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  1. 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...
  2. Empress VII Coco LaChine Party Invitation

     
    Collection: Imperial Court of New York
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: LaChine, Coco
    Date: circa 1986 to 2000
    Topics: Advertising fliers, Asian American LGBTQ+ people, Event planners, Festivals, Gay bars
    Subject: Claire's, Club 58, Coco LaChine, Gay Games, Splash, Townhouse Bar
    Description: A one-page invitation by Empress VII Coco LaChine, asking the reader to come to an event and help raise money for the Gay Games. LaChine mentions that groups from Splash, Club 58, Townhouse Bar, Cl...
  3. Informational Flyer for the Imperial Court of New York

     
    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: Advertising fliers, AIDS organizations, Dance, Fire Island (N.Y. : Island), Gay pride, Gay pride celebrations
    Subject: Body Positive, Dance-A-Thon, Empire State Pride Agenda, Fire Island, Fire Island Morning Party, Gay Games, Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC), GMHC AIDS Walk, Heart and Soul, Joan Rivers Show, Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF), Night Of A Thousand Gowns, People With AIDS Health Group, The Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project, The Human Rights Campaign Fund, The New Festival, The People With AIDS Coalition
    Description: A one-page informational flyer about the history of the Imperial Court of New York. It discusses how Jose Sarria founded the Imperial Court, and how the court participates in New York queer events ...