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  1. 44 Guys, Arrested As Dolls, Jam Court

     
    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, Female impersonators
    Description: This is a newspaper clipping from the New York Post that describes an arrest of 44 men for "impersonating women."
  2. Cops Grab 44 in Dresses - And a Real Girl in Slacks

     
    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, Female impersonators
    Description: This is a newspaper clipping from the New York Post that describes an arrest of 44 men for "impersonating women."
  3. Murphy's Raid Waltzes Off 44 At Artists' Ball

     
    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."
  4. 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."
  5. Vote Baby, Vote! and Other Clippings

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Autumn 1992
    Topics: Crossdressing, Drag community, QTPOC
    Subject: Joan Jett Blakk, RuPaul, Wigstock
    Description: These are clippings from Thing magazine, including an article by Joan Jett Blakk titled "Vote Baby, Vote!" and images from Wigstock 1992.
  6. Roller Arena Writes

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Rollerena
    Date: Aug. 7, 1978
    Topics: Crossdressing, LGBTQ+ communities
    Subject: Rollerena Fairy Godmother
    Description: This is a clipping from Gaysweek, where Rollerena wrote to the Soho Weekly News asking not to be described as a "drag queen."
  7. Once Upon A Time...

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 14, 1977
    Topics: Crossdressing, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ weddings
    Subject: Rollerena Fairy Godmother
    Description: These are clippings from Michael's Thing about a wedding featuring Rollerena as maid of honor.
  8. Girls Will Be Boys

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Gilbert, Harriet
    Date: 1988
    Topics: Crossdressing, FtMs, Transmasculine people
    Description: Clipping of an article about women who were historically crossdressers.
  9. Controversy Erupts Over Drag Act

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: GAY Magazine, Skir, Leo
    Date: Mar. 12, 1973
    Topics: Crossdressing, Drag performers, Lesbians, Transvestites
    Subject: Gay Activists Alliance (GAA), Lesbian Liberation Committee, Liz Eden, Pudgy Roberts, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR)
    Description: This item is a clipping from GAY Magazine Vol. 4 No. 97 about the controversy surrounding Pudgy Roberts' drag performance at a Gay Activist Alliance meeting.
  10. The Vamps Take Manhattan

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Ahmed, Faraz
    Date: Apr. 1998
    Topics: Anal sex, Crossdressing, Dancers, Hijras, LGBTQ+ night life, Pakistanis--United States, QTPOC, South Asian LGBTQ+ people
    Subject: South Asian Lesbian and Gay Association (SALGA)
    Description: This essay from Trikone Magazine recounts the experiences of a group of Pakistani dancers who cross-dress and work in Manhattan nightlife.
  11. Male Radhas and Krishna Bhakti

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Sikand, Yogi
    Date: Oct. 1997
    Topics: Crossdressing, Femininities, Genderfluid identity, Hindu gods, Masculinities, QTPOC, Transfeminine people, Vaishnavism
    Description: This article from Trikone Magazine talks about "genderisation" among Hindus centrally devoted to the god Krishna; many male devotees dress in women's clothing to embody Krishna's female lovers.
  12. North Carolina News

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Sep. 30, 1880
    Topics: Assigned female at birth, BIPOC, Black people, Crossdressing, LGBTQ+ parents, Transmasculine people
    Description: A clipping from the Yorkville Enquirer mentioning a "colored woman who was raised as a boy."
  13. Getting Even for Wrongs of a Year

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Apr. 5, 1917
    Topics: BIPOC, Clothing, Crossdressing, Customs and practices
    Description: An article in the Bridgeport Evening Farmer describing a group of cross dressing individuals during a local celebration on the island of Grenada .
  14. Tennessee News

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: The Memphis Daily Appeal
    Date: Jan. 19, 1877
    Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, BIPOC, Black people, Black transgender people, Crossdressing, Trans women
    Subject: Frances Thompson, Sally Walker
    Description: An article in The Memphis Daily Appeal mentioning the arrest of Sally Walker on the basis of wearing female clothes. The clipping compares the case of Sally Walker to that of Frances Thompson.
  15. Ledger Lines [5]

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Public Ledger
    Date: Feb. 16, 1878
    Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, BIPOC, Black people, Black transgender people, Crossdressing, Outing (LGBTQ+ culture), Trans women
    Subject: Frances Thompson, Jenny Smith
    Description: A clipping from Public Ledger about Jenny Smith, who was arrested and fined for wearing female apparel, and compared to Frances Thompson.