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One of the reasons I was interested in photographing sex was, for one thing, no one ever talked about lesbian sex in the mainstream press. We were really partying hard and having to demonstrate constantly. The women’s community was sort of having to be strong and develop a voice out of that grief. I’ve spoken about this a lot - it was at the height of the AIDS epidemic, so, late ‘80s. And it was a period of a real critical mass of women, especially the lesbian community, coming together and really wanting a voice, really wanting to develop our culture and show our culture. We didn’t know anybody, and it was just the best adventure ever. And I visited San Francisco and just realized I needed to be there, especially when I was young, and I just got in a car and went with a friend. It had a good queer community, a very supportive community, but it was small. I was living in Buffalo, which was really not the best place to be. I got a BFA in Buffalo at the State University of New York there. I picked up the camera and never really put it down. And it got me through a lot of social events, especially family events. It was kind of the way I dealt with the world. Phyllis Christopher: I did photography from the age of 12. Ro White: Can you tell me a little bit about your artistic background? And then what drew you to documentary photography and erotic photography? This interview has been edited for clarity and length. The book also includes writing by Susie Bright, Laura Guy and Michelle Tea, as well as an interview with Shar Rednour. I chatted with Christopher about Dark Room and her experience documenting San Francisco’s flourishing lesbian culture in the late ‘80s and ‘90s. Phyllis also became a contributor and photo editor at On Our Backs, an erotica magazine that proudly bore the tagline, “entertainment for the adventurous lesbian.”ĭark Room is a gorgeous collection of Christopher’s black and white photographs taken between 19. In the late ’80s, Christopher left her hometown of Buffalo, New York, and headed to San Francisco, where she captured powerful images of ACT UP marches, Queer Nation kiss-ins, S/M, drag kings and a queer community in flux. Phyllis Christopher’s Dark Room merges queer sex and protest during a tumultuous time. The 200 Best Lesbian, Bisexual & Queer Movies Of All Time.LGBTQ Television Guide: What To Watch Now.