Ruthybird M. Campbell
STONEWALL Veterans' Association
S.V.A. Recording Secretary and Scheduler
[Photograph by Elizabeth "Liberty" Smith]
Ruthybird or Turkeybird?
[collage by Roy's Artwork]
Ruth M.F. Campbell ("Ruthybird") had a zest for anyone as outrageous as
she was at the time of the late 1960s, especially with flambouyancy and
overdone make-up. That answer was some of the femme Gay boys
of Greenwich Village, particularly the 'flame queens' along Christopher Street.
Most of the Gay nightlife activity centered on Greenwich Avenue and Christopher
Street in near proximity to the now famous Stonewall Club. Although the flame queens
were basically not permitted in The Stonewall Club (besides, most of them
did not have the admission fee), Ruthybird helped many of them with
their make-up and attire across the street on the benches in Sheridan Triangle Park.
Williamson with water-color portrait and an admiring Ruthybird at Chelsea Art Show
[Photograph by artist Anthony Zito]
Ruthybird in Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village, NY -- with the Birds!
[Photo by Elizabeth "Lizbit" Smith]
Ruthybird Campbell, on behalf of tyhe STONEWALL Veterans' Association
("S.V.A.") is in regular communication with
several New York public
officials
such as U.S. Congressmembers Anthony Weiner (Queens), Carolyn
Maloney (Manhattan East Side), Joseph Crowley (Bronx), Yvette
Clarke (Brooklyn) and Jerrold Nadler (Manhattan West Side) and NYC
Councilmembers Gale Brewer, Rosie Mendez, Jessica Lappin, Melissa
Viverito and Margaret Chin -- plus former councilmembers Bill de
Blasio, David Weprin, John Liu, David Yassky and Margarita
Lopez, who all moved on to bigger and better positions!
Ruthybird sometimes represents
the
S.V.A.
at conferences, streetfairs, meetings, forums and dinners.
With the
milestone of "Stonewall 40" in 2009, Ruthybird did several
interviews with newspapers
and magazines besides television locally, such as New York 1
Television News, and
nationally about the Stonewall Era and the S.V.A. Ruthy is
also an in-person liaison to the Heritage of Pride ("HOP") parade
organizaers for the S.V.A. In the Summer of 2009, Ruthybird
joined the SVA-er concert outings to see Miss Connie Francis at New
York City's Seaside Concert Series and Frankie Valli & His
Jersey
Boys, also outdoors, in good old Brooklyn! Later in the Summer of
2009 it was to see, at the same great scenic outdoor location, the
Queen of Disco Donna Summer! In 2010, it was The Beach Boys,
The Monkeys, The Turtles and Paul Revere & The Raiders!
5 September
2010
Brooklyn, N.Y.C.
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To contact Ruthybird with S.V.A. meeting requests or scheduling confirmations,
e-female her at: Ruthybird@netzero.net
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====41st Anniversary of the NYC Stonewall Rebellion====
[Friday night, June 27 ~through~ Thursday evening, July 3, 1969]
