Interview with Bill Gardner
Interviewer
Keith Gemerek
Recording Date
2004
Description
A collection of 34 interviews conducted in 2004 by Keith Gemerek focusing on GLBT elders in the Buffalo, NY and surrounding community. These recordings are housed in the Madeline Davis LGBTQ Archive of Western New York at SUNY Buffalo State, Archives and Special Collections. https://library.buffalostate.edu/archives/LGBTQ
Description:
In this interview, Bill Gardner narrates his contribution to the gay rights movement as Buffalo lawyer and community activist. First discussing his personal journey as a closeted gay man taking on anti-sodomy cases pro bono, Bill recalls what it was like to represent Bob Uplinger in what became the first gay rights case to reach the Supreme Court. Bill further elaborates on his involvement in the Buffalo Gay Men’s Chorus and AIDS Community Services before chiming in on the politics of the gay rights debate.
Collection
The Madeline Davis LGBTQ Archive of Western New York
Audio Length
29:41
Rights
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Streaming Media
Department
Archives & Special Collections Department, E. H. Butler Library
Document Type
Audio Clip
Recommended Citation
"Interview with Bill Gardner." All Audio/Video, The Dr. Madeline Davis LGBTQ Archive of Western New York. Archives & Special Collections Department, E. H. Butler Library, SUNY Buffalo State.
https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/lgbtq_interviews/14
