Diana Montford Videos
Provenance
This collection was donated by Diana Montford in several donations beginning in 2008.
Scope and Content
Box 1 contains 117 DVDs of episodes of “The Diana Montford Show”, folders for papers of various categories and photographs. Box 2 contains the original VHS tapes and mini digital video cassettes of episodes of “The Diana Montford Show”.
History or Bio
Diana Montford is host of a cable public access interview show, “The Diana Montford Show”, 1990-2015. She is active in Democratic electoral politics and became the first transgender Latina to be elected to public office in New York City when she was elected in 2001 as a New York County Democratic Committee member.
Folder List
Box 1
1. [Personal information]
2. [Electoral politics]
3. [Manhattan Cable]
4. [Transgender rights]
5. [Photos]
6. [8×10 photos]
7. [Photos by Lucia Cammarata]
VIDEO TAPE LIST
1. Diana Montford, first comedy performance at The Comic Strip club, two performances, July 23, 1987
2. Kim Todd, owner and Vice President, of Video Associates, re. acting training
Dr. Theodore Beardsley, Director of Hispanic Society of America, re. the history and work of the research institution, December 27, 1990, pilot episode, never aired
3. Quentin Crisp, re. his life, September 27, 1991
4. Betty Dodson, author of “Sex for One: The Joy of Self-Loving”, re. female sexuality, 1993
5. Nick Freudenberg, Hunter College Center on AIDS, Drugs, and Community Health, re. the politics of AIDS, 1994
6. Ronald B. Hegt, certified public accountant, tax manager at Grant Thornton, 1991, no sound on original
Larry Nyman, associate professor of psychology at City University of New York, 1991, no sound on original
Arn McConnell, co-director and co-writer, and Allen Lewis Rickman, actor, re. the film “Shock! Shock! Shock!”, 1991, no sound on original
Ned Sonntag, animator, re. drawing women’s bodies, undated, no sound on original
7. Carl Strange, Hetrick-Martin Institute, re. gay adolescents, 1994
8. Glorya Whole, entertainer, transgender rights advocate, poet, playwright, re. astrology, 1997
9. Carlos Emanueli and Johanna “L’il Johanna” Pineiro, Pasarela Modeling and Acting Talent, re. the career of modeling and commercial work, 1997
10. Glorya Whole, entertainer, transgender rights advocate, poet, playwright, re. her life and times, 1997
11. Glorya Whole, entertainer, transgender rights advocate, poet, playwright, re. transgender rights, 1997
12. “The Keith Faison Show”, interview with Diana Montford, re. the origins of “The Diana Montford Show”, 1999
13. Julian and Jasmine, Stratas Distribution Systems record label, Stratas Management model agency, and IRE (Inter Race Exists) apparel, re. the music and modeling industries, 2000, deterioration on original
14. Kathryn Freed, Democratic candidate for New York City Public Advocate, first female attorney elected to New York City Council, re. politics, affordable housing, women’s and gay issues, 2001
15. Richard N. Gottfried, New York State Assembly member, re. New York State and New York City housing law, legislation to protect the transgender community, public health, 2002
16. Larry Sauer, openly gay Democratic candidate for New York City Council, re. New York City housing, education, 2001
17. Allen Roskoff, author of the first gay rights bill in the U.S., re. his career as a LGBT rights pioneer, 2002
18. Daniel O’Donnell, attorney, brother of Rosie O’Donnell, re. his candicacy for New York State Assembly member representing the 69th Assembly District, 2002
19. Jonathan Bing, re. his candicacy for New York State Assembly member representing the 73rd Assembly District, 2002
20. Kim Todd, co-owner, Video Associates, re. how to break into show business, 1994
21. Scott Stringer, New York State Assembly member, re. running for re-election, New York City and New York State politics, 2004
22. Barbara Garson, playwright and former Vice Presidential candidate for Socialist Party, and Micah Berul, New York City local organizer, Socialist Party, re. Socialism, 1995
23. Margarita Lopez, openly gay New York City Council member, re. her career in politics and the gay movement, 2004
24. Margarita Lopez, openly gay New York City Council member, re. her candicacy for Manhattan Borough President, 2005
25. Joel M. Roselin, Choice In Dying Society, re. living wills and health proxies, 1991
26. Kim Todd, co-owner Video Associates, re. voiceover work, 1996
27. Connie Ress, co-founder and director of Marriage Equality USA, re. marriage equality, 2004
28. Jeremey-Stuart de Fishberg, fashion designer, re. fashion, 1999
29. Alan J. Gerson, New York City Council member, re. his work on the New York City Council, 2003
30. Carmen Vasquez, Public Policy Director at the New York City LGBT Community Center, re. political and social activism in New York City, 2003
31. Cathy Tauss, make-up artist and owner, the Make-Up Center, and model Edie, re. makeup technique, 2001
32. Fabu LaRue, entertainer, re. her life and career, 1999
33. Rich Wandel, founder, LGBT Community Center National History Archive, re. the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall rebellion, 2009
34. Richard N. Gottfried, New York State Assembly member, re. his life and career, 2010
35. Paul Schindler, editor-in-chief of the Gay City News, re. LGBT issues in the second term of President George W. Bush, 2005
36. Rhea Kahn, support group coordinator, Alzheimer’s Association, re. Alzheimer’s disease, 1994
37. David Serlin, professor of communications and gender studies at University of California, San Diego, re. the history of the gay rights movement, 2005
38. Paisley Currah, executive director of CUNY Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies, founder of Transgender Law and Policy Institute, re. the transgender rights movement, 2005
39. Terry Boggis, director of Center Kids, re. support for LGBT parents and their children and LGBT children, 2009
40. Pedro Angel Serrano, contributor to Out FM Radio on WBAI, re. gay media, 2005
41. Michael Aulito, owner of Paddles S & M club, re. S & M lifestyle and culture, 2008
42. Dr. Gal Mayer, medical director for Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, re. health care for transgender people, 2007
43. Winnie McCroy, managing editor of the New York Blade newspaper, re. the need for gay press, 2004
44. Barbara Warren, psychologist and activist for queer communities, re. the services and history of the New York City LGBT Community Center, 2009
45. Tom Duane, New York State Senator, re. his career as an openly gay politician and his advocacy for disenfranchised groups, 2002
46. Mistress Leda, dominatrix, owner of Arena House of Domination, re. S & M and her career as a dominatrix, undated
47. Michael Aulito and Laura, owners of Paddles S & M club, re. S & M rights, 1999
48. Dean Loren, television personality, attorney, journalist, re. marriage equality and civil rights, 2010
Dean Loren, television personality, attorney, journalist, re. marriage equality and religion, 2010
49. Deborah Glick, New York State Assembly member, first openly gay person elected to New York State Legislature, re. women and the LGBT community and politics, April 22, 2010
50. Kate Bornstein, actor, performance artist, author, re. gender and her experiences as a transgender person, May 6, 2010
51. Rich Wandel, founder, LGBT Community Center National History Archive, re. gay history and the National History Archive, 2012
52. Linda B. Rosenthal, New York State Assembly member, re. her career and New York State politics, August 26, 2010
53. Micah Kellner, New York State Assembly member, re. tenant’s rights and insurance, July 8, 2010
54. “Conversations with Channer”, Harold Channer interview with Diana Montford, re. her life, September 3, 2010
55. Dean Loren, television personality, attorney, journalist, re. the “don’t ask, don’t tell” military policy, September 23, 2010
56. Kate Bornstein, actor, performance artist, author, re. language and identity in the transgender community, December 9, 2010
57. Lydia Radin, activist, re. techniques of activism, March 2, 2012
58. Geoff Kole, comedian, re. getting started in comedy, January 13, 2011
59. Daniel Garodnick, New York City Council member, re. housing in New York City, his career in politics, February 17, 2011
60. Dean Loren, television personality, attorney, journalist, re. marriage equality, March 10, 2011
61. Noah Lewis, attorney with Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund, re. transgender legal issues, April 21, 2011
62. Patricia Harrington, transgender woman, re. lawsuit against New York City to change her birth certificate to reflect her gender, April 21, 2011
63. Joann Prinzivalli, attorney, highest ranking transgender politician in New York State, re. lawsuit against New York City to change birth certificates to reflect gender, April 21, 2011
64. Richard N. Gottfried, New York State Assembly member, re. the transgender rights bill, April 26, 2011
65. Warren Malone, folk singer, musical performances, April 28, 2011
66. Steven Capozzolla, folk singer, musical performances, April 28, 2011
67. Linda Mason, makeup artist, author, re. makeup for transgender women and mature women, July 14, 2011
68. Kim Taylor, head of Being Just Us Modeling Agency, re. the beauty of aggressive women, July 28, 2011
69. Ellen Gesmer, candidate for New York Supreme Court Justice, re. her career as a lawyer and judge, August 4, 2011
70. Dan Quart, candidate for New York State Assembly, re. his work as a pro bono lawyer for tenant’s rights, August 4, 2011
71. Ardranae Byer, aka Data, founder and editor-in-chief of IKONS Magazine, re. the urban professional lesbian lifestyle, February 6, 2012
72. Barbara Jaffe, acting New York State Supreme Court Justice, re. her life and career, August 11, 2011
73. Linda B. Rosenthal, New York State Assembly member, re. New York City housing, carriage horses, fracking, August 18, 2011
74. Carl Siciliano, executive director of the Ali Forney Center, re. assistance for homeless LGBT youth, August 25, 2011
75. Linda Mason, makeup artist, author, re. her life and career, September 1, 2011
76. Linda Mason, makeup artist, author, re. makeup for the mature woman, September 1, 2011
77. Linda Mason, makeup artist, author, re. entrepreneurship and building a business, September 1, 2011
78. Veronica Vera, sex columnist, re. her life and work, September 8, 2011
79. Veronica Vera, sex columnist, sexual liberation advocate, re. cross-dressers, September 8, 2011
80. Marie Mar, attorney, animal rights advocate, re. animal rights issues in New York City, September 29, 2011
81. Colia LaFayette Clark, a founder of the Civil Rights Movement, re. the myth of post-racial society, October 13, 2011
Colia LaFayette Clark, a founder of the Civil Rights Movement, re. the Civil Rights Movement and the Black Liberation Movement, October 13, 2011
82. Kim Taylor, founder and CEO of Just Aggressive Girls Being Just Us Models, re. aggressive women and gender roles, November 28, 2011
83. Kim Taylor, founder and CEO of Just Agressive Girls Being Just Us Models, re. positive representation of aggressive women in society, November 28, 2011
84. Gabe Rodriguez, film director and screenwriter, re. financing film projects, undated
85. Richard N. Gottfried, New York State Assembly member, re. marijuana legalization, “home rule”, undated
86. Melissa Stamps, psychic medium, re. reincarnation, 2015
87. Brook Cerda Guzman, transgender woman, re. her experience as a transgender woman of color, undated
88. Melissa Stamps, psychic medium, re. contact with the dead, her work as a medium, 2015
89. Rosemary Lopez, social worker, re. her life and her work as a social worker, 2010
Lucia Cammarata, poet, re. her life, readings of her poetry, episode cuts off on original, undated
90. Joann Prinzivalli, transgender activist, the only transgender woman elected official in New York State, Democratic Party district leader, re. the backlash to transgender rights, undated
91. Arturo Perez, dance instructor, re. dance therapy, undated
92. Michael L. Taylor, founding member of the nation of Israel, and Shannon Taylor, president of Blacks and Jews and Conversation, re. the Holocaust, undated
93. Guy Sanders, first responder on September 11, 2001, re. his struggle to receive government assistance for his cancer treatment, image distorted and no sound until 6:05 on original, undated
94. Bo Blaze, alternative lifestyle coach, author of “50 Shades of Curious: BDSM For Beginners”, re. ethical non-monogamy, undated
95. Tanya Asapansa-Johnson Walker, Army veteran, transgender activist, housing activist, re. gentrification, August 11, 2015
96. Dr. C.P. Schooler, re. heart disease, 1994, sound cuts out intermittently until 2:55 on original
97. Joann Prinzivalli, transgender elected politician, re. her experience as a transgender woman marrying a woman, 2010
98. Lucia Cammarata, photographer, re. her photography of agressive girls, undated
99. Daniel O’Donnell, New York State Assembly member, re. his role in the passing of the New York State Marriage Equality Bill, his family history, July 7, 2011
100. Michael Aulito, owner and founder of Paddles S & M club, re. a tour of Paddles, May 2008
101. Natasha Berezhnaya, fashion designer, and AIG, rapper, and models, re. fashion and music, September 25, 2012
102. Lucia Cammarata, poet, re. poetry and readings of her poems, 2010
103. Bo Blaze, alternative lifestyle coach, re. alternative sexuality, S & M, May 22, 2012
104. Deirdre and John, recently laid-off workers, re. the struggle of joblessness, August 2, 2012
105. Tanya Asapansa-Johnson Walker, transgender activist, re. her participation in the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture’s “Legend in My Living Room” oral history project, August 11, 2015
106. Tanya Asapansa-Johnson Walker, transgender activist, re. her life, transgender issues, August 11, 2015
107. Joann Prinzivalli, transgender activist, New York State’s only transgender elected official, re. recent murders of transgender women of color, September 1, 2015
108. Joann Prinzivalli, top-ranking transgender woman politician in New York State, re. her challenges as a transgendered parent, December 30, 2010
109. Joann Prinzivalli, top-ranking transgender woman politician in New York State, re. gender issues and religion, December 30, 2010
110. Lucia Cammarata, co-coordinator of Lesbian Sex Mafia, re. S & M and lesbians, 1997
111. Lydia Radin, host of Manhattan Neighborhood Network show “Crookeddoctors”, and Captain Michael McPhillips, first responder on September 11, 2001, re. the effort to include cancers in the 2012 version of the Zagroda 9/11 Health and Compensation Bill, May 25, 2012
112. Anthony Bellov, board member of Merchant’s House Museum, re. Merchant’s House Museum, the only house surviving intact from the 1900s in New York City, May 12, 2011
113. Milo Primeaux, transgender man and law student, re. his experience transitioning genders and dating as a transgender man, July 21, 2011
114. Noah Lewis, transgender rights attorney and transgender man, re. his experiences growing up, transitioning, and dating, September 16, 2010
115. Lucia Cammarata, poet, re. readings of her love poems, July 14, 2010
116. Daniel Dromm, openly gay New York City Council member, re. his background as a teacher and his work as a politician, August 12, 2010