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  1. Marsha P. Johnson at New York City Pride March, 1988

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Jun. 26, 1988
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Trans women, Transfeminine people, Transgender political activists
    Subject: Christopher Street Liberation Day March, Marsha P. Johnson, New York City Pride
    Description: Marsha P. Johnson at the 1988 Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade.
  2. Marsha P. Johnson at the 1982 Pride March

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Fink, Leonard
    Date: 1982
    Topics: Activists, BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black people, Black transgender people, Gay pride, LGBTQ+ people of color, Stonewall riots, Transgender people, Transgender people of color
    Description: Marsha P. Johnson at the 1982 Pride March, inspired by the 1969 Stonewall Riots. Johnson herself was a prominent figure during the riots, and an influential community leader in the West Village.
  3. Peach Corps

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Stone, Laurie
    Date: Jun. 21, 1988
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ theater, QTPOC, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Hot Peaches, Jimmy Camicia, Marsha P. Johnson
    Description: A review of the Hot Peaches show, "The Heat" in The Village Voice.
  4. Person at New York City Pride March, Wearing Flamenco Dress

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: 1985 to 1989
    Topics: LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Transfeminine people, Transgender people
    Subject: New York City Pride
    Description: Transfeminine person at New York City Pride March wearing a flamenco dress with a fruit headdress.
  5. Photograph of Leigh Bowery

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Soufflé, Lizzerd
    Date: 1989
    Topics: Drag performers, LGBTQ+ clubs
    Subject: Leigh Bowery
    Description: This is a photograph of Leigh Bowery wearing a mask taken by Lizzerd Soufflé.
  6. Photograph of Rollerena

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Grillo, Rudy
    Date: circa 1980
    Topics: Crossdressing, Gay pride, LGBTQ+ communities, Parades
    Subject: Christopher Street Liberation Day March, Rollerena Fairy Godmother, Stonewall Inn
    Description: This is a photograph of Rollerena at the Christopher Street Liberation March by photographer Rudy Grillo.
  7. Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson Snuggling with Willie Brashears

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Feb. 1982
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, QTPOC, Roommates, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Willie Brashears
    Description: Two photographs and one Polaroid of Marsha P. Johnson laying down and snuggling with her roommate, Willie Brashears. They are smiling in some photos and sleeping in others.
  8. Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson Wearing a Gold Cape in a Supply Closet

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Dec. 1988
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, QTPOC, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Marsha P. Johnson
    Description: Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson smiling with blonde hair and a black feather headband, she has a gold cape draped over her shoulders. Her eye makeup is composed of red and blue rhinestones. She is...
  9. Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson Wearing a Yellow Robe

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Dec. 5, 1987
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, QTPOC, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Marsha P. Johnson
    Description: Photograph of Marsha P. Johnson wearing a pink outfit and a yellow robe over it. Marsha's hair is in pigtails tied with red ribbons. She is sitting down in an apartment while holding a Snoopy plush.
  10. Photographs of Marsha P. Johnson Wearing Tinsel on Her Head, Posing with Others by a Christmas Tree

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Dec. 1983
    Topics: Black transgender people, Christmas, Christmas decorations, Drag queens, QTPOC, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Marsha P. Johnson
    Description: Two Polaroids of Marsha P. Johnson wearing tinsel on her head. She's posed with "Santa," and another person by a Christmas tree, holding a decoration.
  11. Pride Parade Letter from Peter Dvarackas to Randy Wicker

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Dvarackas, Peter
    Date: Jul. 6, 1987
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay pride, HIV/AIDS, QTPOC, Roommates, Transfeminine people
    Subject: ACT UP, Harvey Fierstein, Hell Fire, Man Hole, Marsha P. Johnson, Peter Dvarackas, Randy Wicker, Rev. John McNeill, Sybil Bruncheon
    Description: Content Warning: This item contains racist and transphobic language.
  12. Rollerena Comic

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Thomas, Michael
    Date: circa 1981
    Topics: Crossdressing, LGBTQ+ communities, Roller skating
    Subject: Rollerena Fairy Godmother
    Description: This is a comic published in The New York Native about the life of Rollerena Fairy Godmother.
  13. Rollerena Strikes Back and Raises Some Issues!

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Correspondence
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Rollerena, Valeska, Lucia
    Date: circa 1981
    Topics: Crossdressing, LGBTQ+ communities, Roller skating
    Description: This is a letter written by Rollerena Fairy Godmother in the "Our Time" newsletter to Lucia Valeska in response to her calling Rollerena "infamous" and Valeska's mailed response to Rollerena.
  14. Script for "The Heat": A Hot Peach Retrospective Revue

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Camicia, Jimmy
    Date: Summer 1989
    Topics:  
    Subject: Amy Coleman, Chrysis, Jackie Curtis, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR)
    Description: This item contains a script for the Hot Peaches theater group's stage play, "The Heat."
  15. Season's Greetings 1984

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Wicker, Randy
    Date: 1984
    Topics: Black transgender people, Burlesque (Theater), Christmas, Drag queens, Gay men, HIV/AIDS, New Year, QTPOC, Roommates, Sex work, Transfeminine people
    Subject: David Combs, George Flimlin, Jack Nichols, Jim Kepner, Marsha P. Johnson, Michael Toy, Randy Wicker, Uplift Lighting
    Description: The 1984 issue of an annual newsletter written by Marsha P. Johnson's roommate, Randy Wicker, in which he provides updates on his life and business, the household, and close friends. This issue inc...