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  1. Correspondence from Alyn Hess to Lou Sullivan (August 10, 1985)

     
    Collection: Lou Sullivan Collection
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator: Hess, Alyn
    Date: Aug. 10, 1985
    Topics: Gay liberation, Gay men, HIV/AIDS
  2. Lou Sullivan diary, 1985-1987

     
    Collection: Lou Sullivan Collection
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator: Sullivan, Lou
    Date: 1985 to 1987
    Topics: Bottom surgery, Diaries, Gay disabled people, Gay men, HIV/AIDS, Multiple sclerosis, Trans men, Transgender disabled people
    Description: Lou Sullivan's diary for mid-1985 to 1987, following him from the ages of 34-36. During these years, Sullivan fought for the ability to receive bottom surgery at the Stanford Gender Dysphoria Clini...
  3. Lynne Carter, Impersonator

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Jan. 14, 1985
    Topics: Appearance, Clothing, Death and dying, Drag, Female impersonators, HIV/AIDS, Memorials
    Subject: Lynne Carter
  4. Portrait of Unknown Black Femme Sitting In Chair

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 13, 1985
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Female impersonators, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ arts
    Description: Photo of an unknown Black femme. The back of the photograph says "A.I.D.S. story" and describes the sitter as a professional female impersonator.
  5. 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...
  6. Sylvester's 40th Birthday (1985)

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1985
    Topics: Discos, Drag, HIV/AIDS, Homosexuality
    Subject: Sylvester James, Jr.
    Description: The legendary disco diva captivates the crowd with old standards at this celebration held two years before his actual 40th birthday. U-matic videotape from the Charles Cyberski Collection.