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  1. A Woman, Crossdressed in Black Leathers, Started the Riots at Stonewall

     
    Collection: East Coast FTM Group Organizational Records
    Institution: Sexual Minorities Archives
    Creator: Lesbian Connection, FTM
    Date: circa 1989
    Topics: Battering, Crossdressing, Drag queens, FtMs, Lesbians, Police raids, Stonewall riots
    Subject: Anne Tracy, Harry Beard, Human Rights Campaign (HRC), John D'Emilio, Lesbian Tide, San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade, Sexual Politics, Sexual Communities: The Making of a Homosexual Minority in the United States 1940-1970, The Village Voice
  2. 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.
  3. All About Yves

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Independent Voices
    Creator: Goldsby, Jackie
    Date: Summer 1989
    Topics: Butches, Dance, Drag, Drag queens, Families, Femmes, Gay men, House music, Soft butches, Vogueing
    Subject: Paris Is Burning
  4. Among the Saints

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Wicker, Randy
    Date: Aug. 23, 1992
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, QTPOC, Roommates, Transfeminine people
    Subject: AIDS Atheist Ministry, Karen Zeigler, Marsha P. Johnson
    Description: A published response from Marsha P. Johnson's roommate, Randy Wicker, in which he clarifies remarks that appeared in an earlier article covering Marsha's memorial.
  5. 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.
  6. Andy Warhol posing with group - Zbigniew Brzezinski at black tie party; Drag queen and man in makeup (in America); Hotel room interiors, with Christopher Makos, close-up of hand holding grapefruit

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: Stanford University Special Collections
    Creator: Warhol, Andy
    Date: Dec. 1980
    Topics: Drag queens, Gay artists
    Subject: Andy Warhol, Christopher Makos, Zbigniew Brzezinski
    Description: Negatives of photographs taken by Andy Warhol including images of unidentified drag queen.
  7. Birthday Wishes Especially for You

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Johnson, Marsha P.
    Date: Feb. 3, 1989
    Topics: Birthday cards, Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, QTPOC, Roommates, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker
    Description: A birthday card from Marsha P. Johnson to Randy Wicker.
  8. Bobby Allen: The Story of a Female Impersonator, 50 Years Ago

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Johnson, Phil
    Date: Nov. 21, 1986 to Nov. 27, 1986
    Topics: Bars, Drag queens, Female impersonators, Gay men, Military, Night life
    Subject: Bobby Allen, Wagon Wheel
  9. Boom Boom for Supe

     
    Collection: Clothing Collection
    Institution: Wearing Gay History
    Creator:
    Date: 1982
    Topics: Drag queens, Gay politicians
    Subject: Jack Fertig, San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Sister Boom Boom, Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
    Description: White t-shirt. "Boom Boom for Supe. San Francisco '82" T-shirt relates to the campaign of Sister Boom Boom (Jack Fertig), who ran for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1982.
  10. Candle Dance

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Goodwin, John
    Date: 1980s
    Topics: Drag, Drag queens, Events
    Subject: Robert Fenwick, Robin De Bruiga
    Description: Person dressed in drag iconically posing with candles in hand and one leg up on a table. Person with a tie standing in the background. On the table are bottles and flowers.
  11. Certificate of Death for Marsha P. Johnson

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Jul. 9, 1992
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, QTPOC, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Marsha P. Johnson
    Description: Marsha P. Johnson's death certificate with the original, highly contested cause of death.
  12. Christine Jorgensen with Drag Queen Divine

     
    Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Feb. 18, 1981
    Topics: Discos, Drag queens, Night life, Parties, Photography, Trans women, Transgender people
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen, Divine, Limelight Disco
    Description: Christine Jorgensen, wearing a fur coat, poses with American actor and drag queen Divine at the first annual party of the Limelight disco in Atlanta, GA.
  13. Clubs News (April 1988)

     
    Collection: Upstate New York Newsletters
    Institution: M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives, University at Albany
    Creator: Gemini Club, Aquarius Club, Albany T.V. Entertainers Club, Uno Club, International Cultural Group
    Date: Apr. 1988
    Topics: Actors, Arts and entertainment occupations, Drag queens, Events, HIV/AIDS, Parties, Photography, Social activities clubs, Support groups
    Subject: Lynne Carter
  14. Correspondence from Jack Nichols to Randy Wicker

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Nichols, Jack
    Date: Oct. 1, 1982
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay bars, Gay men, QTPOC, Transfeminine people
    Subject: David Combs, Marsha P. Johnson, Peter Dvarackas, Randy Wicker, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR)
    Description: This item is a correspondence from Jack Nichols to Randy Wicker inviting him to visit Cocoa Beach, Florida.
  15. Correspondence from Randy Wicker to Don Rojas

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Wicker, Randy
    Date: Jul. 16, 1992
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ death and dying, LGBTQ+ discrimination, QTPOC, Roommates, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Marsha P. Johnson
    Description: This item is a correspondence from Randy Wicker to the executive editor of New York Amsterdam News, Don Rojas, concerning Marsha P. Johnson's death.