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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... -
An Exotic Gay Subculture Turns Poignant Under Scrutiny
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Dunning, Jennifer Date: Mar. 23, 1991 Topics: Ballroom families, Drag balls, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ people of color, Transvestites Subject: Dorian Corey, Jennie Livingston, Meg McLagan, Octavia St. Laurent, Pepper Labeija, Willi Ninja Description: A description of how the film "Paris is Burning" relates to ball culture in New York City. -
Butch Queens in Drag: Issues of Race and Gender
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Independent Voices Creator: Cavanagh, Chris Date: May 1991 to Jun. 1991 Topics: Crossdressers, Drag, Drag balls, Film, Voyeurism Subject: House of Ninja, House of Saint Laurent, House of Xtravaganza, Jennie Livingston, Madonna, MTV, Paris Is Burning, Pepper Labeija, Pop Cult, Vogue -
Fan Fair Gazette, Issue 1 (October 19-20, 1991)
Collection: Fantasia Fair: Newsletters Institution: Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University Creator: The Outreach Institute of Gender Studies (OIGS) Date: Oct. 19, 1991 to Oct. 20, 1991 Topics: Drag balls, Film, Gender bending, Logistics, Reviews, Sexual minorities Subject: Alison Laing, Fantasia Fair, Human Outreach and Achievement Institute, Paris Is Burning -
International TranScript, Vol. 2 No. 1 (Jan. 1992)
Collection: Creative Design Services Publications and Documents Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria Creator: Roberts, JoAnn Date: 1992 Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Crossdressers, Drag balls, Gender role, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ people of color, MtFs, Passing (Gender), Spirituality, Transgender people of color Subject: Anita Berber, Octavia St. Laurent, Paris Is Burning, Silence of the Lambs -
Sylver Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Maya, Elliott, Sylver Date: Jul. 28, 2017 Topics: Alcoholism, Childhood, Christianity, Clothing, Communities, Depression, Drag balls, Drag community, Families, Gender diversity, Lesbian community, LGBTI community, Self-acceptance, Social exclusion, Transgender people, Transgender youth, Two-Spirit people, Youth organisations, Youth shelters Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Sylver Description: In this interview, Sylver describes a childhood growing up in the Bronx and a period of awakening that began after they were kicked-out of their mother’s home at 15. Sylver, having at times struggl... -
T.V. Transvestite
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: di Bagno, Simone, Capozzi, Michele Date: 1982 Topics: Ball culture, Ballroom families, Black transgender people, Butches, Drag balls, Gay men, LGBTQ+ fashion, Police interactions with LGBTQ+ people, QTPOC, Trans women, Transfeminine people, Transgender people of color, Transitioning (Gender), Voguing Subject: Dorian Corey, House of Labeija, Pepper Labeija, Sugar Description: A documentary that captures a ball thrown by House of Labeija at Harlem Bingo Hall in 1982. -
Valda Prout Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: OUTWORDS Creator: Prout, Valda Date: Aug. 6, 2016 Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Black transgender people, Coming out, Drag, Drag balls, Drag queens, Gay bars, Gender affirming surgery, Hair removal, Homophobia, Hormone therapy (Gender), Police harassment, Police raids, Racism, Segregation, Slurs, Theater, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, West Indian Americans Subject: Agassiz Village, Auntie Mame, Dorothy Mallory, Dr. Risch, George L. Prout, Jacque's, La Belse, Mae Bonds, Paul Robeson, Phil Black, Punch Bowl, Summer Stock, Valda Prout Description: OUTWORDS interview with Valda Prout, conducted by Mason Funk on August 6, 2016 in Washington DC. "Today, Valda lives in a small apartment just north of Logan Circle in Washington DC, a short walk f...