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A Journey to an Overlooked Past
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Biederman, Marcia Date: Jun. 11, 2000 Topics: Ball culture, Drag balls, Harlem Renaissance, Masquerading Subject: Hamilton Lodge Description: Subsection of a larger New York Times article on New York City’s history as the site of the gay rights movement. The clipping discusses the ballroom scene in Harlem, specifically during the 1920s a... -
An Exotic Gay Subculture Turns Poignant Under Scrutiny
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Dunning, Jennifer Date: Mar. 23, 1991 Topics: Ballroom families, Drag balls, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ people of color, Transvestites Subject: Dorian Corey, Jennie Livingston, Meg McLagan, Octavia St. Laurent, Pepper Labeija, Willi Ninja Description: A description of how the film "Paris is Burning" relates to ball culture in New York City. -
T.V. Transvestite
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: di Bagno, Simone, Capozzi, Michele Date: 1982 Topics: Ball culture, Ballroom families, Black transgender people, Butches, Drag balls, Gay men, LGBTQ+ fashion, Police interactions with LGBTQ+ people, QTPOC, Trans women, Transfeminine people, Transgender people of color, Transitioning (Gender), Voguing Subject: Dorian Corey, House of Labeija, Pepper Labeija, Sugar Description: A documentary that captures a ball thrown by House of Labeija at Harlem Bingo Hall in 1982.
