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Newspaper clippings detailing the First Texas Gay Marriage between Antonie Molina and William "Billie" Ert.

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Representing Miss South Central States USofA, ShaeShae LaResse of Laguna Beach Ca. was crowned the 28th Miss Gay USofA 2013 in Dallas, TX. Assisting with the crowning is former Miss Gay USofA 2012 and the newly crowned Miss Gay USofA Classic, Amy…

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Gulf Coast Archive & Museum of GLBT History [GCAM] is the Custodian of the Miss Camp America Crown.

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Flyer for the 25th Miss Camp America Pageant at UH Cullen Performance Hall

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The Miss Camp America Pageant began in 1969 as a birthday party for Pat Petty. This competition ran until 2006 and included more than 250 members. In 1988, the pageant became a foundation has donated over $1 million in profits to charity, primarily…

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Pictures from houstonlgbthistory.org of ads and murals from Mary's bar in Houston.

Said by Outsmart to have anchored Houston’s gay community in Montrose, Mary’s was a gay bar in Houston, Texas that opened as Mary’s Naturally in 1970 by Jim “Fanny” Farmer. Before its closing in November 2009, Mary’s contributed a significant amount…

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Marvin Davis, who performed as Lady Victoria Lust, was a Houston-based drag queen in the late 80’s-early/mid 90’s. Marvin was passionate in his support for people with AIDS (PWA’s) and donated a large portion of his late life to supporting the PWA…
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