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  1. 1991 Lannan Literary Awards

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 31, 1991
    Topics: Indigenous LGBTQ+ people, Two-Spirit authors, Two-Spirit people
    Subject: Chrystos
    Description: A New York times clipping presenting the names of the winners of the 1991 Lannan Literary Awards. Chrystos, a Two-Spirit person, is mentioned as an award winner.

  2. A Compassionate Approach to Activism

     
    Collection: Trans People and Prisons
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Farmer, Dee
    Date: circa 1988 to circa 2005
    Topics: BIPOC, Black transgender people, Gender equality, HIV/AIDS, Homophobia, LGBTQ+ activists, LGBTQ+ prisoners, Queer activism
    Subject: DC Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gay Men, Dee Farmer
    Description: Article written by Dee Farmer on BIPOC LGBTQ+ activism, discussing topics of AIDS, sex, and social justice.

  3. A Field Guide to Persons in the Transgendered Gay Community

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Denny, Dallas
    Date: Oct. 1991
    Topics: Crossdressers, Drag queens, Passing (Gender), Post-operative, Pre-operative, Transgender people, Transsexual people
    Description: Originally published in "The News" Volume 7 Number 8. Dallas Denny describes the differences in people who identify as transsexual, crossdressers, and drag queens and how they vary in gender expres...

  4. A home of our own

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections
    Creator: The Ad Hoc Committee to Support the Lesbian Herstory Archives
    Date: Jun. 23, 1991
    Topics: Anti-lesbian violence, Archives, Butches, Dykes, Femmes, Lesbian activism, Lesbian African-Americans, Lesbian archives, Lesbian bars, Lesbians, Lesbians of colour, Male impersonators, Persecution of lesbians
    Subject: Becky Johnson, C. Walsh Theater, First African Meeting House, Gay Community News, Jenifer Firestone, Jewel Box Revue, Joan Nestle, Lesbian Herstory Archives, Michelle Parkerson, Red Shades Affinity Group, Stormé: The Lady of the Jewel Box, Stormé DeLarverie, West Village
    Description: An article summarizing an event to benefit the Lesbian Herstory Archives, featuring a short film about Storme Delarverie and appearances from notable lesbian activists. Originally published on page...

  5. A kinder and gentler festival?

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections
    Creator: Burkholder, Nancy
    Date: Sep. 1, 1991
    Topics: Anti-transgender discrimination, Cisgender women, Lesbian culture, MtFs, Music festivals, Passing (Gender), Stealth (Transgender), Transphobia, Transsexual people, Women's music festivals, Womyn
    Subject: Barbara Price, Gay Community News, Lisa Vogel, Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, Two Nice Girls
    Description: An article by Nancy Burkholder, a woman who was thrown out of a Women's Music Festival on suspicion of being transsexual. Burkholder criticizes this decision eloquently. Originally published on pag...

  6. A Page from Frontiers Featuring a Photo of Marsha P. Johnson Posing in a Gown

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Jul. 19, 1991
    Topics: Black transgender people, Chest harnesses, Drag queens, Gay pride, Lesbian pride, QTPOC, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Marsha P. Johnson
    Description: A page from Frontiers featuring a photo of Marsha P. Johnson posing in a gown in the center of the page. "Boston," "Cleveland," and "Baltimore" appear in large front among several candid photos.

  7. A Place Where Love Becomes a Chronic Invalid

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Crisp, Quentin
    Date: Apr. 7, 1991
    Topics: Ball culture, Drag, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ films, LGBTQ+ people of color
    Subject: Elk's Lodge, Jennie Livingston, Octavia St. Laurent, Paris Is Burning
    Description: A New York Times article talking about "Paris Is Burning" and how it was received in the UK.

  8. A Queer Nationalism

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Independent Voices
    Creator: Chee, Alexander S.
    Date: Winter 1991
    Topics: LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ movement, LGBTQ+ people of color, Queer identity, Queer political activists
    Subject: Artists Slaving Under Tyranny (ASLUT), Crazy Nanny's, Defending Our Rights in the Streets Super Queers United Against Savage Homosexuals (DORIS SQUASH), Grand Homosexual Organization to Stop Televangelists (GHOST), Homosexual Ideological Mobilization Against the Military (HI MOM), Lesbians and Bisexuals in Action (LABIA), Miguel Gutierrez, Queer Nation, Queer Planet, Queer State, Queers Undertaking Exquisite and Symbolic Transformation (QUEST), Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Suburban Homosexual Outreach Program (SHOP), United Colors of Queer Nation, Welcome Wagon

  9. Aching to Be a Prima Donna, When You’re a Man

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Canby, Vincent
    Date: Mar. 13, 1991
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag balls, Drag families, Drag queens
    Subject: Dorian Corey, Jennie Livingston, Pepper Labeija, Venus Extravaganza, Willi Ninja
    Description: A description of the film "Paris is Burning", and a brief explanation of the ball culture explored in the film that acknowledges prominent individuals.

  10. Alexis Francois in The City: 1977-78 A.D. Clipping

     
    Collection: Alexis Francois Collection
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1980 to circa 1999
    Topics: Drag, Drag community, Drag queens, Genderfluid people, LGBTQ+ actors, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Alexis Francois, Harvey Milk, Lea DeLaria, Mario Mondelli
    Description: Clipping about Alexis Francois' performance in The City: 1977-78 A.D. musical.

  11. Amnesty International Adopts Gay and Lesbian Prisoners of Conscience and Missouri Will No Longer Isolate HIVers

     
    Collection: Trans People and Prisons
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1988 to circa 2005
    Topics: HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ activists, LGBTQ+ imprisonment, LGBTQ+ prisoners
    Description: Two small article clippings, the first being about legislation about gay and lesbian prisoners of conscience, and the second about HIV-positive prisoners being re-integrated with other prisoners.

  12. 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.

  13. 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

  14. Clippings of Alexis Francois and Castmates in Torn Tulle

     
    Collection: Alexis Francois Collection
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1980 to circa 1999
    Topics: Drag, Drag community, Drag queens, Genderfluid people, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Alexis Francois, Doris Fish, J. Carlton Powers, R. Scott Lyons
    Description: Clippings of Alexis Francois and castmates (J. Carlton Powers, Doris Fish, R. Scott Lyons) for the play Torn Tulle.

  15. Closet Ball 91, A Lesson in Glamour

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: CaribbeanHeat
    Date: 1991
    Topics: Ball culture, Drag balls, Drag shows, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ events
    Description: A clipping from CaribbeanHeat vol 01, no 08 highlighting Caribbean Heat's first annual Closet Ball and Community Service Awards celebration that also describes and features images of the participan...