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  1. Posed as girls

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
    Creator: Ballew, Howard
    Date: Nov. 7, 1944
    Topics: Arrests, Crossdressers, Police stations
    Subject: August Coy, Irene Paston, James Barlow, Jeri Ryan
    Description: James Barlow, left, also known as Jeri Ryan, and August Coy, also known as Irene Paston, at the city hall police station after they were caught making love to two men in a parked car at 12th Street...
  2. Posed as girls

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
    Creator: Ballew, Howard
    Date: Nov. 7, 1944
    Topics: Arrests, Crossdressers, Police stations
    Subject: August Coy, Irene Paston, James Barlow, Jeri Ryan
    Description: Photograph caption dated November 27, 1944 reads, "Nab 2 men dressed in women's clothes. James Barlow, left, and August Coy. Their feminine attire failed to fool the police." Officers found Barlow ...
  3. PPOC Proudly Presents the 8th Annual California Dreamin' (April 30- May 3, 1998)

     
    Collection: Informational and Event Brochures
    Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan
    Creator: PPOC/California Dreamin'
    Date: 1998
    Topics: Appearance, Clothing, Events, Transgender community
    Subject: Alison Laing, Ann Grogan, Ann Lawrence, Bill Jones, Cynthia Phillips, Diablo Valley Girls (DVG), Educational TV Channel (ETVC), Francine Logandice, Holiday Inn, J.J. Allen, James Green, Jane Bolig, Jeani Adams, Joan Rowe, JoAnn Roberts, Joy Schafer, Juana Smith, Kathy Swarthout, Leslie Bailey, Lin Fraser, Linda Phillips, Melanie Yarborough, Melinda Marie Whiteway, Mildred Brown, Nancy Cupps, The Empress Norton, The Rainbow Gender Association (RGA), Toby Meltzer, Veronica Smith, Wilhemina Beins, Yosenio Lewis
  4. Press Agent Says Tamara, Mate Separate

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: The Sacramento Bee
    Date: Nov. 12, 1955
    Topics: Divorce, Gender realignment surgery, Theatre
    Subject: Ed Devere, J.E. Courtland, Tamara Edel Rees
  5. Prison inmates (one a female impersonator) in vaudeville act at San Quentin State Prison, circa 1914

     
    Collection: Prison Photographs
    Institution: Anne T. Kent California Room, Marin County Free Library
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1914
    Topics: Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Plays, Prisoners, Prisons, Vaudeville
    Description: Prison inmates (one a female impersonator) in vaudeville act at San Quentin State Prison, circa 1914. From the family album of San Quentin guard, Richard M. Smith, and his wife, the San Quentin mat...
  6. Prisoners (including female impersonator on right) from San Quentin State Prison provided entertainment to the public on Sunday mornings, Marin County, California, 1914

     
    Collection: Prison Photographs
    Institution: Anne T. Kent California Room, Marin County Free Library
    Creator:
    Date: 1914
    Topics: Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Prisoners, Prisons
    Description: Prisoners from the San Quentin State Prison provided concerts and entertainment (including this female impersonator) to the public on Sunday mornings. This image is from 1914. San Quentin State Pri...
  7. Promotional Flyer with Four Photographs of Sir Lady Java

     
    Collection: Sir Lady Java
    Institution: Houghton Library, Harvard University
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: African American transgender people, Black LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ communities, Transgender community, Transgender people of color
    Subject: Sir Lady Java
    Description: Promotional flyer containing four photographs of Sir Lady Java in various costume wear. Booking agency information found in bottom right.
  8. Psychedelic Drag, a Cowgirl, and Luella in a Stole on Halloween, 1970

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: 1970
    Topics: Bars, Gay bars, Nightclubs--California
    Description: Psychedelic drag, a cowgirl, and Luella in a stole at the Fallen Angel on Halloween. 1970
  9. Psychiatry - Crime Against Nature

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Independent Voices
    Creator: Alinder, Gary
    Date: Jun. 15, 1970
    Topics: Discrimination, Electroshock therapy, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Oppression, Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis, Therapists, Transphobia, Transsexualism
    Subject: American Psychiatric Association (APA), Dr. Irving Bieber, Nathaniel McConaghy
    Description: The relevant topic of "transsexualism" can be found in the second half of the article on page 7 of the online file.
  10. Qais Kamran Oral History

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: Kamran, Qais
    Date: Mar. 14, 2023
    Topics: Jewish transgender people, Nightlife, QTPOC, Transgender community, Transmasculine people
    Subject: Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions Movement
    Description: Qais Kamran describes his experiences growing up as a first generation Iranian Jew in Los Angeles, attending Jewish day school and discovering the importance of oral history to his family’s communi...
  11. Queen and King of the May Festival

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: Rocco, Pat
    Date: 1971
    Topics: Drag shows, Gay community
    Description: The queen and king of the Metropolitan Community Church May Festival at the Factory. 1971.
  12. Queen of Hearts

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Independent Voices
    Creator: Wilson, Carter
    Date: Summer 1992
    Topics: Crossdressers, Discos, Drag, Drag community, Female impersonators, Gay community, Latinos, Male impersonators, Racism
    Subject: Ernie Sanchez, Monterey Community AIDS Project
  13. Queer & Trans Youth Sexual Assault: A Youth Issue

     
    Collection: Zines
    Institution: Queer Zine Archive Project
    Creator: Johnson, Erin
    Date: 2007
    Topics: Allies, Essays, Health, LGBTQ+ poetry, LGBTQ+ survivors of sexual abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Transgender people
    Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive content related to sexual assault and child abuse.
  14. Queer Fuckers Magazine #2

     
    Collection: Zines
    Institution: Queer Zine Archive Project
    Creator: Jensen, Curtis
    Date: 1991
    Topics: Drag, Drag queens, Gay pride, LGBTQ+ Mormons, LGBTQ+ phobia, Piercings
    Subject: Gay Freedom Day Parade, Queer Nation
    Description: A zine titled "Queer Fuckers Magazine #2" created by Curtis Jensen, et al. Includes articles on PRIDE, poetry, and collages.
  15. Queer Zine Explosion #7

     
    Collection: Zines
    Institution: Queer Zine Archive Project
    Creator: Larry-bob
    Date: 1993
    Topics: LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ zines
    Description: A zine titled: "Queer Zine Explosion #7," created by Larry-bob. Includes reviews of music and zines.