Homosexuality -- United States -- Personal narratives; Lesbian activists; African Americans -- Race identity; Social service -- Connecticut; Hartford Gay and Lesbian Health Collective;
Interview conducted by Jessica Foligno. Regina Dyton grew up with a diverse background. She was born in a rural Kentucky town and then moved to Trenton, NJ, but was bussed to a school in a mainly suburban white neighborhood. Because she came...
Homosexuality -- United States -- Personal narratives; Social service -- Connecticut; Hartford Gay and Lesbian Health Collective; Lesbian activists;
Interview conducted by Paula Mastan. Linda Estabrook is a lesbian and feminist activist who is the Executive director of the Hartford Gay and Lesbian Health Collective. She also founded the Queer Prom, in addition to volunteering for other...
Gay and lesbian film festivals -- Connecticut; Home schooling; Teacher-student relationships;
Promotional poster for the 2006/19th Annual Connecticut Gay & Lesbian Film Festival; specifically, for the 2005 Canadian film "Whole New Thing" - directed by Amnon Buchbinder and starring Aaron Webber, Robert Joy, and Rebecca Jenkins. This film was...
Bisexuality -- United States -- Personal narratives; Social service -- Connecticut; AIDS (Disease) -- Patients -- Medical care -- Standards; Hartford Gay and Lesbian Health Collective;
Interview conducted by Patrick Cone. Robert Belliveau is a bisexual activist from the Hartford area. He was the co-founder of the Hartford Gay and Lesbian Health Collective, and is a social worker involved with establishing support groups for gay...
Homosexuality -- United States -- Personal narratives; Homosexuality -- Law and legislation -- Connecticut; Gay pride parades;
Interview conducted by Amanda Abbott. Carol Gale is a lesbian and feminist activist who was the chair of CT Pride. Gale was responsible for the gay Pride festival and parade in Hartford for the years 1982-1990. She describes how and why the...
Gay and lesbian film festivals -- Connecticut; Short films; Mothers;Lesbian mothers
Trailer for the film "Odd Sock", written by Carmel Winters and directed by Collette Cullen. The film also stars Darine Ní Dhonnchadha, Niall McCarthy and Clelia Murphy. "Odd Sock" is the story of a mother who is trying to tell her son a secret,...
Gay and lesbian film festivals -- Connecticut; Hartford Gay and Lesbian Health Collective;
Minutes taken from the two meetings prior to the 2005/18th annual festival. The minutes discuss how to market the festival and what associated costs are.
Homosexuality -- United States -- Personal narratives; Homosexuality -- Religious aspects; Hartford Gay and Lesbian Health Collective;
Interview conducted by Richard McHugh. Bert Kissling was the co-founder of the Hartford Gay and Lesbian Health Collective. He was born and raised in suburban Chicago. He moved to Ct. in the 1970’s in order to pursue a degree in Yale’s...
Short films; Gay and lesbian film festivals -- Connecticut; Domestic violence -- Drama; Lesbian partner abuse
Trailer for the film Dani and Alice, written and directed by Roberta Marie Munroe, and includes performances by Yolonda Ross, Lisa Branch and Linda Husser. The film details the end of a violent relationship between the two women. The film was...
Gay and lesbian film festivals -- Connecticut; Lesbian activists;
Trailer for the film "Lover Other" directed and written by Barbara Hammer. The film is a docudrama about French artists and lovers Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore. The film was shown at the 2006/19th Ct. Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. The film...
Press kit for the 2003 documentary "The Lesbian Centennial Project." Includes introduction/synopsis, festival showings, and contact information. This film was shown at the 2005/18th Annual Connecticut Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.
Homosexuality -- United States -- Personal narratives; Safe Harbor Project (Conn.); Lesbian activists;
Interview conducted by Aimee Yi. Robin McHaelen is a lesbian activist, who founded and is now the executive director of True Colors, a group for sexual minority youth and families. True Colors evolved out of extensive field work that McHaelen...
Gay and lesbian film festivals -- Connecticut; Short films; Animated films; Butlers
Trailer for the short animated film "Butler" written and directed by Erik Rosenlund. This film is the story of a butler who is caught in an unusual love triangle. "Butler" was shown at the 2006/19th Connecticut Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. Film...
Homosexuality -- United States -- Personal narratives; Lesbian activists; Gay liberation movement -- Connecticut -- Hartford; Civil rights -- Connecticut
Interview conducted by Felipe Serrano. Ruth Howell was involved with the Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Rights, and worked towards passing the Connecticut Civil Rights Bill of 1991. Howell’s social consciousness and political awareness was a...
Homosexuality -- United States -- Personal narratives; Gay liberation movement -- Connecticut -- Hartford; Hartford Gay and Lesbian Health Collective; AIDS (Disease); Civil rights -- Connecticut;
Interview conducted by Robert Massicotte. John Bonelli was born and raised in Hartford, Ct. He studied religion at Trinity College with the intention of becoming a Roman Catholic priest. However, he began to find that he disagreed with the...
