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  1. Gia Love Oral History

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: Love, Gia
    Date: Apr. 11, 2019
    Topics: African diaspora, African-americans, Black people, Bullying, Butches, Childhood, Crossdressing, Debates, Drag balls, Femininities, Foster children, Gender, Gender diversity, Homelessness, Homophobia, Hormones, LGBTI community, Masculinities, Mothers, Racism, Sexism, Sexual abuse, Soft butches, Special education, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Violence, Women
    Subject: Butch Queen, City College, Destination Tomorrow, Ginovia, Greenlight Hub, Harlem United, Harvard University, House of Bacardi, House of Juicy, House of Louboutin, House of McQueen, Islan Nettles, Kalem Lord, Malcolm X, Marist College, Martin Luther King Jr., New York Urban Debate League (NYUDL), Paris Is Burning, Sundance, TQ, Uber
    Description: Gia Love reflects on her life in the kiki ball scene, an underground queer and trans dance community in New York City. In kiki, particularly the House of Juicy, Gia found deep friendships and a sup...
  2. The Femme Mirror, Vol. 22 Iss. 4 (Fall, 1997)

     
    Collection: Femme Mirror
    Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan
    Creator: Beecroft, Carol
    Date: Autumn 1997
    Topics: Biographies, Children, Clothing, Coming out, Cosmetics, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Drag balls, Family members, Femininities, Hobbies, Internet, LGBTQ+ parents, LGBTQ+ partners, Marriage, Occupations, Politics, Religions
    Subject: 1998 Crossdresser's Ball, Beta Gamma, Chi Chapter, Chi Delta Mu, Dee S. McKellar, Delta Chapter, Delta Omega, Dignity Cruise, Holiday At Sea, Kappa Beta, S.P.I.C.E, Sigma Mu, Tri Chi, Tri-Ess Society for the Second Self
  3. Valda Prout Oral History

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: OUTWORDS
    Creator: Prout, Valda
    Date: Aug. 6, 2016
    Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Black transgender people, Coming out, Drag, Drag balls, Drag queens, Gay bars, Gender affirming surgery, Hair removal, Homophobia, Hormone therapy (Gender), Police harassment, Police raids, Racism, Segregation, Slurs, Theater, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, West Indian Americans
    Subject: Agassiz Village, Auntie Mame, Dorothy Mallory, Dr. Risch, George L. Prout, Jacque's, La Belse, Mae Bonds, Paul Robeson, Phil Black, Punch Bowl, Summer Stock, Valda Prout
    Description: OUTWORDS interview with Valda Prout, conducted by Mason Funk on August 6, 2016 in Washington DC. "Today, Valda lives in a small apartment just north of Logan Circle in Washington DC, a short walk f...