Interview with Bill Gardner

Interview with Bill Gardner

Interviewee

Keith Gemerek

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

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Department

Archives & Special Collections Department, E. H. Butler Library

Document Type

Audio Clip

Interview with Bill Gardner

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