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  1. 1985 Season's Greetings 1986

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Wicker, Randy
    Date: 1986
    Topics: Black transgender people, Christmas, Drag queens, Gay men, QTPOC, Roommates, Trans women, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Christopher Street Liberation Day Committee (CSLDC), Christopher Street Liberation Day March, David Combs, Ed Koch, Malú, Marsha P. Johnson, People with AIDS Coalition, Randy Wicker, Willie Brashears
    Description: The 1986 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 author exp...
  2. A Photograph of Marsha P. Johnson Sitting With Randy Wicker

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Jun. 14, 1986
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, QTPOC, Roommates, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker
    Description: A photograph of Marsha P. Johnson and her roommate Randy Wicker sitting together. Randy has his arm around Marsha and she is wearing a yellow graphic t-shirt that reads New York 1985.
  3. A Photograph of Marsha P. Johnson Wearing a White Dress and Feathered Accessories, Holding a Coca-Cola Can

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: 1986
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, QTPOC, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Marsha P. Johnson
    Description: A Polaroid of Marsha P. Johnson smiling, wearing a white dress with feathered and floral accessories around her head and body. She's holding a Coca-Cola can and is carrying a black purse.
  4. Coco LaChine to be Crowned Empress VII of New York at the Night of a Thousand Gowns

     
    Collection: Imperial Court of New York
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Imperial Court of New York
    Date: circa 1986 to 2000
    Topics: Asian American LGBTQ+ people, Drag community, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ events, New York (State)--Fire Island Inlet, Queens (Gay culture)
    Subject: Coco LaChine, Empress VI Saleen, Empress VII Coco LaChine, Gay Games, George Wilson, Jerry Scott, Shelly Schusteroff
    Description: Page 38 of a newsletter that is part of the Private Lives section. The page discusses the rise of Coco LaChine in the New York drag scene and her appointment as Empress VII to the Imperial Court. I...
  5. Destination Asia Flyer

     
    Collection: Imperial Court of New York
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Imperial Court of New York
    Date: circa 1986 to 2000
    Topics: Asia, Asian American LGBTQ+ people, Benefit performances, Birthday parties, Drag community, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ communities, Queens (Gay culture)
    Subject: Coco LaChine, Imperial Court of New York
    Description: A single-page flyer advertising a birthday party for Empress VII Coco LaChine for the benefit of the Imperial Court.
  6. Empress Coco Lachine Birthday Roast Event Flyer

     
    Collection: Imperial Court of New York
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Imperial Court of New York
    Date: circa 1986 to circa 2000
    Topics: Asian American LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ movement, Queens (Gay culture)
    Subject: Anne Tique, Bobsie Colon, Coco LaChine, Emperor VIII William, Empress VII Coco LaChine, Empress XII Panzi, Gabriel Della Notte, Prince Bobsie Colon, Prince Royal Gabriel Della Notte, Prince Royale Chet, Princess Royale Anne Tique
    Description: Flyer for Empress Coco LaChine's Birthday Roast.
  7. Empress VII Coco LaChine Party Invitation

     
    Collection: Imperial Court of New York
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: LaChine, Coco
    Date: circa 1986 to 2000
    Topics: Advertising fliers, Asian American LGBTQ+ people, Event planners, Festivals, Gay bars
    Subject: Claire's, Club 58, Coco LaChine, Gay Games, Splash, Townhouse Bar
    Description: A one-page invitation by Empress VII Coco LaChine, asking the reader to come to an event and help raise money for the Gay Games. LaChine mentions that groups from Splash, Club 58, Townhouse Bar, Cl...
  8. EON Newsletter (August, 1986)

     
    Collection: Upstate New York Newsletters
    Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
    Creator: Expressing Our Nature
    Date: Aug. 1986
    Topics: Acceptance, Advertising, Crossdressing, Events, Femininities, Gatherings, Gender role, LGBTQ+ partners, LGBTQ+ poetry, Masculinities, Support groups, Television, Theatre, Transgender community
    Subject: International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE)
  9. EON Newsletter (December, 1986)

     
    Collection: Upstate New York Newsletters
    Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
    Creator: Expressing Our Nature
    Date: Dec. 1986
    Topics: Events, Gatherings, Partners of transgender people, Transgender community
    Subject: International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE)
  10. EON Newsletter (November, 1986)

     
    Collection: Upstate New York Newsletters
    Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
    Creator: Expressing Our Nature
    Date: Nov. 1986
    Topics: Acceptance, Appearance, Clothing, Cosmetics, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Events, Femininities, Gatherings, Gender identity, Language, Partners of transgender people, Passing (Gender), Self-acceptance, Support groups, Transgender community
    Subject: Tiffany Wives' Support Group
  11. EON Newsletter (September, 1986)

     
    Collection: Upstate New York Newsletters
    Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
    Creator: Expressing Our Nature
    Date: Sep. 1986
    Topics: Appearance, Clothing, Clubs, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Events, Gatherings, Homosexuality, Partners of transgender people, Secrecy, Support groups, Transgender community
  12. Eve Golden in Fried-Egg Hat, New York CIty (1980)

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1980 to 1990
    Topics: Actors, Jews, Journalists, MtFs, Transsexual people, Writers
    Subject: Eve Golden
    Description: Eve Golden posing in fried-egg hat designed by friend Keith Greene.
  13. Fanfare Magazine No. 23 (July 1986)

     
    Collection: Fanfare
    Institution: GALA Queer Archive
    Creator: The Phoenix Society
    Date: Jul. 1986
    Topics: Crossdressing, Discrimination, Gender realignment surgery, Labour, LGBTQ+ relationships, Marriage law, Passing (Gender), Police entrapment, Police officers, Sentencing, Weddings
    Subject: Bonnie Davenport, Jennifer McCormick, Mary Collins
  14. Flyer for Fourth Night of a Thousand Gowns

     
    Collection: Imperial Court of New York
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Imperial Court of New York
    Date: circa 1986 to 2000
    Topics: Ballroom dancing, Benefit performances, Dance, Drag balls, Drag community, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ communities
    Subject: Night Of A Thousand Gowns
    Description: A two-page save-the-date for the fourth Night of a Thousand Gowns. Cover shows photo of a Barbie doll standing at the top of an ornate staircase, and the second page contains information about the ...
  15. Glaad Presents: The Night of 1000 Legends

     
    Collection: Imperial Court of New York
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Imperial Court of New York
    Date: circa 1986 to 2000
    Topics: Dance, Drag balls, Drag community, Drag queens, Gay bars, Transgender people
    Subject: Buster Hymen, Club 58, Coco LaChine, Diane Torrance, Empress IX Philomena, GLAAD, Lady Bunny, Night Of A Thousand Gowns
    Description: A one-page flyer for GLAAD's Night of a Thousand Legends celebration. The flyer lists several famous drag performers who will be in attendance, including Lady Bunny, Buster Hymen, Empress Philomena...