Digital Transgender Archive
Queer, Sissy, [...]
This item contains potentially sensitive content related to homophobic language. A presentation made by Felicia Flames detailing important moments in her early life, paying special attention to the people who supported her and helped her discover herself in those years. This item comes from the Felicia “Flames” Elizondo papers (#2021-06) at the GLBT Historical Society. Felicia Elizondo, who performed as Felicia Flames, was a Chicana trans woman and drag queen associated with San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood. She was a regular at Gene Compton's Cafeteria at the time of the Compton's Cafeteria Riot, a historic 1966 uprising by trans and queer people. Elizondo performed for many years at Aunt Charlie's Lounge alongside her close friend Vicki Marlane. This collection contains Elizondo's writings, photographs of her and her community, ephemera she collected about local drag and queer topics, and materials about Marlane and her legacy.
- Identifier
- 2801pg77q
- Collection
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Felicia Elizondo/Felicia Flames Collection
- Institution
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GLBT Historical Society
- Creator(s)
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Elizondo, Felicia
- Date Created
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circa 2010 to circa 2020
- Dates Covered
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1951 to 1960
- Genre
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Autobiographies
- Subject(s)
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Felicia Elizondo
- Places
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California
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Santa Clara County
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San Jose
California > San Joaquin County > Stockton
- Topic(s)
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Chicano/a/x LGBTQ+ people
Chicano/a/x transgender people
Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people
Latino/a/x transgender people
Trans women
Transfeminine people
- Resource Type
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Text
- Language
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English
- Rights
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In copyright
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