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Switching Sexes is a Life Saver
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Transas City Creator: Liddick, Betty Date: Oct. 17, 1976 Topics: Acceptance, Augmentation mammaplasty, Discrimination, FtMs, Hate speech, Hormone therapy, Hysterectomy, Law, Mastectomy, MtFs, Passing (Gender), Prosthesis, Psychotherapy, Self-image, Transitioning (Gender), Transsexual people Subject: Betty Sue Walker, Canary Conn, Carol Katz, Charles Stone, Christine Jorgensen, Conundrum, Erickson Educational Foundation, Georges Burou, Jan Morris, John R. Money, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins University, Jude Patton, Los Angeles Times, Renee Richards, Robert J. Stoller, Sex and Gender, Sid Wendy Hall, Stanford University Gender Dysphoria Program, Steve Dain, Zelda Suplee -
Syd Robbie
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: House of History Creator: Date: Dec. 17, 2022 Topics: African American transgender people, AIDS activists, AIDS organizations, Black transgender people, Coming out, Drag performers, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ communities, Theater, Trans men Subject: Syd Robbie Description: An interview with Syd Robbie. Syd Robbie is a transgender man who works for the state of Wisconsin in their HIV prevention department as the prevention coordinator. In the interview, Robbie discuss... -
Sydney Baloue Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Baloue, Sydney Date: Dec. 1, 2021 Topics: Ball culture, Black transgender people, Multiracial transgender people, South Asian transgender people, Transgender authors, Transmasculine people, Universities and colleges--Graduate work, Voguing Description: Sydney Baloue is a writer, producer, boxer, voguer, and the coordinator of events and programming at the Center for LGBTQ Studies at CUNY. In this interview, he takes us on a tour through the ballr... -
Sylver Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Maya, Elliott, Sylver Date: Jul. 28, 2017 Topics: Alcoholism, Childhood, Christianity, Clothing, Communities, Depression, Drag balls, Drag community, Families, Gender diversity, Lesbian community, LGBTI community, Self-acceptance, Social exclusion, Transgender people, Transgender youth, Two-Spirit people, Youth organisations, Youth shelters Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Sylver Description: In this interview, Sylver describes a childhood growing up in the Bronx and a period of awakening that began after they were kicked-out of their mother’s home at 15. Sylver, having at times struggl... -
Sylvester the Disco Diva in 1976 During Halloween in the Castro
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center, San Francisco Public Library Creator: Date: 1976 Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag queens, Gay men, Halloween (LGBTQ+ culture), LGBTQ+ people of color, Photography, Public facilities Subject: Sylvester the Disco Diva Description: Sylvester the Disco Diva is on the right. 1976 Halloween in the Castro. Person on the left is unknown. -
Sylvester's 40th Birthday (1985)
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: GLBT Historical Society Creator: Date: circa 1985 Topics: Discos, Drag, HIV/AIDS, Homosexuality Subject: Sylvester James, Jr. Description: The legendary disco diva captivates the crowd with old standards at this celebration held two years before his actual 40th birthday. U-matic videotape from the Charles Cyberski Collection. -
Sylvia Rivera, 50, Figure in Birth of the Gay Liberation
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Dunlap, David W. Date: Feb. 20, 2002 Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Stonewall riots, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Gay Activists Alliance (GAA), Marsha P. Johnson, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera Description: Obituary for Sylvia Rivera published in the New York Times. -
Sylvia Rivera Alongside Gay Rights Demonstrators with Signs
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1971 Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Gay Liberation Front, Sylvia Rivera Description: Two black and white photographs of protestors gathered at a gay rights demonstration in Albany, New York. People are holding signs that say "Gay Liberation Front Women" and "Revolutionary Love." Sy... -
Sylvia Rivera and Arthur Bell at Gay Liberation Demonstration
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1970 Topics: Drag queens, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, QTPOC, Transfeminine people, Transgender people Subject: Arthur Bell, Sylvia Rivera Description: A photograph of Sylvia Rivera holding a sign that reads "POWER TO THE PEOPLE" and Arthur Bell protesting at a gay liberation demonstration at New York University in 1970. -
Sylvia Rivera and Bebe Scarpi at the Weinstein Hall Demonstration
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1970 Topics: Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ activists, QTPOC, Trans women, Transfeminine people Subject: Bebe Scarpi, Sylvia Rivera, Weinstein Hall Demonstration Description: A photograph of Sylvia Rivera and Bebe Scarpi clapping during the 1970 Weinstein Hall Demonstration. -
Sylvia Rivera and Gay Liberation Front Demonstrators at City Hall, New York
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1969 to 1972 Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Sylvia Rivera Description: A photo of demonstrators outside City Hall. Sylvia Rivera is in the center of the frame, looking down. -
Sylvia Rivera and Jose Gutierrez at the 25th Anniversary of Stonewall
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Jose Gutierrez Archives Creator: Date: 1994 Topics: Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, Latino/a/x transgender people Subject: Jose Gutierrez, Sylvia Rivera Description: Sylvia Rivera and Jose Gutierrez pose for a photo at the 25th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots (1994). -
Sylvia Rivera and Lee Brewster at Gay Rights Demonstration
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1971 Topics: Drag queens, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Lee Brewster, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera Description: Three black and white photographs of Sylvia and Rivera and Lee Brewster standing among a crowd at a gay rights protest in Albany, New York. Lee is holding a sign that says "We're Only #2 But We Try... -
Sylvia Rivera and Lee Brewster Marching Down Sidewalk with Demonstrators
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1971 Topics: Drag queens, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Lee Brewster, Sylvia Rivera Description: Color photograph of Sylvia Rivera and Lee Brewster among other protestors at a gay rights demonstration in Albany, New York. They are marching down the sidewalk while linking arms. and Lee is holdi... -
Sylvia Rivera and Lee Brewster on Steps at Gay Rights Demonstration
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1971 Topics: Drag queens, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Lee Brewster, Sylvia Rivera Description: Color photograph of Sylvia Rivera and Lee Brewster standing among others on a set of steps at a gay rights demonstration in Albany, New York. Lee is holding a sign that says "We're Only #2 But We T...
