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Photos from 1968-1981

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Five photographs from 1968 to 1981 showing people at social events and outdoor locations. 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.

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Identifier
7s75dc90r
Collection
Felicia Elizondo/Felicia Flames Collection
Institution
GLBT Historical Society
Date Created
1968 to 1981
Genre
Photographs
Subject(s)
Vicki Marlane
Topic(s)
Drag performers
Drag queens
Female impersonators
Friendships
LGBTQ+ communities
Trans women
Resource Type
Still Image
Language
English
Rights
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