Deke Nihilson papers
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Title: Deke Nihilson papers
Dates: 1985-1993
Collection Number: 1999-78
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 5 linear feet (four cartons, one oversize folder)
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: Deke Nihilson (1968-), also known as Daniel Frontino Elash, is a musician, filmmaker, labor organizer, and zine editor best
known for Homocore, which he edited along with Tom Jennings. The collection contains flyers; ephemera from other anarchist
and queer political and cultural events, including punk shows, poetry readings, ACT UP protests, and workers' rights benefits;
correspondence regarding the zine Three Dollar Bill; production materials from the “Riot Gear” issue of Homocore, which covered
the Riot Grrl movement; and news clippings about Nihilson.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research.
[Identification of item]. Deke Nihilson papers. Collection Number: 1999-78. GLBT Historical Society
Gift of Deke Nihilson on December 12, 1999.
Biography/Administrative History
Deke Nihilson (1968-), also known as Daniel Frontino Elash, is a musician, filmmaker, labor organizer, and zine editor best
known for Homocore, which he edited along with Tom Jennings. Homocore was one of the earliest queercore zines and was instrumental
in the expansion of the queer punk scene. Nihilson and his collaborators produced seven issues between 1988 and 1991, and
organized a series of punk shows that helped popularize the queercore scene on the West Coast. This collection also contains
materials related to Nihilson and Clay Cadic’s zine Three Dollar Bill.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection contains flyers; ephemera from other anarchist and queer political and cultural events, including punk shows,
poetry readings, ACT UP protests, and workers' rights benefits; correspondence regarding Three Dollar Bill; production materials
from the “Riot Gear” issue of Homocore, which covered the Riot Grrl movement; and news clippings about Nihilson. There is
also a t-shirt and some audiotapes. GSSO Linked Terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000374; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_004300;
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_002229; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_003411
Gay men
Music
Feminism
Labor