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  1. 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...
  2. 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...
  3. Articles and News (July/August 1989)

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Independent Voices
    Creator: Cheryl and Margy
    Date: Jul. 1989 to Aug. 1989
    Topics: Bars, Drag, Homophobia, Human rights, Lesbians, Police, Riots, Stonewall riots
    Subject: Christopher Street Riots, Human Rights Campaign Fund (HRCF), Lesbian Tide, Michigan State University, Village Voices
  4. Ask Thighmaster

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: LGBTQ+ Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries
    Creator: Thighmaster
    Date: Nov. 1993
    Topics: Discrimination, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Lesbians, Politics, Prejudices, Transgender people
    Subject: Apex: A Point of Departure, Sigmund Freud
    Description: The clippings can be found on page 12 of the periodical.
  5. Bob Wants Sex Change

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
    Creator: Graves, Charles
    Date: 1980 to 1982
    Topics: Clothing, Coming out, Depression, Drug abuse, Femininities, Gender realignment surgery, Heterosexuality, Hormone therapy, Lesbians, Prejudices, Suicide, Transitioning (Gender), Transsexual people
    Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to suicide. Clipping originally collected by Richard Ekins (from The University of Ulster Trans-Gender Archives/Richard Ek...
  6. Confessions of a Lesbian Groupie

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Independent Voices
    Creator: Gabe, Carolyn
    Date: Autumn 1989
    Topics: Drag, Drag balls, Entertainers, Erotica, Gender bending, Lesbians, Masculinities
  7. Cross-Dressing Law Challenged

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: This Week in Texas (TWT)
    Date: Jul. 18, 1980 to Jul. 24, 1980
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, FtMs, Gay community, Legal process, Lesbians, Local government, MtFs, Police, Transgender people
    Subject: John Goodner, Phyllis Randolph Frye
  8. Cross-Dressing Law Struck Down

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: This Week in Texas (TWT)
    Date: Aug. 22, 1980 to Aug. 28, 1980
    Topics: Civil rights, Crossdressing, Gay community, Harassment, Legal process, Lesbians, Local government, Police, Transsexual people
    Subject: Christin Hartung, Norman Black, Phyllis Randolph Frye, William T. Fiddes Jr.
  9. CROSSDRESSING WM SEEKING GWF TO SHARE MY HOBBY

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections
    Creator:
    Date: Apr. 28, 1984
    Topics: Advertising, Classified, Crossdressing, Lesbians, Personals
    Subject: Gay Community News
    Description: A classified ad by a crossdressing white male (WM) looking for a gay white female (GWF). Originally published on page 15 of volume 11, number 40 of Gay Community News.
  10. Death of a Legend

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Harrold, Max
    Date: Aug. 9, 1992
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, Lesbians, QTPOC, Roommates, Stonewall riots, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Bob Leach, George Flimlin, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker
    Description: "An article covering a memorial for Marsha P. Johnson held on July 26, 1992 at Duane Methodist Church."
  11. "Even if you win your revolution, I'm still an outlaw"

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections
    Creator: Kaplan, Rebecca
    Date: Apr. 19, 1992
    Topics: Gender identity, Lesbians, LGBTQ+ religious people, LGBTQ+ spiritual people, LGBTQ+ theater, MtFs, Transsexual people
    Subject: Gay Community News, Hidden: A Gender, Kate Bornstein, Real Art Ways, The Bible, The Opposite Sex... is Neither
    Description: A review of Kate Bornstein's one woman play, The Opposite Sex ... is Neither, originally published on page 9 of volume 19, number 37 of Gay Community News.
  12. FROM STONEWALL TO THE PUERTO RICAN PRIDE PARADE: THE EPIC ROLE OF TRANSVESTITES

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections
    Creator: Negron, Frances
    Date: Jun. 1994
    Topics: Gay men, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, Latino/a/x transgender people, Lesbians, LGBTQ+ people of color, Stonewall riots, Transphobia, Transvestites
    Subject: Communidad Orgullo Gay, Gay Community News, Gay Liberation Front, Latino Gay and Lesbian Coalition, Maida Tilchen, National Gay Task Force (NGTF), Pa'Fuera, Puerto Rican Pride Parade, Puerto Rico, Stonewall 25, Stonewall Rebellion, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera
    Description: An overview of Puerto Rican involvement in the LGBT+ movement, especially Sylvia Rivera's involvement in the Stonewall Rebellion. Originally published on page 22 of volume 20, issues 1 and 2 of Gay...
  13. How To Tell a Lesbian from a Drag Queen at 40 Paces

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections
    Creator: Henry, Nancy
    Date: Jan. 18, 1986
    Topics: Drag queens, Hair removal, Lesbian culture, Lesbians, MtFs, Passing (Gender), Trans women, Transitioning status
    Subject: Gay Community News, Marsha P. Johnson
    Description: A humorous article dictating how to identify a drag queen, heavily reliant on stereotypes. Originally published on page 7 of volume 13, number 26 of Gay Community News.
  14. I Forgive Rosie for Sex-Swop Love Affair

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 11, 1981
    Topics: Gender role, Lesbians, Media, Poisoning, Sentencing, Separation, Sexuality, Trials
    Subject: Colin Swale, Rosie Swale, Tracey Stamp
    Description: Clipping originally collected by Richard Ekins (from The University of Ulster Trans-Gender Archives/Richard Ekins collection at the Transgender Archives, University of Victoria)
  15. Inclusive Community?

     
    Collection: Phyllis Frye Collection
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Frye, Phyllis Randolph
    Date: Jan. 18, 1991
    Topics: Bisexual people, Gay men, Lesbians, LGBTQ+ civil rights, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Pink triangles, Stonewall riots, Transgender people
    Subject: Ann Richards, Asterisk, Houston Gay and Lesbian Political Caucus, Nikki Van Hightower
    Description: Clipping from page 33 of This Week in Texas, Volume 16, Number 45, January 18-24, 1991, published by Texas Weekly Times Newspaper Co.