Digital Transgender Archive
Oral History Interview with Josie Carter and Jaime Gays, May 6, 2011
Josie Carter and Jaime Gays are drag performers and long-time friends. They discuss the "gay scene" in Milwaukee in the 1950s and 1960s, mentioning specific bars such as Castaways, the White Horse, the Mint, and others; drag pageants throughout the decades (Gays was crowned the first Miss Gay Milwaukee 1970-1971 and Miss Gay Wisconsin in 1976); police harassment; personal relationships; employment at various venues, including straight clubs; and family life.
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Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
- Institution
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University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
- Creator(s)
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Gays, Jaime
Carter, Josie
Smith, Brice
- Publisher
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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
- Date Created
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May 6, 2011
- Genre
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Oral Histories
Transcriptions
- Subject(s)
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Miss Gay Milwaukee
Miss Gay Wisconsin
- Places
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Wisconsin
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Milwaukee County
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City of Milwaukee
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Milwaukee
- Topic(s)
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Bars
Drag
Employment
Homosexuality
Labour
LGBTQ+ relationships
Oral history
Police
- Resource Type
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Audio
Text
- Language
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English
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