Digital Transgender Archive
Drag Kings: Sometimes girls will be boys
An in-depth article on the drag king scene in 1995 San Francisco. The author profiles performers at a contest MC'd by Elvis Herselvis; interviews scene fixtures Jordy Jones, Stafford, and Francis Vavra; and discusses the ways that drag king performance can overlap with butch womanhood, transmasculinity, and bi-gender identity. This item comes from the Jordy Jones Papers at the GLBT Historical Society.
- Identifier
- gh93gz98f
- Collection
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Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
- Institution
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GLBT Historical Society
- Creator(s)
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Linn, Amy
- Publisher
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SF Weekly
- Date Issued
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Sep. 27, 1995 to Oct. 3, 1995
- Genre
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Clippings
- Subject(s)
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Annie Toone
Crush Velvet
Diane Torr
Elvis Herselvis
Francis Vavra
Johnny Grant
Jordy Jones
Pierre Bird
Stafford
- Places
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California
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San Francisco County
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San Francisco
- Topic(s)
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Bigender people
Drag kings
Transmasculine people
- Resource Type
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Text
- Language
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English
- Rights
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In copyright
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