Marge Summit - The Fireside Chat Series
Channel: Fireside Chats with Douglas O'Keeffe
Date: 2018-09-11

Longtime Chicago gay bar owner Marge Summit was the subject of Douglas OKeeffe's Oct. 2 Inside Leather History, A Fireside Chat, at Center on Halsted in Chicago.

Summit, who owned Chicago's legendary His 'n Hers bars for 20 years, discussed her personal history, including surviving a violent attack; owning Ms bar downtown; the music and food of His 'n Hers; raising an interracial adopted daughter; co-founding the wildly popular and influential Gay Dollars campaign in the 1980s; and more memories of the gay community of Chicago.


Inside Leather History: A Fireside Chat is produced by Douglas O’Keeffe and Mistress Joanne C. Gaddy (the “Producers”).The Chats seek to capture the memories, reflections, and experiences of leaders in the leather and/or LGBTQ communities. With a deep and heartfelt regard for the importance of our history, it is the intent of the Producers to collect, preserve, and appropriately share the stories of our forebears and others who have made significant contributions to the leather and/or LGBTQ communities. This is done through a series of recorded interviews.