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Chris CarlssonGay Sex before Zippers (1995)

Harry Hay describes gay sex when BVD's were still predominant underwear, before zippers in the 1930s... men would meet at Presidio guardhouse and go into the bushes.


This movie is part of the collection: Shaping San Francisco

Director: Chris Carlsson
Producer: Chris Carlsson
Production Company: Shaping San Francisco
Sponsor: Shaping San Francisco
Audio/Visual: sound, color
Keywords: Presidio; Gay Sex; Harry Hay
Contact Information: www.shapingsf.org

Creative Commons license: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike

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Reviewer: Classic_TV_and_Radio_Fan - - October 29, 2009
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Reviewer: MsBrainDamage - - October 12, 2008
Subject: yay!
thats awesome that this guy is talking about this

Reviewer: kegreene - - August 28, 2008
Subject: Ain't History Grand?!?!?!
It’s so terrific to hear older gay men discuss life well before Stonewall. Congratulations to the folks who collected this oral history. Also, it’s so sad to read the bigoted remarks left by other viewers. So many people think its fine to express unbridled bigotry against gay men and lesbians. They are the same sort who expressed ignorant bigotry against African Americans in the past.

Reviewer: Spuzz - - August 7, 2008
Subject: We owe it all to Calvin Klen
Mr. Hay talks about how Oral was better then Oral, just because the UNDERWEAR WAS SO CUMBERSOME BACK THEN. Unbuttoning the BVDS was such a chore! (clucks tongue)

Reviewer: it_www - - October 25, 2007
Subject: reality check
technology is not all eletronic!!!

Reviewer: kalyazzdi - - October 6, 2006
Subject: xf
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Reviewer: kc0ltv - - April 26, 2006
Subject: Disgusting
Wow...no wonder sodomy was illegal.

Reviewer: ufolawyer1 - - April 22, 2006
Subject: Question of Content
I'm uncertain as to exactly what this film is all about.
First off, even school-age children are most certainly aware, reproduction can't arise from the sole act of having someone's nuts in your mouth.
Furthermore, I don't find the inappropriate use
of lederhosen amusing in the least, and neither should you.

Finally, a stark question posed in the film remains unanswered: Who was the mystery composer of the film's upbeat title song: "Cork me up the reamer, Milfred!" ?