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  1. BLACKlines, Vol. 04, Issue 08

     
    Collection: BLACKlines
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Long, Lynnell S., de la Croix, Sukie
    Date: Sep. 1999
    Topics: Anti-gay discrimination, Anti-transgender discrimination, Black gay men, Black transgender people, Drag balls, Drag community, Drag queens, Gay men in the military, Halloween (LGBTQ+ culture), LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ relationships, MtFs, Trans-exclusionary radical feminists, Transgender community, Transsexual people
    Subject: Camp Trans, Finnie's Ball, Michigan Womyn's Music Festival
    Description: Content warning: Use of racial slur. BLACKlines clippings profiling a Black gay drag performer and his journey in coming out and experiencing racism in a predominatly white town. An additional arti...
  2. Coco LaChine to be Crowned Empress VII of New York at the Night of a Thousand Gowns

     
    Collection: Imperial Court of New York
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Imperial Court of New York
    Date: circa 1986 to 2000
    Topics: Asian American LGBTQ+ people, Drag community, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ events, New York (State)--Fire Island Inlet, Queens (Gay culture)
    Subject: Coco LaChine, Empress VI Saleen, Empress VII Coco LaChine, Gay Games, George Wilson, Jerry Scott, Shelly Schusteroff
    Description: Page 38 of a newsletter that is part of the Private Lives section. The page discusses the rise of Coco LaChine in the New York drag scene and her appointment as Empress VII to the Imperial Court. I...
  3. Destination Asia Flyer

     
    Collection: Imperial Court of New York
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Imperial Court of New York
    Date: circa 1986 to 2000
    Topics: Asia, Asian American LGBTQ+ people, Benefit performances, Birthday parties, Drag community, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ communities, Queens (Gay culture)
    Subject: Coco LaChine, Imperial Court of New York
    Description: A single-page flyer advertising a birthday party for Empress VII Coco LaChine for the benefit of the Imperial Court.
  4. Evergreen Lounge Collage 16

     
    Collection: Te Papa Collection
    Institution: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
    Creator: Witoko, Chrissy
    Date: circa 1999
    Topics: Art objects, Drag community, LGBTQ+ communities, Maori (New Zealand people)
    Subject: Chrissy Witoko, Evergreen Lounge
    Description: This is a collage of business cards created by Chrissy Witoko.
  5. Evergreen Lounge Collage 18

     
    Collection: Te Papa Collection
    Institution: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
    Creator: Witoko, Chrissy
    Date: 1980 to circa 2002
    Topics: Art objects, Drag community, LGBTQ+ communities, Maori (New Zealand people)
    Subject: Evergreen Lounge
    Description: This collage was formerly displayed at the Evergreen Coffee Lounge on Vivian Street in Wellington. It includes photographs and assorted artifacts pertaining to the experiences of Chrissy Witoko, th...
  6. Evergreen Lounge Collage 22

     
    Collection: Te Papa Collection
    Institution: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
    Creator: Witoko, Chrissy
    Date: 1975 to 2002
    Topics: Art objects, Drag community, LGBTQ+ communities, Maori (New Zealand people)
    Subject: Chrissy Witoko, Evergreen Lounge
    Description: This is a collage of business cards made by Chrissy Witoko.
  7. Evergreen Lounge Collage 26

     
    Collection: Te Papa Collection
    Institution: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
    Creator: Witoko, Chrissy
    Date: 1975 to 2002
    Topics: Art objects, Drag community, LGBTQ+ communities, Maori (New Zealand people)
    Subject: Evergreen Lounge
    Description: This is a collage of business cards created by Chrissy Witoko.
  8. Evergreen Lounge Collage 31

     
    Collection: Te Papa Collection
    Institution: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
    Creator: Witoko, Chrissy
    Date: 1984 to 2000
    Topics: Art objects, Drag community, LGBTQ+ communities, Maori (New Zealand people)
    Subject: Evergreen Lounge
    Description: This is a collage of match packets created by Chrissy Witoko.
  9. Flyer for Fourth Night of a Thousand Gowns

     
    Collection: Imperial Court of New York
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Imperial Court of New York
    Date: circa 1986 to 2000
    Topics: Ballroom dancing, Benefit performances, Dance, Drag balls, Drag community, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ communities
    Subject: Night Of A Thousand Gowns
    Description: A two-page save-the-date for the fourth Night of a Thousand Gowns. Cover shows photo of a Barbie doll standing at the top of an ornate staircase, and the second page contains information about the ...
  10. Glaad Presents: The Night of 1000 Legends

     
    Collection: Imperial Court of New York
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Imperial Court of New York
    Date: circa 1986 to 2000
    Topics: Dance, Drag balls, Drag community, Drag queens, Gay bars, Transgender people
    Subject: Buster Hymen, Club 58, Coco LaChine, Diane Torrance, Empress IX Philomena, GLAAD, Lady Bunny, Night Of A Thousand Gowns
    Description: A one-page flyer for GLAAD's Night of a Thousand Legends celebration. The flyer lists several famous drag performers who will be in attendance, including Lady Bunny, Buster Hymen, Empress Philomena...
  11. Imperial Court of New York Press Releases on Night of a Thousand Gowns

     
    Collection: Imperial Court of New York
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Imperial Court of New York
    Date: circa 1986 to 2000
    Topics: Benefit performances, Charity organization, Dance, Drag community, Fund raising, LGBTQ+ events
    Subject: Night Of A Thousand Gowns
    Description: Two press releases discussing events and awards that will happen at the next Night of a Thousand Gowns, and the various causes funded by past charity balls held by the Imperial Court.
  12. TGSF Newsletter Vol. 18, Issue 9

     
    Collection: ETVC
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator: Kantz, Ayme
    Date: Sep. 1999
    Topics: Crossdressing, Drag community, Halloween (LGBTQ+ culture), LGBTQ+ support groups, Transgender activism, Transgender community, Transgender newsletters, Transsexual people, Transvestites
    Subject: Educational TV Channel (ETVC), Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), TransGender San Francisco (TGSF), Westboro Baptist Church
    Description: A TGSF Newsletter (The Channel), formerly known as the ETVC, discussing upcoming conferences, honoring past members, and upcoming events.
  13. The Court Circular Vol. 4.2

     
    Collection: Imperial Court of New York
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Weyand, Michael
    Date: Feb. 1999
    Topics: Crossdressing, Drag community, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ movement, Queens (Gay culture)
    Description: February 1999 issue of the Court Circular by the Imperial Court of New York, introducing new members of the Imperial Court, advertising future events, and discussing the drag scene in New York.
  14. The Court Circular Vol. 4.6

     
    Collection: Imperial Court of New York
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Weyand, Michael
    Date: Sep. 1999
    Topics: Cosmetics, Drag community, Fund raising, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ events, Transgender people
    Subject: Bill LaMonica, Billy Little, David Wallace, Emperor IX Chet, Gary Cosgrove, James Palacio, Jeffrey Wallach, Lynn E. Walker, Matt Baney, Michael Barret Jones, Mike Fulk, Oliver von Birkenwaldau, Philip Stoehr, Robert Prokop, Santa Philomena, Thom Hansen, Tom DeConza, Voyager How Now
    Description: September 1999 issue of The Imperial Court of New York 's Circular Court newsletter. It discusses the candidates for different positions in the Imperial Court, a fundraiser for HIV/AIDS in Boston a...
  15. Third Annual Night of a Thousand Gowns: A Debutante's Guide to the Evening

     
    Collection: Imperial Court of New York
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Imperial Court of New York
    Date: circa 1986 to 2000
    Topics: Ballroom dancing, Benefit performances, Dance, Drag community, Drag queens
    Subject: Night Of A Thousand Gowns
    Description: An 8-page pamphlet describing the etiquette and dress code for the third Night of a Thousand gowns.