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  1. Sir Lady Java

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: ACT UP Los Angeles
    Date: 1989
    Topics: African American transgender people, AIDS awareness, BIPOC, Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Transgender people of color
    Subject: ACT UP, Sir Lady Java
    Description: One of a series of signs that were carried by ACT UP members in the Long Beach and Los Angeles pride parades in 1989.
  2. Sir Lady Java with Redd Foxx

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 21, 1967
    Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Civil rights, Demonstrations, Ethnic groups, LGBTQ+ people of color, Transgender people, Transgender people of color, Transgender rights
    Subject: Redd Foxx, Redd Foxx Club, Sir Lady Java
    Description: This photograph displays Sir Lady Java and Redd Foxx standing in front of other protestors, holding a sign which reads, "Java vs. Right to Work" in front of the Redd Foxx club.
  3. Les Girls: Boys Will Be Girls Vol. 1 No. 3

     
    Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals
    Institution: Transgender Oral History Project
    Creator: Holly Publications
    Date: 1981
    Topics: Asian LGBTQ+ people, Asian transgender people, BIPOC, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Drag queens, Gender identity, LGBTQ+ people of color, Transgender people, Transgender people of color, Transsexual people, Transsexualism
    Subject: In a Year of Thirteen Moons
    Description: Contents: M.B.'s wild, wild west -- Heather -- Queens on parade -- Jennifer -- Battle of V.IP.'s -- The transvestite - transsexual connection -- Amanda -- In a year of thirteen moons -- New York Ci...
  4. Les Girls: Boys Will Be Girls Vol. 2 No. 2

     
    Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals
    Institution: Transgender Oral History Project
    Creator: Holly Publications
    Date: 1981
    Topics: Activists, Asian LGBTQ+ people, Asian transgender people, BIPOC, Civil rights, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Drag, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ people of color, MtFs, Transgender culture, Transgender people, Transgender people of color, Transsexual people, Transsexualism
    Subject: Fanny Lamour
    Description: Contents: Singapore - an exotic odyssey -- Fanny Lamour - New York sensation -- The queen Mary -- The Les Girls party on Bugis street -- The road to Singapore - my story.
  5. Behind Every Good Man (c. 1967)

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: UCLA Film and Television Archive
    Creator: Ursin, Nikolai
    Date: 1967
    Topics: Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ people of color, MtFs, Trans women, Transgender culture, Transgender people
  6. Drag contest, Club Alabam

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
    Creator: Woods, Clyde
    Date: circa 1945
    Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Clubs, Drag, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ people of color, Night life
    Subject: Club Alabam
    Description: Contestants fill the dance floor during a drag contest at Club Alabam, located at 42nd and Central Avenue in Los Angeles, hosted by Bill Hefflin.
  7. International TranScript, Vol. 2 No. 1 (Jan. 1992)

     
    Collection: Creative Design Services Publications and Documents
    Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
    Creator: Roberts, JoAnn
    Date: 1992
    Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Crossdressers, Drag balls, Gender role, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ people of color, MtFs, Passing (Gender), Spirituality, Transgender people of color
    Subject: Anita Berber, Octavia St. Laurent, Paris Is Burning, Silence of the Lambs
  8. Female Mimics International Vol. 11 No. 1

     
    Collection: Female Mimics International
    Institution: Transgender Oral History Project
    Creator: Eros Publishing Company
    Date: Winter 1980
    Topics: Actors, BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Discos, Drag, Drag queens, Gender bending, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, Hispanic transgender people, LGBTQ+ people of color, MtFs, Nude photographs, Photographic models, Transgender culture, Transgender identity, Transgender people, Transgender people of color
    Subject: Kim Christy, Shalei Latrelle, The Queen Mary
    Description: Also known as: F.M.I. Female Mimics International and FMI Female Mimics International. ; On item cover: "The original magazine for men who enjoy dressing like women." ; Contents: Letters to the edi...
  9. Les Girls: Boys Will Be Girls Vol. 1 No. 4

     
    Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals
    Institution: Transgender Oral History Project
    Creator: Holly Publications
    Date: 1981
    Topics: Activists, Asian LGBTQ+ people, Asian transgender people, BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Civil rights, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Drag, Drag queens, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, Hispanic transgender people, LGBTQ+ people of color, MtFs, Transgender culture, Transgender people, Transgender people of color, Transsexual people, Transsexualism
    Subject: Bambi, Danny La Rue, Holli White, Kirk Weill, Rocio, Sulka
    Description: Contents: Rocio -- Bambi -- Holli White -- Michelle -- Danny LaRue -- Kirk Weill -- Sulka -- Amanda Winters.
  10. Female Mimics International Vol. 12 No. 1

     
    Collection: Female Mimics International
    Institution: Transgender Oral History Project
    Creator: Eros Publishing Company
    Date: 1982
    Topics: Actors, Asian LGBTQ+ people, Asian transgender people, BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Discos, Drag, Drag queens, Gender bending, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, Hispanic transgender people, LGBTQ+ people of color, MtFs, Nude photographs, Photographic models, Transgender culture, Transgender identity, Transgender people, Transgender people of color
    Subject: Heather Fontaine, Jennifer Thomas, La Rey
    Description: Also known as: F.M.I. Female Mimics International and FMI Female Mimics International. ; On item cover: "The original magazine for men who enjoy dressing like women." ; Contents: Interview with Jen...
  11. An Exotic Gay Subculture Turns Poignant Under Scrutiny

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Dunning, Jennifer
    Date: Mar. 23, 1991
    Topics: Ballroom families, Drag balls, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ people of color, Transvestites
    Subject: Dorian Corey, Jennie Livingston, Meg McLagan, Octavia St. Laurent, Pepper Labeija, Willi Ninja
    Description: A description of how the film "Paris is Burning" relates to ball culture in New York City.
  12. Nabbed in 'maid' masquerade

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
    Creator:
    Date: Jan. 27, 1950
    Topics: Arrests, BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Household work, Imprisonment, LGBTQ+ people of color, Police stations
    Subject: Frank Porter, Mary Lee Porter, Queque Malpress, Rita Porter, Tisha Porter, Willie Moore
    Description: Masculine jail clothing was substituted for feminine attire worn by these three youths after they were nabbed early today. They said they had been employed as female domestic servants in fashionabl...
  13. Karina Samala Oral History

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: OUTWORDS
    Creator: Samala, Karina, Valdez, Rain
    Date: Jul. 27, 2022
    Topics: Asian transgender people, Filipinos, Police interactions with LGBTQ+ people, Trans women, Transgender activism, Transgender people of color, Transgender political activists
    Subject: Imperial Court, Jeffrey Prang, José Sarria, Karina Samala, The Closet Ball, West Hollywood Transgender Advisory Board
    Description: Karina Samala migrated to California from Manila, Philippines after finishing school, where she worked for 13 years as a senior engineer in an aerospace military company. After winning Closet Ball ...
  14. Interview with Shawn Demmons

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Demmons, Shawn
    Date: Apr. 23, 2021
    Topics: AIDS activists, BIPOC, Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Trans men, Transgender activism
    Subject: California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP), Center of Excellence for Transgender Health (CoE), LA Gay and Lesbian Center, San Francisco AIDS Foundation, Transgender Law Center (TLC)
    Description: An interview with Shawn Demmons, MPH, a Black trans man, community organizer, public health and HIV/AIDS advocate, and trans health activist based in Oakland, California. At the time of this interv...
  15. Qais Kamran Oral History

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: Kamran, Qais
    Date: Mar. 14, 2023
    Topics: Jewish transgender people, Nightlife, QTPOC, Transgender community, Transmasculine people
    Subject: Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions Movement
    Description: Qais Kamran describes his experiences growing up as a first generation Iranian Jew in Los Angeles, attending Jewish day school and discovering the importance of oral history to his family’s communi...