Tahara as a member of the Angels of Light (photo: Keith Gemerek)

You may know about The Cockettes from the David Weissman & Bill Weber film, or from other historical records. You may have also enjoyed some of their revived Thrillpeddlers shows at the now much-sorely missed Hypnodrome. The performers whose heyday peaked in the early 1970s, were known for their festive costumes, sometimes drug-addled performances, and general queerness in abundance.

Next week, Tahara, one of the original Cockettes and Angels of Light (a similar spinoff performance group), will share personal stories about the early gay revolution days in the 1960s and ’70s in Berkeley and San Francisco.

In conversation with August Bernadicou of the New York City-based LGBTQ History Project, Tahara will discuss the ways th

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