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  1. 1996 Xmas Letter

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Wicker, Randy
    Date: Dec. 25, 1996
    Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Gay men, LGBTQ+ unhoused youth, Sex work, Trans women, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Cocoa Rodriguez, Ivan Valentin, Jack Nichols, Mother's March Against AIDS, Norma Johnson, Randy Wicker, Sylvia Rivera, Uplift Lighting
    Description: The 1996 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. In this letter...
  2. A Photograph of Sylvia Rivera and Randy Wicker Smiling at Uplift Lighting

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Feb. 17, 1996
    Topics: Gay men, Latino/a/x transgender people, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Roommates, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans
    Subject: Randy Wicker, Sylvia Rivera, Uplift Lighting
    Description: A Polaroid of Sylvia Rivera and Randy Wicker at Uplift Lighting (Randy's lighting store in West Village). Randy has his arm around Sylvia and the pair are smiling.
  3. A Photograph of Sylvia Rivera Posing with a Group Including Randy Wicker and Cocoa Rodriguez at Uplift Lighting

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Feb. 17, 1996
    Topics: Black transgender people, Gay men, Indigenous transgender people, Latino/a/x transgender people, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Transfeminine people, Venezuelan Americans
    Subject: Cocoa Rodriguez, Randy Wicker, Sylvia Rivera, Uplift Lighting
    Description: A photograph of Sylvia Rivera posing with a group at Randy Wicker’s store Uplift Lighting. Sylvia’s wearing a white sweater and a beanie. Randy Wicker is on Sylvia’s left wearing a red, white, and ...
  4. A Polaroid of Cocoa Rodriguez Holding a Small Dog

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Feb. 17, 1996
    Topics: Black transgender people, Indigenous transgender people, QTPOC, Trans women, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Cocoa Rodriguez
    Description: A polaroid of Cocoa Rodriguez holding Kooee, a dog that belongs to Randy Wicker and his partner, David Combs.
  5. "Going Public" Event Footage

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center
    Date: May 20, 1997
    Topics: AIDS awareness, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black people in mass media, Femininities, Masculinities, Queens (Gay culture), Sissies
    Subject: Committee for Black Gay Men, Gay Men of African Descent, OUT Magazine
    Description: A clip from The Center's event "Going Public," a panel discussion on popular images of LGBTQ+ people and how the public responds to them. At 0:21:10, Panelist Cary Alan Johnson speaks on the unique...
  6. Interview with Bennie Toney and Footage of a Street Memorial for Marsha P. Johnson

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Wicker, Randy
    Date: 1997
    Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Black transgender people, Cold cases (Criminal investigation), Drag queens, Eyewitness accounts, LGBTQ+ memorials, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, QTPOC, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Bennie Toney, Marsha P. Johnson
    Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to transphobic violence.
  7. Wigstock '97 Brings Down the Pier and Turbulence '97

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Twist
    Date: circa 1997
    Topics: Drag shows, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ magazines
    Subject: Wigstock
    Description: Articles from Twist Vol. 01, Issue 05 about Wigstock 1997, an event hosted by Lady Bunny as an outdoor drag festival, as well as images of different queer people at events and a summary of the TURB...