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  1. 28 de junho, um dia de Luta

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Grupo Dignidade
    Creator: Míccolís, Leíla
    Date: Aug. 1980
    Topics: LGBTQ+ movement, Stonewall riots
    Subject: Associação Brasileira de Imprensa Gay, Thula Morgani
  2. A home of our own

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections
    Creator: The Ad Hoc Committee to Support the Lesbian Herstory Archives
    Date: Jun. 23, 1991
    Topics: Anti-lesbian violence, Archives, Butches, Dykes, Femmes, Lesbian activism, Lesbian African-Americans, Lesbian archives, Lesbian bars, Lesbians, Lesbians of colour, Male impersonators, Persecution of lesbians
    Subject: Becky Johnson, C. Walsh Theater, First African Meeting House, Gay Community News, Jenifer Firestone, Jewel Box Revue, Joan Nestle, Lesbian Herstory Archives, Michelle Parkerson, Red Shades Affinity Group, Stormé: The Lady of the Jewel Box, Stormé DeLarverie, West Village
    Description: An article summarizing an event to benefit the Lesbian Herstory Archives, featuring a short film about Storme Delarverie and appearances from notable lesbian activists. Originally published on page...
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. An Intimate Circle of Friends

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections
    Creator: Moody, Linda
    Date: Oct. 13, 1984
    Topics: Crossdressing, Lesbian artists, Lesbians, LGBTQ+ actors, LGBTQ+ archives, LGBTQ+ theater, Sexism
    Subject: Addie Manning, Anne Whitney, Boston Area Lesbian and Gay History Project, Charles Dickens, Charlotte Cushman, Edwin Booth, Eliza Cook, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Gay Community News, Hamlet, Harriet Hosmer, Janet Kahn, Macbeth, Matilda Hays, Oliver Twist, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare
    Description: This article details the life and history of Charlotte Cushman and her circle of friends, many of whom were lesbians and engaged in crossdressing. There are several small typos in the article; Cush...
  6. Beyond the Melting Pot

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Independent Voices
    Creator: Wheatley, Mickey
    Date: Summer 1989
    Topics: Activists, Demonstrations, Diversity, Gay liberation, Gender diversity, Government, LGBTI community, Normalization, Oppression, Patriarchy, Politics, Riots, Sexual diversity, Stonewall riots
    Subject: Judy Garland
  7. Butch Queens in Drag: Issues of Race and Gender

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Independent Voices
    Creator: Cavanagh, Chris
    Date: May 1991 to Jun. 1991
    Topics: Crossdressers, Drag, Drag balls, Film, Voyeurism
    Subject: House of Ninja, House of Saint Laurent, House of Xtravaganza, Jennie Livingston, Madonna, MTV, Paris Is Burning, Pepper Labeija, Pop Cult, Vogue
  8. Coming Out as Transsexual

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections
    Creator: Christina Ann Debosco
    Date: Jan. 31, 1988
    Topics: Diversity, Drag, Intersectionality, Letters to the editor, LGBTQ+ people of color, Transsexual people, Transvestites
    Subject: Buffalo Transition Support, Gay Community News, March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation
    Description: A letter to the editor of Gay Community News from Christina Ann Debosco. Debosco requests that more information and writing by and for transgender individuals be published in the newspaper. Origina...
  9. Dorian Corey Is Dead

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Aug. 31, 1993
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Drag, Female impersonators, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ death notices, Trans women
    Subject: Dorian Corey, Paris Is Burning, Sally's Hideaway, Sally's II
    Description: A clipping from the New York Times about the death of Dorian Corey, a Black trans woman.
  10. For Danny Windsor, it’s women’s work

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Kent, Bill
    Date: Jun. 15, 1990
    Topics: Drag, Female impersonators, Performance art
    Subject: Donald O'Connor, Judy Garland
    Description: Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer, the article contains an interview of Danny Windsor on his career.
  11. From Night of Rage, The Seeds of Liberation

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Bragg, Rick
    Date: Jun. 23, 1994
    Topics: Crossdressing, Drag, LGBTQ+ people of color, Police raids, Stonewall riots, Transvestites
    Subject: Dario Modon, Gay Liberation Front, Stonewall, Stormé DeLarverie, Tommy Lanigan-Schmidt
    Description: Newspaper clipping from the New York Times interviewing people about what it was like at the Stonewall riots.
  12. "I want to be a Drag Queen"

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Independent Voices
    Creator: Duggan, Lisa
    Date: Spring 1988
    Topics: Drag, Gender, LGBTI community, Misogyny, Politics
  13. Letter to a Femme

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: LGBTQ+ Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries
    Creator: Feinberg, Leslie
    Date: Jan. 1994
    Topics: Anti-gay violence, Anti-transgender violence, Butches, Coming out, Discrimination, Drag, Drag queens, FtMs, Hate crimes, Hate speech, Lesbian culture, Lesbians, LGBTQ+ lovers, Passing (Gender), Police officers, Police raids, Prejudices, Rape, Sexual harassment, Soft butches, Stonewall riots, Suicide, Transgender people
    Subject: Apex: A Point of Departure, Leslie Feinberg, Stone Butch Blues, Workers World Party
    Description: This clipping can be found on page 3 of the periodical.
  14. Local Drag Bar Sparks a Queer-Rock Renaissance

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The History Project
    Creator: Muther, Christopher
    Date: Apr. 1996
    Topics: Bisexual artists, Drag, Drag bars, LGBTQ+ musicians, MtFs, Performance art, Pre-operative, Transsexual people
    Subject: Jacque's, Limelight, Rikki Bates, Ryan Landry, Space Pussy, Women of Sodom
    Description: This item is an article entitled "Local drag bar sparks a queer-rock renaissance" from the Supplement to the Boston Phoenix. It features several "gender bending" rock bands.
  15. No Burial Aid for Moses Preston Waller

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Jacobs, Andrew
    Date: Jun. 2, 1996
    Topics: Death, LGBTQ+ people of color, Prostitution, Transvestites
    Subject: Donald Green, Moses Preston Waller, New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project, Silver
    Description: A New York Times article mentioning the death of Moses Preston Waller, who is described as a Black transvestite prostitute.