Jean O'Leary speaks at the San Diego Democratic Club's third annual Freedom Banquet (September 10, 1983)
A black and white photograph of Lesbian activist, Jean O'Leary, speaking into two microphones that are taped together at a podium. In the background is a banner for the Democratic Political Action Club Gay/Lesbian Freedom Banquet. She has medium-length, light, wavy hair and is posed looking off camera to the right. She is wearing a black hat with a piece of paper that reads, “Press.” She is dressed in a black tuxedo and bowtie. Her name tag is partially covered by her jacket collar. Jean O'Leary was an early leader in the Lesbian feminist movement. After joining a nunnery as a teen in New York, she left the convent to join the Gay Activists Alliance, which formed in the wake of the Stonewall Riots. Soon after she branched off to create Lesbian Feminist Liberation. During a time when the focus of the Gay rights movement was cisgender, white, Gay men, Jean "taught gay men about feminism...taught lesbians about AIDS...taught feminists about gay and lesbian issues, and she taught Democrats about everything." She worked alongside Bruce Voeller at the National Gay Task Force and was dedicated to dealing with gender separatism within the Gay and Lesbian rights movement. In 1988, O'Leary and Rob Eichberg created National Coming Out Day. Jean died of lung cancer in June 2005.
Publication date: 7 September 2022
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Metadata Object Description - Record Information
Record Identifier:
P557.635.m.r
Record Origin:
San Diego Democratic Club Freedom Banquet at the Hyatt Islandia on September 10, 1983
Record Creation Date:
2021-07-21
Description Standard:
MODS
Metadata Object Description
Title:
Jean O'Leary speaks at the San Diego Democratic Club's third annual Freedom Banquet (September 10, 1983)
Name:
Denise Lisa
Role:
Photographer
Type of Resource:
Digital image
Date Created:
1983-09-10
Date Accumulated:
2019-10-23
Language:
English
Extent and Media:
1200 x 746 pixels
Physical Form:
Film negative
Conditions Governing Access:
Open for research
Conditions Governing Reproduction:
© Lambda Archives of San Diego. Lambda Archives of San Diego owns copyright to the San Diego Democratic Club photographs from the Denise Lisa Photo Collection. Permission must be obtained to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use." This work may be protected by copyright law. Responsibility for obtaining permissions for any use and distribution of these materials rests exclusively with the user and not Lambda Archives of San Diego. Permission to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use" must also be obtained from Lambda Archives of San Diego as owners of the physical property.
Scope and Content:
Denise Lisa photographed San Diego Democratic Club's third annual Freedom Banquet on September 10, 1983 at the Hyatt Islandia in San Diego, California. The banquet was a roast of Dr. David McWhirter, a researcher and clinician who studied the field of sexology and founder of the San Diego Clinical Institute of for Human Relationships. McWhirter was also the co-author of "The Male Couple." Some of the 400 attendees were: Reverend David Ferrell of Metropolitan Community Church, Evonne Schultz, Jess Jessop, Larry Kapiloff, Midge Costanza, Virginia Apuzzo, Drew Mattison, Jean O'Leary, Dr. Don Clark, Dr. Evelyn Hooker, Dr. Bruce Voeller, Rep. John Vasconcellos, Jim Bates, Mayor Tom Bradley (Los Angeles), Peter R. Chacon, Ken Cory, Mike Gotch, Celia Ballesteros, Bob Filner, Ardelia "DeDe" McClure, Wadie P. Deddeh, Robert Gentry, Lucy Goldman, Dianne Feinstein, Roger Hedgecock, Meyers K. Jacobsen, Gloria Johnson, Lucy Killea, Bridget Wilson, David B. Mixner, Lucille Moore, Larry Remer, and others.
Location of Originals:
Lambda Archives of San Diego
Alternative Form Available:
TIFF available upon request (info@lambdaarchives.org)
Material referenced:
L2019.15 Denise Lisa
Referencing material:
P557
Metadata Object Description - Notes
Biography or History:
Denise Lisa was a local photographer for San Diego Pride, The Gayzette Magazine and Nexus Magazine. Nexus had a very short run of 7 issues, released from October 1983 to April 1984. Most of the photos and negatives are related to Nexus articles.
Acquisition Information:
Donated to Lambda Archives by Denise Lisa.
Bibliography:
"Jean O'Leary." Update, 15 June 2005, p. 4. Archives of Sexuality and Gender, link.gale.com/apps/doc/UEFPLM057766063/AHSI?u=lambda&sid=bookmark-AHSI&xid=e4c1c86f. Accessed 27 Oct. 2022.
Other descriptive data:
San Diego Democratic Club (SDDC); San Diego Democratic Club -- Freedom Banquets -- 1983; Politics; Politics -- LGBTQ; Political action; Jean O'Leary; Lesbian activists; Feminism; Feminists -- LGBTQ; Lesbian feminism; Gay Activists Alliance; Lesbian Feminist Liberation; National Gay Task Force; AIDS activists; National Coming Out Day; Holidays -- National Coming Out Day; Democratic Party members (United States)