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  1. The Darktown Strutter's Ball

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Thornton, Timmie, GAY Magazine
    Date: Feb. 15, 1971
    Topics: Drag, Drag queens, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Timmie Thornton
    Description: "The Darktown Strutter's Ball" by Timmie Thornton from from "GAY Magazine" Volume 2 Issue 44. This article discusses Timmie Thornton's experience in the drag scene.
  2. The Adventures of Lucy Brewer, (Alias) Louisa Baker

     
    Collection: Dime Novels
    Institution: American Antiquarian Society
    Creator: Brewer, Lucy
    Date: 1815
    Topics: Brothels, Chivalry, Clothing, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Disguise, Dueling, Ethics, Gender identity, Honor, Identity, Military discharge, Military service, Voluntary, Peonage, Poverty, Prisons, Prostitutes' clients, Prostitution, Racism, Robbery, Sailors, Shame, STDs, Stillbirth, United States. Marine Corps--History, Unplanned pregnancy, Violence, Youth
    Subject: Maria Murray, Scotch, USS Constitution
  3. TGIC, Butterfly, EON Newsletter (July 1987)

     
    Collection: Upstate New York Newsletters
    Institution: M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives, University at Albany
    Creator: Transgenderests Independence Club, Butterfly, Expressing Our Nature
    Date: Jul. 1987
    Topics: Clothing, Crossdressers, Discrimination, Events, Femininities, Gender role, Passing (Gender), Photographs, Support groups
    Subject: Abigail Van Buren, Dear Abby, TGIC
  4. [Scrapbook #1]

     
    Collection: Scrapbooks and Albums
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Asian LGBTQ+ people, Asian transgender people, BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Cabaret, Crimes, Crossdressing, Discrimination, Drag balls, Drag queens, Gender realignment surgery, Hairdressers, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, Hispanic transgender people, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Hormone therapy, Intersex, Law, LGBTQ+ people of color, Lingerie, Mardi gras, Military, Rape, Transgender people, Transgender people of color, Transsexual people
    Subject: Ava-Graph films, Avis, Baby Martell, Bambi, Beryl Kaye, Billy Richards, Brandy Alexander, Bunny Lake, Caprice, Capucine, Carroll Baker, Catherine Millinaire, Chickee Ramos, Chris Moore, Chris Scarlet, Claudio Gora, Claudis Williams, Clifford Cayer, Coccinelle, Coleen Dewhurst, Dale Roberts, Daniel Emilfork, Danny Dan, Danny La Rue, Diana Dors, Dianna Adams, Donna Mae, Edith Le Bec, Edna Barge, Edward Lloyd Jr., Emilio Tellez, Female Mimics (FM), Florence Robinson, Gabriel Jabour, Gary Lynn, Gene Chandler, George Schroeders, Gigi Duval, Ginger Halliday, Harvey Lee, Holli White, Jack Murphy, Jackie King, Jacques Audiberti, Jacques Dufilho, James Butler, James Lapossie, James Louis Law, Jan Britton, Jay Stevenson, Jean Aron, Jinx Austin, Joe Baker, Joe Chandler, John Hooton, Joie Tone, Keni Harlowe, Kiki Moustic, Kitt Rogers, La Poupee, La Rey, Lena Sibya, Leslie Carroll, Leslie Douglas Ashley, Lonnie Carrol, Marilyn Marks, Mark Vickers, Maurice Fitzgerald, Michael Angelo Cournoyer, Michael Gerula, Michel de Re, Micki La Marr, Mischelle, Paul Gilbert, Paul Raymond, Peaches, Ramonita, Richard Kay, Richard Porter, Ricky Renee, Robbi Ross, Robin Roberts, Robin Rogers, Robin Sanchel, RoseMary Sheehan, Sacha Pitoeff, Shannon Elder, Sonné Teal, Suzy Day, Sylvia, Tammy Kaye, Terry Durham, Terry Fontaine, Tina Marsh, Tobi Marsh, Tommie Osborne, Tommy Dee, Toni Del Rey, Toni Lee, Trini Seville, Val Avery, Vicki Monroe, Vinnie Sommers, Windy Starr, Zambella, Zbigniew Cybulski
  5. Sarah Moore Field Collection

     
    Collection: Discovery Resources
    Institution: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Crossdressing, Drag, Theater programs, Theatre
    Subject: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Moore, Sarah
  6. San Francisco Minstrels!

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: Peabody Essex Museum
    Creator:
    Date: May 12, 1874
    Topics: Female impersonators, Minstrel shows, Theater
    Subject: A. Smidt, Beaumont Read, Billy Birch, Birch, Wambold, and Backus' San Francisco Minstrels, C. Henry, Charley Backus, D. S. Wambold, E. Kirwan, J. Wills, Johnson & Powers, Joseph Norrie, Mechanics Hall, S. Watts, T. A. E. Richardson, T. P. Jones, The Great Ricardo, W. Blakeney, W. S. Mullaly, W. Schwab
    Description: Advertisement for event featuring minstrel and female impersonation act The Great Ricardo
  7. Renaissance News, Vol. 6 No. 8 (August 1992)

     
    Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters
    Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
    Creator: Renaissance Education Association
    Date: Aug. 1992
    Topics: Crossdressing, Drag queens, Events, Fetishism, Gender realignment surgery, Gender role, Hate crimes, Hate speech, HIV/AIDS, Law, LGBTQ+ persecutions, Passing (Gender), Prisoners, Sexual orientation, Support groups, Transphobia
    Subject: First Amendment, International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE)
  8. Planning Note for the "Moonlight in Manhattan" Event, 1994

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: 1994
    Topics: LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ events, Transgender community
    Subject: Greater New York Gender Alliance (GNYGA), International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE), Moonlight in Manhattan NYC
    Description: A handwritten note containing planning details about the "Moonlight in Manhattan" event, 1994.
  9. Our Special Joy Vol. 3 No. 5 (May, 1983)

     
    Collection: Our Special Joy
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator: Moran, Mary Jane
    Date: May 1983
    Topics: Biology, Clothing, Coming out, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Femininities, Gatherings, Genetics, Homosexuality, Secrecy, Sexuality
    Subject: "H" Spot, American Society for Gender Research Conference, Ann Landers, Carol Beecroft, Chi Delta Mu, Donna Martin, Edith Marie, Geographic Area Leaders (GALS), J.C. Penny, John Hoskins, Patricia Gallagher, Phil Donahue, Society for the Second Self, The Village Voice, Tootsie, Tri-Ess Metro, Tri-Ess Society for the Second Self, Undercoverwear, Vanity Fair, Vogue Magazine
  10. Men Who Portray Women in Plays

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: New York Herald
    Date: Dec. 10, 1893
    Topics: Drag queens, Female impersonators, Labour, Performing arts, Students, Theatre
    Subject: Charley Wykeham, Donna Lucia d'Alvadorez, Etienne Girardot, Richard Harlow
  11. Local Drag Bar Sparks a Queer-Rock Renaissance

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The History Project
    Creator: Muther, Christopher
    Date: Apr. 1996
    Topics: Bisexual artists, Drag, Drag bars, LGBTQ+ musicians, MtFs, Performance art, Pre-operative, Transsexual people
    Subject: Jacque's, Limelight, Rikki Bates, Ryan Landry, Space Pussy, Women of Sodom
    Description: This item is an article entitled "Local drag bar sparks a queer-rock renaissance" from the Supplement to the Boston Phoenix. It features several "gender bending" rock bands.
  12. Letter from Dr. Leah C. Schaefer to Rupert Raj (July 21, 1984)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Schaefer, Leah
    Date: Jul. 21, 1984
    Topics: Transgender activism
    Subject: Metamorphosis, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Dr. Leah Schaefer to Rupert Raj accepting a board position and updating him on her life.
  13. Letter from Bet Power to Lou Sullivan (July 24, 1987)

     
    Collection: Lou Sullivan Collection
    Institution: Sexual Minorities Archives
    Creator: Power, Bet, Power, Ben
    Date: Jul. 24, 1987
    Topics: Alcoholism, Buddhism, Clothing, Crossdressers, Femmes, FtMs, Gatherings, Gender realignment surgery, HIV/AIDS, Labelling, Lesbians, LGBTQ+ lovers, Masculinities, Menopause, Self-acceptance, Self-image, Shamanism, SM, Spirituality, Support groups, Transitioning (Gender)
    Subject: B Group, Ben Power, Bet Power, International Ms. Leather, Lou Sullivan, Outrageous Women, The Lesbian and Gay Pride Rally
    Description: Included with the letter is a speech given by Bet.
  14. Kyle Katz Oral History

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: Yesner, Lenni, Katz, Kyle
    Date: Apr. 29, 2017
    Topics: Butches, Childhood, Clothing, Coming out, Depression, Femininities, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Health care, Hormones, LGBTI community, LGBTQ+ relationships, Masculinities, Night life, Single parent families, Soft butches, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender)
    Subject: Kyle Katz
    Description: In this interview Kyle Katz speaks about their childhood, growing up in Boston, coming to New York, and the role that timing, books and community have played in how they identify, and understand th...
  15. Knowledge = Change Pin

     
    Collection: Button Collection
    Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan
    Creator: Long Island Act-Up, Donnelly/Colt Buttons
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: AIDS awareness, LGBTQ+ movement, Pink triangles, Symbols
    Description: Circular white button with a pink triangle and the phrase "knowledge = change" created by an AIDS activism organization. From Alison Laing Pin Collection.