Title:
Some call them gay Summary:
Special Report. A five-part series examining the gay and lesbian community in Milwaukee. Part one provides an overview of employment discrimination faced by gay men and lesbians; part two focuses on entertainment and recreation, such as dance clubs and bars, drag shows, and cruising; part three describes local efforts to organize for legal reform and oppose police entrapment; part four focuses on the “double life” of homosexuals of this period; and part five describes how gay men and lesbians are organizing for their civil rights. The series ran nightly from September 24th-28th,1973.
| Series: | Special Report and Other Footage |
| Date: | September 24, 1973 |
| Film Segment: | 1 |
| Film Reel: | SR020 BIG, SR021 BIG, SR022 |
| Start/Stop Time: | 0:00:00 - 0:17:05 |
| Duration: | 0:17:05 |
| Soundtrack: | Magnetic |
| B/W or Color: | Color |
| Condition: | Transferred to its own DVCAM videotapes - one tape has the audio and picture reels separate - the other DVCAM has the audio and picture synced together. |
| Script: | No |
| Access Copy: | WTMJ_reports_SR020_021_022_cs.mp4 |
| Resolution: | 480 |
| Citation: | Some call them gay, September 24, 1973, Special Report and Other Footage, Milwaukee Journal Stations Records, Milwaukee Mss Collection 203, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives Department. |
| Rights: | Copyright © WTMJ-TV. |