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  1. Death of a Drag Queen Follow-up

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Newman, Andy
    Date: Oct. 20, 1992
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, QTPOC, Roommates, Transfeminine people
    Description: A short follow-up article that conveys new information about the circumstances surrounding Marsha P. Johnson's death.
  2. Here's Laughing with You - 1983

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Wicker, Randy
    Date: Dec. 21, 1983
    Topics: Black transgender people, Christmas, Drag queens, Gay men, New Year, QTPOC, Sex work, Transfeminine people
    Subject: David Combs, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, Willie Brashears
    Description: Content warning: This item contains nudity and racist language.
  3. Here's to Marsha

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Ballard, Roland
    Date: Nov. 25, 1995
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, Gay pride, QTPOC, Roommates, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Gay Liberation Front
    Description: A letter from Roland Ballard to Randy Wicker containing a photograph of Marsha P. Johnson at the New York City 1987 Pride Parade.
  4. Interview with Randy Wicker

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Kearns, John J., Wicker, Randy
    Date: Feb. 1, 2003
    Topics: Black transgender people, Detention of LGBTQ+ people under a hospital order, Drag queens, Gay men, HIV/AIDS, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ chosen families, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, LGBTQ+ unhoused people, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Transfeminine people, Venezuelan Americans
    Subject: Gay Activists Alliance (GAA), Hot Peaches, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Uplift Lighting
    Description: An interview with Randy Wicker in which he talks about Marsha Johnson’s involvement with GAA and Heritage of Pride. He also discusses Marsha’s mental health, institutionalization, prostitution, and...
  5. Miss Major Griffin-Gracy Oral History

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: OUTWORDS
    Creator: Griffin-Gracy, Miss Major
    Date: Jul. 27, 2016
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Catholic Church, Drag, Drag queens, Gay men, Gender affirming surgery, LGBTQ+ clubs, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Misogyny, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Normalization, Passing (Gender), Police, Sex work, Sissies, Stonewall riots, Substance abuse, Trans men, Trans women, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Women's movement
    Subject: Ashley, Christine Jorgensen, Cookie, Evelyn, Frank Smith, Grandma Cerils, Helen, Judy Garland, Kitty, Madison Society, Major!, Marcus Arana, Marsha P. Johnson, Mattachine Society, Miss Major, Monica, Natalie Wood, National Lawyers Guild, Puppy, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera
    Description: Interview with Miss Major Griffin-Gracy conducted by Mason Funk August 27, 2016 at the apartment she shared with her son in Oakland. Miss Major Griffin-Gracy was one of a group of transgender women...
  6. Photographs Featuring Marsha P. Johnson with Friends at Her Birthday Party, Serving Cake

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Birthday parties, Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, QTPOC, Transfeminine people
    Subject: George Flimlin, Marsha P. Johnson
    Description: A photograph of Marsha P. Johnson with friends at her birthday party. Marsha’s wearing a floral and pearl headpiece and a white and gold sequined dress. George Flimlin, Randy Wicker's partner, sits...
  7. Photographs of Cocoa Rodriguez with Randy Wicker and Others

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Jun. 25, 1995
    Topics: Black transgender people, Gay men, Indigenous transgender people, QTPOC, Trans women, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Cocoa Rodriguez, Randy Wicker, Uplift Lighting
    Description: Photographs of Cocoa Rodriguez standing with Randy Wicker and three others in front of a store window.
  8. Photographs of Cocoa Rodriquez with George Flimlin and a Birthday Cake

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: 1993
    Topics: Birthdays, Black transgender people, Gay men, Indigenous transgender people, QTPOC, Trans women, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Cocoa Rodriguez, George Flimlin
    Description: Photographs of Coca Rodriguez with George Flimlin holding her birthday cake. The first photo includes a caption by Randy Wicker that says "George & I gave Coco the first birthday party that she'dd ...
  9. Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson Cutting Into Her Birthday Cake with Randy Wicker

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Birthday parties, Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, QTPOC, Roommates, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker
    Description: Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson cutting into her birthday cake at a bar. She’s wearing a floral and pearl headpiece, and white and gold sequined dress. Her roommate Randy Wicker stands next to her...
  10. Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson Standing in Front of a Birthday Cake with Lit Candles

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Birthday parties, Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, QTPOC, Roommates, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker
    Description: Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson standing in front of a birthday cake with lit candles. She’s at a bar for her birthday party. She’s wearing a floral and pearl headpiece, and white and gold sequine...
  11. Season's Greetings 1984

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Wicker, Randy
    Date: 1984
    Topics: Black transgender people, Burlesque (Theater), Christmas, Drag queens, Gay men, HIV/AIDS, New Year, QTPOC, Roommates, Sex work, Transfeminine people
    Subject: David Combs, George Flimlin, Jack Nichols, Jim Kepner, Marsha P. Johnson, Michael Toy, Randy Wicker, Uplift Lighting
    Description: The 1984 issue of an annual newsletter written by Marsha P. Johnson's roommate, Randy Wicker, in which he provides updates on his life and business, the household, and close friends. This issue inc...
  12. Season's Greetings 1998

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Wicker, Randy
    Date: Dec. 26, 1998
    Topics: Black transgender people, Gay men, Indian LGBTQ+ people, Indigenous transgender people, Latino/a/x transgender people, Mexicans, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans
    Subject: Ashok Kavi, Cloning, Cocoa Rodriguez, Melissa, Stonewall Veterans' Association, Sylvia Rivera, Uplift Lighting
    Description: The 1998 issue of an annual newsletter written by Marsha P. Johnson's roommate, Randy Wicker, in which he provides updates on his life, including cloning advocacy and his mother's move to Arizona.
  13. The Queers Turn to Jeer

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Wicker, Randy
    Date: Mar. 22, 1992
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, Homophobia, QTPOC, Saint Patrick's Day, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Irish Lesbian and Gay Organization (ILGO), Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker
    Description: A clipping of an article by Randy Wicker from the ILGO Report about the Irish Lesbian and Gay Organization (ILGO) participating in the 1992 St. Patrick's Day parade despite homophobic objections. M...
  14. The Villager Letter to the Editor from Randy Wicker

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Wicker, Randy
    Date: Jan. 25, 1997
    Topics: Attitudes of LGBTQ+ people toward police , Black transgender people, Demonstrations, Gay men, Police interactions with LGBTQ+ people
    Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker
    Description: A letter to the editor of The Villager from Randy Wicker in which he expresses his frustration upon seeing police picketing outside of the sixth precinct of the NYPD. Wicker explains that he and ot...
  15. Xmas Letter 1994

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Wicker, Randy
    Date: 1994
    Topics: Black transgender people, Gay men, Gay pride, QTPOC, Roommates, Transfeminine people
    Subject: ACT UP, Bill Dobbs, Cocoa Rodriguez, George Flimlin, Harry Hay, Joe McGrath, Marsha P. Johnson, Mattachine Society, Nelson Woodrow Anderson III, Prescott Townsend, Stonewall 25, Uplift Lighting
    Description: The 1994 issue of an annual newsletter written by Marsha P. Johnson's roommate, Randy Wicker, in which he provides updates on his life and business, the household, and close friends. The letter inc...