Photograph of a woman dressed as a devil inside the Kings & Queens. She is wearing red face paint on her face, neck, and hands. She is wearing a bright red cape. This is a close up photograph and she is looking at the camera with a smile.

Photograph of a man dressed as a devil posing for the camera with a woman dressed as a vampire. The devil has his face, neck, and ears painted red with white horns coming from his forehead.The two are inside the Kings & Queens. They are shown from the shoulders up. Both people are making a face at the camera. In the background, Halloween decorations are present.

Photograph of Dennis Bousquet (right) and Gary Wagner (left) wearing light blue suits with bow ties with their arms around each other. This photo is from a folder called "Some of our family who died of AIDS." Bousquet and Wagner both passed away from AIDS. Bousquet passed away on May 5th, 1990.

Photograph of Dennis Bousquet wearing a blue plastic lei. Bousquet is smiling and looking towards the camera. This photo is from a folder called "Some of our family who died of AIDS." Bousquet passed away on May 5th, 1990.

Photograph of Kings & Queens bar patrons, Dennis and Pedro, standing inside the Kings & Queens with their arms around each other, posed and smiling for the camera. They are both holding a drink in their hand. In the background other patrons are present as are fall decorations on the wall.

Photograph of Kings & Queens patrons, Del Nunes and Charlotte Harrington, seated at a table inside the Kings & Queens. One of the women is looking at the camera smiling while the other smiles and looks away. Behind them, handmade posters advertising events are present. One of the posters advertises for the Milk Fund Fundraiser.

Photograph of Del Desrosier standing inside a house talking on a landline telephone. She is standing in a doorway with the phone held up to her right ear. She is turned looking towards the camera with her face partially obstructed by the phone.

Photograph of decorative lights behind the stage at the Kings & Queens. The lights are string lights arranged in the shapes of a four leaf clover (L) and a leprechaun hat (R).

Photograph of decorations on the wall inside the Kings & Queens. In the center of the image, a crucifix leaning towards the left is present. On either side of the crucifix, there are coffins. The coffin on the left side of the image says "Witches" and the coffin on the right side of the image says "Warlocks."

Photograph of Halloween decorations inside the Kings & Queens. This photograph shows a handmade ghost decoration hanging from the ceiling in the center of the image. In the background, there are paper monster face decorations hanging on the walls.

Photograph of a group from the Kings & Queens decorating their Pride=Power themed float for the Providence Pride Parade. The float is a handmade lion roaring being pulled by a red pickup truck decorated in streamers. The pickup truck has a King and Queen playing card on the side. In the background, other floats being prepared for the parade are seen.

Photograph of a group preparing the first Pride Parade float from the Kings & Queens in Cathedral Square before the 1987 Pride Parade. This candid photo shows various group members attaching balloons, streamers, and a sign to a car. The decorations being attached are pink and purple.

Photograph of the decorated bar area inside the Kings & Queens during the 1997 New Years Eve Party. This photo shows the walls covered in silver and blue balloons and blue streamers. There are blue Christmas lights hanging on the ceiling. This is a candid photo and several bar patrons are seen scattered throughout the bar.

Photograph of Kings & Queens patrons, David Nolan and his partner. They are seated at the bar with their heads touching as they smile at the camera.

Interview with David Lima by Joe Saperstein. Topics of discussion include early romantic encounters, acting in theater productions, gay bars, Rhode Island towns, Providence neighborhoods, Portuguese heritage,bullying in school, Catholicism, cruising, drag queens, Boston gay bars, WGBH, nude beaches, and guidebooks, .

Photograph of David wearing a James Dean T-shirt on the side of the road in Providence during Pride. This is a candid photograph. On the right side of the image, another man is seen laughing. Behind the two, four other men and a bus are present in the background.

Photograph of Kings & Queens bar patron and friend, David Collins. This photo was taken at the 1987 Providence Pride Parade. This is a posed photo showing David from the shoulders up. David is smiling and looking at the camera.

Photograph of four drag queens in the middle of a lip-sync performance together at the Kings & Queens. The four have their arms on each others' shoulders. The photograph is taken from the audience. From left to right the performers are: David Collins; Lee Daniels, performed by Brian Perrico; B.B. Hayes, performed by Brian Laquerre; and Vicki Williams. Behind them, the wall is decorated with a tropical sunset motif.

Photograph of three drag queens (from left) David Collins, B.B. Hayes, and Vicki Williams performing together at the Kings & Queens. B.B. Hayes is performed by Brian Laquerre. The photograph is taken from the audience. Behind them, the wall is decorated with a tropical sunset motif.

Photograph of David Collins, runner up in Joan Rivers look alike contest on The Johnny Carson show, seated at the bar in the Kings & Queens. David is holding a book and looking at the camera. Behind him, a bartender is present, looking down at the bar.

Photograph of David Collins in the driver's seat of the first Kings & Queens Pride Parade float. The window is open and his hands are on the edge of the door as he looks out towards the camera. He is smiling with a follower in his hair. The float is decorated in yellow flowers in addition to pink and purple balloons and streamers.

Photograph of people in Halloween costumes dancing inside the Kings & Queens. This is a candid photo. There are two people in red face paint dressed as devils. There is also a person dressed in flannel and a fake beard. In the background on the right, there is a person in a baseball hat, glasses, and a polo shirt. There are Halloween decorations, tree branches, and leaves on the wall.

Photograph of people dancing inside the Kings & Queens during a New Years Eve party. This is a candid photograph with no one looking at the camera. There are red balloons hanging from the ceiling and reflective red streamers attached to the wall.

Photograph of a person dressed as a dairy cow smoking a cigarette at the bar inside the Kings & Queens. They are looking towards the camera. Behind them, Halloween decorations and hand made signs are present on the wall.

Photograph of Kings & Queens patrons out on a picnic in the Lincoln Woods. This photo shows two men seated. The couple are smiling at the camera. One man is seated in front of the other. The man in the back is seated on a fold out chair. The man in the front is seated on a blanket and leaning against the man in the back.

Photograph of Collette playing softball in the snow. In this photo, two women are running. Collette is in the foreground is running towards the center of the image. The woman in the background is running towards the left side of the image.

Photograph of Louise Belisle (center) and Collette Rogue (back) inside the Kings & Queens during Lip Sync Night in 1991. The Lip Sync Night was a fundraiser for the Royal Court Softball team. Both Louise and Collette were members of the Royal Court. Collette is on the back left side of the image turned towards the right looking away from the camera. Collette is dressed in costume as Deee-Lite for her performance. Louise is holding money as she stands centered with the camera. Her head is turned slightly towards the right of the image as she looks away from the camera.

Photograph of Collette playing softball in the snow. She is laying down in the snow with her softball glove on. She is looking away from the camera towards the back of the image.

Photograph of Royal court softball team member, Collette Hogue performing the song "Power of Love" as Deee-Lite for a fundraising lip sync competition at the Kings & Queens. This is a candid photograph of Collette standing by the microphone taken during the performance.

Photograph of Royal court softball team member, Collette Hogue performing the song "Power of Love" as Deee-Lite for a fundraising lip sync competition at the Kings & Queens. In the photograph, she is dancing and smiling at the camera.