Gonzalez (Efrain John) Papers, 1990-circa 2000

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Summary

Title:
Efrain John Gonzalez papers
Dates:
1990-circa 2000
Creators:
Gonzalez, Efrain John
Abstract:
Extent:
1990-circa 2000
Language:
Preferred citation:

Efrain John Gonzalez papers. GLBT Historical Society

Background

Scope and content:

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. The array of physical photographs in the collection are black and white, showing scenes from San Francisco Pride parades in the 90s. The fliers advertise the Hellfire Tours, list Gonzalez’s contact information, and include regulars of the kink and fetish clubs in the Meat-Packing District. This collection also includes a notebook, which is blank, aside from the colorful cover that is duplicated. Finally, the flash drive is a digital documentation of roughly one hundred photographs of scenes at the San Francisco Bisexual Conferences, San Francisco pride parades, along with digital copies of diary entries.

Biographical / historical:

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.

Acquisition information:
The collection was donated to the GLBT Historical Society by Efrain John Gonzalez in August, 2022.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by GLBT Historical Society staff.
Date Prepared:
1990-circa 2000
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

Efrain John Gonzalez papers. GLBT Historical Society

Location of this collection:
989 Market Street, Lower Level
San Francisco, CA 94103, US
Contact:
(415) 777-5455
reference@glbthistory.org
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