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Set Bails in 'Operation Drag Net'
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Oct. 1962 Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, Crossdressing, Drag balls, Female impersonators Description: This is a newspaper clipping from the New York Post that describes an arrest of 44 men for "impersonating women." -
Re: The Cabdriver Who Shot Marsha
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Wicker, Randy Date: Unknown Topics: Anti-LGBTQ+ violence, Black transgender people, Drag queens, QTPOC, Sex work, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: A description of Marsha P. Johnson being shot by the driver of a cab in the 1970s written by Randy Wicker. Wicker notes that incidents like these point to the possibility that foul play was a facto... -
A Letter from Randy Wicker to Mayor David Dinkins
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Wicker, Randy Date: Jul. 22, 1992 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ memorials, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, Uplift Lighting Description: A letter from Randy Wicker inviting New York City Mayor David Dinkins to speak at a memorial service for Marsha P. Johnson. Wicker describes Marsha's role as a beloved member of her community who b... -
Notes From Martin Duberman Interview with Sylvia Rivera
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Kearns, John J. Date: Unknown Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, Puerto Rican women, Trans women, Transgender people, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera Description: Researcher John Kearns' notes on interviews with Sylvia Rivera conducted by Martin Duberman. -
Obituary for Marsha P. Johnson
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Jul. 8, 1992 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ death notices, Mental health, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: Drafts of an obituary for Marsha P. Johnson written by Randy Wicker and submitted to QW Magazine. -
Marsha P. Johnson: Police Stonewall Murder
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Wicker, Randy Date: Jun. 8, 1993 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ death and dying, LGBTQ+ memorials, Police interactions with LGBTQ+ people, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: A copy of an article about the police investigation into Marsha P. Johnson's death from the 1993 Pride Guide with handwritten notes by Randy Wicker. "ERECT A MEMORIAL FLAGPOLE FOR MARSHA" and "Put ... -
Trapped: A Story of a Transexual (outline)
Collection: Ephemera Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Bladow, Janel Date: circa 1970 Topics: Drag queens, LGBTQ+ suicide, Substance use in LGBTQ+ communities, Transsexualism Subject: Liz Eden Description: This is an outline for a story by Janel Bladow. -
TS (and it doesn't mean tough shit, either!)
Collection: Ephemera Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Eden, Liz Date: circa 1970 Topics: Gender affirming surgery, Transsexual people Subject: Liz Eden Description: This is a story about Liz Eden's experiences with relationships, gender-affirming surgery, and the film Dog Day Afternoon. -
Liz Eden Wedding album
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Eden, Liz Date: circa 1070 Topics: LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ weddings, Transsexual people Subject: Liz Eden Description: This is a page from Liz Eden's wedding album. -
Liz Eden v. Warner Communications complaint
Collection: Miscellaneous Correspondence Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Eden, Liz Date: Jul. 1975 Topics: Courthouses--New York (State), Legal correspondence, Transgender activism, Transsexual people Subject: Liz Eden Description: This is a letter of complaint filed by Liz Eden against Warner Communications about the likeness of a character and situation in the film "Dog Day Afternoon," that resembles Eden in her preoperativ... -
Letter regarding Liz Eden to Neptune Productions
Collection: Miscellaneous Correspondence Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Weiner, Harold Date: Jan. 23, 1975 Topics: Female impersonators, Law, Transgender people Subject: Liz Eden Description: This is a letter from Harold Weiner to Neptune Productions regarding the unauthorized use of a photograph of Liz Eden (Ernest Aron) prior to her sex change operation. -
Seize the Time
Collection: Ephemera Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Transsexual Action Organization Date: circa 1970 Topics: Lesbianism, MtFs, Transgender activism, Transsexualism, Transvestites Subject: Transsexual Action Organization (TAO) Description: This is a draft of the April Transsexual Action Organization newsletter, which includes information about welfare, transsexualism, and male-to-female lesbianism. -
'Not a Boy, Not a Girl, Just Me'
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Regelson, Rosalyn Date: Nov. 16, 1969 Topics: Crossdressers, Drag community, Drag performers, Dramatists, Gender expression, Gender identity, Theater Description: This is an article about Jackie Curtis where she discusses her identity and her play "Heaven Grand in Amber Orbit." -
Wild Orchids
Collection: Ephemera Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Curtis, Jackie Date: 1982 Topics: Drag, Gender expression, LGBTQ+ poetry Subject: Jackie Curtis Description: This is a copy of Jackie Curtis' poetry manuscript titled "Wild Orchids." -
Gender Tripping / Butch: An Evolving Identity / Dykes and (Ugh!) Male to Female Transsexuals
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: circa 1990 Topics: Gender identity, Leather community, MtFs, Transgender community, Transsexual people Description: These are articles about gender identity included in issue #5 of Brat Attack. -
FTM / Yodelling Torture and Other Tales
Collection: Zines Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: circa 1990 Topics: FtMs, Gender identity, Leather community, Transgender community, Transsexual people Description: These are articles about female-to-male transsexuals and the leather community in issue #3 of Brat Attack. -
Lana Lawless
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: PrideNZ Creator: Lawless, Lana, Watkins, Gareth Date: Jun. 25, 2012 Topics: Gender affirming surgery, Golf, Parents of transgender people, Police, Trans women, Transgender athletes, Transitioning (Gender), Transsexual people Subject: Lana Lawless Description: An interview conducted by Gareth Watkins of PrideNZ in which Lana Lawless discusses her gender identity, working as a police officer in a SWAT unit, transitioning, and becoming the first profession... -
Yanté Turner
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: House of History Creator: Date: Feb. 24, 2024 Topics: African American transgender people, Black transgender people, Coming out, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ communities, Racism, Trans men Subject: Yanté Turner Description: An interview with Yanté Turner. Yanté Turner is a transgender man who started Sun-seeker MKE Collective, which is a Black- and trans-led abolitionist organization that focuses on safety and Black l... -
Syd Robbie
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: House of History Creator: Date: Dec. 17, 2022 Topics: African American transgender people, AIDS activists, AIDS organizations, Black transgender people, Coming out, Drag performers, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ communities, Theater, Trans men Subject: Syd Robbie Description: An interview with Syd Robbie. Syd Robbie is a transgender man who works for the state of Wisconsin in their HIV prevention department as the prevention coordinator. In the interview, Robbie discuss... -
Ricardo Wynn
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: House of History Creator: Date: Feb. 24, 2024 Topics: African American LGBTQ+ people, AIDS activists, Ball culture, Black LGBTQ+ people, Coming out, COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-, Great Migration, ca. 1914-ca. 1970, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ communities, Racism Subject: House of Mizrahi, Ricardo Wynn Description: An interview with Ricardo Wynn. Ricardo Wynn is known as TeeTee Mizrahi, mother of the House of Mizrahi, Milwaukee chapter. In the interview, Wynn discusses his identity, his experiences of racism,...
