Parkin, Trevor

 

Trevor Parkin (1944-)

Trevor came to Sydney from country NSW and was introduced to Sydney’s camp venues through a customer at work. He was offered accommodation above the Purple Onion and the interview includes a working description of the work of a dresser and part time performer at the Purple Onion and Ivy’s Birdcage. The International Telephone Exchange was a place which employed a large percentage of gay men, including Trevor, and the interview covers what it was like to work in this environment during the period of HIV/AIDS and rapid technological change.

Photo: Supplied/Trevor Parkin

 

Oral history recordings

 

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PPride History GroupKandy Johnson, Kandy's Garden of Eden, Black Leslie, Purple Onion, Rose Jackson, Karen Chant, Robyn Lee, David Beatrice Williams, Sound of Mucus, Chameleons, Trolley Car, Enzos, Dareel, Tracey, Chez Ivy, Red Lesley, Lyn Lovett, Capriccios, Francis Faye, Telephone Exhange, Dalley Street, HIV/AIDS, Vivian Walker