Digital Transgender Archive

I Am A Boy

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A pink circular button that reads "I AM A BOY" from the Glade Nightclub in Honolulu, Hawaii. According to the Queer Music Heritage website: "Above, I know in the 60's in San Francisco you could be arrested for appearing like you intended to be take for a female, so to prevent arrests, patrons of the Black Cat carried a 'I'm a Boy' sign. Perhaps it was similar in Hawaii."

Item Information:

Identifier
qz20ss78g
Collection
Button Collection
Institution
JD Doyle Archives
Creator(s)
Glade Nightclub
Date Issued
1967 to 1968
Dates Covered
1960s
Genre
Physical Objects
Subject(s)
Glade Nightclub
Places
Hawaii > Honolulu County > Honolulu
Topic(s)
Assigned gender
Crossdressing
Drag
Entertainers
Female impersonators
Gender
Resource Type
Artifact
Text
Analog Format
Color
Language
English
Related URL
http://www.queermusicheritage.com/fem-glade.html
Rights
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