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  1. 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.
  2. Bette Midler with Drag Queens at Studio One

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: Rocco, Pat
    Date: 1978
    Topics: Celebrities, Drag queens, Drag shows, Female impersonators, Gay discotheques
    Description: Bette Midler with drag queens at Studio One. 1978.
  3. Bradley Picklesimer Oral History

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: OUTWORDS
    Creator: Picklesimer, Bradley
    Date: Mar. 28, 2018
    Topics: Anti-gay violence, Berdache, Drag, Drag queens, Gay discos, HIV/AIDS, Homophobia, Hormones, LGBTQ+ porn films, Police raids, Sexual assault, Siblings, Stonewall riots, Transitioning (Gender), Transvestites
    Subject: ACT UP, AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA), Bernard Jay, Bradley Picklesimer, Café LMNOP, Chi Chi LaRue, Club Agogo, Courtney Act, David Bowie, Divine, Francis Marion Picklesimer, Henry Faulkner, Jayne County, Judy Garland, Lee Angelique, Martha Lynn Stone, Miss Bradley, Sweet Evening Breeze, The Montparnasse, The Thrusters, Wade Littrell
    Description: OUTWORDS interview with Bradley Picklesimer conducted by Kate Kunath on March 28, 2018 in Meally, KY. AT 20, Bradley opened his first downtown club in Lexington, KY with the help of his brother and...
  4. Charles Pierce at Mr. Valentine

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: Rocco, Pat
    Date: 1970
    Topics: African American gays, Beauty contests, Drag queens
    Description: Charles Pierce (in suit) on stage with drag queens at the Mr. Valentine Contest. 1970.
  5. Charles Pierce with Glenn Elliot and the Living Dolls

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: May 10, 1972
    Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Drag queens, Singers
    Subject: Charles Pierce
  6. Club Flamingo Hollywood (1947)

     
    Collection: Drag Show Programs
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Club Flamingo
    Date: 1947
    Topics: Dancers, Drag, Drag balls, Drag queens, Entertainers, Female impersonators, Striptease
    Subject: Carroll Davis, Carroll Wallace, Chris Bailey, Francis Blair, Francis Stillman, Harvey Lee, Jackie Maye, Jan Vidra, Johnny Mangum, Mickey Mercer
  7. Drag contest, Club Alabam

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
    Creator: Woods, Clyde
    Date: circa 1945
    Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Clubs, Drag, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ people of color, Night life
    Subject: Club Alabam
    Description: Contestants fill the dance floor during a drag contest at Club Alabam, located at 42nd and Central Avenue in Los Angeles, hosted by Bill Hefflin.
  8. Drag Queen and Subjects at the Los Angeles Gay Pride Parade

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: Mason, Lee
    Date: Jun. 27, 1971
    Topics: Costume, Drag queens, Gay pride parades
    Description: Drag queen and subjects on the back of a car at the Los Angeles Christopher Street West pride parade. June 27, 1971.
  9. Drag queens on horses at the Los Angeles gay pride parade

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: Morris, Rusty
    Date: 1975
    Topics: Drag queens, Gay pride parades, Horses
    Description: Drag queens on horseback at the Los Angeles Christopher Street West pride parade. 1975.
  10. Female Mimics International Vol. 11 No. 1

     
    Collection: Female Mimics International
    Institution: Transgender Oral History Project
    Creator: Eros Publishing Company
    Date: Winter 1980
    Topics: Actors, BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Discos, Drag, Drag queens, Gender bending, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, Hispanic transgender people, LGBTQ+ people of color, MtFs, Nude photographs, Photographic models, Transgender culture, Transgender identity, Transgender people, Transgender people of color
    Subject: Kim Christy, Shalei Latrelle, The Queen Mary
    Description: Also known as: F.M.I. Female Mimics International and FMI Female Mimics International. ; On item cover: "The original magazine for men who enjoy dressing like women." ; Contents: Letters to the edi...
  11. Female Mimics International Vol. 12 No. 1

     
    Collection: Female Mimics International
    Institution: Transgender Oral History Project
    Creator: Eros Publishing Company
    Date: 1982
    Topics: Actors, Asian LGBTQ+ people, Asian transgender people, BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Discos, Drag, Drag queens, Gender bending, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, Hispanic transgender people, LGBTQ+ people of color, MtFs, Nude photographs, Photographic models, Transgender culture, Transgender identity, Transgender people, Transgender people of color
    Subject: Heather Fontaine, Jennifer Thomas, La Rey
    Description: Also known as: F.M.I. Female Mimics International and FMI Female Mimics International. ; On item cover: "The original magazine for men who enjoy dressing like women." ; Contents: Interview with Jen...
  12. Female Mimics International Vol. 21 No. 3

     
    Collection: Female Mimics International
    Institution: Transgender Oral History Project
    Creator: MAGCORP, the Magazine Corporation of America
    Date: 1991
    Topics: Actors, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Discos, Drag, Drag queens, Gender bending, MtFs, Nude photographs, Photographic models, Transgender culture, Transgender identity, Transgender people
    Subject: La Rey, Miss Gay Los Angeles
    Description: Also known as Female Mimics International and FMI Female Mimics International. ; On item cover: "The original magazine for men who enjoy dressing like women." ; Contents: Editorial -- The battle of...
  13. Female Mimics International Vol. 21 No. 5

     
    Collection: Female Mimics International
    Institution: Transgender Oral History Project
    Creator: MAGCORP, the Magazine Corporation of America
    Date: 1992
    Topics: Actors, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Discos, Drag, Drag queens, Gender bending, MtFs, Nude photographs, Photographic models, Transgender culture, Transgender identity, Transgender people
    Subject: Folsom Street Fair, La Rey
    Description: Also known as Female Mimics International and FMI Female Mimics International. ; On item cover: "The original magazine for men who enjoy dressing like women." ; Contents: Editorial -- The 1991 univ...
  14. Fernando Feliciano Interview Transcript

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator: Schroeder, Kurt
    Date: May 31, 1995
    Topics: Arrests, Bars, Drag, Drag queens, Gay community, Gay culture, Health care centres, Navy, Police, Same-sex marriage, STDs, Substance use in LGBTQ+ communities
    Subject: Society for Individual Rights (SIR), The Coits
  15. Here's Laughing with You - 1983

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Wicker, Randy
    Date: Dec. 21, 1983
    Topics: Black transgender people, Christmas, Drag queens, Gay men, New Year, QTPOC, Sex work, Transfeminine people
    Subject: David Combs, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, Willie Brashears
    Description: Content warning: This item contains nudity and racist language.