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OH 2016

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeSANDERS, Kelly

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 2016
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionFor the Dallas LGBT Oral History Project. Owner of Mable Peabody’s Beauty Parlor and Chainsaw Repair, Denton’s first LGBT-friendly bar. Childhood in East Texas and in Gainesville, Texas; brief marriage to a man; coming out narrative; experiences managing bars in Dallas; experiences during the AIDS crisis; relationships with LGBT community; decision to open Mable Peabody’s, and experiences there.
Interviewer(s)Karen Wisely
Physical Description41 pp.
Terms of UseOpen