The Holiday Pride:
A Pittsburgh LGBT+ Community Museum
Oral Histories
These are the edited versions of our archieved oral histories that we have. Each history begins with a breif biography of the interviewee. Following are the more interesting parts of long interviews. As such, these are curated pieces of history. If you wish to use these oral histories in full, please contact us!
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*If there is no name for the interviewee, that is because they have chosen to be annynomous.
Chuck Honse was the owner of four bars in Pittsburgh. Listen to how he helped the Pitt's Men Study and dealt with AIDS.
Noxon was an owner of multiple bars across Pittsburgh and helped a few other owners run their own bars. Listen to him talk about what those bars were like.
Butch Izaj owned the bar Jazi's. He also helped begin the Memorial and Labor day picnics that were a tradition for the city for many years!
T. Ziaukas
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