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  1. aRUDE: Gender Issue Vol. 1 No. 2, Fall 1995

     
    Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Autumn 1995
    Topics: Asian LGBTQ+ people, Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag kings, Drag queens, Gender expression, Given name, LGBTQ+ fashion, LGBTQ+ people of color, LGBTQ+ poetry, LGBTQ+ theater, Operas, Chinese, Public bathrooms, Transvestites
    Subject: Joey Arias, RuPaul, Vaginal Davis
    Description: aRUDE: Gender Issue that features a reflection on gender norms, LGBTQ+ photography, an article about performing as a Drag King, an interview with RuPaul, an interview with Brian Lantelm, an article...
  2. ETC - Vol. 7, No. 30

     
    Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator: ETCETERA Magazine, Pelham, Jack, Coleman, D. Patrick
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag performers, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ films, LGBTQ+ magazines
    Subject: RuPaul
    Description: Clippings from ETCETERA (ETC) Magazine interviewing RuPaul Charles about himself, his performances, and his Blaxploitation parody character Starbooty.
  3. ICON - May 1996

     
    Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator: Minuk, Steven
    Date: May 1996
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Cosmetics, Drag community, Drag performers, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ films
    Subject: Million Man March, RuPaul
    Description: Clippings from ICON Magazine featuring an interview with RuPaul, who discusses things like drag in the mainstream media and representions of AIDS and LGBTQ+ rights in drag films.
  4. Interview with Raquel Willis

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Willis, Raquel
    Date: Jun. 7, 2017
    Topics: Activists, Art, Assigned gender, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black people, Coming out, Counseling, Dating, Drag, Drag kings, Family members, Family relationships, Femininities, Feminism, FtMs, Gay identity, Gender dysphoria, Gender identity, Gender role, Homophobia, Hormone therapy, LGBTQ+ activism, Love, Masculinities, MtFs, Passing (Gender), Queer people, Race, Religions, Religious texts, Role behavior, Sex, Sexism, Social movements, Southern States, Sports, Trans women, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Writers
    Subject: Black Girl Dangerous, RuPaul, Trans Advocacy Organization, Transgender Law Center, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project
    Description: Raquel Willis is a Black trans woman from Augusta, Georgia. At the time of this interview Willis was living in Oakland, CA. She is a writer, activist, and media maker, and, starting in 2018, the Ex...
  5. Joan Jett Blakk Article on RuPaul

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Butches, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ musicians
    Subject: Joan Jett Blakk, Madonna, Meshell Ndegeocello, RuPaul
    Description: Article from Joan Jett Blakk discussing Ru Paul's music and praising her talent. She also talks about other queer musicians and her love for San Francisco.
  6. Photo of RuPaul

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag performers, Drag queens
    Subject: RuPaul
    Description: Photograph of RuPaul wearing a black dress and black knee-high boots.
  7. Photo of RuPaul and Elton John 1991

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1991
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag performers, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ fashion
    Subject: Elton John, RuPaul
    Description: Photograph of RuPaul with Elton John as hosts of an event.
  8. RuPaul, The BLK Interview

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: BLK
    Date: Dec. 1993
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ films, LGBTQ+ television, Queer people, Racism
    Subject: Cher, Diana Ross, Elton John, LaWanda Page, Oprah Winfrey, Paris Is Burning, RuPaul, Whoopie Goldberg
    Description: A clipping from BLK, Vol. 4, No. 4 including an interview with RuPaul, who talks about movies, inspiration, his album "The Return Of Starbooty" and other topics, in BLK news.
  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. Thing Magazine No. 4

     
    Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator: Thing Magazine
    Date: Spring 1991
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag queens
    Subject: Afro Sisters, Lady Bunny, RuPaul, Vaginal Davis, Wigstock
    Description: An issue of Thing Magazine featuring an article on Wigstock, a satirical interview with Vaginal Creme Davis where she talks about being a Black drag queen, and an interview with Lady Miss Kier.
  11. Thing Magazine, No. 6

     
    Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag balls, Drag community, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ magazines, Voguing
    Subject: Hector Xtravaganza, Lady Bunny, Paris Is Burning, RuPaul, Wigstock, Willi Ninja
    Description: Thing Magazine Number 6 featuring news in arts and entertainment, lists, an interview with drag queen Lady Bunny, an interview with RuPaul, an interview with dancer Willi Ninja, an interview with e...
  12. Thing Magazine No. 7

     
    Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator: Blakk, Joan Jett, James, Shari, Peek, DeAundra, Ford, Robert
    Date: Autumn 1992
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag community, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ fashion, LGBTQ+ magazines, LGBTQ+ photographers, Voting
    Subject: Dixie DeAundra, Lady Bunny, Larry Dee, RuPaul, Subspace International Zine Show, Wigstock
    Description: Thing Magazine Number 7 featuring photos of Wigstock 92, photos of drag queens at the event, an article on voting issues, a profile on DJ Larry Tee, and event ads.
  13. Thing Magazine No. 8

     
    Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator: Blakk, Joan Jett
    Date: Winter 1992
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ films, LGBTQ+ photographers
    Subject: Billie Holiday, Dorian Corey, International March on the United Nations to Affirm The Human Rights of Lesbian and Gay People, Joey Arias, Larry Tee, March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation, National Black Gay and Lesbian Conference, National Coming Out Day, No Money, No Honey, RuPaul, Wigstock, World AIDS Day
    Description: Thing Magazine Number 8, with an article about film festivals in NYC and Chicago that includes descriptions of media featuring drag queens, an in-depth article about the terminology gay men use dur...
  14. Thing Magazine No. 9

     
    Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator: Ford, Robert
    Date: Spring 1993
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag community, Drag queens, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ death and dying, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, LGBTQ+ films, LGBTQ+ magazines, LGBTQ+ night life, LGBTQ+ people in the military
    Subject: Chaka Khan, Chi-Chi LaRue, Del Rubio Triplets, Diva, Fenton Bailey, George Elmer Patterson, Lady Bunny, Liza Minelli, Madonna, March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation, Michelle Lee, Randy Barbato, RuPaul, Sandra Bernhard, The Goddess, The West Hollywood Cheerleaders, Whitney Houston
    Description: Thing Magazine Number 9, with an article about gay and lesbian people in the military, the Queer March on Washington, musical group the Pop Tarts, dancer and choreographer George Elmer Patterson, a...
  15. Thing Magazine RuPaul Postcard

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator: Thing Magazine
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag queens
    Subject: RuPaul
    Description: Thing Magazine postcard featuring art of RuPaul.