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  1. Flyer for Fourth Night of a Thousand Gowns

     
    Collection: Imperial Court of New York
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Imperial Court of New York
    Date: circa 1986 to 2000
    Topics: Ballroom dancing, Benefit performances, Dance, Drag balls, Drag community, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ communities
    Subject: Night Of A Thousand Gowns
    Description: A two-page save-the-date for the fourth Night of a Thousand Gowns. Cover shows photo of a Barbie doll standing at the top of an ornate staircase, and the second page contains information about the ...
  2. Glaad Presents: The Night of 1000 Legends

     
    Collection: Imperial Court of New York
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Imperial Court of New York
    Date: circa 1986 to 2000
    Topics: Dance, Drag balls, Drag community, Drag queens, Gay bars, Transgender people
    Subject: Buster Hymen, Club 58, Coco LaChine, Diane Torrance, Empress IX Philomena, GLAAD, Lady Bunny, Night Of A Thousand Gowns
    Description: A one-page flyer for GLAAD's Night of a Thousand Legends celebration. The flyer lists several famous drag performers who will be in attendance, including Lady Bunny, Buster Hymen, Empress Philomena...
  3. Imperial Court of New York Press Releases on Night of a Thousand Gowns

     
    Collection: Imperial Court of New York
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Imperial Court of New York
    Date: circa 1986 to 2000
    Topics: Benefit performances, Charity organization, Dance, Drag community, Fund raising, LGBTQ+ events
    Subject: Night Of A Thousand Gowns
    Description: Two press releases discussing events and awards that will happen at the next Night of a Thousand Gowns, and the various causes funded by past charity balls held by the Imperial Court.
  4. Lavender Godzilla Vol. 3 No. 6

     
    Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Dec. 1990 to Jan. 1991
    Topics: Asian LGBTQ+ people, Assimilation (Sociology), Colonization, Crossdressing, Drag community, Drag pageants, Drag queens, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ fashion, LGBTQ+ newsletters, LGBTQ+ night life, LGBTQ+ people of color, Title contests
    Subject: Gay Asian Pacific Alliance (GAPA)
    Description: Periodical from Gay Asian Pacific Alliance discussing the importance of fashion, beauty tips, the Miss GAPA pageant, profiles of Asian artists and drag queens, differences of white versus Asian que...
  5. Photo of Carroll Wallace and Unknown Man

     
    Collection: Felicia Elizondo/Felicia Flames Collection
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1980 to circa 2000
    Topics: Drag community, Drag queens, Female impersonators
    Subject: Carroll Wallace
    Description: Photo of Carroll Wallace and unknown man. This item comes from the Felicia “Flames” Elizondo papers (#2021-06) at the GLBT Historical Society. Felicia Elizondo, who performed as Felicia Flames, was...
  6. Photo of Felicia Flames and Seven Other Performers

     
    Collection: Felicia Elizondo/Felicia Flames Collection
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1990 to circa 2000
    Topics: Chicano/a/x LGBTQ+ people, Drag community, Drag performers, Drag queens, Drag shows, Female impersonators, Latino/a/x transgender people, Trans women
    Description: Photo of Felicia (bottom right) and seven other people in feathered and sequined costumes. This item comes from the Felicia “Flames” Elizondo papers (#2021-06) at the GLBT Historical Society. Feli...
  7. Photo of Unknown Queen in Elvira Costume

     
    Collection: Felicia Elizondo/Felicia Flames Collection
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1990 to circa 2000
    Topics: Drag, Drag community, LGBTQ+ communities
    Description: Photograph of unknown person dressed as pop culture character Elvira, Mistress of Darkness. This item comes from the Felicia “Flames” Elizondo papers (#2021-06) at the GLBT Historical Society. Feli...
  8. Photos of Party at Aunt Charlie's Lounge

     
    Collection: Felicia Elizondo/Felicia Flames Collection
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1990 to circa 2000
    Topics: Drag bars, Drag community, LGBTQ+ bars, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ events
    Subject: Aunt Charlie's Lounge
    Description: Photos of a party held at Aunt Charlie's. This item comes from the Felicia “Flames” Elizondo papers (#2021-06) at the GLBT Historical Society. Felicia Elizondo, who performed as Felicia Flames, was...
  9. Queens of the Pacific Poster

     
    Collection: Te Papa Collection
    Institution: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
    Creator: Hoeflak, Arjan
    Date: circa 1990
    Topics: Drag community, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ communities, Maori (New Zealand people), Posters
    Description: This poster, designed by Arjan Hoeflak and published by New Zealand AIDS Foundation, advertises a safer sex message.
  10. Third Annual Night of a Thousand Gowns: A Debutante's Guide to the Evening

     
    Collection: Imperial Court of New York
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Imperial Court of New York
    Date: circa 1986 to 2000
    Topics: Ballroom dancing, Benefit performances, Dance, Drag community, Drag queens
    Subject: Night Of A Thousand Gowns
    Description: An 8-page pamphlet describing the etiquette and dress code for the third Night of a Thousand gowns.
  11. Who gets to 'belong' in the lesbian community anyway?

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections
    Creator: Power, Bet, Power, Ben
    Date: Apr. 8, 1990
    Topics: BDSM, Bisexual people, Drag community, Gay pride, Lesbians, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ visibility, Persecution of bisexual people, Sexual minorities, SM movement, Transgender community
    Subject: Academy Awards, Elizabeth Taylor, Gay Community News, Gertrude Stein, Lis Brook, New Alexandria Lesbian Library, Northhampton Lesbian/Gay Pride march, Radclyffe Hall, Sarah Dreher, Shelix, University of Massachusetts, Valley Gay Alliance, Willa Cather
    Description: An editorial concerning the exclusion of sexual and gender minorities from the 1990 Northampton pride march. Originally published on page 5 of volume 17, number 38 of Gay Community News.