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  1. Aching to Be a Prima Donna, When You’re a Man

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Canby, Vincent
    Date: Mar. 13, 1991
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag balls, Drag families, Drag queens
    Subject: Dorian Corey, Jennie Livingston, Pepper Labeija, Venus Extravaganza, Willi Ninja
    Description: A description of the film "Paris is Burning", and a brief explanation of the ball culture explored in the film that acknowledges prominent individuals.

  2. Mrs. Mary Cooper

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Reddus, Luther
    Date: Jan. 28, 1950
    Topics: BIPOC, Black people, Female impersonators
    Subject: Ritz Lounge, Valda Gray
    Description: An article in the Chicago World praising Black female impersonator Valda Gray's performance at the Ritz Lounge.

  3. Of Epic Hangovers And Hairs of Dogs

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Jay, Sarah
    Date: Dec. 28, 1994
    Topics: Black lesbians, Black LGBTQ+ people, Lesbian artists, Lesbians
    Subject: Stormé DeLarverie
    Description: A list of hangover cures, and celebrities including Stormé DeLarverie, who endorse certain ones and offer advice.

  4. Michelle Parkerson and Stormé DeLarverié: The Filmmaker Celebrates a Black Woman's Courage

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections
    Creator: Gomez, Jewelle, Parkerson, Michelle
    Date: May 24, 1987
    Topics: Black lesbians, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Drag kings, Female impersonators, Feminism, Gender expression, Gender identity, Lesbians, LGBTQ+ films, Male impersonators
    Subject: Betty Carter, Gay Community News, Gotta Make this Journey, Hemlines and Hankerchiefs, Jewelle Gomez, Michelle Parkerson, Stormé: The Lady of the Jewel Box, Stormé DeLarverie, Waiting Rooms
    Description: Interview with Michelle Parkerson, director of Stormé: The Lady of the Jewel Box. Originally published on pages 9 and 10 of Gay Community News volume 14, number 43.

  5. Former 'He' to Wed Negro Butler Tonight

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: United Press International
    Date: Jan. 22, 1968
    Topics: Black people, Gender realignment surgery, Marriage, MtFs, Weddings, Writers
    Subject: Dawn Langley Hall

  6. Of a Happening That Really Wasn't

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Powers, Ann
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag, Transvestites
    Description: A New York Times article mentioning Vaginal Davis, who is described as a Black transvestite in drag.

  7. "Reflections of a Drag Queen Striving Towards Political Correctitude"

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Housel, David
    Date: 1993
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag queens, Femininities, Masculinities, QTPOC, Sexism
    Subject: Black and White Men Together, Men of All Colors Together NY
    Description: An excerpt from Men of All Colors Together NY's 10th Anniversary Journal describing the experience of being BIPOC and a drag queen in New York.

  8. Florida Black Man Lives 30 Years as Woman...

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: BLK
    Date: Sep. 1989
    Topics: Black transgender people, Homophobia, Stealth (Transgender), Transfeminine people
    Description: A clipping from BLK Vol. 1, No. 10 containing the story of a crossdresser / trans person entitled "Florida Black Man Lives 30 Years as Woman, Fools 2 Husbands and Adopted Son."

  9. Tax Snag Halts Male Dancer's Trip For Sex Change

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Jet
    Date: Oct. 15, 1953
    Topics: Black people, Dancers, Gender realignment surgery, Marriage, Military, MtFs, National government
    Subject: Charles Robert Brown

  10. The Man Who Lived 30 Years As A Woman

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Ebony Magazine
    Date: Nov. 1951
    Topics: Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ Christians, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Alonzo Sabbe, Georgia Black, Joanna Morre, Mabel Clark, Muster Black, Orville Barks, Roy Williams, Walter Hand, Willie Sabbe
    Description: Content Warning: Contains offensive depictions of transgender people, including frequent and deliberate misgendering. This article, originally published in the November 1951 issue of Ebony Magazine...

  11. Shake Dancer Postpones Sex Change For Face Lifting

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Jet
    Date: Aug. 6, 1953
    Topics: Black people, Dancers, Female impersonators, Gender realignment surgery, Marriage, Military, Plastic surgery
    Subject: Charles Robert Brown

  12. RuPaul, The BLK Interview

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: BLK
    Date: Dec. 1993
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ films, LGBTQ+ television, Queer people, Racism
    Subject: Cher, Diana Ross, Elton John, LaWanda Page, Oprah Winfrey, Paris Is Burning, RuPaul, Whoopie Goldberg
    Description: A clipping from BLK, Vol. 4, No. 4 including an interview with RuPaul, who talks about movies, inspiration, his album "The Return Of Starbooty" and other topics, in BLK news.

  13. Dorian Corey Is Dead

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Aug. 31, 1993
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Drag, Female impersonators, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ death notices, Trans women
    Subject: Dorian Corey, Paris Is Burning, Sally's Hideaway, Sally's II
    Description: A clipping from the New York Times about the death of Dorian Corey, a Black trans woman.

  14. 2 Plead Guilty...

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: BLK
    Date: Jul. 1990
    Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Black gay men, Black transgender people, Transgender prostitutes, Transgender victims of hate crimes, Transvestites
    Description: Content Warning: Article includes mention of a homophobic slur and detailed description of a violent hate crime. A clipping from BLK Vol. 2, No. 7 about the charging of two white men accused of...

  15. Vintage and Modern Films

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Apr. 24, 1987
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Female impersonators, HIV/AIDS, Homosexuals, LGBTQ+ films
    Subject: Chuck Solomon: Coming of Age, Halloweenie, Storme: The Lady of the Jewel Box, Stormé DeLarverie
    Description: A list of films that are going to be featured at festivals in New York City; among them are films featuring numerous LGBTQ+ stories like that of Stormé DeLarverie.