RI LGBTQ+ Community Archive at PPL is a community archives initiative to collect and provide access to the current and past stories of LGBTQ+ people in Rhode Island.
Photograph of three people seated at the bar inside the Kings & Queens. They are seated under helium filled balloons at the ceiling. The balloons are black and orange. Gold ribbons hang from the balloons down into the seating area.
Photograph of three couples seated at different tables inside the Kings & Queens. There are leaf decorations attached to the wall behind them. In the foreground, two women wearing white are seated together and having a conversation. Behind them on the right side of the image, two other women are seated across from each other at a table. The rightmost woman is lighting a cigarette. On the left side of the image, a woman in a red shirt is sitting at table holding a drink and a cigarette. Her counterpart is unseen in the image.
Photograph of a group of people roller skating inside of a roller rink. In the foreground, two women are holding hands while roller skating. One is facing the camera and one is turned away.
Photograph of people seated inside the Kings & Queens. This is a candid photograph with various people engaged in different conversations. In the foreground on the left, there is a seated woman looking at the camera. In the background, Halloween decorations and hand made signs are present on the walls.
Photograph of people seated at the bar inside the Kings & Queens during a New Years Eve party. The group at the bar are all wearing party hats. This is a candid photo with only a single woman in the foreground looking at the camera.
Photograph of people dancing inside the Kings & Queens. The people dancing are wearing Halloween costumes. They are all facing towards the back of the wall. There are Halloween decorations and tree branches on the wall.
Photograph of various bar patrons in Halloween Costumes inside the Kings & Queens. In this photograph, various patrons are standing around the bar. On the right side of the image, person with red, black, and white face paint is smiling at the camera while resting her hands on a chair. On the left side of the image, another patron wearing sunglasses and smoking a cigarette is looking over at the bar. Behind these two people in the foreground, there are bar patrons in the background engaged in conversation. There are various Halloween decorations on the walls and hanging from the ceilings.
Photograph of a group of three people standing inside the Kings & Queens while wearing Halloween costumes. In the foreground, a woman in black is looking over her right shoulder at the camera. On the right of her, a man in a striped shirt is looking down at a woman in the background. Behind the woman in black, a woman in white is slightly obstructed from view. There are orange and black balloons on the ceiling and reflective gold ribbons hanging from them. In the background, seated bar patrons are visible.
Photograph of people inside the Kings & Queens wearing Halloween costumes. They are all sitting at a table with jack-o-lanterns on it. A woman on the left side of the image has her arms crossed on the table as she smiles at the camera.
Photograph of three people in costume inside the Kings & Queens bar. In the center, there is a man dressed as a ghoul looking at the camera. On the left side of the image, there is a woman in a ruffled shirt. On the right side of the image, a man in all denim is talking to a person off-camera on the right.
Photograph of people in Halloween costumes dancing inside the Kings & Queens. Some of the costumes are a dairy cow, Mickey Mouse, and an Ace of Spades. There are Halloween decorations, skeletons, and skulls hanging on the wall. The dancers have their backs to the cameras as they face the back wall.
Photograph of people in Halloween costumes dancing inside the Kings & Queens. They are dancing by the DJ booth. There is a paper Halloween decoration of a skull attached to the wall. There is a plastic skeleton next to the DJ booth.
Photograph of people in conversation while seated at the corner of the bar. In the foreground, a woman in a blue shirt is laughing and looking towards a woman seated on the right side of the image with her back to the camera. Behind them, two men are present. The closest man is in a blue shirt and is looking at his drink. Behind him, a second man in a red shirt is smiling and looking towards the conversation.
Photograph of people dancing in costume inside the Kings & Queens. There are three women dancing. Two are not in costume and one is dressed as a dairy cow. There are Halloween decorations, skeletons, and skulls attached to the walls and hanging from the ceiling. There are jack-o-lanterns on the tables in the foreground.
Photograph of people dancing during a New Years Eve party inside the Kings & Queens. This is a candid photograph where a blurred person is present in the foreground. In the background, people dancing are present. Behind the dancers, reflective red streamers decorate the wall.
Photograph of Paula (left) and Jean (right) wearing paper party hats inside the Kings & Queens. The two women are posing for the photo and have their arms around each other. They are seen from the shoulders up. This photo was taken during the 1983 New Years Eve party. There are silver and red balloons and streamers decorating the ceiling and walls of the party.
Photograph of three bar patrons inside the Kings & Queens including an unidentified woman (left), an unidentified man (center) and Paul Pelypec (right). The group is looking at the camera. The image is somewhat blurred. On the left side of the image, a woman in purple is present. On the right next to her, a man in a fedora is present in the middle of the group. The man in the fedora has his arm around the shoulders of the woman in purple. On the right side of the image, Paul Pelypec is wearing a white suit with a red bow tie is holding a drink and looking at the camera. Behind the group, decorations are present.
Photograph of Paul Leduc inside a roller rink standing next to the lockers in the roller rink. Behind him, a man on roller skates holding onto the lockers is present.
Photograph of Paul Leduc pinning a corsage on an unidentified woman inside the Kings & Queens with Ed Plante watching. This photo was taken during the 1983 New Years Eve Party. Leduc, wearing a white flower in his lapel, pins a pink corsage on a woman. Plante, wearing a red bow tie, looks on in the background. There are silver and red balloons and streamers decorating the ceiling and walls of the party.
Photograph of a group of four patrons seated at a table inside the Kings & Queens. The two women in the center have their arms around each other as the woman on the left side of the image whispers into the ear of the woman on the right. The two women on either side of them look on. On the table, cigarettes and drinks are present. Behind the group, other patrons are present as are red and silver reflective streamers decorating the ceiling.
Photograph of patrons applauding while seated at tables inside the Kings & Queens. Various groups of patrons are seated at different tables. On the left side of the image, a woman seated holding a microphone is present.
Candid photograph of patrons inside the Kings & Queens. In the center of the image, a man in a black leather vest is seen walking towards the camera. On the left side of the image, women in pantsuits are seen seated and standing next to the bar. Behind the man and women in the foreground, other patrons are seen seated at various tables in the background.
Photograph of two men talking inside the Kings & Queens. The man in the center of the image is in profile as he talks to the man on the right side of the image. the man on the right is also in profile, holding a beer. Behind them, a Stephanie Mills poster is present.
Photograph of a group of three patrons eating at table inside the Kings & Queens. There are drinks and plates of food on the table. Behind them, other patrons seated at tables are present. There are reflective silver and red streamers hanging from the ceiling in the background.
Photograph of patrons dancing inside the Kings & Queens. There are red and silver reflective streamers hanging from the ceiling. This is a candid photo with one patron looking towards the camera and the rest unaware. Some patrons in the background are wearing comical hats.
Photograph of patrons seated at the bar at the Kings & Queens. The photograph is taken from behind the bar. There are various drink mixers present on the counter.
Photograph of a group of three patrons seated at the bar inside the Kings & Queens. The photograph is taken from behind the bar. On the left side of the photograph, a man seated at the bar is looking at the camera with his hand raised. To the right of him, two women are at the bar. One woman is seated while the other stands next to her, looking around her towards the camera.
Photograph of Kings & Queens patron, Pat Jacobs, wearing a poodle skirt and standing behind the bar during "50's Night." She is looking at the camera and holding her skirt. Behind her, an unidentified person's back is present.
Photograph of Pat Jacob and David Collins in conversation in Cathedral Square during the 1987 Pride Parade in downtown Providence, R.I. They are both in pink shirts and pink balloons can be seen in the foreground on the right corner.