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  1. 10 Gay Activists Are Seized in City Hall

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Ranzal, Edward
    Date: May 1, 1973
    Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, City councils, Gay rights, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, LGBTQ+ discrimination
    Subject: Aileen B. Ryan, Bruce Voeller, Gay Activist Alliance, Sanford D. Garelik, Sylvia Rivera, Thomas J. Cuite
    Description: Newspaper article in The New York Times about the arrests of 10 members of the Gay Activist Alliance who were protesting the defeat of the gay rights bill in City Council. Sylvia Rivera is mentione...
  2. 1991 Lannan Literary Awards

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 31, 1991
    Topics: Indigenous LGBTQ+ people, Two-Spirit authors, Two-Spirit people
    Subject: Chrystos
    Description: A New York times clipping presenting the names of the winners of the 1991 Lannan Literary Awards. Chrystos, a Two-Spirit person, is mentioned as an award winner.
  3. A Changing of Sex By Surgery Begun at Johns Hopkins

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Buckley, Thomas
    Date: Nov. 21, 1966
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery, Gender dysphoria, Homosexuality, LGBTQ+ people of color, Medicalization, MtFs, Transsexual people, Transvestites
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen, Harry Benjamin, Mental Health, Reed Erickson, The Transsexual Phenomenon
    Description: A clipping from the New York Times talking about early gender affirming surgery done at Johns Hopkins.
  4. A Clipping About Remarks at Chanelle Pickett's Candlelight Vigil

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Humphries, Marilyn
    Date: Jan. 1996
    Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Black transgender people, Gender transgression, Hate crimes, LGBTQ+ memorials, LGBTQ+ siblings, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Trans women
    Subject: Chanelle Pickett, Gabrielle Pickett, Nancy Nangeroni
    Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to transphobic violence.
  5. A Clipping About Rita Hester's Murder and Other Boston Violence

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Panepento, Peter, Goldstein, Debra
    Date: Dec. 29, 1998
    Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ memorials, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Trans women
    Subject: Rita Hester
    Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to transphobic violence.
  6. A Field Guide to Persons in the Transgendered Gay Community

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Denny, Dallas
    Date: Oct. 1991
    Topics: Crossdressers, Drag queens, Passing (Gender), Post-operative, Pre-operative, Transgender people, Transsexual people
    Description: Originally published in "The News" Volume 7 Number 8. Dallas Denny describes the differences in people who identify as transsexual, crossdressers, and drag queens and how they vary in gender expres...
  7. A Place Where Love Becomes a Chronic Invalid

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Crisp, Quentin
    Date: Apr. 7, 1991
    Topics: Ball culture, Drag, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ films, LGBTQ+ people of color
    Subject: Elk's Lodge, Jennie Livingston, Octavia St. Laurent, Paris Is Burning
    Description: A New York Times article talking about "Paris Is Burning" and how it was received in the UK.
  8. A Rape and Beating, Later 3 Murders and Then the Twist

     
    Collection: Brandon Teena Collection
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Holden, Stephen
    Date: Sep. 23, 1998
    Topics: Hormone therapy (Gender), LGBTQ+ victims of hate crimes, Mental health care for LGBTQ+ people, Murders of LGBTQ+ people
    Subject: April Stevens, Brandon Teena, Brown Brothers, Dinah Washington, Greta Olafsdottir, John Lotter, Lana Tisdel, Lisa Lambert, Lorrie Morgan, Philip Devine, Susan Muska, The Brandon Teena Story, Thomas Nissen
    Description: A short film review of "The Brandon Teena Story." Published in The New York Times on September 23rd, 1998. Content warning: This item relates to the death of Brandon Teena, who was murdered and...
  9. Aching to Be a Prima Donna, When You’re a Man

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Canby, Vincent
    Date: Mar. 13, 1991
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag balls, Drag families, Drag queens
    Subject: Dorian Corey, Jennie Livingston, Pepper Labeija, Venus Extravaganza, Willi Ninja
    Description: A description of the film "Paris is Burning", and a brief explanation of the ball culture explored in the film that acknowledges prominent individuals.
  10. American Originals

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Hall, Alexandra
    Date: Jan. 14, 1996
    Topics: Drag queens, Latino/a/x queer people, Latino/a/x transgender people, Trans women
    Subject: Sylvia Rivera
    Description: A clipping from the New York Times talking about a book "Holding On" from Norton which has a profile of Sylvia Rivera in it.
  11. An Exotic Gay Subculture Turns Poignant Under Scrutiny

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Dunning, Jennifer
    Date: Mar. 23, 1991
    Topics: Ballroom families, Drag balls, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ people of color, Transvestites
    Subject: Dorian Corey, Jennie Livingston, Meg McLagan, Octavia St. Laurent, Pepper Labeija, Willi Ninja
    Description: A description of how the film "Paris is Burning" relates to ball culture in New York City.
  12. Appendix A: The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)

     
    Collection: International Conference on Transgender Law and Employment Policy: Annual Proceedings and Newsletters
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: United States Congress, Frye, Phyllis Randolph, Kerin, Karen, Minnesota State Legislature
    Date: Aug. 1994
    Topics: Anti-discrimination law, Civil rights, Demonstrations, Direct action, Drag community, LGBTI rights, LGBTQ+ movement, Oppression, Sexual orientation, Social exclusion, Transgender community, Transgender movement
    Subject: 1993 March on Washington, Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation
    Description: Contains the platform of the 1993 March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation, the full text of ENDA with transgender amendments, letters by Kerin and Frye about transge...
  13. Appendix C: Transgender Leadership Workshop

     
    Collection: International Conference on Transgender Law and Employment Policy: Annual Proceedings and Newsletters
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Cicotello, Dianna
    Date: Jul. 1996
    Topics: Activists, Coming out, Emotions, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Media, Self-acceptance, Transgender community, Transgender movement, Transgender people, Transphobia
  14. Appendix G: PFLAG T-Son & TGS-PFLAG

     
    Collection: International Conference on Transgender Law and Employment Policy: Annual Proceedings and Newsletters
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
    Date: Jul. 1996
    Topics: Aversion therapy, Child abuse, Coming out, DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), Gender dysphoria, Gender realignment surgery, Health insurance, Homophobia, Parents of transgender people, Psychiatrists, Support groups, Transgender people, Transgender youth, Transsexual people
    Subject: American Psychiatric Association (APA), George A. Rekers, Handbook of Child and Adolescent Sexual Problems, Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), Susan Coates
  15. Appendix I: Case Studies: Discrimination Against the Transgendered

     
    Collection: International Conference on Transgender Law and Employment Policy: Annual Proceedings and Newsletters
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: It's Time, Illinois
    Date: Jun. 1995
    Topics: Change of name, Civil rights, Discrimination, Employment discrimination, Harassment, Personal and family law, Prejudices, Sexual harassment, Sexual orientation, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender)
    Subject: Chicago Commission on Human Relations, It's Time Illinois (ITI), Larry Venzant