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Queen and King of the May Festival
Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries Creator: Rocco, Pat Date: 1971 Topics: Drag shows, Gay community Description: The queen and king of the Metropolitan Community Church May Festival at the Factory. 1971. -
Qais Kamran Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Kamran, Qais Date: Mar. 14, 2023 Topics: Jewish transgender people, Nightlife, QTPOC, Transgender community, Transmasculine people Subject: Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions Movement Description: Qais Kamran describes his experiences growing up as a first generation Iranian Jew in Los Angeles, attending Jewish day school and discovering the importance of oral history to his family’s communi... -
Psychedelic Drag, a Cowgirl, and Luella in a Stole on Halloween, 1970
Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries Creator: Date: 1970 Topics: Bars, Gay bars, Nightclubs--California Description: Psychedelic drag, a cowgirl, and Luella in a stole at the Fallen Angel on Halloween. 1970 -
Posed as girls
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: Los Angeles Public Library Creator: Ballew, Howard Date: Nov. 7, 1944 Topics: Arrests, Crossdressers, Police stations Subject: August Coy, Irene Paston, James Barlow, Jeri Ryan Description: James Barlow, left, also known as Jeri Ryan, and August Coy, also known as Irene Paston, at the city hall police station after they were caught making love to two men in a parked car at 12th Street... -
Posed as girls
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: Los Angeles Public Library Creator: Ballew, Howard Date: Nov. 7, 1944 Topics: Arrests, Crossdressers, Police stations Subject: August Coy, Irene Paston, James Barlow, Jeri Ryan Description: Photograph caption dated November 27, 1944 reads, "Nab 2 men dressed in women's clothes. James Barlow, left, and August Coy. Their feminine attire failed to fool the police." Officers found Barlow ... -
Posed as a Man
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Sep. 4, 1915 Topics: Appearance, Arrests, Educators, FtMs, Marriage, Masculinities Subject: Eugene de Forest, May Bradley -
Posed as a girl
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: Los Angeles Public Library Creator: Ballwe, Howard Date: Nov. 7, 1944 Topics: Arrests, Crossdressers, Police stations Subject: C.L. Knapp, James Barlow, Jeri Ryan Description: James Barlow, left, also known as Jeri Ryan, being fingerprinted by C. L. Knapp at city hall police station after he was caught making love to a man in a parked car at 12th Street and Central Avenu... -
Portrait of Robbie Ross (4)
Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000) Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: Date: 1959 Topics: Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Photography Subject: Robbie Ross -
Portrait of Lucian
Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000) Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: Date: 1954 Topics: Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Photography Subject: Lucian -
Policemen dressed as women for a stakeout
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: Los Angeles Public Library Creator: Date: Oct. 15, 1960 Topics: Crossdressing, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Police, Police officers, Undercover operations Subject: Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Description: Members of the Los Angeles Police Department's robbery squad are shown dressed as women as part of an operation to catch a purse snatcher who murdered an elderly woman while she was on her way to c... -
Police Seeking Tamara on Bad Check Charge
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Transas City Creator: The Associated Press Date: Aug. 19, 1955 Topics: Check fraud, Gender realignment surgery, Law, Police Subject: Tamara Edel Rees -
Police OK Full Drag
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive Creator: Foster, Jack Date: Feb. 1969 Topics: Crossdressing, Drag queens, Female impersonators, Nightclubs, Police -
Photographs of People in Colorful Outfits at a Pride Event in Los Angeles
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive Creator: Date: 1978 to 1979 Topics: Asian LGBTQ+ people, Gay pride, LGBTQ+ events, QTPOC Description: Two photographs of people attending Los Angeles Pride. The people depicted are wearing colorful outfits and appear to be dancing. -
Performance of "La Cage Aux Folles"
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: Los Angeles Public Library Creator: Ruebsamen, James Date: circa 1984 Topics: Drag, Plays, Theatre Subject: La Cage Aux Folles Description: A man dressed in drag plays the role of Gypsy in "La Cage Aux Folles" at the Pantages in Hollywood. -
Pat Rocco: Changes (1970)
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: UCLA Film and Television Archive Creator: Rocco, Pat, Bizarre Productions Date: 1970 Topics: Femininities, Gender identity, Sexuality, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transsexual people, Transsexuality Description: Short film directed by Pat Rocco focused on an interview with "Jimmy Michaels, a transgender person living in Los Angeles." -
Our Special Joy Vol. 5 No. 5 (November, 1984)
Collection: Our Special Joy Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Moran, Mary Jane Date: Nov. 1984 Topics: Androgyny, Censorship, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Femininities, Gatherings, Homosexuality, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Library, Masculinities, Passing (Gender) Subject: April Ashley, April Ashley's Odyssey, Boy George, Chi Delta Mu, Cindy Smith, Culture Club, Edith Marie, Geographic Area Leaders (GALS), The Life and Times of Virginia, The Man-Maid Doll, The Village Voice, Tootsie, Transvestia, Tri-Ess Metro, Tri-Ess Society for the Second Self, Westchester Self-Help Clearinghouse -
only her surgeon knows for sure
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections Creator: Date: Mar. 28, 1981 Topics: Gender affirming surgery, Legal status, LGBTQ+ civil rights, LGBTQ+ personal and family law, MtFs, Transgender rights, Transsexual people Subject: Gay Community News, Los Angeles Daily Journal, Raegan Kelly Description: A legal bulletin describing a case in which a trans woman is suing her workplace for discrimination. Originally published on page 2 of volume 8, issue 35 of Gay Community News. -
One Night Only Sir Lady Java
Collection: Ephemera Institution: Transas City Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: BIPOC, Black transgender people, Discos, Entertainers, Exotic dancers, Female impersonators, Transgender people Subject: Roy's Twenty Grand West, Sir Lady Java -
ONE in Los Angeles
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries Creator: Date: Apr. 1967 Topics: Acceptance, Clothing, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Drag, Mass media, Sexual practices Subject: Herbert Shaw -
Oddments
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Independent Voices Creator: McIntire, Del, McIntire, Cal, McIntire, Hal, McIntire, Val Date: Dec. 1, 1961 Topics: Drag, Drag shows, Entertainers, Female impersonators, Police raids Subject: Jewel Box Revue, Music Box Theatre Description: Relevant clipping is found on the bottom left corner of page 16 regarding drag in L.A. and N.Y.C. -
"Nun" showing support for Babs at Academy Awards
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: Los Angeles Public Library Creator: Date: 1984 Topics: Demonstrations, Drag, Nuns Subject: Academy Awards, Barbra Streisand, Eddie Murphy, Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Yentl Description: A member of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence protests that Barbra Streisand's film "Yentl" was not nominated for major categories for the 56th Academy Awards. The "nun" is holding a collection c... -
Now at The Hustlers
Collection: Ephemera Institution: Transas City Creator: Date: Feb. 9, 1967 Topics: Activists, Entertainers, Exotic dancers, Female impersonators, Transgender people Subject: Benny Curtis Show, Sepia, Sir Lady Java, The Hustlers (Club), Willie Bobo -
Norman Lear Set To Star Transex?
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Independent Voices Creator: Douglas, Angela Date: Oct. 29, 1976 to Nov. 4, 1976 Topics: Actors, Anti-transgender violence, MtFs, Police brutality, Television, Television series, Transphobia, Transsexual people Subject: All That Glitters..., Norman Lear Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to transphobic violence and sexual assault. -
NFLO Resolution
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Independent Voices Creator: Date: Jun. 1978 Topics: Ethnic diversity, Gender diversity, Lesbian movement, Racism, Women's movement Subject: National Lesbian Feminist Organization -
Nabbed in 'maid' masquerade
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: Los Angeles Public Library Creator: Date: Jan. 27, 1950 Topics: Arrests, BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Household work, Imprisonment, LGBTQ+ people of color, Police stations Subject: Frank Porter, Mary Lee Porter, Queque Malpress, Rita Porter, Tisha Porter, Willie Moore Description: Masculine jail clothing was substituted for feminine attire worn by these three youths after they were nabbed early today. They said they had been employed as female domestic servants in fashionabl...
