Photograph of Royal Court softball team members lip synching a medley by the Village People as "Mo and Her Groupies." The group is made up of Cheryl Dupree (center right), Linda, Autumn Howe Black, Mo, and Mary. The photograph is taken from behind the audience.
Photograph of Royal Court softball team members lip synching a medley by the Village People as "Mo and Her Groupies." The group is made up of Cheryl Dupree (center right), Linda, Autumn Howe Black, Mo, and Mary. The photograph is taken from behind the audience.
Interview with MJ Robinson by Nicholas Griffin. MJ is an artist; educator and activist. They identify as queer; nonbinary and white. Topics in order of discussion include:: moving to Providence after college; living in a co-op with other artists and queer people; their creative process including work in comics; writing; illustration and childrens books; impact of being queer in work as an educator; the role of art in education; activist work on behalf of incarcerated queer and trans people with Black and Pink and prison abolition. This interview was created as part of the Queer Stories Project - an oral history project developed by Dr. Virginia Thomas to train LGBTQIA young adults to conduct oral history interviews with LGBTQIA adults in Rhode Island. Queer Stories Project was funded by Rhode Island Council for the Humanities.
Photograph of Miss Brooks inside of a home. Her body is turned away from the camera as her head looks over her shoulder. She is smiling as she looks at the camera. Behind her, leaf decorations are present on the wall.
Interview with Michelle Veras by Leila Kashani-Sabet. Veras is a public health professional, mother and one of the organizers of the Dyke Trans People of Color Providence March. Vera identifies as a queer, mixed race Latina woman. Topics in order of discussion include: growing up in Providence, R.I. and differences in how her son is now growing up in Providence; attending graduate school at Brown University; growing up with a white mother and Dominican father and the impact of being a white-passing Latina; issues of race and racism; intersectionality with queerness; coming out at age 30; the lack of a community of queer people of color in Providence and finding that sense of community online; organizing the Dyke Trans People of Color Providence March in 2019; impact of COVID-19 on queer spaces. This interview was created as part of the Queering Oral History course - an oral history course at Brown University in Spring 2020 and taught by Dr. Virginia Thomas. Students were trained in oral history practices and interviewed members of the Rhode Island LGBTQIA community. This interview was created as part of the Queering Oral History course - an oral history course at Brown University in Spring 2020 and taught by Dr. Virginia Thomas. Students were trained in oral history practices and interviewed members of the Rhode Island LGBTQIA community.
Photograph of a black and white drawing of Michael Martin who passed away from AIDS on September 9th, 1988. The drawing is a portrait of Martin where he is smiling. He was 30 years old. The drawing is signed by Benjie.* This photo is from a folder called "Some of our family who died of AIDS."
Interview with Mev Miller by Virginia Thomas. Miller is a lesbian, feminist, literacy educator and advocate. Topics in order of discussion include: attending Yale Divinity School; feminism and anti-nuclear activism; working in bookselling and feminist publishing; returning to school and working in adult literacy and women's literacy; founding WE LEARN (Women Expanding Literacy Education Action Resource Network); critical pedagogy and popular education; community radio; SAGE Rhode Island and lesbian health issues; aging, health care, and social isolation; OLOC (Old Lesbians Organizing for Change) and voter registration; death and end-of-life-care issues for LGBTQ people; and Wanderground, Miller's proposed library of her collected feminist and lesbian reading materials. This interview was created as part of a series of LGBTQIA interviews in a project managed by Dr. Virginia Thomas and funded through an Equity Action grant from the Rhode Island Foundation.
Photograph of three men holding hands in a line while roller skating inside a roller rink. This is a candid photo. In the background, other roller skaters are present.
Photograph of two men in costume standing inside the Kings & Queens. The man on the left side of the image is dressed as an incarcerated person. The man on the right side of the image is dressed in a Keffiyeh. There are other bar patrons present in the background behind them.
Photograph of Kings & Queens patrons: Mark Hewitt, Ken Staples, and Roland. The three are inside the Kings & Queens near the door. This is a candid photo: two men are looking towards the camera and one is looking away.
Photograph of Mark (left) and Laura (right) standing in front of a wall at the Kings & Queens. The wall is decorated with real foliage as well as faux leaf decorations. The two people are standing in front of the wall shoulder to shoulder. Mark is wearing a bow tie.
Photograph of Kings & Queens patrons, Mark and Kurt seated at the bar with their arms around each other.
Photograph of Marilyn inside the DJ booth at the Kings & Queens. This photo was taken during a New Years Eve Party. Marilyn is smiling as she looks at the camera. The walls are decorated with red streamers and craft paper. There are reflective stars on the left wall and a disco ball hanging from the ceiling.
Photograph of Kings & Queens patrons, Marge Jacob and Bobby Boscoe, embracing inside the Kings & Queens during the Starlight Ball Milk Fundraiser. The two are in the center of the image. Marge is smiling at the camera as Bobby looks down. Behind them, silver star decorations are present along with a handmade poster for the Milk Fund Starlight Ball.
Photograph of Marcel Ferlaud and Louise Belisle standing outside in front of a small body of water. The two are embracing as they smile at the camera. Louise is wearing sunglasses.
Photograph of a float made by bar patrons and owner of the Kings & Queens for the Providence Pride Parade. This photo shows the float parked on the side of the road in Providence. The float is in the process of being decorated. A man is standing in the center of the float looking at a group standing on the ground. They are all holding balloons. The float is covered in silver and red tinsel and has red and blue balloons. There is an American flag on the roof of the float.
Photograph of a man roller skating inside a roller rink. The man is looking at the camera. He is skating alone. Another man is present in the background also skating alone.
Photograph of a man standing behind a pool table, holding a pool cue while smiling at the camera. He has both hands on the pool cue. Behind him, a chalkboard is present. Under the chalkboard, a handmade poster hangs on the wall and reads "Open Pool Tournament Saturdays 7:30."
Photograph of a man seated on a stool inside the King & Queens laughing and looking off camera. He has his hand on the back of a stool next to him. Behind him, there are handmade signs on the wall. The sign on the top reads "Makin Happy" in silver glitter. Under that sign, a "1992" is present.
Photograph of a man inside of the Kings & Queens. He is in the center of the photo. His head is turned over his shoulder as he smiles at the camera. Purple reflective streamers are present hanging from the ceiling. A man in a pink bow tie is present on the right side of the image, looking towards the man in the center of the photo. The photograph has some damage: red spots.
Photograph of a man dressed as a wizard inside the Kings & Queens. He is standing in front of the door. The man is seen from the waist up. He is wearing a hat and a shirt with stars on it.
Photograph of the 1983 New Years Eve party inside the Kings & Queens. There are silver and red balloons and streamers decorating the ceiling and walls of the party. A man in a tophat is seated at the end of the bar. He is turned over his left shoulder and smiling at the camera.
Photograph of a man inside the Kings & Queens. He is in a Halloween costume and shown from the waist up. The Halloween costume is a toga and a laurel headband. He is smiling at the camera as he smokes a cigarette. Behind him, paper jack-o-lantern decorations are hanging on the wall.
Photograph of a man in sunglasses on the street in Providence during Pride. The man is looking directly at the camera in this photograph. There is a pink triangle on his T-shirt
Photograph of a man in a silver tuxedo looking at the camera inside the Kings & Queens during a New Years Eve party. This is a candid photograph. There is a popped balloon present in the foreground and a smiling woman to the left of the man.
Photograph of a man wearing an Indigenous Halloween costume. The man is entering the bar and waving at the camera. On the right side of the image, two women are at the bar, looking away from the camera. The man and the woman in the foreground are both smoking cigarettes.
Photograph of a Kings & Queens bar patrons standing inside wearing a black and white Halloween costume. The patron is wearing sunglasses: one side is black and one is white. He is also wearing a black and white jumpsuit with the top being black on the right side and white on the left: the pants of the jumpsuit are inverted. Behind him, other patrons in costume are also seen.
Photograph of a man inside the Kings & Queens dressed as a pirate for Halloween. The photograph is shot from the shoulders up. The man is smiling at the camera. He has a pirate hat on and an eyepatch over his right eye.
Photograph of a man adding decorations to the first Pride Parade Float made by the Kings & Queens. This candid photo is taken from the back of the float and shows the back of two women's heads in front of the man who is turned around adjusting a balloon on the float.
Photograph of a man roller skating with a woman inside a roller rink. The two are engaged in conversation as they're skating.
