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Eulogy for Don McLean: A Class Act Ends Its Run, A Personal Remembrance
Collection: Felicia Elizondo/Felicia Flames Collection Institution: GLBT Historical Society Creator: Driver, Carl Date: 1984 Topics: Drag queens, Eulogies, Female impersonators Subject: Beverly LaSalle, Donald McLean, Lori Shannon Description: An obituary for performer Don McLean. It describes his life as a drag queen and the impact he had through his work. This item comes from the Felicia “Flames” Elizondo papers (#2021-06) at the GL... -
Eve Finocchio's Mink Stole
Collection: Finocchio's collection Institution: GLBT Historical Society Creator: Date: circa 1950 to circa 1999 Topics: Clothing, Fur garments Subject: Eve Finocchio, Finocchio's Club Description: An off-white mink stole owned by Eve Finocchio. -
Exploding Acts!
Collection: Victoria Fernandez/Vicki Starr Collection Institution: GLBT Historical Society Creator: Date: Jul. 9, 1966 Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, Strippers, Trans women Subject: Vicki Starr, Victoria Fernandez Description: 1966 advertisement for El Cid, a topless club in San Francisco's North Beach, featuring Victoria Fernandez, who performed as Vicki Starr. Fernandez, a trans woman, is misgendered in her top billing... -
Facebook Post on LGBT History and Activism
Collection: Felicia Elizondo/Felicia Flames Collection Institution: GLBT Historical Society Creator: Date: 2020 Topics: Drag, Gay men, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ people, Transgender people Description: A 2020 Facebook post reflecting on decades of LGBT activism and community work in San Francisco, including AIDS volunteerism and involvement in early gay rights movements. This item comes from t... -
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... -
Farewell Performance of Verdi's Aida
Collection: Ephemera Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive Creator: Thayer, Chuck Date: Jan. 8, 1967 Topics: Drag queens, Female impersonators, Gay bars, Latino/a/x gay men Subject: Black Cat Bar, José Sarria Description: A program for a drag performance at The Black Cat Cafe, also including a description of the club, performances, and drag artists. This was one of drag performer José Sarria's opera parody performan... -
"Felicia Elizondo's Wild Memories of Trans Life in 60s San Francisco" Interview
Collection: Felicia Elizondo/Felicia Flames Collection Institution: GLBT Historical Society Creator: Drucker, Zachary, Elizondo, Felicia Date: Dec. 12, 2018 Topics: Chicano/a/x LGBTQ+ people, Chicano/a/x transgender people, Interviews, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ activists, Trans women, Transgender history, Transgender people in the military, Transgender people of color Description: A copy of an interview done of Felicia Elizondo by Zachary Drucker in 2018. Elizondo describes her upbringing and the journey she took before and after transitioning. The original copy is available... -
Felicia "Flames" Elizando interview, part 1
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: GLBT Historical Society Creator: Stryker, Susan Date: 2001 Topics: Closeted transgender people, Crossdressing, Detransitioning, Drag community, Drag queens, Gay sex workers, Gender expression, Gender-affirming surgery, Hormones, LGBTQ+ bars, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ people in the military, MtFs, Police raids, Public sex, Sex work, Transgender community, Transgender sex workers Subject: Chukker Club, Felicia Elizondo, Harry Benjamin, Leslie St. Clair, Screaming Queens, Tenderloin, Wendy Kohler Description: Susan Stryker interviews Felicia Elizondo, known as Felicia Flames, who was a sex worker, drag queen, and trans woman strongly associated with San Francisco's Tenderloin district. In this section, ... -
Felicia "Flames" Elizondo interview, part 2
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: GLBT Historical Society Creator: Stryker, Susan Date: 2001 Topics: Allies, Breast augmentation, Castration, Chosen name, Drag queens, Gender-affirming surgery, Health care for LGBTQ+ people, HIV/AIDS, Hormones, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ people in the military, LGBTQ+ sex workers, MtFs, Pre-operative, Stealth (Transgender), Transgender community, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Subject: Chukker Club, Felicia Elizondo, Harry Benjamin, Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association, Screaming Queens, Tenderloin Description: Susan Stryker interviews Felicia Elizondo, known as Felicia Flames, who was a sex worker, drag queen, and trans woman living in San Francisco's Tenderloin district. In this section, Elizondo descri... -
Female Impersonator and Other Patrons Inside the 527 Club
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center, San Francisco Public Library Creator: Date: Dec. 1973 Topics: Bars, Drag queens, Female impersonators, Night life, Photography Subject: 527 Club, Miracle Mile Description: Written on back: "527 Club, Folsom/3rd St. Female impersonator on 'Miracle Mile,' 10 blocks of gay bars." -
Female Impersonator at the 527 Club
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center, San Francisco Public Library Creator: Date: Dec. 1973 Topics: Bars, Drag queens, Female impersonators, Night life, Photography Subject: 527 Club, Miracle Mile Description: Written on back: "Female impersonator - 527 Club, Folsom/3rd Sts., beginning of 'the Miracle Mile,' 13 gay bars in 10 blocks.". -
Female Impersonator News No. 9
Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals Institution: M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives, University at Albany Creator: Female Impersonator News Date: 1975 Topics: Acceptance, Advertisements, Appearance, Arrests, Beauty standards, Body image, Coming out, Cosmetics, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Drag, Electrolysis, Employment discrimination, Estrogen, Family members, Gatherings, Gender realignment surgery, Hormones, Law, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Partners of transgender people, Prisons, Rape, Subcultures, Transgender community, Transsexual people, Transsexualism Subject: Fantasia Fair, Hose and Heel, Leslie Porter -
Female Mimics International Vol. 21 No. 5
Collection: Female Mimics International Institution: Transgender Oral History Project Creator: MAGCORP, the Magazine Corporation of America Date: 1992 Topics: Actors, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Discos, Drag, Drag queens, Gender bending, MtFs, Nude photographs, Photographic models, Transgender culture, Transgender identity, Transgender people Subject: Folsom Street Fair, La Rey Description: Also known as Female Mimics International and FMI Female Mimics International. ; On item cover: "The original magazine for men who enjoy dressing like women." ; Contents: Editorial -- The 1991 univ... -
Female to Gay Male Transsexualism: I - Gender & Sexual Orientation
Collection: Lou Sullivan Collection Institution: GLBT Historical Society Creator: Pauly, Ira B., Sullivan, Lou Date: 1988 Topics: Death and dying, FtMs, Gay community, Gay culture, HIV/AIDS, Sexual relationships, Sexuality, Transgender people Subject: University of Nevada Description: Gay trans man Lou Sullivan, a historian and community leader, is interviewed by Dr. Ira Pauly about his experiences. -
Female to Gay Male Transsexualism: II - Living with AIDS
Collection: Lou Sullivan Collection Institution: GLBT Historical Society Creator: Pauly, Ira B., Sullivan, Lou Date: 1988 Topics: AIDS phobia, FtMs, Gay culture, Gay men, HIV/AIDS, Sexual relationships, Transgender people Subject: University of Nevada Description: Gay trans man Lou Sullivan, a historian and community leader, is interviewed by Dr. Ira Pauly about his experiences.
