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  1. Aching to Be a Prima Donna, When You’re a Man

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Canby, Vincent
    Date: Mar. 13, 1991
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag balls, Drag families, Drag queens
    Subject: Dorian Corey, Jennie Livingston, Pepper Labeija, Venus Extravaganza, Willi Ninja
    Description: A description of the film "Paris is Burning", and a brief explanation of the ball culture explored in the film that acknowledges prominent individuals.

  2. 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.

  3. Brenda Holder Oral History

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: Holder, Brenda, Keyes, Anna
    Date: Apr. 4, 2018
    Topics: Drag balls, Drag community, Drag queens, Homelessness, Intolerance, Latinos, LGBTI community, Military, Role models, Transsexual people
    Subject: Dorian Corey, Paris Dupree, Pepper Labeija
    Description: Army veteran and drag queen Brenda Holder discusses finding community in the drag world through her journey as a Hispanic trans woman. Holder tells interviewer Anna Keyes of her relationships with ...

  4. Paris Has Burned

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Green, Jesse
    Date: Apr. 18, 1993
    Topics: Ballroom families, Drag mothers, Drag queens, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ people of color
    Subject: Angie Xtravaganza, Dorian Corey, Hector Xtravaganza, Kim Pendavis, Octavia St. Laurent, Paris Dupree, Paris Is Burning, Pepper Labeija, RuPaul, Sally's II, Willi Ninja
    Description: Newspaper clipping from the New York Times about New York's ballroom scene and more specifically things relating to the movie "Paris is Burning".

  5. Shannon Harrington Oral History

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: Lewis, AJ, Harrington, Shannon
    Date: Jul. 26, 2017
    Topics: AIDS organizations, Bars, Childhood, Discos, Drag, Drag balls, Drag queens, Entertainers, Events, Friendships, Fundraising, Gay community, HIV/AIDS, Labelling, LGBTQ+ parents, LGBTQ+ people who use substances recreationally, LGBTQ+ relationships, Mafia, MtFs, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Night life, Performing arts, Transgender community, Travel, Wigs
    Subject: Bailey House, Boy Bar, Dorian Corey, God's Love We Deliver, International Chrysis, Lee Brewster, Shannon Harrington, Wigstock
    Description: Shannon Harrington is a wig master, hair chaser, and make-up artist who has been living in New York City for over 30 years. In this interview Miss Shannon provides meaningful and nuanced insight in...