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Oral history with Jack Fortig aka Sister Boom Boom (conducted by Roland Schembari) who was a member of the Sister of Perpetual Indulgence. In 1982, Sister Boom Boom ran for a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and later, in 1983, ran for Mayor against Diane Feinstein which led to the "Sister Boom Boom Law", a San Francisco ordinance requiring candidates to use only their legal names on the ballot. This interview discusses Fortig's life in San Francisco as a gay man.
Civil rights Ethnicity Gay liberation movement Gay men Oral History Race Religion Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
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GLBT Historical Society California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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