Hampton Beach Protest Home Video by Lena, 1996
1996-07-09 / Creator Unknown
Collection: NH Seacoast LGBT History Project Video Archive
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Home video taken on July 9, 1996. The film shows AIDS workers, people with AIDS, activists from the LBGTQ+ community, and allies protesting in front of The Shirt Factory on Ocean Boulevard, Hampton Beach, NH. The protest was led by Carl Bletzer and was sparked by the sale of t-shirts with homophobic text and graphics. The final three minutes of the video are clipped from local news stations, including WMUR.
~ “Hampton Beach Protest Home Video by Lena, 1996,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed November 3, 2025, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/index.php/items/show/4824.
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Title
Hampton Beach Protest Home Video by Lena, 1996
Subject
LGBTQ+ community
Demonstrations
Hampton (N.H.)
Description
Home video taken on July 9, 1996. The film shows AIDS workers, people with AIDS, activists from the LBGTQ+ community, and allies protesting in front of The Shirt Factory on Ocean Boulevard, Hampton Beach, NH. The protest was led by Carl Bletzer and was sparked by the sale of t-shirts with homophobic text and graphics. The final three minutes of the video are clipped from local news stations, including WMUR.
Source
Seacoast NH LGBT History Project Archive
Publisher
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
1996-07-09
Rights
Format
mp4
00:43:10 minutes
Language
eng
Type
MovingImage
Identifier
4. July 9, 1996 - Home Video Lena.mpg