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  1. Hard on the Stalwarts

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: The Memphis Daily Appeal
    Date: May 21, 1880
    Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, BIPOC, Black transgender people, Memphis Race Riot, Memphis, Tenn., 1866, Night riding (Racial violence), Outing (LGBTQ+ culture), Trans women, Transgender survivors of rape
    Subject: Frances Thompson
    Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive content related to sexual assault and racial violence.

  2. He Enjoys Being A Girl

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Flatley, Guy
    Date: Nov. 15, 1970
    Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, Detention of LGBTQ+ people, Drag queens, Female impersonators, Gender, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ films, Motion picture actors and actresses, Riots, Trans women, Transvestites
    Subject: Andy Warhol, Harold Danhakl, Holly Woodlawn, Larry Rivers, Paul Morrissey, Trash (Film)
    Description: Holly Woodlawn formerly known as Harold Danhakl is arrested at the U.N. for female impersonation. Holly Woodlawn starred in the Andy Warhol-Paul Morrissey film: "Trash". She is bailed out by Larry ...

  3. Illustration of Mary Jones (1836)

     
    Collection: Art Works
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: H.R. Robinson
    Date: 1836
    Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Crossdressing
    Subject: Mary Jones, Peter Sewally
    Description: Content Warning: This item contains racist and transphobic imagery. Text at the bottom reads: "The Man-Monster, Peter Sewally, alias Mary Jones, &c&c Sentenced 18th June 1836 to 5 years im...

  4. Ku-Klux Outrages

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Jul. 20, 1876
    Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, BIPOC, Black people, Black transgender people, Memphis Race Riot, Memphis, Tenn., 1866, Outing (LGBTQ+ culture), Passing (Gender), Trans women, Transgender disabled people, Transgender survivors of rape
    Subject: Frances Thompson
    Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive content related to sexual assault and violence.

  5. Ledger Lines [5]

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Public Ledger
    Date: Feb. 16, 1878
    Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, BIPOC, Black people, Black transgender people, Crossdressing, Outing (LGBTQ+ culture), Trans women
    Subject: Frances Thompson, Jenny Smith
    Description: A clipping from Public Ledger about Jenny Smith, who was arrested and fined for wearing female apparel, and compared to Frances Thompson.

  6. MASQUERADING GIRL DEFIES MAGISTRATE

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Aug. 28, 1913
    Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, Clothing, Gender expression
    Subject: The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
    Description: A clipping from "The Brooklyn Daily Eagle," titled: "MASQUERADING GIRL DEFIES MAGISTRATE." This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan.

  7. Murphy's Raid Waltzes Off 44 At Artists' Ball

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 1962
    Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, Crossdressing, Drag balls, Female impersonators
    Description: This is a newspaper clipping from the New York Post that describes an arrest of 44 men for "impersonating women."

  8. National Variety Artists Exotic Carnival and Ball Police Raid (1)

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 26, 1962
    Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, Crossdressers, Police raids, Transgender people
    Subject: Manhattan Center
    Description: An image capturing an event where 44 cross-dressed people, some of whom were transgender, were arrested for "indecent exposure" and "masquerading" as a result of a police raid at the National Varie...

  9. National Variety Artists Exotic Carnival and Ball Police Raid (2)

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 26, 1962
    Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, Crossdressers, Police raids, Transgender people
    Description: An image capturing an event where 44 cross-dressed people, some of whom were transgender, were arrested for "indecent exposure" and "masquerading" as a result of a police raid at the National Varie...

  10. Negro Had Criminal Record

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Dec. 3, 1913
    Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, Clothing, Gender expression, Queer people of color
    Subject: John Moore, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
    Description: A clipping from "The Brooklyn Daily Eagle," describing the arrest of John Moore for "masquerading in women's clothes." Item reproduced at highest resolution available. This item was contributed to ...

  11. Negro Must Wear Men's Clothing

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Aug. 30, 1922
    Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, BIPOC, Black people, Criminalization, Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Rachel Watson, Richard Watson
    Description: An article in The Dispatch News about Rachael Watson, a Black person living as a woman who was arrested and forced to wear men's clothing.

  12. Negro Must Wear Men's Clothing

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Aug. 31, 1922
    Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, BIPOC, Black people, Criminalization, Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Rachel Watson, Richard Watson
    Description: An article in The Union Daily Times about Rachael Watson, a Black person living as a woman who was arrested and forced to wear men's clothing.

  13. Political Points

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: The Patriot
    Date: 1876
    Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Elections, Race relations, Racism
    Subject: Frances Thompson, Ku Klux Klan, St. Louis Times
    Description: Content Warning: This item depicts potentially sensitive content related to rape.

  14. Requiem For A Drag Queen

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: May 2, 1979
    Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, Detention of LGBTQ+ people, Drag, LGBTQ+ suicide, Transgender people
    Subject: Bonanza, Harris County Rehabilitation Center, Tina Marie Gentry, Wagon Train
    Description: An article in the May 2, 1979 issue of Upfront about Tina Marie Gentry's life. Discusses her imprisonment and death. Content Warning: This item depicts potentially sensitive content related to self...

  15. Schools For Training Liars

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Mar. 5, 1884
    Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, BIPOC, Black people, Black transgender people, Trans women, Transgender survivors of rape
    Subject: Frances Thompson
    Description: Content Warning: This item depicts potentially sensitive content related to sexual assault and the use of transphobic language.