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A Photograph of Marsha P. Johnson Wearing a USA Flag Hat and Formalwear
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Jan. 1, 1991 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: A Polaroid of Marsha P. Johnson smiling in a red, white, and blue USA flag themed hat. She is wearing a formal tuxedo with a black bow tie and a string of pearls around her neck. She is in Randy Wi... -
A Photograph of Sylvia Rivera and Other Protesters with Fists Raised at Weinstein Hall Demonstration
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: Sep. 14, 1970 Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: New York University (NYU), Sylvia Rivera, Weinstein Hall Demonstration Description: A black and white photograph of Sylvia Rivera standing among protestors with their fists raised in the air at the Weinstein Hall Demonstration. -
A Photograph of Sylvia Rivera with a Group Standing Along the Christopher Street Piers
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Sylvia Rivera Description: A black and white photograph of Sylvia Rivera standing with a group of unknown people along the Christopher Street piers. She's wearing winter clothing including a black jacket with a thick white c... -
A Place Where Love Becomes a Chronic Invalid
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Crisp, Quentin Date: Apr. 7, 1991 Topics: Ball culture, Drag, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ films, LGBTQ+ people of color Subject: Elk's Lodge, Jennie Livingston, Octavia St. Laurent, Paris Is Burning Description: A New York Times article talking about "Paris Is Burning" and how it was received in the UK. -
A Woman, Crossdressed in Black Leathers, Started the Riots at Stonewall
Collection: East Coast FTM Group Organizational Records Institution: Sexual Minorities Archives Creator: Lesbian Connection, FTM Date: circa 1989 Topics: Battering, Crossdressing, Drag queens, FtMs, Lesbians, Police raids, Stonewall riots Subject: Anne Tracy, Harry Beard, Human Rights Campaign (HRC), John D'Emilio, Lesbian Tide, San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade, Sexual Politics, Sexual Communities: The Making of a Homosexual Minority in the United States 1940-1970, The Village Voice -
Abigail B. Thomas Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Ortiz, Natalia, Thomas, Abigail B. Date: Apr. 29, 2017 Topics: Bullying, Gender diversity, LGBTI community, Mental health, Passing (Gender), People with disabilities, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual child abuse, Sexual orientation, Special education, Transgender children, Transgender identity, Transgender people, Transgender rights, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Abigail B. Thomas, Janet Mock Description: Abigail Thomas, who identifies as non-binary trans-feminine, reflects upon their experiences of growing up as a disabled child in New York City. Xie explores the circumstances that shaped their jou... -
An Exotic Gay Subculture Turns Poignant Under Scrutiny
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Dunning, Jennifer Date: Mar. 23, 1991 Topics: Ballroom families, Drag balls, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ people of color, Transvestites Subject: Dorian Corey, Jennie Livingston, Meg McLagan, Octavia St. Laurent, Pepper Labeija, Willi Ninja Description: A description of how the film "Paris is Burning" relates to ball culture in New York City. -
An Interview with Joan and Deborah of the Lesbian Herstory Archives
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Independent Voices Creator: Hodges, Beth, Nestle, Joan, Edel, Deborah Date: Autumn 1979 Topics: Herstory, Interviews, Lesbian community, Lesbian culture Subject: Deborah Edel, Joan Nestle, Lesbian Herstory Archives, Valerie Itnyre -
An Unusual Gathering — Even for New York City
Collection: Ephemera Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Greater New York Gender Alliance Date: 1994 Topics: Crossdressers, Drag community, Fund raising, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ people, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transsexual people Subject: Dee Dee Ann Summers, Gender Identity Project, Greater New York Gender Alliance (GNYGA), Imperial Court of New York, Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center, Lynda Frank, Mark Tadlock, Moonlight in Manhattan NYC, S. Kristine James, The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (The Center) Description: Press release for the Greater New York Gender Alliance "Moonlight in Manhattan" charity event to raise funds for the Gender Identity Project. -
An Unusual Gathering — Even for New York City
Collection: Ephemera Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Greater New York Gender Alliance Date: Feb. 1, 1994 Topics: Crossdressers, Drag community, Fund raising, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ community centers, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ theater, Transgender people, Transsexual people Subject: Dee Dee Ann Summers, Gender Identity Project, Imperial Court of New York, Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center, Lynn E. Walker, Monica Ann Pedone, Moonlight in Manhattan NYC, S. Kristine James, The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (The Center) Description: A press release from the Greater New York Gender Alliance for the "Moonlight in Manhattan" fundraising event from February 1, 1994. -
Andrea Long Chu Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: O'Brien, Michelle Esther, Chu, Andrea Long Date: Nov. 2, 2018 Topics: Feminist theory, Literature, Religions, Transgender people, Transgender studies, Writers Description: Andrea Long Chu is an emerging trans intellectual, writing on the politics of gender and desire. In this interview she recounts her growing up to a devoted Christian family in North Carolina, atten... -
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Audre Lorde Grand Project Opening Celebration Program, 1996
Collection: Audre Lorde Project Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: The Audre Lorde Project Date: Nov. 15, 1996 Topics: AIDS organizations, BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Health care for LGBTQ+ people, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ activists, LGBTQ+ artists, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ community centers, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ poetry, Native American LGBTQ+ people, Transgender people, Two-Spirit people Subject: Audre Lorde, Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center, The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (The Center) Description: A program for the Grand Opening Celebration of the Audre Lorde Project, published in 1996. -
B. Hawk Snipes Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Snipes, B. Hawk Date: Mar. 28, 2019 Topics: Artists, Bars, Black people, Childhood, Cocaine, Drug abuse, Education, Femininities, Gay and lesbian youth, Gay community centers, Gay liberation, Gay pride, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Health care, Homeless people, Homelessness, Hospitals, Housing, Jews, Latinos, LGBTI community, LGBTQ+ people who use substances, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Neighborhood government, Police, Police raids, Prisons, Pronoun, Stonewall riots, Substance use in LGBTQ+ communities, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transgender youth, Transitioning (Gender), Transsexual people, Unemployment, White people, Women, Youth, Youth organisations Subject: 9/11 Terror Attacks, Amanda Milan, Amy's Bread, Anderson Cooper, Bawdy Audie Josie, Center Lane, Chi-Chi's, Cole Cafe, Covenant House, Covenant House Rite of Passage (ROP), Fenced Out, Greenwich Village Youth Council (GYC), Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Iris House, James Street Hotel, JD Melendez, John Cameron Mitchell, Kate Barnhart, March of Dimes, Michael Bloomberg, New Neutral Zone, New York Police Department (NYPD), Octavia St. Laurent, Operation Spotlight, Peter Green, Project Reach, Rosie Perez, Sets, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera, The Garden Left Behind, Trans Health Conference, Trans in Action, Transy House, Wilson Cruz, Zendo's Description: B. Hawk Snipes discusses their growing in the Bronx, their time at the La Guardia High School of the Performing Arts and the Fashion Institute of Technology, and eventually becoming an entertainer ... -
Bennie Toney Interview about Marsha P. Johnson
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: Jun. 11, 2011 Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ death and dying, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: Bennie Toney, Christopher Street Pier, Hudson River Description: Bennie Toney is interviewed by Randy Wicker about Marsha P. Johnson's death and surrounding events. Toney identifies the place in the Hudson River where Marsha's body was discovered.