GLAMA: Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Kansas City (LGCCKC) Collection

Anne Shelley speaking into a microphone with other women entertainers looking on, including one woman with keyboards; at Phoenix Books' grand opening. Jori Costello is seated on a stool on Shelley's...

Carol Smith and Joyce Constant singing and playing guitars in front of microphones at Phoenix Books; an unidentified white woman, possibly Cheryl Berge, behind them; above them is a banner advertising...

Holly Near visiting Phoenix Books and posing with Anne Shelley, Cheryl Berge, and one other, unidentified, white woman; all standing near a section of books labeled "Lesbian Fiction" and the community...

Joan Driscoll (left) and Christy Simpson (right), aka The Neon Girls, with guitars in front of microphones at Phoenix Books; partial view of the banner for the Fifth National Women's Choral Festival...

Margie Adam speaking to a group of unidentified white women gathered in a loose circle around her with one hand raised in a gesture at the "Best Friends of Phoenix" Benefit Brunch at the Unicorn...

Margie Adam about to sign an album for an unidentified white woman wearing a Clinton-Gore t-shirt at the "Best Friends of Phoenix" Benefit Brunch at the Unicorn Theatre.

Margie Adam speaking with an unidentified white woman seated next to her at the "Best Friends of Phoenix" Benefit Brunch at the Unicorn Theatre.

Margie Adam seated with a group of unidentified white women gathered in a loose circle around her at the "Best Friends of Phoenix" Benefit Brunch at the Unicorn Theatre. She is not speaking in the...

Margie Adam speaking to a group of unidentified white women gathered in a loose circle around her, one woman wearing a Clinton-Gore t-shirt, at the "Best Friends of Phoenix" Benefit Brunch at the...

Margie Adam speaking to a group of unidentified white women gathered in a loose circle around her at the "Best Friends of Phoenix" Benefit Brunch at the Unicorn Theatre.

A group of unidentified white women seated in a loose circle around Margie Adam as she speaks at the "Best Friends of Phoenix" Benefit Brunch at the Unicorn Theatre.

Margie Adam speaking with an unidentified white woman in a "Clinton / Gore" t-shirt before signing her album at the "Best Friends of Phoenix" Benefit Brunch at the Unicorn Theatre.

Margie Adam speaking to a group of unidentified white women gathered in a loose circle around her with one hand raised at the "Best Friends of Phoenix" Benefit Brunch at the Unicorn Theatre.

Neon Girls, Joan Driscoll (left) and Christy Simpson (right) with guitars in front of microphones at Phoenix Books; partial view of the banner for the Fifth National Women's Choral Festival is seen...

Neon Girls, Joan Driscoll (left) and Christy Simpson (right), playing guitars and singing into microphones at Phoenix Books; behind them is the display window with a large stained glass sign for the...

Five white women attendees to the "Best Friends of Phoenix" Benefit Brunch at the Unicorn Theatre pose for a photo with Margie Adam (center). Linda Wilson is the Adam's left, the other women...

An unidentified white woman posing for a photo with Margie Adam at the "Best Friends of Phoenix" Benefit Brunch at the Unicorn Theatre.

Rosy's Bar and Grill's (left to right) Christy Simpson, holding a guitar; Tamara Severns; Carol Smith, holding a mandolin; and Joyce Constant; all behind microphones on a covered stage at Out in...

Rosy's Bar and Grill's (left to right) Christy Simpson, holding a guitar; Tamara Severns; Carol Smith, holding a mandolin; and Joyce Constant; all behind microphones on a covered stage in the shared...

Rosy's Bar & Grill performing at Phoenix Books. Left to right: Carol Smith playing an autoharp, Tamara Severns holding a plastic cup while singing, Joan Driscoll playing guitar, all are singing into...

Performing behind a microphone at Phoenix Books, left to right, in the foreground: Carol Smith, playing an autoharp; Tamara Severns, singing while holding a cup; and Joan Driscoll, playing guitar. In...

Margie Adam speaking with hand raised to an unidentified white woman to her left and about to autograph and album for her at the "Best Friends of Phoenix" Benefit Brunch at the Unicorn Theatre. Other...