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  1. A Gay Interview

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Independent Voices
    Creator: Van, Eddie, Perry, H. L.
    Date: Apr. 15, 1977 to Apr. 21, 1977
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Drag, Drag balls, Drag queens, Gay community, Homosexuality, Interviews, Police, Police raids, Transgender people

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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...

  5. Buddy Fisher, the Nation’s Joy-Boy, and Carl Osborne, Denny Lynch, Treg Brown entertain Myrna Kennedy and Francis Renault

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1900-1949)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Hollywood Filmograph
    Date: Jul. 30, 1932
    Topics: Drag queens, Female impersonators, Gender expression, LGBTQ+ arts
    Subject: Buddy Fisher, Carl Osborne, Denny Lynch, Francis Renault, Myrna Kennedy, Treg Brown
    Description: A newspaper clipping including a photo of Buddy Fisher, Carl Osborne, Denny Lynch, Treg Brown as they entertain Myrna Kennedy and Francis Renault.

  6. Carroll Revue: America's Foremost Female Impersonators (1956)

     
    Collection: Drag Show Programs
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Wallace, Ruth
    Date: 1956
    Topics: Dancers, Drag, Drag balls, Drag queens, Entertainers, Female impersonators, Striptease
    Subject: Blue Note Night Club, Finnochio's, Latin Quarter, Rendevous Club, Solomon's Club, Starlite Room, Tivoli Circuit, Tivoli Theatre, Tropics Room

  7. 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.

  8. 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

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

  11. 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.

  12. Dragazine No. 4

     
    Collection: Zines
    Institution: Queer Zine Archive Project
    Creator: Commondenominator, Lois
    Date: 1992
    Topics: Crossdressing, Drag, Drag queens, Interviews
    Subject: Chi-Chi LaRue, Esther Newton, Frank Marino, Glamour-osity, Jimmy James, Joan Jett Blakk, Joan Rivers, Joe Jeffreys, Karen Dior, Majorie Garber, Marilyn Monroe, Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
    Description: From page 2: "In keeping with tradition, DRAGAZINE No. 4 has collected tidbits, morsels, goodies, this, that and the other, news and information about all things Drag."

  13. 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...

  14. 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...

  15. 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...

  16. 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...

  17. Female Mimics International Vol. 28 No. 5

     
    Collection: Female Mimics International
    Institution: Transgender Oral History Project
    Creator: MAGCORP, the Magazine Corporation of America
    Date: 1998
    Topics: Actors, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Discos, Drag, Drag queens, Gender bending, MtFs, Nude photographs, Photographic models, Transgender culture, Transgender identity, Transgender people
    Subject: Aid for AIDS, Battle for the Tiara, The Red Dress Party
    Description: Also known as Female Mimics International and F.M.I. Female Mimics International. ; On item cover: "The original magazine for men who enjoy dressing like women." ; Contents: The red dress party -- ...

  18. 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

  19. Francis Renault-Greatest Female Impersonator Since Palmy Days of ‘Eltinge’

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1900-1949)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Hollywood Filmograph
    Date: Jul. 30, 1932
    Topics: Drag queens, Female impersonators, Gender expression, LGBTQ+ arts
    Subject: Armstrong, Ben Turpin, Billy Daniels, Buddy Fisher, Buddy Fisher Famous Dance Orchestra, Charles Beynon, Dewey Lynch, Esther Brodelet, Eugene Stark, Francis Renault, Halche von Rhoden, Julian Eltinge, Marion Duvol, Melba Snowden, Phelps, Stark's Bohemian Cafe, Treg Brown, Valeda Duncan, Vangie Kirby
    Description: Newspaper clipping announcing a performance of Francis Renault at Stark's Bohemian Cafe.

  20. Girl Talk, Vol. 15 No. 7 (July, 1999)

     
    Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters
    Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan
    Creator: Silk, Cyndi
    Date: Jul. 1999
    Topics: Appearance, Drag queens, Fashion, FtMs, Gender realignment surgery, Health care, MtFs, Transgender people
    Subject: Lesbian and Gay Advisory Committee, Lips

  21. 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.

  22. Hi-Ho Silverlake

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: McQuaid, Peter
    Date: Aug. 22, 1999
    Topics: African American LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Blackface entertainers, Drag performers, Drag queens, Gay political activists, Gentrification, Lesbian political activists, LGBTQ+ activists, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ night life
    Subject: Andrew Dibben, Ann Magnuson, Beck, Bibbe Hansen, Black Fag, Buff Chandler, Channing Hansen, Jackie Goldberg, Jorjee Douglass, LGBTQ Fashion, Madonna, Mattachine Society, Mimi Pond, Neal Guthrie, Ron Athey, Spaceland, Stone Fox, Sweet P, Vaginal Davis
    Description: New York Times article on music and fashion in Silverlake and the Hollywood area. It includes many mentions of LGBTQ+ performers, bands, etc.

  23. Interview with Jeff Gaudor (Kira Stone)

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: RI LGBTQ+ Community Archives at Providence Public Library
    Creator: Gaudor, Jeff
    Date: Apr. 21, 2020
    Topics: Drag, Drag community, Drag families, Drag queens, Female impersonators, Substance abuse
    Subject: Miss Gay Massachusetts USofA, Miss Gay Rhode Island USofA
    Description: An interview with Kira Stone. Kira Stone is a drag persona performed by Jeff Gaudor since 2010. Gaudor identifies as a white; gay man. Topics in order of discussion include: growing up in Attleboro...

  24. Interview with Valerie Spencer

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Spencer, Valerie
    Date: Oct. 5, 2017
    Topics: African American transgender people, Assigned gender, Bullying, Butches, Christianity, Clothing, Depression, Drag queens, Employment discrimination, Exorcism, Families, Families, Black, Femininities, Heteronormativity, HIV/AIDS, Identity politics, Intersectionality (Sociology), Labeling, Language, Marriage, Medical interventions, Medicalisation, Privilege (Social psychology), Psychic trauma, Racism, Role behavior, Role models, Schools, Self-care, Health, Social advocacy, Soft butches, Support groups, Therapies, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia
    Subject: Caitlyn Jenner, Janet Mock, Laverne Cox, Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center of Color
    Description: Valerie Spencer identifies as a black trans woman and was assigned male at birth. She was born and raised in Los Angeles, California in the suburbs. She had an older brother who was murdered when s...

  25. L.A. Hairport at the Los Angeles Gay Pride Parade

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: Walker, Meyers
    Date: 1982
    Topics: Drag queens, Gay pride, Gay pride parades
    Subject: L.A. Hairport
    Description: L.A. Hairport drag contingent marching in the Los Angeles Christopher Street West gay pride parade. 1982.