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  1. After Dark Magazine, June 1979

     
    Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator: After Dark
    Date: Jun. 1979
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ magazines
    Subject: Castro Street, Castro Theater, Cockettes, Sylvester James, Jr.
    Description: An issue of After Dark magazine featuring queer photography from the Castro area, as well as an article on the cultural shift in Castro, and the impact of Castro theatre and queer culture.

  2. Collection on Sylvester

     
    Collection: Discovery Resources
    Institution: James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center, San Francisco Public Library
    Creator:
    Date: 2016
    Topics: Androgyny, Discos, LGBTQ+ press, Photographs, Singers
    Subject: Sylvester James, Jr.
    Description: Sylvester James, Jr. (September 6, 1947-December 16, 1988), better known as Sylvester, was an American disco and soul singersongwriter. He was known for his flamboyant and androgynous appearance. T...

  3. Kreemah Ritz Papers

     
    Collection: Discovery Resources
    Institution: James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center, San Francisco Public Library
    Creator:
    Date: 2014
    Topics: Letters, LGBTQ+ press, Photographs, Singers, Theatre, Theatre groups
    Subject: Daryl Simmonds, Harvey Milk, Kreemah Ritz, Sylvester James, Jr., The Cockettes
    Description: The collection contains flyers, posters, scripts, photographs, newspaper clippings, and audio-visual materials that document the performances of The Cockettes, a San Francisco-based theatrical trou...

  4. Slyvester Changes His Tune 'We've Come of Age'

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Independent Voices
    Creator: Bryan, John
    Date: Jul. 8, 1977 to Jul. 14, 1977
    Topics: Drag, Drag queens, Homosexuality, Music
    Subject: Anita Bryant, Sylvester James, Jr.

  5. Sylvester's 40th Birthday (1985)

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1985
    Topics: Discos, Drag, HIV/AIDS, Homosexuality
    Subject: Sylvester James, Jr.
    Description: The legendary disco diva captivates the crowd with old standards at this celebration held two years before his actual 40th birthday. U-matic videotape from the Charles Cyberski Collection.

  6. Thing Magazine No. 1

     
    Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator: Thing Magazine
    Date: Nov. 1989
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ arts, LGBTQ+ magazines, Phone sex
    Subject: Sylvester James, Jr.
    Description: A volume of Thing magazine including satirical articles, a reflection on the hair culture associated with dreadlocks, an article on the phone sex community, and a range of queer-centered advertisem...