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Exotics International 1.1 1983
Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive Creator: Date: 1983 Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag queens, Drag shows, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ photographers Subject: The Queen Mary Description: Exotics International magazine featuring photography from a night at The Queen Mary, including images of Drag performers and Go-go Dancers. -
Exploding Acts!
Collection: Victoria Fernandez/Vicki Starr Collection Institution: GLBT Historical Society Creator: Date: Jul. 9, 1966 Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, Strippers, Trans women Subject: Vicki Starr, Victoria Fernandez Description: 1966 advertisement for El Cid, a topless club in San Francisco's North Beach, featuring Victoria Fernandez, who performed as Vicki Starr. Fernandez, a trans woman, is misgendered in her top billing... -
Facebook Post on LGBT History and Activism
Collection: Felicia Elizondo/Felicia Flames Collection Institution: GLBT Historical Society Creator: Date: 2020 Topics: Drag, Gay men, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ people, Transgender people Description: A 2020 Facebook post reflecting on decades of LGBT activism and community work in San Francisco, including AIDS volunteerism and involvement in early gay rights movements. This item comes from t... -
Facing Discrimination, Organizing for Freedom: the Transgender Community
Collection: Phyllis Frye Collection Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Frye, Phyllis Randolph Date: 2000 Topics: Activists, Anti-transgender violence, Bathrooms, Civil rights, Crossdressing, Discrimination, Employment discrimination, Gender, Harassment, Hate crimes, Homelessness, Law, Liberation movements, Personal and family law, Police brutality, Prisoners, Social exclusion, Stonewall riots, Transgender community, Transgender movement, Transgender people, Transgender rights Subject: 1979 March on Washington, Anne Osborn, Brandon Teena, Chai Feldblum, Dallas Denny, Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), FTM International, Human Rights Campaign (HRC), International Bill of Gender Rights (IBGR), International Conference on Transgender Law & Employment Policy (ICTLEP), International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE), Jane Ellen, JoAnn Roberts, JoAnna McNamara, Lavender Law Conference, Louis G. Sullivan, March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation, Mary Frances Fairfax, Merrissa Sherrill Lynn, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF), National Gender Lobbying Day, Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), Phyllis Randolph Frye, Sharon Stuart, Stonewall 25, Susan Stryker, The National Lesbian and Gay Law Association (NLGLA), Title VII, Transgender Law Conference, Transsexual Menace, Tri-Ess Society for the Second Self, Tyra Hunter, Virginia Prince Description: from the textbook CREATING CHANGE: PUBLIC POLICY, AND CIVIL RIGHTS, Edited by John D'Emilio, William B. Turner and Urvashi Vaid, St. Martins Press, 2000, ISBN: 0-312-24375-8 -
Faded Photo of Vicki Marlane
Collection: Vicki Marlane Collection Institution: GLBT Historical Society Creator: Date: circa 1980 to circa 1990 Topics: Drag queens, Female impersonators, Trans women Subject: Vicki Marlane Description: Close-up photo of Vicki Marlane in dangling earrings. Vicki Marlane (1934-2011) was a legendary San Francisco drag queen and transgender woman. Marlane had a long career; starting in the 1950s, she... -
FAIRIES, LEATHERMEN AND QUEENS SHARE THE SPIRIT
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections Creator: Bronski, Michael, Thompson, Mark, Hayes, Dimid Date: Jul. 12, 1987 Topics: Berdache, Book reviews, Closeted gay men, Crossdressing, Faeries, Gay activism, Gay culture, Gay liberation, Gay men, Homophobia, Internalized homophobia, Interviews, Lesbian activism, LGBTQ+ books, LGBTQ+ Christians, LGBTQ+ religious people, LGBTQ+ spiritual people, Persecution of gay men, Queer men Subject: Anita Bryant, Edward Carpenter, Gay Community News, Gay Spirit: Myth and Meaning, Harry Hay, LIVE-AID, Louisiana Sissies in Struggle, Mark Thompson, The Advocate, Tree Roots Collective, Walt Whitman Description: An interview with Mark Thompson and a review of his book, Gay Spirit: Myth and Meaning. Thompson discusses what it means to be gay and references crossdressers and iconic gay men of the past. Origi... -
Farewell Performance of Verdi's Aida
Collection: Ephemera Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive Creator: Thayer, Chuck Date: Jan. 8, 1967 Topics: Drag queens, Female impersonators, Gay bars, Latino/a/x gay men Subject: Black Cat Bar, José Sarria Description: A program for a drag performance at The Black Cat Cafe, also including a description of the club, performances, and drag artists. This was one of drag performer José Sarria's opera parody performan... -
FEAST: A Pansexual Queer Cabaret
Collection: Ephemera Institution: GLBT Historical Society Creator: Date: 1999 Topics: Drag, LGBTQ+ night life, LGBTQ+ theater, Sadomasochism Subject: Heklina, Sister Roma, Trannyshack Description: A handbill advertising FEAST, a queer cabaret night featuring S&M and drag performances. This item comes from the Jordy Jones Papers at the GLBT Historical Society. -
"Felicia Elizondo's Wild Memories of Trans Life in 60s San Francisco" Interview
Collection: Felicia Elizondo/Felicia Flames Collection Institution: GLBT Historical Society Creator: Drucker, Zachary, Elizondo, Felicia Date: Dec. 12, 2018 Topics: Chicano/a/x LGBTQ+ people, Chicano/a/x transgender people, Interviews, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ activists, Trans women, Transgender history, Transgender people in the military, Transgender people of color Description: A copy of an interview done of Felicia Elizondo by Zachary Drucker in 2018. Elizondo describes her upbringing and the journey she took before and after transitioning. The original copy is available... -
Felicia "Flames" Elizando interview, part 1
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: GLBT Historical Society Creator: Stryker, Susan Date: 2001 Topics: Closeted transgender people, Crossdressing, Detransitioning, Drag community, Drag queens, Gay sex workers, Gender expression, Gender-affirming surgery, Hormones, LGBTQ+ bars, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ people in the military, MtFs, Police raids, Public sex, Sex work, Transgender community, Transgender sex workers Subject: Chukker Club, Felicia Elizondo, Harry Benjamin, Leslie St. Clair, Screaming Queens, Tenderloin, Wendy Kohler Description: Susan Stryker interviews Felicia Elizondo, known as Felicia Flames, who was a sex worker, drag queen, and trans woman strongly associated with San Francisco's Tenderloin district. In this section, ... -
Felicia "Flames" Elizondo interview, part 2
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: GLBT Historical Society Creator: Stryker, Susan Date: 2001 Topics: Allies, Breast augmentation, Castration, Chosen name, Drag queens, Gender-affirming surgery, Health care for LGBTQ+ people, HIV/AIDS, Hormones, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ people in the military, LGBTQ+ sex workers, MtFs, Pre-operative, Stealth (Transgender), Transgender community, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Subject: Chukker Club, Felicia Elizondo, Harry Benjamin, Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association, Screaming Queens, Tenderloin Description: Susan Stryker interviews Felicia Elizondo, known as Felicia Flames, who was a sex worker, drag queen, and trans woman living in San Francisco's Tenderloin district. In this section, Elizondo descri... -
Female Impersonator and Other Patrons Inside the 527 Club
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center, San Francisco Public Library Creator: Date: Dec. 1973 Topics: Bars, Drag queens, Female impersonators, Night life, Photography Subject: 527 Club, Miracle Mile Description: Written on back: "527 Club, Folsom/3rd St. Female impersonator on 'Miracle Mile,' 10 blocks of gay bars." -
Female impersonator at San Quentin State Prison, Marin County, California, circa 1915
Collection: Prison Photographs Institution: Anne T. Kent California Room, Marin County Free Library Creator: Date: circa 1915 Topics: Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Kimonos, Prisoners, Prisons Description: Female impersonator in Japanese clothes at San Quentin State Prison, circa 1915. San Quentin State Prison opened in 1852 making it California’s oldest prison. Inmate labor built the prison on 20 a... -
Female Impersonator at the 527 Club
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center, San Francisco Public Library Creator: Date: Dec. 1973 Topics: Bars, Drag queens, Female impersonators, Night life, Photography Subject: 527 Club, Miracle Mile Description: Written on back: "Female impersonator - 527 Club, Folsom/3rd Sts., beginning of 'the Miracle Mile,' 13 gay bars in 10 blocks.". -
Female impersonator in vaudeville act at San Quentin State Prison, circa 1914
Collection: Prison Photographs Institution: Anne T. Kent California Room, Marin County Free Library Creator: Date: circa 1914 Topics: Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Prisoners, Prisons, Vaudeville Description: Female impersonator in vaudeville act at San Quentin State Prison, circa 1914. From the family album of San Quentin guard, Richard M. Smith, and his wife, the San Quentin matron, Genevieve Smith. T...
