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Michelle Parkerson and Stormé DeLarverié: The Filmmaker Celebrates a Black Woman's Courage
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections Creator: Gomez, Jewelle, Parkerson, Michelle Date: May 24, 1987 Topics: Black lesbians, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Drag kings, Female impersonators, Feminism, Gender expression, Gender identity, Lesbians, LGBTQ+ films, Male impersonators Subject: Betty Carter, Gay Community News, Gotta Make this Journey, Hemlines and Hankerchiefs, Jewelle Gomez, Michelle Parkerson, Stormé: The Lady of the Jewel Box, Stormé DeLarverie, Waiting Rooms Description: Interview with Michelle Parkerson, director of Stormé: The Lady of the Jewel Box. Originally published on pages 9 and 10 of Gay Community News volume 14, number 43. -
'chosen' 'trap'?
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections Creator: Neutzel, David Date: Jul. 8, 1987 Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Gender dysphoria, Gender identity, Letters to the editor, LGBTQ+ prisoners, Masculinities, MtFs, Sexuality, Transgender people, Transgender youth Subject: Avon Park Correctional Institution, Gay Community News Description: A letter to the editor of Gay Community News from a prisoner at Avon Park Correctional Institution. Originally printed in volume 15, issue 3. Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensiti... -
FAIRIES, LEATHERMEN AND QUEENS SHARE THE SPIRIT
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections Creator: Bronski, Michael, Thompson, Mark, Hayes, Dimid Date: Jul. 12, 1987 Topics: Berdache, Book reviews, Closeted gay men, Crossdressing, Faeries, Gay activism, Gay culture, Gay liberation, Gay men, Homophobia, Internalized homophobia, Interviews, Lesbian activism, LGBTQ+ books, LGBTQ+ Christians, LGBTQ+ religious people, LGBTQ+ spiritual people, Persecution of gay men, Queer men Subject: Anita Bryant, Edward Carpenter, Gay Community News, Gay Spirit: Myth and Meaning, Harry Hay, LIVE-AID, Louisiana Sissies in Struggle, Mark Thompson, The Advocate, Tree Roots Collective, Walt Whitman Description: An interview with Mark Thompson and a review of his book, Gay Spirit: Myth and Meaning. Thompson discusses what it means to be gay and references crossdressers and iconic gay men of the past. Origi... -
All dressed up and nowhere to go?
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections Creator: Date: Jan. 10, 1988 Topics: Crossdressing, Gender identity, Helplines, Transgenderism, Transsexualism Subject: Gay Community News, TV-TS Contact Service Description: A classified ad for the TV-TS (transvestite transsexual) contact service, originally published in volume 15, number 25 of Gay Community News. -
Coming Out as Transsexual
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections Creator: Christina Ann Debosco Date: Jan. 31, 1988 Topics: Diversity, Drag, Intersectionality, Letters to the editor, LGBTQ+ people of color, Transsexual people, Transvestites Subject: Buffalo Transition Support, Gay Community News, March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation Description: A letter to the editor of Gay Community News from Christina Ann Debosco. Debosco requests that more information and writing by and for transgender individuals be published in the newspaper. Origina... -
Free TV/TS contact service
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections Creator: Rubin, Ina Helen Date: Jan. 31, 1988 Topics: Crossdressing, Helplines, Letters to the editor, Transgenderism, Transsexual people, Transsexualism, Transvestites Subject: American Transvestite-Transsexual Contact Service, Gay Community News, Kinsey Institute, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF), National Transvestite-Transsexual Hotline Number, TV-TS Contact Service Description: A response to an ad, redirecting readers from a paid trans focused talk line to a free one. Originally published on page 4 of volume 15, number 28 of Gay Community News. -
Gay dic(k)tionary
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections Creator: Kyper, John Date: Feb. 26, 1989 Topics: Book reviews, Drag queens, Gay men, Gay slang, Gender affirming surgery, LGBTQ+ books, LGBTQ+ literature, LGBTQ+ slang, Transsexual people Subject: Banned Books, Gay Community News, Gay Talk, Gay(s)language: a dic(k)tionary of gay slang, H. Max, The Queen's Vernacular Description: A book review of a dictionary of gay slang, published 1988. Originally published on page 9 of volume 16, number 32 of Gay Community News. -
STONEWALL STORIES PART I OF II
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections Creator: Bronski, Michael, Carlo, Vivian, Robinson, Colin, Poggi, Stephanie, Burns, Randy, Shively, Charley, Stowell, Sterling, Nestle, Joan, Lorde, Audre, Ewing, Tess, Rose, Steven, Abelove, Henry Date: Jun. 11, 1989 Topics: AIDS awareness, Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag queens, Gay community, HIV/AIDS, Homophiles, Indigenous LGBTQ+ people, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ discrimination, LGBTQ+ people of color, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Police harassment, Stonewall riots, Transvestites Subject: Bread and Roses, Daughters of Bilitis, Gay Activists Alliance (GAA), Gay Community News, Gay Liberation Front, Gay Women's Liberation, Lesbian History Archives, March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation, Marsha P. Johnson, Mattachine Society, Radicalesbians, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera, That Certain Summer Description: A collection of stories and remembrances from the Stonewall riots and 1969. Writers comment on memory, inclusion, and what the riots mean as a symbol. Originally published on pages 14 through 17 of... -
Transsexual pioneer Jorgenson dies
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections Creator: McKnight, Jennie Date: Jul. 4, 1989 Topics: Gender affirming surgery, Transsexual people Subject: Christine Jorgenson, Gay Community News, International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE), Jorgenson Memorial Fund Description: This clipping announces Christine Jorgenson's death; she was one of the first people to undergo gender confirmation surgery. Originally published on page 2 of volume 16, number 45 of Gay Community ... -
Seeking 'equal protection' for transsexuals in prison
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections Creator: Farmer, Dee Date: Sep. 17, 1989 Topics: Anti-discrimination law, Criminal law, Estrogen, Hormones, Letters to the editor, LGBTQ+ imprisonment, LGBTQ+ personal and family law, LGBTQ+ prisoners, Transsexual people Subject: Gay Community News, United States Constitution Description: A letter to the editor of GCN concerning transsexual prisoners' rights. Originally published on page 5 of volume 17, number 10 of Gay Community News. -
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. -
Who's that girl?
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections Creator: McKnight, Jennie Date: Jan. 14, 1990 Topics: Transvestites Subject: Babilonia, Gay Community News, Gay Scotland, Lisa Visonti, Miss Italy Description: A news bulletin describing a transvestite who entered a beauty pageant in Italy. Originally published on page 2 of volume 17, number 38 of Gay Community News. -
Who gets to 'belong' in the lesbian community anyway?
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections Creator: Power, Bet, Power, Ben Date: Apr. 8, 1990 Topics: BDSM, Bisexual people, Drag community, Gay pride, Lesbians, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ visibility, Persecution of bisexual people, Sexual minorities, SM movement, Transgender community Subject: Academy Awards, Elizabeth Taylor, Gay Community News, Gertrude Stein, Lis Brook, New Alexandria Lesbian Library, Northhampton Lesbian/Gay Pride march, Radclyffe Hall, Sarah Dreher, Shelix, University of Massachusetts, Valley Gay Alliance, Willa Cather Description: An editorial concerning the exclusion of sexual and gender minorities from the 1990 Northampton pride march. Originally published on page 5 of volume 17, number 38 of Gay Community News. -
A home of our own
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections Creator: The Ad Hoc Committee to Support the Lesbian Herstory Archives Date: Jun. 23, 1991 Topics: Anti-lesbian violence, Archives, Butches, Dykes, Femmes, Lesbian activism, Lesbian African-Americans, Lesbian archives, Lesbian bars, Lesbians, Lesbians of colour, Male impersonators, Persecution of lesbians Subject: Becky Johnson, C. Walsh Theater, First African Meeting House, Gay Community News, Jenifer Firestone, Jewel Box Revue, Joan Nestle, Lesbian Herstory Archives, Michelle Parkerson, Red Shades Affinity Group, Stormé: The Lady of the Jewel Box, Stormé DeLarverie, West Village Description: An article summarizing an event to benefit the Lesbian Herstory Archives, featuring a short film about Storme Delarverie and appearances from notable lesbian activists. Originally published on page... -
A kinder and gentler festival?
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections Creator: Burkholder, Nancy Date: Sep. 1, 1991 Topics: Anti-transgender discrimination, Cisgender women, Lesbian culture, MtFs, Music festivals, Passing (Gender), Stealth (Transgender), Transphobia, Transsexual people, Women's music festivals, Womyn Subject: Barbara Price, Gay Community News, Lisa Vogel, Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, Two Nice Girls Description: An article by Nancy Burkholder, a woman who was thrown out of a Women's Music Festival on suspicion of being transsexual. Burkholder criticizes this decision eloquently. Originally published on pag...