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Feathers, Fiery Temperament, and One Death Guaranteed at Each Show
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: Date: Oct. 27, 1983 Topics: Drag, LGBTQ+ clubs, LGBTQ+ musicians, Performance art Subject: Black Cat Bar, Hazel McGinnis, José Sarria, The Valencia Rose Description: A clipping from the October 27, 1983 issue of the Bay Area Reporter. Details the closing of the Black Cat bar and José Sarria's last performance at the club. -
In Memoriam: The Black Cat
Collection: Ephemera Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: Drag, LGBTQ+ bars, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ night life, LGBTQ+ theater, Performance art Subject: Black Cat Bar, José Sarria Description: An advertisement for the closing of the Black Cat Cafe, which mentions that José Sarria will perform there October 31, 1963 to say goodbye to the bar. -
"A bit of old San Francisco” Best Wishes.
Collection: Ephemera Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: Date: 1972 Topics: Drag, LGBTQ+ bars, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater, Performance art Subject: Black Cat Bar, José Sarria, Nightingale of Montgomery Street Description: Artwork of Jose Sarria described as the "Nightingale of Montgomery Street." Text next to the image reads: "'A bit of old San Francisco' Best Wishes." -
The Bitch’s Christmas
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: Mosher, A. L. Date: Oct. 1971 Topics: Drag, Drag queens, Halloween (LGBTQ+ culture), LGBTQ+ events Subject: Empress of San Francisco, Halloween Beaux Art Ball, José Sarria, Tavern Guild of San Francisco Description: An article by A. L. Mosher about the Halloween Ball at the Tavern Guild of San Francisco, published October 1971. -
Show Bars
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: Kane, Bill, Carpenter, Jerry Date: Oct. 1971 Topics: Drag, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ night life, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Allan Lloyd, Betty Grable, Black Cat Bar, Empress of San Francisco, Frolic Room, Hazel McGinnis, Il Trovatore, Jae Stevens, Jimmie Little, José Sarria, Mary McGill, Orpheum Circus, Pat Montclaire, Post Side Room, The Alley Cat Description: An article from the California Scene published October 1971. The text discusses multiple of José Sarria's past and upcoming performances. -
A letter from a photographer to Randy Wicker
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Giard, Robert Date: Jan. 18, 1999 Topics: Gay men, Latino/a/x transgender people, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Stonewall riots, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Don Lucas, Hal Call, Harry Hay, Jack Nichols, José Sarria, Martin Duberman, Robert Giard, Stonewall, Sylvia Rivera, Uplift Lighting Description: A letter to Randy Wicker from a photographer asking to be connected to Sylvia Rivera to take her portrait. -
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 ... -
6th Performing Arts Show of Latino/a Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Artists
Collection: Ephemera Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: Drag, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ theater, Performance art Subject: Al Lujan, Alexis Miranda, Daniel Flores, DramaDIVAS, Frank Aviles, Hank Tavera, Jesse Saenz, José Sarria, Karla Rosales, LLEGÓ California, Mario Huerta, Michael Sifuentes, Mr. Gay Latino, Pro Latino Folklorico Dance Company, Ronald Aguilera, Teresita-La Campesina, Virginia Velez Description: A poster for the 6th Performing Arts Show of Latino/a Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Artists presented by LLEGÓ California. Features a photo of José Julia Sorria. -
Larry Buttwinick Interview Transcript
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: GLBT Historical Society Creator: Meeker, Martin Date: Mar. 1, 2004 Topics: Army, Bars, Drag queens, Gay community, Gay men, Sexual practices Subject: Bill Clamp, Bitch and Stitch Club, Council on Religion and the Homosexual, Henry Von Dykoff, Imperial Court, José Sarria, Maximilian Von Blisenbaugh, Society of Individual Rights (SIR), Tom Little, William Bliss -
Society for Individual Rights Presents Sirlebrity Capades of 1966
Collection: Drag Show Programs Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: Society for Individual Rights Date: 1966 Topics: Dancers, Drag, Drag balls, Drag kings, Drag queens, Entertainers, Female impersonators, Social movements, Social processes, Striptease Subject: Charlie Davis, Holly, J.J. Van Dyke, John DeLeon, José Sarria, Laura, Mavis, Michelle, Mike Randon, Rick and Dick, Ruth Colwell, Soto-Voce, The SIR Chorus -
Suzan Cooke Interview Transcript
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: GLBT Historical Society Creator: Stryker, Susan Date: Jan. 10, 1998 Topics: Arrests, Bullying, Crossdressing, Drag balls, Family members, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Harassment, Judges, Liberation movements, Military, Night life, Peace movement, Police, Rape, Riots, Transsexual people Subject: Andy Warhol, April Ashley, Bambi, Cathy Grennier, Center for Special Problems, City of Night, Coccinelle, Elliot Blackstone, Gerard Malanga, Glide Memorial Methodist Church, Haight Ashbury Self-Defense, Harry Benjamin, Jan Maxwell, Jerry Durkin, John Brown, Jose Barbossa, José Sarria, Louise Ergestrasse, Mattachine Society, Melvin Belli, Shannon O'Hara, Suzan Cooke, Trans-Action, Wendy Kohler Description: Interview recorded in Hollywood, California with Suzy Cooke -
Sirlebrities '69 (November 14-15, 1969)
Collection: Drag Show Programs Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: Medallion Graphics Date: Nov. 14, 1969 Topics: Dancers, Drag, Drag balls, Drag queens, Entertainers, Female impersonators, Social movements, Social processes, Striptease, Theatre shows Subject: Bern Becker, Brandie, Charley Davis, Chuck Waltz, Doug Marglin, Faye, Fernando, Gladys Bumps, Joey Thomas, José Sarria, Ken J., Larry Lust, Lee, Melanie, Nancy, Neil Hutchins, Phil Thomas, Richard James, Ruppert Columbo, Stephen Smith, Steve Mathews, The Boys in the Band (Play), Vern Becker -
Donna Sachet Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: OUTWORDS Creator: Sachet, Donna Date: Jul. 27, 2016 Topics: Child abuse, Coming out, Drag, Drag queens, Gay bars, Gay Christians, Gay community, Gay men, Gay movement, HIV/AIDS, Homophobia, Lipsynching, Methodist Church, Police harassment, Stonewall riots Subject: ACT UP, Bette Davis, Beverly Sills, Black Cat Bar, Campus Crusade for Christ, Donna Sachet, Donna Summer, Empress of San Francisco, Fire Island, Gay Men's Chorus, Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC), GLAAD Media Awards, Joan Crawford, José Sarria, Juanita More, Judy Garland, Mark Leno, Miss Gay San Francisco, Perry Ellis, Shanti Project, Tavern Guild, The Celluloid Closet, Trannyshack Description: OUTWORDS interview with Donna Sachet conducted by Mason Funk on July 27, 2016 in San Francisco, CA. Donna is a drag performer, community activist, and author. Donna has raised millions of dollars f... -
Why Gay Leaders Don't Last
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Independent Voices Creator: Jernigan, David Date: Summer 1988 Topics: Bars, Coming out, Criminalization, Discrimination, Gay liberation, Gay men, HIV/AIDS, Homosexuality, Lesbians, Masturbation, Oppression, Police, Politics, Role models, Stigmatisation, Stonewall riots, Visibility Subject: 1976 Democratic National Convention, Allan Spear, Barney Frank, Bay Area Committee Against the Briggs Initiative (BACBI), Bay Area Gay Liberatiobn (BAGL), Betty Friedan, Bruce Voeller, Dave Johnson, David Kopay, Del Martin, Ethan Geto, Franklin Kameny, Gasy Rights National Legislation (GRNL), Gay Activists Alliance (GAA), Gay Awareness Week, Gay Community Week, Gay Liberation Front, Geraldine Ferraro, Golden Gate Bussiness Assocaition, Harvey Milk, Jesse Jackson, Jim Foster, Jim Owles, José Sarria, Kenneth Sherill, Leonard Matlovich, Martin Luther King Jr., Marty Robinson, Mattachine Society, Medline Davis, National Gay Task Force (NGTF), New Left, New York Study Group, New York University School of Medicine, Rockefeller University, San Francisco Gay Democratic Club, Sascha Gregory-Lewis, Society for Individual Rights (SIR), Tavern Guild, The Advocate, Toby Marotta, Zapping -
Cross-Port InnerView, Vol. 8 No. 10 (October, 1992)
Collection: Cross-Port InnerView Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Cross-Port Date: Oct. 1992 Topics: Clothing, Cosmetics, Courts, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, HIV/AIDS, Parties Subject: Crystal Club, Emperor Norton Description: Magazine name changed from "Cross-Port" starting with Vol. 1 No. 3 (September, 1985) -
Cross-Port InnerView, Vol. 7 No. 8 (August, 1991)
Collection: Cross-Port InnerView Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Cross-Port Date: Aug. 1991 Topics: Clothing, Coming out, Cosmetics, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Drag, Drag balls, Fag hags, Families, Gender realignment surgery, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Central Florida Sisters, Cincinnati Enquirer, Cross-Port Weekenders, Crystal Club, Human Outreach and Achievement Institute, Indiana Crossdresser Society, Indy Star, Jade Fashions, Jim Bridges, Los Angeles Times, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Trans-West Virginia (TWV), Yvonne Gordon Description: Magazine name changed from "Cross-Port" starting with Vol. 1 No. 3 (September, 1985) -
Girl Talk, Vol. 10 No. 9 (November, 1995)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Silk, Cyndi Date: Nov. 1995 Topics: Clothing, Communities, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Drag, Femininities, Gatherings, Gender role, LGBTQ+ partners, Lobbying, Support groups, Transgender people, Uniforms Subject: Born Free, California Dreamin', Powder Puffs of California, Transgender Lobby Days -
Vanguard Magazine Vol. 1 No. 5 (March 1967)
Collection: Vanguard Institution: GLBT Historical Society Creator: Vanguard, Inc. Date: Mar. 1967 Topics: Civil rights, Demonstrations, Peace movement, Police brutality, Sexuality Subject: Society for Individual Rights (SIR) -
Cross-Talk: The Transgender Community News & Information Monthly, No. 79 (May, 1996)
Collection: Cross-Talk: The Gender Community’s News & Information Monthly Institution: M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives, University at Albany Creator: Richards, Kymberleigh Date: May 1996 Topics: Appearance, Black queer people, Comic strips, Cosmetics, Crossdressing, Drag, Drag queens, Employment discrimination, Femininities, Gay rights, Gender identity, History, Letters to the editor, LGBTQ+ relationships, Night life, Partners of transgender people, Politics, Queer people of color, Transgender community, Transsexual people, Voice therapy (Gender) Subject: Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA), International Congress on Cross-Dressing, Sex, and Gender, International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE) -
The TV-TS Tapestry Issue 54 (1989)
Collection: Transgender Tapestry Institution: Transgender Oral History Project Creator: Lynn, Merissa Sherrill Date: 1989 Topics: Androgyny, Conferences, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Social activities clubs, Transgender movement, Transsexual people, Transsexualism Description: Also known as: "The TV Tapestry", "The Tapestry", "Tapestry" and "TV/TS Tapestry Journal." ; Magazine name changes to "Transgender Tapestry" starting with issue 74, winter 1995. ; On item: the jour...
