Shirley Lasseter

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  • Date Range: 4-29-2006
  • 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.
    No clips that include Lylly may be used.
  • Rights: Lesbian Home Movie Project (LHMP) shares rights with Shirley Lasseter during her lifetime when all rights revert to LHMP. 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).