Alexei Romanoff 2019 (Part One) - The Fireside Chat Series
Channel: Fireside Chats with Douglas O'Keeffe
Date: 2019-04-27

Alexei Romanoff is a lifelong LGBTQ activist, Gay Historical Preservationist, fouding member of Avatar Club Los Angeles (https://www.avatarla.org), and all-around fascinating individual.

In Part One of this interview, Alexei talks about coming-of-age in 1950's McCarthy-era New York City, how LGBTQ nightclubs were operated by the Italian families of NYC, his cross-country trip to Los Angles, and the initial start of the Gay Rights movement (which began in Los Angeles).

Watch Part Two here: https://youtu.be/JKu7hWABHwA


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.