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  1. From the Queens Liberation Front Vol. 1, No. 2

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: Queens Liberation Front
    Date: circa 1974
    Topics: Birth certificate amendments, Black transgender people, Crossdressing, Gay pride, LGBTQ+ newsletters, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Transgender community, Transsexual people, Transvestites
    Subject: Bebe Scarpi, National Gay Task Force (NGTF), Queens Liberation Front
    Description: Queens Liberation Front newsletter with information on the murder of a transvestite in New York City, updates on the National Gay Task Force, and updates on legal matters concerning the trans commu...
  2. Lena Meets Sir Lady Java at Festive L.A. Birthday Bash

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: Aug. 10, 1978
    Topics: Black transgender people, Female impersonators, QTPOC, Trans women
    Subject: Lena Horne, Sir Lady Java
    Description: An article in Jet Magazine about Lena Horne meeting Sir Lady Java at a birthday party at the Piped Piper Club in Los Angeles.
  3. Life's Been Grand Since I Changed Sex

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: Newton, Delisa
    Date: Jul. 11, 1965
    Topics: Black transgender people, Gender affirming surgery, Trans women
    Subject: Delisa Newton, Hedy Jo Starr
    Description: An article published in The National Insider by Delisa Newton, who claims to be the first Black person to have undergone gender affirming surgery. Newton discusses her life after surgery and the n...
  4. Marsha P. Johnson Interview with Jim Kepner

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: Kepner, Jim, Johnson, Marsha P.
    Date: Jan. 9, 1988
    Topics: AIDS death and dying, AIDS memorial quilts, Black transgender people, Coming out, Drag queens, Gay bars, Gay movement, Gay pride, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Mental health, Police harassment of LGBTQ+ people, Sex work, Transfeminine people, Transphobia, Transvestites
    Subject: ACT UP, Angela Davis, Ed Murphy, Jim Kepner, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera
    Description: A video interview with Marsha P. Johnson conducted by Jim Kepner at the ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives in Los Angeles, CA on January 9, 1988. Topics they discuss include Marsha’s participati...
  5. Moonshadow (August 1973)

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: Transsexual Action Organization
    Date: Aug. 1973
    Topics: Black transgender people, Gender affirming surgery, Klinefelter syndrome, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ newsletters, Transgender community, Transsexual people, Transvestites
    Subject: Daughters of Bilitis, Harry Benjamin, Lee Brewster, Queens Liberation Front, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera
    Description: An August 1973 issue of Moonshadow that discusses sex change surgeries, conflicts between transsexual liberation and other organizations, and provides lists of transsexual organizations.
  6. My Mother Was a Man

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: Sabb, Willie
    Date: Jun. 1953
    Topics: Black transgender people, Children of transgender people, Stealth (Transgender), Trans women, Transgender mothers
    Description: A feature article from Ebony Magazine about a man who found out as an adult that his mother, Georgia Black, was assigned male at birth. Willie Sabb narrates his life growing up and his relationship...
  7. National Insider Article on Delisa Newton

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: The National Insider
    Date: Jun. 13, 1965
    Topics: Black transgender people, Gender affirming surgery, Military bases, Trans women, Transgender people, Transgender people in the military
    Description: Article detailing the life and transition of marines veteran Delisa Newton. Includes an overview of Newton's life and gender journey, romantic interests, and anecdotes about Newton's life in the mi...
  8. Sir Lady Java

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: ACT UP Los Angeles
    Date: 1989
    Topics: African American transgender people, AIDS awareness, BIPOC, Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Transgender people of color
    Subject: ACT UP, Sir Lady Java
    Description: One of a series of signs that were carried by ACT UP members in the Long Beach and Los Angeles pride parades in 1989.
  9. Sir Lady Java Fliers

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 3, 1976
    Topics: Black transgender people, Female impersonators
    Subject: Sir Lady Java
    Description: Fliers for drag performer Sir Lady Java featuring cash prizes and show and dance.
  10. Tennessee Vals

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: Tennessee Vals
    Date: Apr. 1997
    Topics: Black transgender people, Coming out, Crossdressing, LGBTQ+ bars, LGBTQ+ books, LGBTQ+ newsletters, LGBTQ+ youth, Transgender community, Transsexual people
    Subject: Chanelle Pickett, Lady Chablis, RuPaul, The Other Side, The Queen Mary, True Spirit Conference
    Description: Tennessee Vals Newsletter with updates on resources for female impersonators, queer and drag club life, highlights from Val's March Meeting, a list of support groups, and a reflection on the handli...
  11. Why I Could Never Marry a White Man!

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: Newton, Delisa
    Date: Jul. 11, 1965
    Topics: Anti-Blackness, Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ musicians, QTPOC, Transvestism
    Subject: Delisa Newton
    Description: An article published in The National Insider by Delisa Newton, who claims to be the first Black person to have undergone gender affirming surgery. Newton discusses what it is like to be Black in Am...