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  1. A Field Guide to Persons in the Transgendered Gay Community

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Denny, Dallas
    Date: Oct. 1991
    Topics: Crossdressers, Drag queens, Passing (Gender), Post-operative, Pre-operative, Transgender people, Transsexual people
    Description: Originally published in "The News" Volume 7 Number 8. Dallas Denny describes the differences in people who identify as transsexual, crossdressers, and drag queens and how they vary in gender expres...
  2. A Page from Frontiers Featuring a Photo of Marsha P. Johnson Posing in a Gown

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Jul. 19, 1991
    Topics: Black transgender people, Chest harnesses, Drag queens, Gay pride, Lesbian pride, QTPOC, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Marsha P. Johnson
    Description: A page from Frontiers featuring a photo of Marsha P. Johnson posing in a gown in the center of the page. "Boston," "Cleveland," and "Baltimore" appear in large front among several candid photos.
  3. Aching to Be a Prima Donna, When You’re a Man

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Canby, Vincent
    Date: Mar. 13, 1991
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag balls, Drag families, Drag queens
    Subject: Dorian Corey, Jennie Livingston, Pepper Labeija, Venus Extravaganza, Willi Ninja
    Description: A description of the film "Paris is Burning", and a brief explanation of the ball culture explored in the film that acknowledges prominent individuals.
  4. 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.
  5. Drag queens suspected in stabbings

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections
    Creator: Gaines, Kelly
    Date: Jan. 14, 1990
    Topics: Bars (Drinking establishments), Drag queens, Violent crimes
    Subject: Dallas Voice, Gay Community News
    Description: A news bulletin from Dallas describing a violent incident on New Year's Day. Originally published on page 2 of volume 17, number 26 of Gay Community News.
  6. Lesbian, Gays, Pals in 22nd Parade

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Chittum, Samme, Maeder, Jay
    Date: Jul. 1, 1991
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Dykes on bikes, Gay pride, Lesbian pride, QTPOC, Transfeminine people
    Subject: ACT UP, Anti-Sexist Men's Action Network, Farm Dykes, Lesbians for Patsy Cline, Marsha P. Johnson, Pink Panther Patrol, Transsexuals for Change
    Description: A news article covering the 22nd Pride Parade.
  7. Lesbian Sex/Gay Sex What's the Difference

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Independent Voices
    Creator: Creet, J.
    Date: Winter 1991
    Topics: Activists, Butches, Drag queens, Feminism, Gay rights, Homosexuality, Lesbian culture, Lesbians, LGBTI community, LGBTI rights, Sexuality, Sodomy laws, Soft butches
    Subject: Ontario Human Rights Code
  8. The House That Brenda Built A Transvestite Response to AIDS in Brazil

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Independent Voices
    Creator: Adams, Michael
    Date: Spring 1990
    Topics: AIDS activists, Crossdressers, Drag queens, HIV/AIDS, Homophobia, Homosexuality
    Subject: Brenda Lee, Palace of Princesses