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  1. 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.
  2. 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 ...
  3. Gay Power - Jackie Curtis Cover

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Childers, Leee
    Date: circa 1969
    Topics: Drag performers, LGBTQ+ communities
    Subject: Gay Power, Jackie Curtis
    Description: This is a cover of Gay Power periodical featuring a photograph of Jackie Curtis.
  4. Rollerena Strikes Back and Raises Some Issues!

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Correspondence
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Rollerena, Valeska, Lucia
    Date: circa 1981
    Topics: Crossdressing, LGBTQ+ communities, Roller skating
    Description: This is a letter written by Rollerena Fairy Godmother in the "Our Time" newsletter to Lucia Valeska in response to her calling Rollerena "infamous" and Valeska's mailed response to Rollerena.
  5. Sir Lady Java Profile

     
    Collection: Sir Lady Java
    Institution: Houghton Library, Harvard University
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: African American transgender people, Black LGBTQ+ people, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ communities, Transgender community, Transgender people of color
    Subject: Sir Lady Java
    Description: A profile of Sir Lady Java briefly covering her development from high school up to her nightclub performance at a Los Angeles nightclub, which the writer reflects upon complimentarily.
  6. Vain Victory:The Vicissitudes of the Damned

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Curtis, Jackie
    Date: circa 1971
    Topics: Drag performers, LGBTQ+ communities
    Subject: Andy Warhol, Candy Darling, Jackie Curtis, Mario Montez
    Description: This is a poster for an off-off-Broadway musical written by and starring Jackie Curtis.