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San Diego Pride Parade and interview with Morris Kight, 1995
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San Diego Pride Parade and interview with Morris Kight, 1995
circa 1995-07-15
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This is footage of the 1995 parade (dated July 15, 1995) starting from the initial motorcycle run, taken from the 6th Avenue turning near the end at Pennsylvania. Starting at about 15 minutes there is an interview with Morris Kight while his art gallery was being set up at the weekend's festival in Balboa Park. Kight speaks of LGBT marches and confrontations with police, the artists and art being exhibited. Later there is a tour of the Lesbian and Gay Historical Society of San Diego (now Lambda Archives) and GLLO Art Gallery booths. Morris Kight was a political activist involved in many civil rights and labor movements. He founded the Gay Liberation Front in Los Angeles in 1969, the third in the country, and cofounded the Christopher Street West gay pride parade in LA in 1970, the Stonewall Democratic Club in 1975, and other organizations and events.
Parades; Pride parades; San Diego Pride Parade; Greg Louganis; Morris Kight; Don Bachardy; LGBTQ pride; Pride festivals; San Diego LGBT Pride; Pride events; Works of art; Gay-ins; Los Angeles Police Department; Art exhibits; Marches; Harvey Milk; Christopher S. Dogge; Artists
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VHS videotape; color
01:03:07
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This is a summary, not a transcript.
00:11 Video begins with women on motorcycles.
00:58 A group of people holding a banner that reads "Out and Free, San Diego Gay and Lesbian Pride" and a rainbow balloon arch can be seen.
01:13 Two people, a man and a woman, drive by in a convertible.
01:27 Men and women riding in different convertibles drive by while waving.
01:39 A group of people walking holding a banner that reads "Coming Together as Family" followed by a drag queen.
01:46 A group of individuals holding a black a blue banner walk by followed by people holding different colored flags.
01:56 A truck with a banner that reads "Queen of Asia Beauty Pageant" drives by while pulling an Asia- inspired float that features people dressed up as Geishas.
02:05 Two men in their underwear walk by holding a sign that has a purple triangle with a rainbow over it.
02:10 A truck drives by playing Latin music with signs and features men, women, and drag queens dancing while also pulling a float that features rainbow butterfly wings and different Latin American flags.
02:31 A group of individuals holding different Latin American Flags walk by.
02:51 An individual in a convertible drives by dressed in traditional Mexican attire with a blue and white sign on the passenger door that reads "Mr. Gay Latino Alaz Garner."
3:02 A banner that is in both English and Spanish passes by."
03:29 The camera becomes tilted and you cannot fully see what is going on.
03:31 Camera goes back into focus.
03:35 A truck drives by with a large rainbow flag.
03:41 A truck drives by with two signs on the front that read "Moms + Me N Dads Too" followed by children and their parents, and a large rainbow balloon arch. [This would be PFLAG, Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays]
04:18 A sheriff's car drives by followed by the color guard.
04:29 A group of Sheriff Department people holding hands.
04:39 A car with many balloons attached to it, and a man riding in the back holding a sign follows.
04:50 A fire truck playing their siren and honking the horn can be seen with a person holding a sign that reads "Deputy Chief Monica Higgins, SDFD"
04:46 A group of women on a float with a sign that reads "Adult Child of Republicans"
05:28 A group of people holding a sign that reads "Wimmin by Birth Lesbians by Choice" can be seen going down the parade route.
05:54 A group of men and women holding a sign that reads "Lesbian and Gay Educators" can be seen.
06:01 A car featuring two people waving and a driver can be seen driving down the parade route with a sign on the side of the car that reads " Board of Education."
06:07 A school bus that reads "Rainbow School Bus" is driving down the parade route featuring other signs on the bus.
06:48 Two men twirling batons while walking down the parade route can be seen.
07:18 A marching band is proceeding down the parade route.
08:28 A truck pulling a large float while also carrying people as well.
08:52 People in a large costume can be seen.
10:00 A group of people waving different countries' flags can be seen proceeding down the parade route while also featuring signs with AIDS statistics.
11:58 A group of people holding a "Democratic Party" sign
12:26 A person in a doughnut costume can be seen.
13:54 A group of people walking with a sign that reads "Gay, Sober, and Proud" can be seen.
15:01 The video changes from the parade to a woman speaking and filming a festival tent. The date reads July 14th, 1995.
15:20 The woman is talking about Morris Kight and his art collection.
16:05 Kight can be seen organizing the walls of his collection exhibit.
18:14 Morris Kight continues to talk about a piece of artwork in his collection.
18:42 Morris Kight talks about another of art work in his collection.
23:10 He begins talking about a poster that is in his art collection.
23:30 He talks about another piece of artwork in his collection.
24:17 He begins talking about a different piece of artwork in his collection that features Oscar Wilde.
27:28 Kight is explaining a picture that features himself and Harvey Milk.
28:50 Kight talks about a dog that he had in the past.
30:50 He talks about a photograph that was printed to promote a concert.
32:11 He talks about a poster that is of a play he attended in Hollywood.
32:58 He talks about a photograph that features a rubbing of the Stonewall plaque. The plaque memorializes the Stonewall Riots that marked the beginning of the fight for Gay and Lesbian Rights.
35:46 He talks about women's rights.
36:04 He talks about a poster that features social integration.
36:42 He talks about a photographic poster of two gay men on a bus bench by Bob Opal.
38:07 He talks about a poster that promotes voting by gay people, with the date 1978.
39:03 He begins introducing a woman who is the director of the festival, to his staff.
39:35 He begins talking about another photograph that marks an event that they did in New York.
40:26 A collage is shown and explained by a man named Ray, the collage to pay homage to Stonewall.
44:22 The video shows Kight talking about his teeth during his childhood.
45:14 The video features a man and a woman talking about a portrait.
45:57 The video features the timeline of photographs and events that will be featured in the festival.
46:28 Kight talks about buildings in Hollywood that he had encountered.
50:01 He talks about different organizations that have helped to add to his collection.
51:21 The video goes blank.
51:30 The video returns talking about the art gallery. The date reads July 15th, 1995 in the corner of the video.
51:34 You can see the different countries' flags that were carried in the parade shown at the beginning of the tape.
52:01 The video changes to a woman named Tony (Toni?) introducing the art gallery while being interviewed.
53:11 Tony talks about the connection of art and Latinx culture.
53:52 The video begins to go around the gallery showing the different pieces of artwork.
53:43 It shows a picture that is shaped like a human being with different things inside of it.
54:56 Features a collage of people made into a design.
55:#9 It shows a pictures that features elements of the Latin Culture
56:04 Features a photograph of two Latino men in front of the Gay Pride flag.
56:40 Features a photograph that dates back to the Holocaust to remind people that gays were also killed during this tragic time.
57:40 Features a painting with letters painted over it.
58:35 Features a collage of women, new papers and other items.
59:03 The video begins to show different sculptures and paintings that are featured on the tables at the art gallery.
59:56 The person filming states that the woman that was speaking earlier is named Tony Fuente.
1:00:04 The person filming interviews one of the artists, named Isha Mullis [spelling?] whose art is in the gallery.
1:00:24 Isha begins to explain the different paintings that she has in the gallery.
1:01:06 Shows the volunteer committee who put the event together.
1:01:19 The video jumps forwards to people looking at the art in the gallery.
1:01:33 It pans to an individual wearing a tall hat talking about a raffle that they have going on.
1:02:01 The video than shows different people at the festival and it also shows two women who are partners talking about the festival.
1:02:44 One of the women being interviewed lifts up her shirt and shows her underclothes to the person filming.
00:11 Video begins with women on motorcycles.
00:58 A group of people holding a banner that reads "Out and Free, San Diego Gay and Lesbian Pride" and a rainbow balloon arch can be seen.
01:13 Two people, a man and a woman, drive by in a convertible.
01:27 Men and women riding in different convertibles drive by while waving.
01:39 A group of people walking holding a banner that reads "Coming Together as Family" followed by a drag queen.
01:46 A group of individuals holding a black a blue banner walk by followed by people holding different colored flags.
01:56 A truck with a banner that reads "Queen of Asia Beauty Pageant" drives by while pulling an Asia- inspired float that features people dressed up as Geishas.
02:05 Two men in their underwear walk by holding a sign that has a purple triangle with a rainbow over it.
02:10 A truck drives by playing Latin music with signs and features men, women, and drag queens dancing while also pulling a float that features rainbow butterfly wings and different Latin American flags.
02:31 A group of individuals holding different Latin American Flags walk by.
02:51 An individual in a convertible drives by dressed in traditional Mexican attire with a blue and white sign on the passenger door that reads "Mr. Gay Latino Alaz Garner."
3:02 A banner that is in both English and Spanish passes by."
03:29 The camera becomes tilted and you cannot fully see what is going on.
03:31 Camera goes back into focus.
03:35 A truck drives by with a large rainbow flag.
03:41 A truck drives by with two signs on the front that read "Moms + Me N Dads Too" followed by children and their parents, and a large rainbow balloon arch. [This would be PFLAG, Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays]
04:18 A sheriff's car drives by followed by the color guard.
04:29 A group of Sheriff Department people holding hands.
04:39 A car with many balloons attached to it, and a man riding in the back holding a sign follows.
04:50 A fire truck playing their siren and honking the horn can be seen with a person holding a sign that reads "Deputy Chief Monica Higgins, SDFD"
04:46 A group of women on a float with a sign that reads "Adult Child of Republicans"
05:28 A group of people holding a sign that reads "Wimmin by Birth Lesbians by Choice" can be seen going down the parade route.
05:54 A group of men and women holding a sign that reads "Lesbian and Gay Educators" can be seen.
06:01 A car featuring two people waving and a driver can be seen driving down the parade route with a sign on the side of the car that reads " Board of Education."
06:07 A school bus that reads "Rainbow School Bus" is driving down the parade route featuring other signs on the bus.
06:48 Two men twirling batons while walking down the parade route can be seen.
07:18 A marching band is proceeding down the parade route.
08:28 A truck pulling a large float while also carrying people as well.
08:52 People in a large costume can be seen.
10:00 A group of people waving different countries' flags can be seen proceeding down the parade route while also featuring signs with AIDS statistics.
11:58 A group of people holding a "Democratic Party" sign
12:26 A person in a doughnut costume can be seen.
13:54 A group of people walking with a sign that reads "Gay, Sober, and Proud" can be seen.
15:01 The video changes from the parade to a woman speaking and filming a festival tent. The date reads July 14th, 1995.
15:20 The woman is talking about Morris Kight and his art collection.
16:05 Kight can be seen organizing the walls of his collection exhibit.
18:14 Morris Kight continues to talk about a piece of artwork in his collection.
18:42 Morris Kight talks about another of art work in his collection.
23:10 He begins talking about a poster that is in his art collection.
23:30 He talks about another piece of artwork in his collection.
24:17 He begins talking about a different piece of artwork in his collection that features Oscar Wilde.
27:28 Kight is explaining a picture that features himself and Harvey Milk.
28:50 Kight talks about a dog that he had in the past.
30:50 He talks about a photograph that was printed to promote a concert.
32:11 He talks about a poster that is of a play he attended in Hollywood.
32:58 He talks about a photograph that features a rubbing of the Stonewall plaque. The plaque memorializes the Stonewall Riots that marked the beginning of the fight for Gay and Lesbian Rights.
35:46 He talks about women's rights.
36:04 He talks about a poster that features social integration.
36:42 He talks about a photographic poster of two gay men on a bus bench by Bob Opal.
38:07 He talks about a poster that promotes voting by gay people, with the date 1978.
39:03 He begins introducing a woman who is the director of the festival, to his staff.
39:35 He begins talking about another photograph that marks an event that they did in New York.
40:26 A collage is shown and explained by a man named Ray, the collage to pay homage to Stonewall.
44:22 The video shows Kight talking about his teeth during his childhood.
45:14 The video features a man and a woman talking about a portrait.
45:57 The video features the timeline of photographs and events that will be featured in the festival.
46:28 Kight talks about buildings in Hollywood that he had encountered.
50:01 He talks about different organizations that have helped to add to his collection.
51:21 The video goes blank.
51:30 The video returns talking about the art gallery. The date reads July 15th, 1995 in the corner of the video.
51:34 You can see the different countries' flags that were carried in the parade shown at the beginning of the tape.
52:01 The video changes to a woman named Tony (Toni?) introducing the art gallery while being interviewed.
53:11 Tony talks about the connection of art and Latinx culture.
53:52 The video begins to go around the gallery showing the different pieces of artwork.
53:43 It shows a picture that is shaped like a human being with different things inside of it.
54:56 Features a collage of people made into a design.
55:#9 It shows a pictures that features elements of the Latin Culture
56:04 Features a photograph of two Latino men in front of the Gay Pride flag.
56:40 Features a photograph that dates back to the Holocaust to remind people that gays were also killed during this tragic time.
57:40 Features a painting with letters painted over it.
58:35 Features a collage of women, new papers and other items.
59:03 The video begins to show different sculptures and paintings that are featured on the tables at the art gallery.
59:56 The person filming states that the woman that was speaking earlier is named Tony Fuente.
1:00:04 The person filming interviews one of the artists, named Isha Mullis [spelling?] whose art is in the gallery.
1:00:24 Isha begins to explain the different paintings that she has in the gallery.
1:01:06 Shows the volunteer committee who put the event together.
1:01:19 The video jumps forwards to people looking at the art in the gallery.
1:01:33 It pans to an individual wearing a tall hat talking about a raffle that they have going on.
1:02:01 The video than shows different people at the festival and it also shows two women who are partners talking about the festival.
1:02:44 One of the women being interviewed lifts up her shirt and shows her underclothes to the person filming.
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