![]() In 1969, Cade moved to San Francisco and joined the women’s liberation movement. “But I didn’t think I could be a photographer because I was a woman,” Cade said. “A lot of those pictures were used to get support from all over the country. “Danny Lyon (a noted civil rights photographer) would come running out of the darkroom holding up a picture saying, ‘Look at this! Look at this!’” recalled Cade, now 77, from her home in central Berkeley. The space had a photo lab, where big-name photographers would bustle in and out. ![]() She was working for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, a major civil rights organization, in its Atlanta office. It was 1962, and Cade was a visiting student at Spelman College, a historically black women’s school. The Bancroft Library holds her full photo archive.Ĭathy Cade first witnessed the power of photography during the civil rights movement, as black-and-white portraits of oppression and resistance blazed across the nation. Cathy Cade began documenting civil rights movements around the Bay Area in 1971.
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![]() It also works well for a series that isn't focused on romance of any kind. Others, however, don't really mind since it allows the character to be seen for more than just their LGBT status, and avoids stereotypical portrayals or the character being defined by being LGBT and nothing more. To LGBT fans and allies, it can come off as a cop-out: Saying "Oh, guess what? Bob, whom we never hinted about in the slightest? Totally gay!" after the series is safely over is not an adequate substitute for having the courage to actually include LGBT characters. Or it could just be one big publicity stunt. Thus, this may be a publicity appeal to a gay audience while not upsetting that part of the audience who feels uneasy about this. On the other hand, most readers will assume a character is heterosexual when their orientation isn't developed in text. It can also be due to Conservation of Detail. This may be because of Media Watchdogs, local laws preventing stories with gay characters from being sold, or fear of backlash. When Word of God explains that a character was actually LGBTQ outside of the series, choosing to keep them Ambiguously Gay (at most) in the actual story. ![]() PGN: I understand that you were raised in a pretty typical home in the ’50s. We spoke to one of the book’s authors, Arlene Sullivan. When the show first aired, some feared it would corrupt the morals of minors and lead to social decline, but that didn’t stop “Bandstand” from becoming must-see afternoon TV. First-class stamps were 3 cents and polio was still a concern. The average monthly rent was $90 and the average cost of a new car was under $3,000. Strom Thurmond set the longest filibuster on record to try to keep the civil-rights bill from being passed. ![]() The book does a good job of setting the stage of what it was like in August 1957, when “Bandstand” made its debut. What many won’t know is that the show had a definite queer bent even before the word was reclaimed. I’m sure most of you are familiar with the opening song, and our older readers will remember Dick Clark and the cast of regular dancers while millennials will at least know the host’s name from the New Year’s Eve celebration that still bears his name. “Bandstand Diaries: The Philadelphia Years” is a fun book filled with stories, facts and figures about the groundbreaking show. Throughout October, PGN is celebrating LGBT History Month, so I thought I’d shed a little light on some history that’s recently come to light. |
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