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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. -
Queers Read This!
Collection: Zines Institution: Queer Zine Archive Project Creator: Date: Jul. 2009 Topics: Anti-Blackness, Anti-gay violence, Heterosexuals, HIV/AIDS, Lesbians, LGBTQ+ love, Queer people, Sex (Act), Transgender people Subject: ACT UP, Queer Nation Description: A zine titled "Queers Read This!," originally published in June 1990 for PRIDE NYC and republished "anonymously by queers" in July 2009. Includes texts on queer spaces, gender, and AIDS. -
Reassigning Sex
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: deMotier, Beren Date: Jul. 3, 1998 Topics: Anti-transgender discrimination, Gay pride, Gender affirming surgery, Gender roles, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ discrimination, Transgender activism Subject: ACT UP, Pride Month, Renee Richards Description: An article by self-identified lesbian Beren deMotier in the July 3, 1998 issue of the "Houston Voice." deMotier argues that Pride is not about "the obliteration of a dual-gender system." She writes... -
Texans Honor World AIDS Day
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: This Week in Texas (TWT) Date: Dec. 8, 1989 Topics: AIDS activists, AIDS organizations, Events, Memorials, Politics Subject: ACT UP, Kathryn Whirmire, Leonel Castillo, Leslie Douglas Ashley, Leslie Perez, Sylvia Ayres, World AIDS Day -
Queer Fuckers Magazine #4
Collection: Zines Institution: Queer Zine Archive Project Creator: Jensen, Curtis Date: 1992 Topics: Drag, Gay pride, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ religious people, LGBTQ+ zines, Nude photographs, Performance art, Public sex, Safer sex, Sex (Act) Subject: ACT UP Description: A zine titled: "Queer Fuckers Magazine #4," created by Curtis Jensen, et al. Includes articles, photography, and collages. -
Spork #1
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Fuzz Box
Collection: Zines Institution: Queer Zine Archive Project Creator: Jenkins, Nicolas Date: 1990 to 1999 Topics: BDSM, Drag, Drag queens, Horoscopes, LGBTQ+ clubs, Sex (Act) Subject: ACT UP, Boyd MacDonald, Candy Bar, La Ligue Antifasciste Mondiale, Michelle Deville, Straight to Hell, Venus in Furs Description: A zine titled: "Fuzz Box" created by Nicholas Jenkins. Includes articles, interviews, and collages. -
Pride Parade Letter from Peter Dvarackas to Randy Wicker
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Dvarackas, Peter Date: Jul. 6, 1987 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay pride, HIV/AIDS, QTPOC, Roommates, Transfeminine people Subject: ACT UP, Harvey Fierstein, Hell Fire, Man Hole, Marsha P. Johnson, Peter Dvarackas, Randy Wicker, Rev. John McNeill, Sybil Bruncheon Description: Content Warning: This item contains racist and transphobic language. -
Spree Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: O'Brien, Michelle Esther, Spree Date: Jun. 8, 2017 Topics: Actors, AIDS activists, Appearance, Black people, Childhood, Coming out, Faeries, Families, Femininities, Gender identity, MtFs, Politics, Theatre, Transgender people Subject: ACT UP, International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA), Marsha P. Johnson, Ortez Alderman, Queer Nation, Spree Description: Performer, and activist Spree shares her experiences as a Radical Faerie; a member of ACT UP, The Emma Goldman Gypsy Players and The Eggplant Players; and a resident of numerous places around the w... -
Chelsea Goodwin and Dr. Rusty Mae Moore Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Awad, Nadia, Moore, Rusty Mae, Goodwin, Chelsea Date: May 4, 2017 Topics: Activists, Coming out, Feminism, Gender diversity, Harassment, Homelessness, Housing, Paganism, Police, Politics, Subculture, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: ACT UP, Chelsea Goodwin, Christine Jorgensen, Dyke Action Machine, Queer Nation, Rusty Mae Moore, Transy House Description: After purchasing a house in Park Slope in the 1980's to be closer to her kids, Dr. Rusty Mae Moore and Chelsea Goodwin opened their home to homeless trans folk. Transy House, as it was called, aime... -
Lesbian, Gays, Pals in 22nd Parade
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Chittum, Samme, Maeder, Jay Date: Jul. 1, 1991 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Dykes on bikes, Gay pride, Lesbian pride, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: ACT UP, Anti-Sexist Men's Action Network, Farm Dykes, Lesbians for Patsy Cline, Marsha P. Johnson, Pink Panther Patrol, Transsexuals for Change Description: A news article covering the 22nd Pride Parade. -
Fighting AIDS Is More Than A Fashion Statement
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: GLBT Historical Society Creator: Breakthrough Date: Winter 1990 Topics: AIDS activists, AIDS awareness, HIV/AIDS Subject: ACT UP, Dan Snow, David Bell, Don Wright, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF), New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project, Patrick Grace, Terry Sutton, Tryfan Morys Eibhlyn Llwyd Description: In an article published in the journal Breakthrough (Winter 1990), Tryfan Morys Eibhlyn Llwyd, also known as "Arawn Eibhlyn," reflects on their work in AIDS activism and other political activities. -
Xmas Letter 1994
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Wicker, Randy Date: 1994 Topics: Black transgender people, Gay men, Gay pride, QTPOC, Roommates, Transfeminine people Subject: ACT UP, Bill Dobbs, Cocoa Rodriguez, George Flimlin, Harry Hay, Joe McGrath, Marsha P. Johnson, Mattachine Society, Nelson Woodrow Anderson III, Prescott Townsend, Stonewall 25, Uplift Lighting Description: The 1994 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 letter inc... -
P-Form Issue 23 (Fall 1991)
Collection: Zines Institution: Queer Zine Archive Project Creator: Brodzik, Lester Date: Autumn 1991 Topics: Crossdressing, Drag, Interviews, Lesbian culture, Lesbians, Performance art, Reviews Subject: Gurlene & Gurlette Hussey, Joan Jett Black, Michael Palmer, Paris Is Burning Description: From Page 4 of the document: "P-FORM, published quarterly , is dedicated to the development and understanding of performance art, as well as to building critical dialogue in Chicago. P-FORM is ... -
1991 Xmas Letter
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Wicker, Randy Date: Dec. 1991 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Fourth of July, Gay pride, Halloween, QTPOC, Saint Patrick's Day, Transfeminine people Subject: ACT UP, Annual AIDS Candlelight Memorial Service, Christopher Street Liberation Day March, David Combs, David Dinkins, John Heliker, Marsha P. Johnson, Montauk, PWA Coalition, Stonewall Inn Description: The 1991 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 newsletter...