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  1. A Good Variety Show

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1895
    Topics: Black people, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Bon Ton Vaudevilles, Gus Mills
    Description: Article in the Worcester Daily Spy discussing Gus Mills, a Black female impersonator.
  2. A Guide to the Linda and Cynthia Phillips Papers, 1964-2000

     
    Collection: Discovery Resources
    Institution: The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)
    Creator: University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
    Date: Aug. 2000
    Topics: Activists, Clubs, Crossdressers, Family relationships, Gender identity, LGBT, Reference sources, Transgender people, Transsexual people, Women
    Subject: Boulton and Park Society, Cynthia Phillips, International Conference on Transgender Law & Employment Policy (ICTLEP), Linda Phillips, Texas Tea Party
    Description: Linda and Cynthia Phillips were married in Dallas in 1958. Over the years, the couple became prominent within the transgender community of Central and South Texas. Linda and Cynthia also became aff...
  3. A Headshot of Dorothea

     
    Collection: Felicity Chandelle Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 18, 1961
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Parties
    Subject: Felicity Chandelle Photo Album, The Playgirl Club
    Description: A headshot of Dorothea, a visitor from Chicago, at the second Play Girl Club House Party.
  4. A Headshot of Gail

     
    Collection: Felicity Chandelle Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 18, 1961
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Parties
    Subject: Felicity Chandelle Photo Album, The Playgirl Club
    Description: A headshot of Gail at the second house party of the Playgirl Club.
  5. A Headshot of Marlow Monique Dickson

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: OUTWORDS
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Black transgender people, QTPOC, Trans women
    Subject: Marlow Monique Dickson
    Description: A black and white headshot of Marlow Monique Dickson. She appears to be sitting down, resting her face on her hands.
  6. A Headshot of Marlow Monique Dickson in Feathers

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: OUTWORDS
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Black transgender people, QTPOC, Trans women
    Subject: Marlow Monique Dickson
    Description: A black and white headshot of Marlow Monique Dickson. She is wearing a rhinestone necklace and feather accessory. "Marlo" is written in the bottom right corner of the photo.
  7. A Headshot of Marlow Monique Dickson in Profile

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: OUTWORDS
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Black transgender people, QTPOC, Trans women
    Subject: Marlow Monique Dickson
    Description: A black and white headshot of Marlow Monique Dickson. She has short, dark hair and is wearing a rhinestone necklace and feather accessory. "Marlow" is written in the bottom left corner.
  8. A Headshot of Marlow Monique Dickson with Blonde Hair

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: OUTWORDS
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Black transgender people, QTPOC, Trans women
    Subject: Marlow Monique Dickson
    Description: A headshot of Marlow Monique Dickson. She is wearing a dark blouse and asymmetrical black earrings.
  9. A Headshot of Marsha P. Johnson with Feathers in Her Hair

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Sterrar, Stanley
    Date: 1987
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, QTPOC, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Marsha P. Johnson
    Description: A black and white headshot of Marsha P. Johnson with feathers and beads in her hair.
  10. A Headshot of Tiffany Chandelle

     
    Collection: Felicity Chandelle Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: 1961
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing
    Subject: Felicity Chandelle, Felicity Chandelle Photo Album
    Description: A headshot of Tiffany Chandelle wearing a brown fur coat and black hat.
  11. A Headstone for Billie (February 21, 1997)

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Feb. 21, 1997
    Topics: Death and dying, Drag, LGBTI community, Memorials
    Subject: Billie McAllister, Madame Fertilizer
  12. A Holiday Card From Marsha P. Johnson to Randy Wicker

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Johnson, Marsha P.
    Date: Dec. 9, 1991
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, QTPOC, Roommates, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Randy Wicker
    Description: A holiday card written by Marsha P. Johnson to her roommate, Randy Wicker. The card reads "Joy to The World. To Randy and All Help. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Marsha P. Johnson, Love Alway...
  13. 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...
  14. A Journey to an Overlooked Past

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Biederman, Marcia
    Date: Jun. 11, 2000
    Topics: Ball culture, Drag balls, Harlem Renaissance, Masquerading
    Subject: Hamilton Lodge
    Description: Subsection of a larger New York Times article on New York City’s history as the site of the gay rights movement. The clipping discusses the ballroom scene in Harlem, specifically during the 1920s a...
  15. A kinder and gentler festival?

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections
    Creator: Burkholder, Nancy
    Date: Sep. 1, 1991
    Topics: Anti-transgender discrimination, Cisgender women, Lesbian culture, MtFs, Music festivals, Passing (Gender), Stealth (Transgender), Transphobia, Transsexual people, Women's music festivals, Womyn
    Subject: Barbara Price, Gay Community News, Lisa Vogel, Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, Two Nice Girls
    Description: An article by Nancy Burkholder, a woman who was thrown out of a Women's Music Festival on suspicion of being transsexual. Burkholder criticizes this decision eloquently. Originally published on pag...