Shirley Lasseter

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  • Date Range: 4-18-2009
  • Collection Summary:
  • Description: Classic variety show, Gainesville lesbian style.
  • Biographical/Historical Note: The Gainesville, Florida Lesbian Variety Show began in 1992. With the exception of 2000, an LVS was held annually 22 years. Admission was on a sliding scale. The shows were restricted to women only but the majority welcomed anyone who defined themselves as female.
    Shirley Lasseter was involved in the committee that created & kept the show going year after year from the beginning. Everyone who performed had to go through an audition. Everyone who auditioned got in.
  • Genres: Amateur Films, Variety Shows
  • Subjects: Lesbians,
  • Places: Gainesville, Florida; Thelma Boltin Center
  • Creators: Shirley Lasseter
  • Collaborators & Participants: For program information or if you or friends were involved in this show, it would be great if you would email us at info@lesbianhomemovieproject.org & let us know. We'll share your input if that's okay, or just preserve it.
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  • Access & Use: Contact Lesbian Home Movie Project (LHMP) info@lesbianhomemovieproject.org. No re-use without permission. LHMP must contact film donor & participants with regard to any re-use. Anonymous must be removed from Act II, "Take a Chance on Me" during her lifetime.
  • Rights: Lesbian Home Movie Project (LHMP) shares rights with Shirley Lasseter during Lasseter's lifetime. Participants also have the right to approve uses of material they appear in during their lifetimes.
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  • Preferred Citation: Shirley Lasseter Collection, Lesbian Home Movie Project (LHMP).