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Stonewall Nation 49: Drag, Theater, and Gay Life
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: E.H. Butler Library, Buffalo State Creator: Siegler, Bob Date: Jan. 16, 1974 Topics: Drag, Gay bars, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Gay Liberation Front, Sarah Bernhardt, Stonewall Nation, William Shakespeare Description: In this episode of Stonewall Radio, host Bob Siegler presents a history of drag as well as a critique of the practice on the grounds of sexism. -
Sunday Inquirer Magazine
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: 1899 Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Fon Chong Mai Description: Article published in the Philadelphia Inquirer mentioning a performance by Fon Chong Mai, a Chinese actor and female impersonator. -
Ta Ka Wing and the Whole Chinese Dramatic Troupe are Doomed
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Aug. 17, 1889 Topics: BIPOC, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Chinese People, Taka Wing Description: Article in The Evening World about female impersonator Taka Wing. -
TAIT’S Presents RAE BOURBON and COMPANY
Collection: Ephemera Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: Drag, Female impersonators, Gender expression, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater, Performance art Subject: B.B.B. Cellar Cafe, Boris Kramarenki, Flora Shime, Girls Will Be Boys, Millie Burdett, Rae Bourbon, Tait's Description: An advertisement for TAIT's featuring "Rae Bourbon and Company." Includes the night's program. -
Talking to the Moon
Collection: Sheet Music Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: Little, George, Baskette, Billy Date: 1926 Topics: Gender expression, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater Description: A cover of the sheet music for "Talking to the Moon" by George Little and Billy Baskette. Features a photograph of Mr. Dudley Liddell of Liddell and Gibson. -
Tangarra Photo Album
Collection: Scrapbooks and Albums Institution: E.H. Butler Library, Buffalo State Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: Bars (Drinking establishments), Birthday parties, Costume, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ obituaries, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Art Goodrich, Bill Krurnowski, Buddy Herrick, Buffalo Underground, Cherry Cooper, Chris Scarlet, Claudette, David Ward, Emily Breen, Fay Norman Traveling Floor Show, Federal Gardens, Gerace's Cafe, Jamie Lyn, Janice Reese, Jeanie Lynne, Jerri Paris, Jerry Jans Trio, Jim Beamer, Jimmy Smith, Jocko's Supper Club, John Fanning, Juanita Taylor, Ken Walters, Lorraine Anthoine, Ninfa's, Pat Neal, Pat Norman, Paul Hood, R. Hollywood, Rita Butler, Rose Bud, S. Davis, Stage Door, Tangarra, Teddy Ray, Vet's Club, Villa Capri, White House Inn Description: Tangarra was Buffalo's first female impersonator. Tangarra began performing as a teenager in the late 1920's. This album contains photos of Tangarra from the 1930s to the early 2000s. -
The Boys of Australia’s Little Navy
Collection: Sheet Music Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: Nugent, John E., Slater, Joe Date: Unknown Topics: Gender expression, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Ern. Delavale, Joe Slater, Nellie Kolle Description: A cover of the sheet music for "The Boys of Australia's Little Navy," featuring Nellie Kolle. -
The Burglary that Led to the Chinese Battle
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: May 13, 1890 Topics: BIPOC, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Lee Low Description: An article in the Los Angeles Herald that mentions Lee Low, a Chinese female impersonator. -
The Costumer is the Boss
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Foo, Wong Chin Date: Aug. 23, 1889 Topics: BIPOC, Chinese, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Swintien Lok Company, Taka Wing Description: A clipping from the Staunton Vindicator about the costuming of the Swintien Loh theater troupe mentioning Taka Wing, a female impersonator. -
The Darktown Strutter's Ball
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Thornton, Timmie, GAY Magazine Date: Feb. 15, 1971 Topics: Drag, Drag queens, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Timmie Thornton Description: "The Darktown Strutter's Ball" by Timmie Thornton from from "GAY Magazine" Volume 2 Issue 44. This article discusses Timmie Thornton's experience in the drag scene. -
The Female Impersonator No. 11
Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive Creator: The Female Impersonator Date: Unknown Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Crossdressing, Erotica, Female impersonators, Gender expression, Hair removal, LGBTQ+ erotic literature, LGBTQ+ magazines, LGBTQ+ theater, Sex assigned at birth, Transfemininity, Transvestites Subject: David Miller, Jimmy Lane Description: Female Impersonator volume including erotic photography of crossdressers, an erotic story and photography of drag performance. -
The Female Impersonator No. 13
Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive Creator: The Female Impersonator Date: Unknown Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Crossdressing, Erotica, Female impersonators, Kinks and fetishes, LGBTQ+ erotic literature, LGBTQ+ theater, Transvestites Subject: Brandy Lee, Chili Pepper, David Miller, Divine, Hedy Jo Starr, Peaches, Pudgy Roberts Description: Female Impersonator volume including an ad for an exotic shoe catalogue, photography of crossdressers and drag performers, two erotic short stories, and sensual photographs of crossdressers. -
The Female Impersonator No. 15
Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive Creator: The Female Impersonator Date: Unknown Topics: Crossdressing, Erotica, Female impersonators, Gender expression, Kinks and fetishes, LGBTQ+ erotic literature, LGBTQ+ theater, Transgender dominatrices, Transgender erotic films, Transvestites Subject: Pudgy Roberts Description: Female Impersonator volume including erotic photography of crossdressers, letters to the editor, and solicitations for sexual encounters. -
The Female Impersonator Vol. 5 No. 7
Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive Creator: The Female Impersonator Date: Unknown Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Clothing, Crossdressing, Drag, Drag balls, Erotica, Female impersonators, Gender expression, Kinks and fetishes, LGBTQ+ magazines, LGBTQ+ theater, Transvestites Subject: Carmen Del Ray, Frisco Follies, Hedy Jo Starr, Pudgy Roberts, Salmacis Description: Edition of The Female Impersonator Magazine with articles about drag performance, Drag Ball photography, and captioned erotic photography. -
The Female Impersonator Vol. 5 No. 8
Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive Creator: The Female Impersonator Date: 1979 Topics: Asian transgender people, Crossdressing, Drag, Drag balls, Erotica, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ magazines, LGBTQ+ theater, Transvestites Subject: Club 82, Johnny Lions, Kitt Russell, Toni Lee Description: Edition of the Female Impersonator Magazine with an advertisement for a crossdresser-friendly boutique, erotic photography, an article on the lives of female impersonators, photography of drag perf...
