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  1. Letter on Stonewall Era Reflections

     
    Collection: Imperial Queens and Kings of New York
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Allante, Allyson Ann, Allante, Queen Allyson Anne
    Date: Mar. 1994
    Topics: Drag queens, Gay pride, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ history, LGBTQ+ riots, Queens (Gay culture), Stonewall riots
    Subject: Imperial Court of New York, Marsha P. Johnson, Stonewall, Stonewall Inn
    Description: Allyson Allante's letter detailing her personal experiencing surrounding Stonewall, and her thoughts on the events of Summer 1969. Discusses life at the Inn in detail.
  2. Letter to a Femme

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: LGBTQ+ Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries
    Creator: Feinberg, Leslie
    Date: Jan. 1994
    Topics: Anti-gay violence, Anti-transgender violence, Butches, Coming out, Discrimination, Drag, Drag queens, FtMs, Hate crimes, Hate speech, Lesbian culture, Lesbians, LGBTQ+ lovers, Passing (Gender), Police officers, Police raids, Prejudices, Rape, Sexual harassment, Soft butches, Stonewall riots, Suicide, Transgender people
    Subject: Apex: A Point of Departure, Leslie Feinberg, Stone Butch Blues, Workers World Party
    Description: This clipping can be found on page 3 of the periodical.
  3. LYRIC Changeling Program Flyers and Stickers

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: 1994 to 1999
    Topics: Drag kings, Drag queens, Gender identity, Gender-nonconforming people, LGBTQ+ community centers, LGBTQ+ youth, Transgender community, Transgender youth
    Description: A collection of promotional flyers and sticker backing sheets for Changeling, LYRIC's (Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center) weekly support group for trans, genderqueer, and questioning...
  4. Media Notes

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Commondenominator, Lois, Dragazine
    Date: 1994
    Topics: AIDS death and dying, Crossdressers, Drag community, Drag families, Drag queens, Gay men, HIV/AIDS, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, Lesbians, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ magazines, LGBTQ+ people of color, LGBTQ+ plays, Performance art, Stonewall riots, Transgender community
    Subject: Divine, Dragazine, House of Deva, Imperial Court, Nicole Ramirez Murray, Pristine Condition, The Cockettes
    Description: This clipping comes from Vol. 1 Issue 07 of Dragazine, where Lois Commondenominator discusses drag queens on television and in pop culture, mentions upcoming pride contests and parades, and celebra...
  5. "Moonlight in Manhattan" Event Pamphlet, 1994

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Greater New York Gender Alliance
    Date: Apr. 1994
    Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Crossdressers, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ events, Transfeminine people, Transfemininity, Transsexual people
    Subject: Gender Identity Project, Jim Bridges, Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center, Mariette Pathy Allen, Moonlight in Manhattan NYC, Muriel Olive, The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (The Center)
    Description: An event pamphlet from the Greater New York Gender Alliance for the "Moonlight in Manhattan" fundraising event from April 21-24th, 1994.
  6. "Moonlight in Manhattan" Second Annual Event Flyer

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Greater New York Gender Alliance
    Date: Spring 1994
    Topics: Drag queens, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ events
    Subject: Gender Identity Project, Greater New York Gender Alliance (GNYGA), Imperial Court of New York, International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE), Jim Bridges, Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center, Mariette Pathy Allen, Miss Coco Peru, Moonlight in Manhattan NYC, The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (The Center)
    Description: A "Moonlight in Manhattan" event brochure mockup for their second annual event hosted April 21-24, 1994.
  7. News Clipping of Joan Jett Blakk

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Apr. 7, 1994
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ newspapers
    Subject: Joan Jett Blakk
    Description: A newspaper clipping from the Bay Times with a photograph of drag queen Joan Jett Blakk and a caption stating that the opening of the "Late Nite with Joan Jett Blakk" show was sold out.
  8. Oh, What a Drag! The Life and Career of Wacky Jackie Phillips, Finnochio's Riotous Redhead

     
    Collection: Rare Books
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator: Dewsnap, James
    Date: 1994
    Topics: Celebrities, Clothing, Comedians, Cruising (LGBTQ+ culture), Drag performers, Drag queens, Drag shows, Female impersonators, Gender roles, Homosexuality, Jails, LGBTQ+ people who use substances, LGBTQ+ spiritual people, LGBTQ+ theater, LGBTQ+ youth, Passing (Gender), Queens (Gay culture), Traffic accident victims
    Subject: Beige Room, Bobby Lane, Bobby Raye, Carroll Wallace, Cleo Stafford, Colonial Club, Elton Paris, Finocchio's Club, Flash Gordon, Halloween, Jack Long, Jackie Phillips, Jean Barrios, Jean LaMar, Kara Montez, Kitty Carlisle Hart, LaVerne Cummings, Les Lee, Lonnie Harper, Mardi Gras, Poppy Lane, Ray Saunders, Ricki San Juan, Russell Reed, Rusty Parkor, Tallulah Bankhead, Walter Hart
    Description: The autobiography of Jackie Phillips, longtime comedy queen at Finocchio's, as told to and ghostwritten by James Dewsnap. Book recounts Jackie's personal life and career development both pre- and p...
  9. On WNET and Nationwide, the Rainbow Flags are Flying

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Gates, Anita
    Date: Aug. 24, 1994
    Topics: Bisexuality, Black transgender people, Drag queens, Homosexuality, Lesbians, LGBTQ+ choruses, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, LGBTQ+ people of color, Trans women
    Subject: A Day in the Life of Lady Chablis, Angels in America, Bob Dole, George C. Wolfe, Ian Mckellen, Katherine Linton, Lady Chablis, Liza Minnelli, Love! Valour! Compassion!, Melissa Etheridge, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Pat Buchanan, PBS, Rent, The Doll, The Grand Empress
    Description: New York Times article featuring mention of "A Day in the life of Lady Chablis", a segment hosted by PBS about Lady Chablis, a Black trans woman performer.
  10. Person Wearing Bob and Turtleneck

     
    Collection: Alexis Francois Collection
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1980 to circa 1999
    Topics: Drag, Drag community, Drag queens, Genderfluid people
    Subject: Alexis Francois
    Description: A portrait of a person with a bob hairstyle and black turtleneck with their arms crossed over their body.
  11. Photo of a Sequined Silver Blouse

     
    Collection: Felicia Elizondo/Felicia Flames Collection
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1990 to circa 2000
    Topics: Clothing and dress, Drag queens, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ fashion
    Description: Photo of a sequined silver blouse. This item comes from the Felicia “Flames” Elizondo papers (#2021-06) at the GLBT Historical Society. Felicia Elizondo, who performed as Felicia Flames, was a C...
  12. Photo of Amanda, Ray Stevens, and Barbara LeMay

     
    Collection: Felicia Elizondo/Felicia Flames Collection
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1990 to circa 2000
    Topics: Drag performers, Drag queens, Female impersonators
    Description: A photograph of drag performers Amanda, Ray Stevens, and Barbara LeMay posed together, with handwritten names on the reverse. This item comes from the Felicia “Flames” Elizondo papers (#2021-06) a...
  13. Photo of Bedazzled Denim Jacket

     
    Collection: Felicia Elizondo/Felicia Flames Collection
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1990 to circa 2010
    Topics: Clothing and dress, Drag queens, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ fashion
    Description: Photo of denim jacket with multicolored rhinestones. This item comes from the Felicia “Flames” Elizondo papers (#2021-06) at the GLBT Historical Society. Felicia Elizondo, who performed as Felicia...
  14. Photo of Beige Heels

     
    Collection: Felicia Elizondo/Felicia Flames Collection
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1990 to circa 2000
    Topics: Clothing and dress, Drag queens, Female impersonators, High heels (Shoes), LGBTQ+ fashion
    Description: Photo of a pair of beige high heels. This item comes from the Felicia “Flames” Elizondo papers (#2021-06) at the GLBT Historical Society. Felicia Elizondo, who performed as Felicia Flames, was a C...
  15. Photo of Black and Gold Feather Boa

     
    Collection: Felicia Elizondo/Felicia Flames Collection
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1990 to circa 2000
    Topics: Clothing and dress, Drag queens, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ fashion
    Description: Photo of black and gold feather boa, a complex design meant to be draped over the body. This item comes from the Felicia “Flames” Elizondo papers (#2021-06) at the GLBT Historical Society. Felic...