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  1. Man dressed as woman solicits officer

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: May 7, 1960
    Topics: Arrests, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Police, Prostitution, Transgender prostitution
    Description: A newspaper article on a police officer's encounter with a crossdressing sex worker. Page two of the story is located in the "Related Links" section.
  2. She Was a Wife and Mother, But She "Married" as a Man

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
    Creator: Lloyd, Nicholas
    Date: May 5, 1960
    Topics: Arrests, Crossdressing, Death and dying, Gender dysphoria, Military
    Subject: Valerie Arkell Smith, Victor Barker
    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)
  3. Transvestite is guilty of gross indecency: enlists sympathy of court so sentence is suspended; other party is fined $100

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: 1963
    Topics: Arrests, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Passing (Gender)
    Description: A newspaper article describing the appearance of a number of crossdressers in court.