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  1. Why Wearing Skirts Makes a Man Effeminate

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Lough, James E.
    Date: Jan. 9, 1916
    Topics: Drag, Drag queens, Femininities, Masculinities, Psychology, Students, Theatre
    Subject: Brown Rolston, Frederick S. Jones, James E. Lough, Leroy K. Howe
  2. Pretty? Yes, But "She's" a "He"

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: NEA Service
    Date: Nov. 17, 1923
    Topics: Drag queens, Opera
    Subject: Julian Eltinge, Lionel Ames
  3. A Photograph Featuring Marsha P. Johnson with Friends at Bar for Her Birthday Party

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Birthday parties, Black transgender people, Drag queens, QTPOC, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Marsha P. Johnson
    Description: A photograph of Marsha P. Johnson with her friends at a bar for her birthday. She’s toasting towards the camera with a drink in her hand, and some others do the same. She’s wearing a floral and pea...
  4. A Photograph From Marsha P. Johnson's Birthday Party Featuring Her Wearing a White and Gold Sequined Dress, Wearing a Floral and Pearl Headpiece, Smiling with Friends

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, QTPOC, Transfeminine people
    Subject: George Flimlin, Marsha P. Johnson
    Description: A photograph from Marsha P. Johnson's birthday party featuring Marsha wearing a white and gold sequined dress, wearing a floral and pearl headpiece, and a pearl necklace. George Flimlin sits to the...
  5. A Photograph of Marsha P. Johnson Opening a Present at Her Birthday Party, With a Leather Box on Her Lap

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Birthday parties, Black transgender people, Drag queens, QTPOC, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Marsha P. Johnson
    Description: A photograph of Marsha P. Johnson opening a present at her birthday party. A leather box is on her lap, and she’s wearing a floral and pearl headpiece, and white and gold sequined dress.
  6. A Photograph of Marsha P. Johnson Reading a Letter at Her Birthday Party

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Birthday parties, Black transgender people, Drag queens, QTPOC, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Marsha P. Johnson
    Description: A photograph of Marsha P. Johnson reading a letter at her birthday party. She’s wearing a floral and pearl headpiece, and white and gold sequined dress.
  7. Marsha P. Johnson Memorial Service Program

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ memorials, QTPOC, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Bob Kohler, Heritage of Pride, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, Stonewall
    Description: This item is a memorial service program for Marsha P. Johnson held on July 26, 1992. The program includes musical notation for the service music and the order of the service activities.
  8. Photographs Featuring Marsha P. Johnson with Friends at Her Birthday Party, Serving Cake

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Birthday parties, Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, QTPOC, Transfeminine people
    Subject: George Flimlin, Marsha P. Johnson
    Description: A photograph of Marsha P. Johnson with friends at her birthday party. Marsha’s wearing a floral and pearl headpiece and a white and gold sequined dress. George Flimlin, Randy Wicker's partner, sits...
  9. Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson Cutting Into Her Birthday Cake with Randy Wicker

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Birthday parties, Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, QTPOC, Roommates, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker
    Description: Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson cutting into her birthday cake at a bar. She’s wearing a floral and pearl headpiece, and white and gold sequined dress. Her roommate Randy Wicker stands next to her...
  10. Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson Standing in Front of a Birthday Cake with Lit Candles

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Birthday parties, Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, QTPOC, Roommates, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker
    Description: Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson standing in front of a birthday cake with lit candles. She’s at a bar for her birthday party. She’s wearing a floral and pearl headpiece, and white and gold sequine...
  11. Sylvia Rivera and Arthur Bell at Gay Liberation Demonstration

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: New York Public Library
    Creator: Davies, Diana
    Date: 1970
    Topics: Drag queens, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, QTPOC, Transfeminine people, Transgender people
    Subject: Arthur Bell, Sylvia Rivera
    Description: A photograph of Sylvia Rivera holding a sign that reads "POWER TO THE PEOPLE" and Arthur Bell protesting at a gay liberation demonstration at New York University in 1970.
  12. He Enjoys Being A Girl

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Flatley, Guy
    Date: Nov. 15, 1970
    Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, Detention of LGBTQ+ people, Drag queens, Female impersonators, Gender, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ films, Motion picture actors and actresses, Riots, Trans women, Transvestites
    Subject: Andy Warhol, Harold Danhakl, Holly Woodlawn, Larry Rivers, Paul Morrissey, Trash (Film)
    Description: Holly Woodlawn formerly known as Harold Danhakl is arrested at the U.N. for female impersonation. Holly Woodlawn starred in the Andy Warhol-Paul Morrissey film: "Trash". She is bailed out by Larry ...
  13. GCN STONEWALL NATION 69~79: What Happened, Anyhow?

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections
    Creator: Stein, Cindy
    Date: Jun. 23, 1979
    Topics: Drag queens, Gay liberation, Lesbians, Police harassment, Stonewall riots
    Subject: Allen Ginsberg, Dave Van Ronk, Dick Leitsch, Donn Teal, Gay Community News, Howard Smith, Lucian Truscott IV, New York City Police Department, New York Daily News, New York Mattachine Society, New York Times, The Gay Militants, Village Voice
    Description: An account of the Stonewall Riots, originally published on page 9 of volume 6, number 47 of Gay Community News, in the Stonewall 10th Anniversary issue. The author mentions drag queens being presen...
  14. A Photograph of Marsha P. Johnson Behind Ed Murphy in a Car at the 1985 Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Jun. 1985
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay liberation, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, QTPOC, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Christopher Street Liberation Day March, Ed Murphy, Marsha P. Johnson
    Description: A photograph of Marsha P. Johnson sitting behind Ed Murphy in a car at the Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade in New York City in June 1985. Ed Murphy is standing in the front of the car wear...
  15. A Photograph of Marsha P. Johnson Waving from a Car at the 1985 Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade with Ed Murphy

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Jun. 1985
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay liberation, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, QTPOC, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Christopher Street Liberation Day March, Ed Murphy, Marsha P. Johnson
    Description: A photograph of Marsha P. Johnson waving front a car at the Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade in New York City in 1985. She’s wearing a blazer and tan pants. Ed Murphy is at the front of the...