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Efrain John Gonzalez papers
2022-59  
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Description
Efrain John Gonzalez is a bisexual photographer, tour guide, and artist. This collection consists of photographs from queer cultural centers, fliers for the Hellfire Tours, an artist’s notebook, and a flash drive including photographs of various San Francisco Bisexual Conferences.
Background
Efrain John Gonzalez is a bisexual photographer, tour guide, and artist. He gives tours of the historic locations of popular kink and fetish clubs in Manhattan through a company named the Hellfire Tours, predominantly in the “Meat-Packing District”, below the old subway rail known as the “High Line”. Gonzalez formerly took photographs of people and places in the Meat-Packing District when it was a thriving community, and published his work on the Hellfire Tours’ website to advertise. It is apparent Gonzalez was also very involved in the bisexual activist community, as he documented the happenings at the San Francisco Bisexual Conference throughout the 90s. Seemingly, he was also very involved in the queer community at large; his photography also captures prominent figures of San Francisco Pride parades, and queer joy between friends and partners.
Extent
1990-circa 2000
Restrictions
Copyright to material has not been transferred to the GLBT Historical Society. All requests for reproductions and/or permission to publish or quote from material must be submitted in writing to the GLBT Historical Society Archivist. Permission for reproductions and/or permission to publish or quote from material is given on behalf of the GLBT Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Availability
Collection is open for research.