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  1. New York City's Fairy Godmother Rollerena

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Rollerena
    Date: circa 1970
    Topics: Crossdressing, LGBTQ+ communities, Roller skating
    Subject: Rollerena Fairy Godmother
    Description: This is a poster or flyer about New York City's Fairy Godmother Rollerena.
  2. Roller Arena Writes

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Rollerena
    Date: Aug. 7, 1978
    Topics: Crossdressing, LGBTQ+ communities
    Subject: Rollerena Fairy Godmother
    Description: This is a clipping from Gaysweek, where Rollerena wrote to the Soho Weekly News asking not to be described as a "drag queen."
  3. Rollerena Strikes Back and Raises Some Issues!

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Correspondence
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Rollerena, Valeska, Lucia
    Date: circa 1981
    Topics: Crossdressing, LGBTQ+ communities, Roller skating
    Description: This is a letter written by Rollerena Fairy Godmother in the "Our Time" newsletter to Lucia Valeska in response to her calling Rollerena "infamous" and Valeska's mailed response to Rollerena.