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Reckitt, Lois Galgay, Johnna Ossie

Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection

Lois Galgay Reckitt was born and raised in Massachusetts. She attended Brandeis University and then Boston University for her graduate degree. After college, she married a man who was in the Coast Guard. They moved to South Portland to the house she still lives in today. She came out at age 33 when she was deeply entrenched in the growing women's movement. She had a rocky divorce with her self-proclaimed feminist husband who blackmailed her when he found out she was a lesbian. In 1971 she became the treasurer for the first National Organization for Women (NOW) chapter in Maine. …

Sexual Politics: The Gay Person In America Today, Shannon Gilreath

University of Akron Press Publications

Contemporary and controversial, Shannon Gilreath's Sexual Politics is an important update to the continuing debate over the place of the gay person in American law, politics, and religion. Gilreath skillfully navigates a number of complex issues, including the delicate balance between sexual privacy and public equality, the entwining of religion and U.S. law and politics, and gay marriage. He offers astute academic observations and a depth of personal reflections to create an unmatched critique of the gay person in American society. Ultimately, Gilreath argues for the further emergence of a gay and lesbian ethos of public attentiveness and the practice …

Fifth Freedom, 1983-12-01, The Mattachine Society Of The Niagara Frontier

Fifth Freedom

Mattachine Hearings: pg1

WGR Saves Face: pg1

Buffalo's Biggest Problem: pg1

AIDS News Brief: pg3

News From Buffalo: pg3

Nights of Our Lives: pg5

SELections: pg6

Book Review: pg6

Directory: pg7

Fifth Freedom, 1983-07-01, The Mattachine Society Of The Niagara Frontier

Fifth Freedom

GLCC Moves, Begins Major Fund Drive: pg1

Editorial: pg2

AIDS News Brief: pg5

The Aural Column: pg6

Virginia Appuzzo Speaks: pg7

Calendar: pg8

Night Of Our Lives: pg11

5th Freedom Fiction: pg12

Out And About: pg13

Comix: pg14

Fifth Freedom, 1983-06-01, The Mattachine Society Of The Niagara Frontier

Fifth Freedom

Anti-gay Radio Show: pg1

Gay Pride Fest Information: pg1

Editorial: pg2

A.I.D.S. Study in Buffalo: pg3

Nights of Our Lives: pg5

Crossroads Grand Opening: pg5

Community Calendar: pg6

Community News: pg7

Aural Column: pg8

SELections: pg9

Comics: pg10

Want Ads: pg11

Fifth Freedom, 1983-05-01, The Mattachine Society Of The Niagara Frontier

Fifth Freedom

Gay Pride Fest News: Pg1

Editorial: pg2

AIDS Information: pg3

SELections: pg4

Book Reviews From EMMA: pg5

Gay Legal Advisor: pg5

Out and About: pg6

Calendar: pg8

"Night of Our Lives": pg11

Gay Youth: Past and Present: pg11

Book Reviews: pg13

Aural Column: pg14

Gay Directory: pg15

Fifth Freedom, 1983-04-01, The Mattachine Society Of The Niagara Frontier

Fifth Freedom

Spring Arrives... And With It Women's Softball: pg1

Editorial: pg2

EMMA Book Review: pg4

Gay Legal Advisor: pg5

Gay Youth: Past and Present: pg6

Gardening News: pg6

SELections: pg7

Calendar: pg9

Aural Column: pg10

Glimpses of Lesbian History: pg11

Out and About: pg12

Shoe Leather Express: pg12

Puzzle: pg13

Comix: pg14

Fifth Freedom, 1983-03-01, The Mattachine Society Of The Niagara Frontier

Fifth Freedom

State Law Struck Down: pg1

Mattachine News: pg2

Counselor Training: pg3

Community Events: pg3

Out And About: pg4

Selections: pg5

Community Calendar: pg6

Special Report: pg7

EMMA Book Review: pg11

GLCC News: pg11

Concert Page: pg13

Comix: pg14

Gay Directory: pg15

Want Ads: pg15

Fifth Freedom, 1983-02-01, The Mattachine Society Of The Niagara Frontier

Fifth Freedom

The GLCC And Community Support: pg1

Editorial Page: pg2

Counselor Training Update: pg3

Shoe Leather Express: pg4

Out And About: pg5

Community Calendar: pg6

Selections: pg10

Gay Directory: pg11

Classified Ads: pg11

Fifth Freedom, 1983-01-01, The Mattachine Society Of The Niagara Frontier

Fifth Freedom

National Local News: pg1

Editorial Page: pg2

Mattachine News: pg3

GLLC News: pg6

A Tribute To Patrick Cowley: pg4

The Aural Column: pg5

Out & About: pg7

Selections By Sam: pg7

Shoe Leather Express: pg8

How Does Your Garden Grow: pg10

Gay Directory: pg11

Want Ads: pg11

Fifth Freedom, 1982-12-01, The Mattachine Society Of The Niagara Frontier

Fifth Freedom

The Last Word?: pg1

News From The Community: pg2

News From Our Advertisers: pg3

Fifth Freedom, 1982-11-01, The Mattachine Society Of The Niagara Frontier

Fifth Freedom

Hepatitis: The Not So Gay Disease: pg1

Bidwell Blues Hit The City: pg1

Joint Meeting-GLCC/MSNF: pg2

Homosexuality Acceptable To Church Fathers?: pg4

"I Don't Need The Shots": pg5

SELections by Sam: pg6

The Aural Column: pg7

Community Billboard: pg8

How Does Your Garden Grow: pg10

Gay Votes Appealing To Presidential Candidates: pg10

Shoe Leather Express: pg11

Puzzle Page: pg12

Meadowgrass: pg14

Gay Directory: pg15

Personal Ads: pg15

Fifth Freedom, 1982-10-01, The Mattachine Society Of The Niagara Frontier

Fifth Freedom

Nature Areas In W.N.Y.: pg1

Comptons Anniversary: pg1

Editorial: pg2

Letters To The Editor: pg2

Puzzle Page: pg3

Aural Column: pg4

SELectins By Sam: pg5

Community Billboard: pg6

Out And About: pg9

Gay Directory: pg11

Want Ads: pg11

Fifth Freedom, 1982-09-01, The Mattachine Society Of The Niagara Frontier

Fifth Freedom

M.C.C; Dignity; Affirmation of Buffalo: pg1

SELections By Sam: pg1

A Letter From The Publisher: pg2

Flea Market: pg2

Out And About: pg5

An Interview with Dennis Kulczyk: pg6

An Update of The Counselor Training Program of M.S.N.F: pg6

How Does Your Garden Grow: pg10

Puzzle Page: pg10

Gay Directory: pg12

Want Ads: pg12

Fifth Freedom, 1982-08-01, The Mattachine Society Of The Niagara Frontier

Fifth Freedom

Rochester's Gay Scene: pg1

Marilyn And Me: pg1

Editorial: pg2

The Aural Column: pg2

SELections By Sam: pg4

How Does Your Garden Grow: pg5

Relatives and Friends of Gays Meeting: pg5

Out And About: pg6

Gay Directory: pg7

Want Ads: pg7

Fifth Freedom, 1982-07-01, The Mattachine Society Of The Niagara Frontier

Fifth Freedom

Books For Summer Reading: pg1

Editorial: pg2

Letters To The Editor: pg2

SELections by Sam: pg4

The Aural Column: pg4

Out And ABout: pg5

Rainbows, Frisbees and Songs: pg6

How Does Your Garden Grow: pg6

Gay Directory: pg7

Want Ads: pg7

Fifth Freedom, 1982-04-01, The Mattachine Society Of The Niagara Frontier

Fifth Freedom

Screen Sisters Success Story: pg1

The Aural Column: pg1

Editorial: pg2

Letters To The Editor: pg2

Counselor Training Adds Monday Sessions: pg3

Fifth Freedom Advisor: pg3

Gay Pride Events Taking Shape: pg4

Morgan Bath Gets New Owner: pg4

Out And About: pg4

SELections by Sam: pg5

How Does Your Garden Grow: pg5

Community Center Calendar: pg6

Want Ads: pg8

Gay Directory: pg8

Fifth Freedom, 1982-05-01, The Mattachine Society Of The Niagara Frontier

Fifth Freedom

Gay Pride Fest 1982 Arrives: pg1

Out And About: pg1

Editorial: pg2

Letters To The Editor: pg2

Captain Kink: pg3

Doing America With Bob Damron: pg4

PARTNERS: A "Gay?" Love Story?: pg4

SELections by Sam: pg6

How Does Your Garden Grow: pg7

Gay Arrest Continue In Buffalo: pg7

The Aural Column: pg10

Gay Directory: pg11

Want Ads: pg11

Fifth Freedom, 1982-03-01, The Mattachine Society Of The Niagara Frontier

Fifth Freedom

Buffalo's Barry Sandler: pg1

Violence: Anti-Gay or Not?: pg1

Editorial: pg2

Letters To The Editor: pg2

Out And About: pg4

Media Watch: pg5

The Aural Column: pg6

Community Center Calendar: pg6

Captain Kink: pg7

The Essentials of Public Cross Dressing: pg8

Fifth Freedom Advisor: pg10

How Does Your Garden Grow: pg11

Mattachine Elections: pg12

Doing America With Bob Damron: pg12

SELections By Sam: pg13

Gay Directory: pg15

Want Ads: pg15

Fifth Freedom, 1982-02-01, The Mattachine Society Of The Niagara Frontier

Fifth Freedom

"Making Love" In Buffalo: pg1

Media Watch: pg1

Editorial: pg2

How Does Your Garden Grow: pg3

As The World Queers: A Sad, Sad Tale: pg4

The Aural Column: pg5

MCC: "Why We Are A Fellowship": pg7

Gay Press Association To Meet: pg7

Rosie's Reviews: pg9

Cheryl of M.C. Compton's: pg9

Community Center Calendar: pg11

Bob Damron: pg12

Captain Kink: pg13

SELections by Sam: pg14

Gay Directory: pg15

Want Ads: pg15

Fifth Freedom, 1982-01-01, The Mattachine Society Of The Niagara Frontier

Fifth Freedom

Year End Review: 1981's Best And Worst: pg1

EMMA Bookstore: A New Home In Allentown: pg1

Fifth Freedom Advisor: pg1

Editorial: pg2

Out and About: pg3

SELections by Sam: pg4

Doing America with Bob Damron: pg5

The Unlit Lamp: Radclyffe Hall 1924: pg5

Captain Kink: pg6

Community Center Calendar: pg8

The Aural Column: pg9

How Does Your Garden Grow: pg10

Gay Directory: pg11

Want Ads: pg11

Fifth Freedom, 1981-12-01, The Mattachine Society Of The Niagara Frontier

Fifth Freedom

Loitering Statute To Be Challenged Again: pg1

Community Center Calendar: pg1

The Aural Column: pg3

The Upper Rear Reveiw: pg4

Christmas Gift List of Our Advertisers: pg4

Media Watch: pg5

PICI: A Triumphant Return For Buffalo's Own: pg6

SELections by Sam: pg6

Buffalo Buns Contestants: pg7

Chris Williamson Record Revue: pg7

The Invisible Wall: Pg7

Pornography and Silence: Culture's Revenge Against Nature: pg8

Captain Kink: pg10

Editor's Edition: pg11

Out and About: pg12

Fifth Freedom Advisor: pg13

How Does Your Garden Grow: pg14

Gay Directory: pg15

Want Ads: pg15

Fifth Freedom, 1981-11-01, The Mattachine Society Of The Niagara Frontier

Fifth Freedom

Pat Carroll Is Gertrude Stein: pg1

Joseph Wins William Award: pg1

Community Center Calendar: pg4

Newest Buffalo Bars: pg5

Editor's Edition: pg5

Fifth Freedom Advisor: pg6

How Does Your Garden Grow: pg7

How To RID Yourself Of Crabs: pg8

Out And About: pg10

Selections by Sam: pg12

The Aural Column: pg13

Media Watch: pg14

Gay Directory: pg15

Want Ads: pg15

Fifth Freedom, 1981-10-10, The Mattachine Society Of The Niagara Frontier

Fifth Freedom

The Boy Who Picked The Bullets Up: pg1

The Media Watch: pg3

KTM News Briefs: pg4

Editor's Edition: pg5

SELections by Sam: pg6

How Does Your Garden Grow: pg7

Lawsuit Update: pg7

Fifth Freedom Advisor: pg8

M.C. Compton's: Buffalo's Newest Bar: pg8

Out And About: pg9

Captain Kink: pg10

The Gay Directory: pg11

Want Ads: pg11

Fifth Freedom, 1981-09-01, The Mattachine Society Of The Niagara Frontier

Fifth Freedom

The Allen Restaurant: pg1

Mattachine's Federal Lawsuit: pg1

Captain Kink: pg3

Out and About: pg4

KTM News Briefs: pg5

How Does Your Garden Grow: pg6

Editor's Edition: pg7

Fifth Freedom Advisor: pg8

The Aural Column: pg9

The Media Watch: pg11

SELections by Sam: pg13

The Gay Directory: pg15

Want Ads: pg15

Fifth Freedom, 1981-08-01, The Mattachine Society Of The Niagara Frontier

Fifth Freedom

A Gay Future For The Queen City?: pg1

Western New York's Tricky Natural Areas: pg1

Village People's Renaissance: pg3

Captain Kink: pg4

Editor's Edition: pg4

SELections by Sam: pg4

The Media Watch: pg4

Fifth Freedom Advisor: pg5

The Long Shot and Cities Of The Red Night: pg6

The Celluloid Closet: pg6

Late In The Season: pg7

How Does Your Garden Grow: pg7

Local Book Is A Conundrum: pg7

KTM News Briefs: Pg8

Out and ABout: pg9

The Aural Column: pg10

The Gay Directory: pg11

Want Ads: pg11

Fifth Freedom, 1981-07-01, The Mattachine Society Of The Niagara Frontier

Fifth Freedom

Gay Pride Fest Review: pg1

NYC Gay Pride Parade: pg1

Purlie: The Center Theater Production: pg3

KTM News Briefs: pg3

How Does Your Garden Grow: pg4

Fifth Freedom Advisor: pg5

The Aural Column: pg6

Editors Edition: pg7

Singles, Sexuality & Coming Out: pg8

The Media Watch: pg9

Captain Kink: pg10

SELections by Sam: pg10

The Gay Directory: pg11

Want Ads: pg11

Fifth Freedom, 1981-06-01, The Mattachine Society Of The Niagara Frontier

Fifth Freedom

Fifth Freedom Advisor: pg3

The Law and Your Lifestyle: pg4

The Media Watch: pg5

Mattachine Changes Meetings: pg6

SELections by Sam: pg6

The Aural Column: pg7

Niagara Falls' New Bar: pg9

Captain Kink: pg10

How Does Your Garden Grow: pg11

Editor's Edition: pg13

The Gay Directory: pg15

Fifth Freedom, 1981-05-01, The Mattachine Society Of The Niagara Frontier

Fifth Freedom

The Media Watch: pg5

Captain Kink: pg6

SELections by Sam: pg7

Fifth Freedom Advisor: pg8

The Aural Column: pg8

How Does Your Garden Grow: pg9

Editor's Edition: pg10

The Gay Directory: pg11

Fifth Freedom, 1981-04-01, The Mattachine Society Of The Niagara Frontier

Fifth Freedom

Madeline's Concert Plans: pg4

The Media Watch: pg5

Mattachine's Spring Dance: pg7

Selections by Sam: pg7

New Is Now At Mean Alice's: pg8

Captain Kink: pg8

How Does Your Garden Grow: pg9

The Gay Directory: pg11