to announce the launch of its own YouTube channel, which
will build a growing online archive of historical GLBT video clips
accessible to everyone. The first features are currently up on the channel,
which can be found at http://www.youtube.com/user/glbthistory
"We are thrilled to dig into the trove of our extensive archive and
netcast historic queer video to the world," said GLBT Historical Society
Executive Director Terence Kissack. "These clips are just the beginning
of a project that goes to the heart of the Historical Society's mission
to preserve and convey our community's stories in accessible and
powerful ways."
Just in time for the Gay Games and OutGames, "Sporting Life" is a
dynamic montage of over four decades of GLBT sports in the Bay Area. From
early softball games versus the police to the launch of the Gay Games,
GLBT athletes have transformed society, challenged homophobia and created
community: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDdQMaEJddM.
"AIDS at 25" is a trilogy of commemorative shorts up to recognize the
25th anniversary of the first public mention of AIDS. One is the
evocative footage from a January 20, 1989, ACT-UP San Francisco Die-In and
March in downtown San Francisco that culminated with a demonstration at
the Pacific Stock Exchange: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3zefhq9Ql4. Second
is San Francisco AIDS Fund Board President George Burgess thanking the
S.F. FrontRunners for donating Gay Run proceeds:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkYpYLJrAb0. Third is AIDS activist Bobbi Campbell speaking at the
National March for Lesbian and Gay Rights which preceded the 1984
Democratic National Convention in San Francisco.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9uceO78lHs.
The "Pride Series" features affectionate amateur Super 8 films of GLBT
Freedom Day and Pride celebrations. Currently, five are showcased. The
1975 short shows the parade on Polk Street:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uLkpwTw3hI. A year later, the parade marches down Market Street:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX64EN6Z9-E. See if you can spot yourself or any of
your friends in other parades from 1978
(www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWzBQ0FJzLI) or 1979 (www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfHGQTzW3W8). The Dykes on Bikes
roar by in every parade, as shown in the 1983 clip:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNzP3XB_y9Q.
In three and a half minutes of fierceness, watch a 1979 clip of disco
diva Sylvester performing at a dance party in the Castro Muni Station:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnK6ai8KkvM.
Finally, watch comedian Danny Williams take on gay bashers, the
government, police brutality, and the Olympics at the 1984 National March for
Lesbian and Gay Rights in San Francisco:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6f8O0ND67w.
The GLBT Historical Society YouTube Channel is produced by Don Frazell
with the support of other volunteers. To get involved with the
production of our channel, contact Operations Manager Jacob Richards at
jacob@glbthistory.org.
The GLBT Historical Society is turning 21! The mission of the
organization is to increase public understanding, appreciation, and affirmation
of the history and culture of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and
other sexual minority individuals and communities.
We rely on individual support to carry out our programs. The GLBT
Historical Society is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization; all donations are
tax-deductible to the extent allowable by law. To make a donation visit
www.glbthistory.org/support or call 415-777-5455 ext. 5#
