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  1. 1989 Happy Holidays 1990

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Wicker, Randy
    Date: 1990
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, HIV/AIDS, Medical care, QTPOC, Roommates, Transfeminine people, Weddings
    Subject: David Combs, Heritage of Pride, Marsha P. Johnson, Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, Randy Wicker
    Description: The 1990 issue of an annual newsletter written by Marsha P. Johnson's roommate, Randy Wicker, in which he provides updates on his life and business, the household, and close friends. This issue is ...

  2. A Photograph of Marsha P. Johnson and George Flimlin Changing the Sheets of David Combs’ Bed

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1990
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, QTPOC, Transfeminine people
    Subject: George Flimlin, Marsha P. Johnson
    Description: A Polaroid of Marsha P. Johnson and George Flimlin changing the sheets of David Combs’ bed. George was Randy Wicker’s partner and at the time, circa 1990, George was battling AIDS.

  3. A Photograph of Marsha P. Johnson and Randy Wicker Holding a Quilt for David Combs

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1990 to 1992
    Topics: AIDS memorial quilts, Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, LGBTQ+ events, QTPOC, Roommates, Transfeminine people
    Subject: David Combs, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker
    Description: A photograph of Marsha P. Johnson and Randy Wicker holding a quilt for David Combs, Randy's partner who died in 1990. Marsha is wearing a flower headpiece and holding a white balloon.

  4. Coco LaChine to be Crowned Empress VII of New York at the 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: Asian American LGBTQ+ people, Drag community, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ events, New York (State)--Fire Island Inlet, Queens (Gay culture)
    Subject: Coco LaChine, Empress VI Saleen, Empress VII Coco LaChine, Gay Games, George Wilson, Jerry Scott, Shelly Schusteroff
    Description: Page 38 of a newsletter that is part of the Private Lives section. The page discusses the rise of Coco LaChine in the New York drag scene and her appointment as Empress VII to the Imperial Court. I...

  5. Destination Asia Flyer

     
    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: Asia, Asian American LGBTQ+ people, Benefit performances, Birthday parties, Drag community, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ communities, Queens (Gay culture)
    Subject: Coco LaChine, Imperial Court of New York
    Description: A single-page flyer advertising a birthday party for Empress VII Coco LaChine for the benefit of the Imperial Court.

  6. 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 ...

  7. FTM Newsletter #14

     
    Collection: FTM International
    Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
    Creator:
    Date: Dec. 1990
    Topics: Drag, Drag kings, Drag queens, FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, HIV/AIDS, Hormone therapy (Gender), Lesbians, Testosterone, Transsexual people, Transvestites
    Subject: Americans with Disabilities Act, Bay Area Reporter, Blackwell's Worst Dressed List, Brooke Shields, Castro Theater, Center for Special Problems, Chez Mollet Restaurant, Crystal Club, Department of Defense, Dolly Parton, Dr. Demuth, Farrah Fawcett, Focus International, FTM Get-Together, Gender Dysphoria Program, Inc., Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association, Hidden from History: Reclaiming the Gay & Lesbian Past, Home for Contemporary Theater, How To Change Your Name, Hustler, IFGE Convention, Ingersoll Gender Center, International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE), Isabelle: The Life of Isabelle Eberhardt, Julia Roberts, lnformation for the Female to Male Cross Dresser and Transsexual, Man in Charge (The Executive's Guide to Grooming, Manners and Travel), Mount San Rafael-Hospital, New Anatomies, Oregon Health Sciences University, Paper, Pope John Paul II, Rupert Raj-Gauthier, San Francisco County Jail, She Even Chewed Tabacco, Stanford Medical School, The Destiny of Isabelle Eberhardt, The Ecco Press, The Gender Trap, The Mythic Mannish Lesbian: Radclyffe Hall and the New Woman, The Passionate Nomad: The Diary of Isabelle Eberhardt, The Portrait of Dorian Gray in the Yellow Press, The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, Theatre Rhinoceros, Timberlake Wertenbaker, Transsexuality - Jude, Transvestites and Transsexuals: Toward a Theory of Cross-Gender Behavior, Vagabond, VERA, Veruschka, Willie Nelson, Women Make Movies
    Description: Issue #14 of FTM International published in December 1990. Includes an announcement of the third edition Lou Sullivan's handbook, responses to Rupert Raj's submission in the previous issue (Issue #...

  8. 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...

  9. RuPaul with Bindi

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Wakefield, Michael
    Date: circa 1990
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ communities, QTPOC
    Subject: RuPaul
    Description: This is a portrait of RuPaul with a bindi.

  10. Sister! Spring, 1990

     
    Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator: Simpson, Les
    Date: Spring 1990
    Topics: Drag queens, Gay men, Lesbians
    Description: An issue of Sister!/Comrade Magazine, featuring articles and photographs about lesbian and gay life, as well as drag queens.

  11. The Imperial Court of New York Introduction Brochure

     
    Collection: Imperial Court of New York
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Imperial Court of New York
    Date: circa 1986 to circa 2000
    Topics: Asian American LGBTQ+ people, Drag kings, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ events
    Subject: Billie Ann Miller, Coco LaChine, Emperor V Ron, Emperor VI Steven, Emperor VIII William, Empress IX Philomena, Empress VII Coco LaChine, Empress VII Tomas, Empress VIII Billie Ann Miller, Empress X Ran-Dee, Empress XI Gianna, Empress XII Panzi
    Description: A brochure advertising the Imperial Court of New York. The pamphlet explains the fund-raising and social mission of the organization, also introducing members, their roles, and events.

  12. The Most Unforgettable Women in the World - Wear Wigs!, Very Tacky, and They Rule N.Y.

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: My Comrade
    Date: Winter 1990
    Topics: Drag queens, LGBTQ+ magazines, LGBTQ+ photographers
    Subject: Lahoma Van Zandt, RuPaul, The Lady Bunny
    Description: Clippings from My Comrade Winter 1990 issue with a focus on gay culture, a wig photoshoot with Mona Foot, an interview with Lady Bunny, RuPaul, Floyd and an outdoor photoshoot with the dolls.

  13. 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.