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  1. Sylvester the Disco Diva in 1976 During Halloween in the Castro

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center, San Francisco Public Library
    Creator:
    Date: 1976
    Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag queens, Gay men, Halloween (LGBTQ+ culture), LGBTQ+ people of color, Photography, Public facilities
    Subject: Sylvester the Disco Diva
    Description: Sylvester the Disco Diva is on the right. 1976 Halloween in the Castro. Person on the left is unknown.
  2. Sylvia Rivera and Arthur Bell at Gay Liberation Demonstration

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera
    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.
  3. Sylvia Rivera holding a banner at Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade 1983

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Jun. 26, 1983
    Topics: BIPOC, Drag queens, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, Hispanic transgender people, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, LGBTQ+ people of color, Transfeminine people, Transgender people of color, Transgender political activists
    Subject: 5th Avenue New York, New York, Christopher Street Liberation Day March, New York City Pride, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR)
    Description: Photograph of Sylvia Rivera from the 1983 Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade holding a banner for Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR) that reads "AND GOD CREATED HE AND SHE BUT...
  4. Sylvia Rivera Takes Randy Wicker on a Tour of a Gay Homeless Camp in the West Village

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Wicker, Randy
    Date: 1995
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, HIV-positive people, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ people with alcohol use disorders, LGBTQ+ suicide, LGBTQ+ unhoused people, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Terminal care (AIDS), Trans women, Transfeminine people, Venezuelan Americans
    Subject: Cocoa Rodriguez, Frank Constantino, Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center, Marsha P. Johnson
    Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to suicide attempts and ideation.
  5. Sylvia Sidney in a White Dress

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The History Project
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1945
    Topics: Drag bars, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ night life
    Subject: Sylvia Sidney
    Description: Photograph of the legendary Boston drag performer, Sylvia Sidney, in a white fluffy dress.
  6. Tallulah's: Open 9PM Nightly

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: May 25, 1984
    Topics: Bars, Drag, Drag queens
    Subject: Tasha Kohl, Tiffany Jones
  7. Ted Kennedy speaking at a party, Jamie Wyeth and woman in wheelchair; Ivan Karp at Cy Twombly opening; Regine and Neil Sedaka at a table; Nightclub with Sylvia Miles, others seated, drag queen; Marcus Leatherdale

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: Stanford University Special Collections
    Creator: Warhol, Andy
    Date: Apr. 9, 1979
    Topics: Drag queens, Gay artists
    Subject: Cy Twombly, Ivan Karp, Jamie Wyeth, Marcus Leatherdale, Neil Sedaka, Régine Zyllberberg, Sylvia Miles, Ted Kennedy
    Description: Negatives of photographs taken by Andy Warhol including images of unidentified drag queen.
  8. Terry's life is a bit of a drag

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
    Creator:
    Date: Sep. 8, 1978
    Topics: Appearance, Crossdressers, Drag queens, Hormones
    Subject: Terry Durham
    Description: Clipping originally collected by Richard Ekins (from The University of Ulster Trans-Gender Archives/Richard Ekins collection at the Transgender Archives, University of Victoria)
  9. Texas' Oldest Gay Bar is Over 32 Years Old

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Cohen Darbonne, Sheri
    Date: Sep. 26, 1986
    Topics: Bars, Drag, Drag queens, Fundraising, Gay community, Night life
    Subject: The Exile
  10. TGIC, Butterfly, EON (November-December 1989)

     
    Collection: Upstate New York Newsletters
    Institution: M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives, University at Albany
    Creator: Butterfly, Expressing Our Nature, Transgenderests Independence Club
    Date: Nov. 1989 to Dec. 1989
    Topics: Clothing, Coming out, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Drag queens, Gatherings, Gender dysphoria, Hormones, LGBTI community, Parties, Partners of transgender people, Self-acceptance, Social activities clubs, Support groups, Transgender people
    Subject: An Evening at La Cage
  11. TGIC, Butterfly, EON (September-October 1989)

     
    Collection: Upstate New York Newsletters
    Institution: M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives, University at Albany
    Creator: Transgenderests Independence Club
    Date: Sep. 1989 to Oct. 1989
    Topics: Books, Crossdressing, Drag queens, Family members, Gatherings, Parties, Performing arts, Support groups, Television, Transgender people
    Subject: An Evening at La Cage, My Husband Wears My Clothes: Crossdressing from the Perspective of a Wife
  12. The 11th Annual Garden Party

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Jul. 25, 1986 to May 31, 1986
    Topics: Drag, Drag queens, Entertainers, Events, Female impersonators
    Subject: Gary Powell, JR's Bar & Grill, Marsha Carlton, Michael Jones, Michael WIlson, Randy Jobe
  13. The 82 Club Souvenir Program (1969)

     
    Collection: Drag Show Programs
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Russell, Kitt
    Date: 1969
    Topics: Dancers, Drag, Drag balls, Drag queens, Entertainers, Female impersonators, Striptease
    Subject: Baby Martell, Brandy Alexander, Brigitte Dior, Carol Durrell, Dale Roberts, Diosa Felix, Hans Crystal, Holly White, Jackie Maye, Jobi Marsh, Kim August, Liza, Mel Michaels, Sandy, Tammy Novack, Tina, Toby Marsh, Tonie Lee, Trini Seville, Ty Bennett, Vickie Lynn
  14. The All New Jewel Box Revue Starring Lynne Carter

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1940s
    Topics: Dancers, Drag, Drag queens, Entertainers, Female impersonators
    Subject: Ben Maksiks, Doris Maksiks, Ian Maksiks, Jewel Box Revue, Lynne Carter, Maksik's Town & Country Club
  15. The Best Garden Party Ever

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Sep. 23, 1983 to Sep. 29, 1983
    Topics: Drag, Drag queens, Entertainers, Events, Female impersonators
    Subject: Rich's