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  1. Interview with Randy Wicker

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Kearns, John J., Wicker, Randy
    Date: Feb. 1, 2003
    Topics: Black transgender people, Detention of LGBTQ+ people under a hospital order, Drag queens, Gay men, HIV/AIDS, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ chosen families, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, LGBTQ+ unhoused people, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Transfeminine people, Venezuelan Americans
    Subject: Gay Activists Alliance (GAA), Hot Peaches, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Uplift Lighting
    Description: An interview with Randy Wicker in which he talks about Marsha Johnson’s involvement with GAA and Heritage of Pride. He also discusses Marsha’s mental health, institutionalization, prostitution, and...
  2. Pride of Place

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Yaeger, Lynn
    Date: Jul. 2, 1996
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, QTPOC, Roommates, Stonewall riots, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Craig Rodwell, Lauren Gutenburg, Marsha P. Johnson, Martin Duberman, Randy Wicker, Uplift Lighting, William Offenbaker
    Description: An article featuring an interview with Marsha P. Johnson's former roomate, who also employed Sylvia Rivera at the time.
  3. 1995 Xmas Letter

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Wicker, Randy
    Date: Dec. 23, 1995
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, Gay pride, Indigenous transgender people, Latino/a/x transgender people, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Transfeminine people, Venezuelan Americans
    Subject: AIDS Memorial Candlelight Parade, Bob Hooker, Christopher Street Festival, Cocoa Rodriguez, Edward Lacey, Marsha P. Johnson, Mothers March Against AIDS, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera, Uplift Lighting, Willie Brashears
    Description: The handwritten draft of the 1995 issue of an annual newsletter written by Marsha P. Johnson's roommate, Randy Wicker, in which he provides updates on his life and business, including obituary note...
  4. Needed Systematic Changes

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Wicker, Randy
    Date: Nov. 14, 1993
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, QTPOC, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, Uplift Lighting
    Description: A document in which Randy Wicker outlines that systemic problems that he believes contributed to a lack of action in the investigation of Marsha P. Johnson's death.
  5. 1993 Xmas Letter and George Flimlin Memorial

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Wicker, Randy
    Date: 1993
    Topics: Birthday cakes, Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, HIV/AIDS, Indigenous transgender people, QTPOC, Roommates, Trans women, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Cocoa Rodriguez, David Combs, George Flimlin, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, The Anvil, Uplift Lighting, Willie Brashears
    Description: Content Warning: This item contains homophobic language.
  6. The Case of Marsha's Death: Mystery on the Waterfront

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Solnik, Claude
    Date: Jul. 15, 1992
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay pride, QTPOC, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project (AVP), Gay Liberation Front, Hot Peaches, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, Stonewall Rebellion, Uplift Lighting
    Description: Clippings of an article from The New Villager in which the author speculates about the cause of Marsha P. Johnson's death.
  7. A Photograph of Marsha P. Johnson and Randy Wicker In Front of Uplift Lighting Under a Take Back the Day Banner

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: 1992
    Topics: AIDS activists, Black transgender people, Drag queens, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, LGBTQ+ events, QTPOC, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Christopher Street Liberation Day Committee (CSLDC), Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, Take Back the Day, Uplift Lighting
    Description: A photograph of Marsha P. Johnson and Randy Wicker with others raising awareness about AIDS in front of Uplift Lighting. They are participating in Take Back the Day, an event dedicated to exposing ...
  8. A Photograph of Marsha P. Johnson In Front of Uplift Lighting Raising Awarness about Take Back the Day

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: 1992
    Topics: AIDS activists, Black transgender people, Drag queens, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, LGBTQ+ events, QTPOC, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Christopher Street Liberation Day Committee (CSLDC), Marsha P. Johnson, Take Back the Day, Uplift Lighting
    Description: A photograph of Marsha P. Johnson and another person raising awareness about AIDS in front of Uplift Lighting. The pair are participating in Take Back the Day, an event dedicated to exposing the co...
  9. A Photograph of Marsha P. Johnson Wearing an Easter-Themed Hat with a Fake Bird on Top

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Apr. 1991
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Easter, QTPOC, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Uplift Lighting
    Description: A Polaroid of Marsha P. Johnson wearing a purple hat with a fake bird on top, a red feather boa and holding a wicker basket. The polaroid reads "Easter 1991." She’s in Randy Wicker’s store Uplift L...
  10. 1987 So Proud of You, Son Merry Christmas 1988

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Wicker, Randy
    Date: Dec. 21, 1988
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Lesbians, QTPOC, Roommates, Stealth (Transgender), Transfeminine people
    Subject: David Combs, Heritage of Pride, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, Uplift Lighting, Willie Brashears
    Description: Content warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to suicide.
  11. A Photograph of Marsha P. Johnson Wearing a Christmas-Themed Headpiece

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Dec. 18, 1988
    Topics: Black transgender people, Christmas, Drag queens, QTPOC, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Uplift Lighting
    Description: A photograph of Marsha P. Johnson wearing a Christmas-themed headpiece, candy cane earrings, and a fur coat at Randy Wicker's store, Uplift Lighting.
  12. A Photograph of Marsha P. Johnson with Blonde Hair, a Black Bejeweled Headpiece and Gold Scarf at Uplift Lighting

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Dec. 1988
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, QTPOC, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Uplift Lighting
    Description: A Polaroid of Marsha P. Johnson with blonde hair, wearing black jeweled headpiece, black dress and gold scarf posing in Randy Wicker's store Uplift Lighting.
  13. A Photograph of Marsha P. Johnson in a White Dress With Feathers in Her Hair and Gems Around Her Eyes

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 31, 1987
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, QTPOC, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Uplift Lighting
    Description: A photograph of Marsha P. Johnson wearing a white dress with feathers in her hair, red lipstick, and gems around her eyes. She’s standing in her roommate Randy Wicker’s store Uplift Lighting.
  14. Season's Greetings 1984

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Wicker, Randy
    Date: 1984
    Topics: Black transgender people, Burlesque (Theater), Christmas, Drag queens, Gay men, HIV/AIDS, New Year, QTPOC, Roommates, Sex work, Transfeminine people
    Subject: David Combs, George Flimlin, Jack Nichols, Jim Kepner, Marsha P. Johnson, Michael Toy, Randy Wicker, Uplift Lighting
    Description: The 1984 issue of an annual newsletter written by Marsha P. Johnson's roommate, Randy Wicker, in which he provides updates on his life and business, the household, and close friends. This issue inc...
  15. 1982 Was a Great Year! Can 1983 Be Any Better?

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Wicker, Randy
    Date: 1982
    Topics: Black transgender people, Christmas, Drag queens, Gay men, LGBTQ+ sex workers, QTPOC, Roommates, Transfeminine people
    Subject: David Combs, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, Uplift Lighting, Willie Brashears
    Description: The 1982 issue of an annual newsletter written by Marsha P. Johnson's roommate, Randy Wicker, in which he provides updates on his life and business, the household, and close friends. The author des...