Bay Area Women of Color BDSM Photo Project collection
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Title: Bay Area Women of Color BDSM Photo Project collection
Dates: circa 2004-2019
Collection Number: 2004-07
Creator/Collector:
Chartrand, April Martin
Bay Area Women of Color Photo Project Collection
Extent: 2 manuscript boxes
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: Material related to the Bay Area Women of Color BDSM Photo Project, later called the Bay Area Women of Color Photo Project.
April Martin Chartrand, also known as Ms. Heart, co-founded the group with Andrew Morgan in 2003. Their mission was to expand
the aesthetic and cultural perceptions of the BDSM community by promoting artistically tasteful photographic images of Women
of Color in BDSM. The project ran from 2003-2009. The collection includes a DVD of the short film, “Heart,” by Vivian G; a
research paper by Chartrand titled “Sub-Culture Within a Sub-Culture: Women of Color in the Bay Area in the Fetish Lifestyle,
A Colorful Spectrum of Gender Orientations and Divergent Interests”; a research paper by Chartrand titled “Folsom Street Fair’s
History”; and various papers, clippings, and ephemera related to Heart’s work and the project, including documentation of
a panel event with SF Citadel.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research. Mailing lists and other records holding the names, addresses, and/or phone numbers of individuals
will be restricted for 20 years.
[Identification of item]. Bay Area Women of Color BDSM Photo Project collection. Collection Number: 2004-07. GLBT Historical
Society
Gift of April Martin Chartrand (also known as Ms. Heart) on August 14, 2004. Additions in 2011, 2019, and 2024.
Scope and Content of Collection
Material related to the Bay Area Women of Color BDSM Photo Project, later called the Bay Area Women of Color Photo Project.
April Martin Chartrand, also known as Ms. Heart, co-founded the group with Andrew Morgan in 2003. Their mission was to expand
the aesthetic and cultural perceptions of the BDSM community by promoting artistically tasteful photographic images of Women
of Color in BDSM. The Project ran from 2003-2009. The collection includes a DVD of the short film, “Heart,” by Vivian G; a
research paper by Chartrand titled “Sub-Culture Within a Sub-Culture: Women of Color in the Bay Area in the Fetish Lifestyle,
A Colorful Spectrum of Gender Orientations and Divergent Interests”; a research paper by Chartrand titled “Folsom Street Fair’s
History”; and various papers, clippings, and ephemera related to Heart’s work and the project, including documentation of
a panel event with SF Citadel.
GSSO Linked Terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000381; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_001236; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_007675;
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000268; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_006371;
Lesbians
Kink
African Americans
Leather
People of color
Black people
BDSM
LGBTQ