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A Journey to an Overlooked Past
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Biederman, Marcia Date: Jun. 11, 2000 Topics: Ball culture, Drag balls, Harlem Renaissance, Masquerading Subject: Hamilton Lodge Description: Subsection of a larger New York Times article on New York City’s history as the site of the gay rights movement. The clipping discusses the ballroom scene in Harlem, specifically during the 1920s a... -
A kinder and gentler festival?
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections Creator: Burkholder, Nancy Date: Sep. 1, 1991 Topics: Anti-transgender discrimination, Cisgender women, Lesbian culture, MtFs, Music festivals, Passing (Gender), Stealth (Transgender), Transphobia, Transsexual people, Women's music festivals, Womyn Subject: Barbara Price, Gay Community News, Lisa Vogel, Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, Two Nice Girls Description: An article by Nancy Burkholder, a woman who was thrown out of a Women's Music Festival on suspicion of being transsexual. Burkholder criticizes this decision eloquently. Originally published on pag... -
A Lady Surgeon in the Army
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Nov. 8, 1876 Topics: Army, Crossdressing, Death and dying, Femininities Subject: Hart's Annual Army List, James Barry Description: National Republican (Washington, DC) -
A Leaflet Inquiring for Information on Marsha P. Johnson's Death
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project Date: Unknown Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ death and dying, Police, QTPOC, Sex workers, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project, Stonewall Rebellion Description: This item is a leaflet created by the New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project which is a call to action to contact the organization or the police and offering a $5000 award for anyone ... -
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. -
A letter from AEGIS Board Members to Members of the Society of the Second Self
Collection: Miscellaneous Correspondence Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Richmond, Marisa Date: Sep. 8, 1996 Topics: Transgender community Subject: American Educational Gender Information Service, Inc. (AEGIS), Chrysalis Quarterly, Dallas Denny, The Society for the Second Self, Inc. Description: A letter from AEGIS Board Members to Members of the Society of the Second Self in which they seek to clarify the particulars and goals of the letter they received accusing Dallas Denny of publishin... -
A Letter from John Kearns to Professor Martin Duberman
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Kearns, John J. Date: Apr. 24, 1999 Topics: LGBTQ+ books, Research, Transgender history Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Martin Duberman, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera Description: A Letter from John Kearns, a doctoral student, asking Professor Martin Duberman for guidance regarding research he would like to conduct about Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, and STAR. -
A Letter from John Kearns to Randy Wicker
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Kearns, John J. Date: Unknown Topics: Research, Transgender history Subject: John Kearns, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker Description: A letter from John Kearns to Randy Wicker following up on an earlier conversation in which Wicker agreed to share materials related to Marsha P. Johnson with Kearns. -
A Letter from John Kearns to Sylvia Rivera
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Kearns, John J. Date: Unknown Topics: LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ communities, Research, Transgender history Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera Description: A letter from John Kearns to Sylvia Rivera following up on an earlier conversation in which Sylvia Rivera agreed to help Kearns in his research related to Marsha P. Johnson, STAR, and herself. -
A Letter from Randy Wicker to Lieutenant Fahey
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Wicker, Randy Date: Oct. 14, 1992 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Petitions, Police interactions with LGBTQ+ people, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Bennie Toney, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker Description: A letter from Randy Wicker to Lieutenant Fahey of the Sixth Precinct of the NYPD asking that the police investigate Marsha P. Johnson's death as a murder case. Wicker references community support a... -
A Letter from Randy Wicker to Mayor David Dinkins
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Wicker, Randy Date: Jul. 22, 1992 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ memorials, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, Uplift Lighting Description: A letter from Randy Wicker inviting New York City Mayor David Dinkins to speak at a memorial service for Marsha P. Johnson. Wicker describes Marsha's role as a beloved member of her community who b... -
A Letter from the Society of the Second Self to AEGIS
Collection: Miscellaneous Correspondence Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Beecroft, Carol, Fairfax, Jane Ellen, Hester, Lauren Date: Jul. 15, 1996 Topics: Transgender community Subject: American Educational Gender Information Service, Inc. (AEGIS), Dallas Denny, The Society for the Second Self, Inc., Tri-Ess Description: A letter from the Society of the Second Self to AEGIS accusing Dallas Denny, the Executive Director of AEGIS, of violating journalistic integrity by publishing criticism of Tri-Ess based on inaccur... -
A Letter to Commander Kennedy from Randy Wicker
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Wicker, Randy Date: Oct. 3, 1992 Topics: Attitudes of LGBTQ+ people toward police , Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ death and dying, Police interactions with LGBTQ+ people, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Bennie Toney, Marsha P. Johnson Description: A letter from Randy Wicker to the commander of the sixth precinct of the New York Police Department explaining how the investigation into Marsha P. Johnson's death was mishandled, demanding that of... -
A Letter Written by an Attendee at Marsha P. Johnson's Memorial Service
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Seymour, William Date: Unknown Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ memorials, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: A letter written by William Seymour to Randy Wicker and other of Marsha P. Johnson's friends following her memorial service. -
A Letter Written by Randy Wicker to a Commander at the Sixth Precinct About Marsha P. Johnson's Death
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Wicker, Randy Date: Oct. 8, 1992 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: A letter written by Randy Wicker, Marsha P. Johnson's roommate, to Commander Kennedy at the Sixth Precinct in New York City. In the letter, Randy talks about dropping off videotapes containing info...
