Unattributed Interview of Felicia Elizondo

An unattributed interview of Felicia Elizondo, in which she describes her life story: how she lived, the period she lived in, the people she lived with, what she did to survive, and how she wants the younger generations to perceive themselves, their identities, and their elders. 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: qz20ss97p
Collection: Felicia Elizondo/Felicia Flames Collection
Institution: GLBT Historical Society
Creator(s): Elizondo, Felicia
Date Created: 2018
Dates Covered: 1946 to 2018
Genre: Autobiographies
Places: California > Santa Clara County > San Jose
California > San Francisco County > Tenderloin
Topic(s): Chicano/a/x LGBTQ+ people
Chicano/a/x transgender people
Female impersonators
Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people
Latino/a/x transgender people
Trans women
Transfeminine people
Transgender people
Resource Type: Text
Language: English
Rights: In copyright
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