by Evelyn Bailey The 40th Anniversary of The Empty Closet newspaper took place on Feb. 27 at the Tea Room on the fourth floor of the Auditorium Center. The focus was on the past editors and staff, at a time
Rochester Chamber of Commerce Discriminates Against GAGV – In 1983
By Jackie Nudd During the summer of 1983, the Board of Directors of GAGV decided to hold their Tenth Anniversary Dinner at the Rochester Chamber of Commerce. There was a lengthy debate as to whether the application would be approved,
Empty Closet 40th Anniversary Celebration Is February 27
By Evelyn Bailey The Empty Closet 40th Anniversary Celebration is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 27, in the Tea Room, fourth floor, Auditorium Center, 875 E. Main St. This year the Empty Closet turns 40 – a milestone in anyone’s life,
Empty Closet Digitization, Microfilming Are Finished; Will Be Available to Public
by Evelyn Bailey On Thursday, June 11, the microfilm copies for the Gay Alliance, and the digitized copies for the University of Rochester, the Gay Alliance and Cornell University were picked up from HOV Services, the vendor who did the
Empty Closet Digitization Project Completion Deadline: June 1, 2010
By Evelyn Bailey Initially a quarterly, then a bimonthly and finally a monthly newspaper, the Empty Closet is the oldest continuously published GLBT newspaper in New York State. With a current monthly circulation of 5000+, the EC has chronicled political,
What did the Gay Liberation Front do?
by Evelyn Bailey In previous issues we looked at WHAT the Gay Liberation Front at the University of Rochester was. We looked at WHO the driving force behind the organization was. In this issue we want to look at WHAT
June 1974: Gay Radio
The following gay radio and television programs were broadcasted in Western, New York in 1974: GREEN THURSDAYS. Wednesday midnight. WCMF-FM, 96.5 Mhz. Alternates with LESBIAN NATION LESBIAN NATION. Wednesday midnight. WCMF-FM, 96.5 Mhz. Alternates with GREEN THURSDAYS. GAY WAVES. Thursday
May 1974: Headlines and News
The following headlines and excerpts are from Rochester's gay newspaper, the Empty Closet, the May 1974 issue: May, 1974 the Gay alliance relocated to the Genesee Co-Op at 713 Monroe Avenue. 38 Arrested In Massive Parks Cleanup: Where: Durand Eastman;
1971: News from the Empty Closet
The following news items were taken from the February and March 1971 editions of the Empty Closet. Gay People vs State AssemblyReported by Bob Osborne Three members of the Rochester gay community (Bob Osborne, R.J. Alcala, and Marshall Goldman) addressed
A Gay Dance in 1971
The following letter to the editor appeared in the University of Rochester Campus TImes and the first edition of the Empty Closet (January, 1971). It was written by Patricia Evers, a student at the University of Rochester. This was a