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  1. A Rainbow Flag for Marsha

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Wicker, Randy
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Memorials, QTPOC, Rainbow flags, Transfeminine people
    Subject: George Pabon, Icon of the Anvil, Marsha P. Johnson
    Description: A reflective essay in which Marsha P. Johnson's roommate, Randy Wicker, considers how to best memorialize her.
  2. If Only I Could Talk, I'd Say This to Marsha

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, QTPOC, Transfeminine people
    Subject: George Flimlin, Koo-ee Nu, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker
    Description: A letter to Marsha P. Johnson written from the perspective of Koo-ee Nu, a dog belonging to her roommate Randy Wicker and his partner, David.
  3. Marsha P. Johnson Stonewall Survivor Dies One Week After 1992's Gay Pride Celebration

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Wicker, Randy
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, QTPOC, Stonewall riots, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Andrew Stein, Anti Violence Project, David Dinkins, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, Tom Duane
    Description: Content Warning: This item contains homophobic language.
  4. "Reflections of a Drag Queen Striving Towards Political Correctitude"

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Housel, David
    Date: 1993
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag queens, Femininities, Masculinities, QTPOC, Sexism
    Subject: Black and White Men Together, Men of All Colors Together NY
    Description: An excerpt from Men of All Colors Together NY's 10th Anniversary Journal describing the experience of being BIPOC and a drag queen in New York.
  5. Trapped: A Story of a Transexual (outline)

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Bladow, Janel
    Date: circa 1970
    Topics: Drag queens, LGBTQ+ suicide, Substance use in LGBTQ+ communities, Transsexualism
    Subject: Liz Eden
    Description: This is an outline for a story by Janel Bladow.