Writing on Heroes in the Tenderloin

This is a list of heroes that Felicia Elizondo looked up to, during her time in the Tenderloin. 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: cc08hg028
Collection: Felicia Elizondo/Felicia Flames Collection
Institution: GLBT Historical Society
Creator(s): Elizondo, Felicia
Date Created: circa 2010 to circa 2020
Genre: Autobiographies
Subject(s): Charles Pierce
Christine Jorgensen
Gina La Divina
José Sarria
Pat Montclaire
Vicki Marlane
Victor Torres
Places: Illinois > Cook County > City of Chicago > Chicago
California > San Francisco County > Tenderloin
Topic(s): Chicano/a/x LGBTQ+ people
Chicano/a/x transgender people
Drag queens
Female impersonators
Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people
Latino/a/x transgender people
LGBTQ+ communities
Trans women
Resource Type: Text
Language: English
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