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  1. Nabbed in 'maid' masquerade

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
    Creator:
    Date: Jan. 27, 1950
    Topics: Arrests, BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Household work, Imprisonment, LGBTQ+ people of color, Police stations
    Subject: Frank Porter, Mary Lee Porter, Queque Malpress, Rita Porter, Tisha Porter, Willie Moore
    Description: Masculine jail clothing was substituted for feminine attire worn by these three youths after they were nabbed early today. They said they had been employed as female domestic servants in fashionabl...
  2. NFLO Resolution

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Independent Voices
    Creator:
    Date: Jun. 1978
    Topics: Ethnic diversity, Gender diversity, Lesbian movement, Racism, Women's movement
    Subject: National Lesbian Feminist Organization
  3. Norman Lear Set To Star Transex?

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Independent Voices
    Creator: Douglas, Angela
    Date: Oct. 29, 1976 to Nov. 4, 1976
    Topics: Actors, Anti-transgender violence, MtFs, Police brutality, Television, Television series, Transphobia, Transsexual people
    Subject: All That Glitters..., Norman Lear
    Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to transphobic violence and sexual assault.
  4. Now at The Hustlers

     
    Collection: Sir Lady Java
    Institution: Houghton Library, Harvard University
    Creator:
    Date: Feb. 9, 1967
    Topics: Activists, African American transgender people, BIPOC, Black transgender people, Entertainers, Exotic dancers, Female impersonators, Transgender people
    Subject: Benny Curtis Show, Sepia, Sir Lady Java, The Hustlers (Club), Willie Bobo
  5. "Nun" showing support for Babs at Academy Awards

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
    Creator:
    Date: 1984
    Topics: Demonstrations, Drag, Nuns
    Subject: Academy Awards, Barbra Streisand, Eddie Murphy, Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Yentl
    Description: A member of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence protests that Barbra Streisand's film "Yentl" was not nominated for major categories for the 56th Academy Awards. The "nun" is holding a collection c...
  6. Oddments

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Independent Voices
    Creator: McIntire, Del, McIntire, Cal, McIntire, Hal, McIntire, Val
    Date: Dec. 1, 1961
    Topics: Drag, Drag shows, Entertainers, Female impersonators, Police raids
    Subject: Jewel Box Revue, Music Box Theatre
    Description: Relevant clipping is found on the bottom left corner of page 16 regarding drag in L.A. and N.Y.C.
  7. ‘Old letters’ regarding The Queen

     
    Collection: The Queen (1968) Production
    Institution: Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin
    Creator: Allen, Lewis M., Filmfest DC, Litvinoff, Si, Robinson, Chris, Roth, Jane, Stafford, David
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Drag pageants, Drag queens, Drag shows, LGBTQ+ cinema, LGBTQ+ films, LGBTQ+ theater, Title contests
    Subject: The Queen (Film)
    Description: Executive producer Lewis M. Allen’s files for the documentary film The Queen (1968)—a behind-the-scenes look at the 1967 Miss All-American Camp Beauty Pageant in New York City—including registratio...
  8. ONE in Los Angeles

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: Apr. 1967
    Topics: Acceptance, Clothing, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Drag, Mass media, Sexual practices
    Subject: Herbert Shaw
  9. One Night Only Sir Lady Java

     
    Collection: Sir Lady Java
    Institution: Houghton Library, Harvard University
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: African American transgender people, BIPOC, Discos, Entertainers, Exotic dancers, Female impersonators, Transgender people
    Subject: Roy's Twenty Grand West, Sir Lady Java
  10. only her surgeon knows for sure

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections
    Creator:
    Date: Mar. 28, 1981
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery, Legal status, LGBTQ+ civil rights, LGBTQ+ personal and family law, MtFs, Transgender rights, Transsexual people
    Subject: Gay Community News, Los Angeles Daily Journal, Raegan Kelly
    Description: A legal bulletin describing a case in which a trans woman is suing her workplace for discrimination. Originally published on page 2 of volume 8, issue 35 of Gay Community News.
  11. Our Special Joy Vol. 5 No. 5 (November, 1984)

     
    Collection: Our Special Joy
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator: Moran, Mary Jane
    Date: Nov. 1984
    Topics: Androgyny, Censorship, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Femininities, Gatherings, Homosexuality, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Library, Masculinities, Passing (Gender)
    Subject: April Ashley, April Ashley's Odyssey, Boy George, Chi Delta Mu, Cindy Smith, Culture Club, Edith Marie, Geographic Area Leaders (GALS), The Life and Times of Virginia, The Man-Maid Doll, The Village Voice, Tootsie, Transvestia, Tri-Ess Metro, Tri-Ess Society for the Second Self, Westchester Self-Help Clearinghouse
  12. Outreach Newsletter Vol. 5 No. 4 (1981)

     
    Collection: Outreach Publications
    Institution: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University
    Creator: Outreach Institute of Gender Studies
    Date: Autumn 1981
    Topics: Androgyny, Crossdressing, Gender identity, Gender roles, LGBTQ+ books, Masculinities, Psychology, Queer relationships, Transvestites
    Subject: Association for Humanistic Psychology, Betty Ann Lind, Conference for Men and Masculinity, Gender, the Enthnomethodological Approach, Herland, Michelle Williams, Outreach Institute of Gender Studies (OIGS), The Feminine, Spacious as the Sky, Transexuality in the Male
    Description: Newsletter from the Outreach Institute that discusses event topics from the annual conference for the Association for Humanistic Psychology, which includes androgyny, personal relationships, transf...
  13. Pat Rocco: Changes (1970)

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: UCLA Film and Television Archive
    Creator: Rocco, Pat, Bizarre Productions
    Date: 1970
    Topics: Femininities, Gender identity, Sexuality, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transsexual people, Transsexuality
    Description: Short film directed by Pat Rocco focused on an interview with "Jimmy Michaels, a transgender person living in Los Angeles."
  14. People Like Us

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: M.D.C.
    Date: Sep. 1974
    Topics: Drag, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ newsletters, Transgender community, Transvestites
    Description: People Like Us periodical including promotion for the grand opening of 'Free Thinking Nite Club', coverage of The Maggie Awards, and an advertisement for Cover Girl pantyhose.
  15. Performance of "La Cage Aux Folles"

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
    Creator: Ruebsamen, James
    Date: circa 1984
    Topics: Drag, Plays, Theatre
    Subject: La Cage Aux Folles
    Description: A man dressed in drag plays the role of Gypsy in "La Cage Aux Folles" at the Pantages in Hollywood.