Shoulders to Stand On

Tony Mascioi - Thank You for Your Shoulders! We Met Your $10,000 Challenge!

by Evelyn Bailey

In October, 2011 I asked Anthony Mascioli, a friend, native Rochestarian, and gay business man, for a rather large donation to the Shoulders To Stand On 90 minute Documentary on the LGBT History of Rochester. 

I explained that the documentary has been in the making for over 40 years, and that our history needed to be documented and preserved.  He responded by saying he is much more comfortable Matching Donations than just giving a donation outright.  Thus began the planning for raising $10,000 between December 2, 2011 and January 15, 2012. 

Bob Dardano Comments

I was proud to work on the staff of The Empty Closet in the early-80s, and am glad UR had a hand in digitizing the paper.

In the mid-70s when I went to UR, I almost went to a GLF meeting, but got scared and turned away before I got to the door of the meeting room.

Thankfully, by time the group was reconstituted in the early-80s, I was fully out and able to be part of the group