This video contains three early episodes of GAZE-TV, hosted by Brad Theissen. The first episode (the fifth ever GAZE-TV program) opens with excerpted footage of Brian Coyle at a local meeting to organize against anti-gay violence, speaking on the relationship of the police with the gay community (for extended raw footage of this event, see the f...
Creator:
GAZE-TV
Contributor:
Theissen, Brad
Created:
1986
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
Please note the audio cuts out from 00:57:00-01:36:14 This video contains four episodes of GAZE-TV. The first episode (00:00:35-00:28:44), hosted by Brad Theissen, begins with Theissen speaking about November as the "Stop Violence Against Gays" month due to the 13th murder of a gay man within the last two years. He also speaks about the actions ...
Creator:
GAZE-TV
Contributor:
Theissen, Brad
Created:
1986-11-03; 1986-11-24; 1986-12-08; 1986-12-15
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
This video contains raw footage of a tribute event for Minnesotan activist Dick Hanson after he was diagnosed with AIDS in April of 1986. The tribute comprises a range of speakers and entertainers honoring Hanson's work in many social and political spheres, including the LGBT rights movement and advocacy in rural farming communities. Dennis Mill...
Contributor:
Theissen, Brad
Created:
1986
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
This video contains raw footage of the second half of a tribute event for Minnesotan activist Dick Hanson after he was diagnosed with AIDS in April of 1986 (you can view the first part of this tribute here: http://purl.umn.edu/239333 ). The video begins with three minutes of footage of bulldog Lady Lydia, the GAZE-TV mascot, before cutting back ...
Contributor:
Theissen, Brad
Created:
1986
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
This video contains four episodes of GAZE-TV, all hosted by Brad Theissen. The first episode features three excerpts from the American Association for Physicians for Human Rights conference held in Minneapolis: Jeff Levi, executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF), speaking on AIDS and the law; Benjamin Schatz, an atto...
Creator:
GAZE-TV
Contributor:
Theissen, Brad
Created:
1987-05; 1987-08
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
This video contains two episodes of GAZE-TV, hosted by Brad Theissen. The first episode is a special episode of GAZE-TV featuring footage of the opening festivities at the 1987 Twin Cities Pride Festival on the steps of the Minnesota State Capitol, with Pride Committee co-chairs Becky Kent(?) and Clark Bufkin emceeing. Speakers include Represent...
Creator:
GAZE-TV
Contributor:
Theissen, Brad
Created:
1987-06-23; 1987-10
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
This episode of GAZE-TV features a segment of the "Living With AIDS" series about women and children living with AIDS. It is comprised of footage from an event by the Bay Areas Researchers Conference on Women and Children and AIDS on March 6, 1987. After the footage there is a list of Twin Cities AIDS Resources and Twin Cities AIDS Services. The...
Creator:
GAZE-TV
Contributor:
Theissen, Brad; Swedeen, Jamie
Created:
1987
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
This video contains four episodes of GAZE-TV, all hosted by Brad Theissen, with a brief excerpt of a fifth episode. The first, third, and fourth episode featured are likely from October 1987; the second and fifth excerpt are likely from May and July 1987, respectively. The first episode opens with two short interviews conducted by Ms. Kasey from...
Creator:
GAZE-TV
Contributor:
Theissen, Brad; Castle, Mark; Ms. Kasey
Created:
1987-05-05; 1987-07; 1987-10
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
This short episode of GAZE-TV includes a documentary film called "Parents Come Out" from Monte Slick Productions and GAMMA starring GG Nauer, Ered Matthew, and Danny Williams. This footage contains interviews with six different families of gay children. After the interviews, there is information about how to locate local chapters of PFLAG, as we...
Creator:
GAZE-TV
Contributor:
Monte Slick Productions; Theissen, Brad
Created:
1987
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
CONTENT WARNING: This footage includes description of child rape at 00:29:50-00:30:06. This episode of Green And Yellow TV is an Intermezzo Special, meaning that it consists of footage from various gay cable network television shows. While this compilation of segments was most likely created in the early 1990s, the footage itself ranges from the...
Creator:
Green and Yellow TV; Electric City; Nothing to Hide
Contributor:
Theissen, Brad
Created:
1987; 1988; 1989
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
This episode of GAZE-TV, hosted by Brad Theissen, opens with footage of the 1988 Twin Cities Pride Parade. Next, Bruce Taylor continues his presentation on AIDS prevention and safety. Footage follows from the closing ceremony of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt display at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis. Several psychedelic ...
Creator:
GAZE-TV
Contributor:
Theissen, Brad
Created:
1988-08-17
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
This video contains four episodes of GAZE-TV, hosted by Brad Theissen. The first episode (September 2, 1988) opens with footage of a Take Back the Night rally in Powderhorn Park, featuring Beth Zemsky and others speaking on lesbian battering, along with a musical performance. It segues into highlights from the 1988 Twin Cities Pride Festival, in...
Creator:
GAZE-TV
Contributor:
Theissen, Brad; Jones, Cleve
Created:
1988-09-02; 1988-09; 1988-10
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
This video contains four episodes of GAZE-TV. The first episode features footage from the 1988 Twin Cities Pride Rally, including speeches from Rev. Arlene Ackerman, Bill Dorn, Emma Hixson (Minneapolis Civil Rights Department Head), Wally Swan (Minnesota Gay and Lesbian Freedom PAC), and a guitar performance of Margie Adams's "We Shall Go Forth"...
Creator:
GAZE-TV
Contributor:
Theissen, Brad
Created:
1988-06; 1988-07
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
This is a short educational film from GAZE-TV called "I Have AIDS: A Teenager's Story" featuring Ryan White. This short documentary was produced by Brad Theissen and Jamie Swedeen in conjunction with Twin Cities Gaze Newspaper and the Minnesota Department of Health. At the end, there is a compilation of various public service announcements (PSAs...
Creator:
GAZE-TV
Contributor:
Theissen, Brad; Swedeen, Jamie
Created:
1988-10-19
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
This episode of GAZE-TV, hosted by Brad Theissen, opens with footage of an inauguration ceremony for the University of Minnesota’s chapter of the national gay fraternity Delta Lambda Phi, held at the Saloon, in Minneapolis. Speakers include John Sugimura, co-founder of the Minnesota chapter; Jim Anderson, co-owner of the Saloon and early member ...
Creator:
GAZE-TV
Contributor:
Theissen, Brad
Created:
1988-10-07
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
This episode of GAZE-TV, hosted by Brad Theissen, opens with the NAMES Project Home Movie, a short film containing footage of a gathering on August 1, 1988 celebrating the one-year anniversary of the unveiling of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt. It also features behind-the-scenes footage from the quilt’s primary workshop in San Francisco, ...
Creator:
GAZE-TV
Contributor:
Theissen, Brad; Jones, Cleve
Created:
1988-09-16
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
This episode of GAZE-TV (September 2, 1988) opens with footage of a Take Back the Night rally in Powderhorn Park, featuring Beth Zemsky and others speaking on lesbian battering, along with a musical performance. It segues into highlights from the 1988 Twin Cities Pride Festival, including speakers Minneapolis city councilmembers Barbara Carlson ...
Creator:
GAZE-TV
Contributor:
Theissen, Brad
Created:
1988-09-02
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
This episode of Green And Yellow TV is an Intermezzo Special, meaning it is a compilation footage collected from gay cable programs across the United States. While this compilation of segments was most likely created in the early 1990s, the footage itself ranges from the late 1980s onward. It begins with several segments from Out/Take (a San Fra...
Creator:
Green and Yellow TV; Out/Take
Contributor:
Theissen, Brad
Created:
1988; 1992
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
This episode of GAZE-TV has no episode number or date identification. The episode begins with a segment on the newly opened "Clinic 42" at the Metropolitan-Mount Sinai Medical Center, and includes statements from Dr. Hanan Rosenstein M.D., Interior Designer Beverly Wachshuth, David Wells of Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS (DIFFA), and...
Creator:
GAZE-TV
Contributor:
Theissen, Brad
Created:
1989
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
This episode of GAZE-TV contains footage from the 1989 Twin Cities Pride Parade, with music from the Minnesota Freedom Band. The episode also contains several public service announcements (PSAs) from the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, and ends with scrolling text listing Twin Cities-area resources for gay and lesbian people.
Creator:
GAZE-TV
Contributor:
Theissen, Brad
Created:
1989-06
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.