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  1. Storme, Dori, and Pals Relight the Shubert

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: MacArthur, Harry
    Date: Sep. 26, 1958
    Topics: BIPOC, Black lesbians, Black people, Female impersonators, Lesbians, Racially mixed people, Studs
    Subject: Bill Daye, Chunga Ochoa, Dori D'or, Jewel Box Revue, Lynne Carter, Robbi Ross, Shubert Theater, Stormé DeLarverie, Toni Midnight, Tytanic
    Description: Content Warning: This item depicts potentially sensitive content related to transphobic comments.
  2. Mrs. Mary Cooper

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Reddus, Luther
    Date: Jan. 28, 1950
    Topics: BIPOC, Black people, Female impersonators
    Subject: Ritz Lounge, Valda Gray
    Description: An article in the Chicago World praising Black female impersonator Valda Gray's performance at the Ritz Lounge.
  3. The Man Who Lived 30 Years As A Woman

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Ebony Magazine
    Date: Nov. 1951
    Topics: Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ Christians, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Alonzo Sabbe, Georgia Black, Joanna Morre, Mabel Clark, Muster Black, Orville Barks, Roy Williams, Walter Hand, Willie Sabbe
    Description: Content Warning: Contains offensive depictions of transgender people, including frequent and deliberate misgendering. This article, originally published in the November 1951 issue of Ebony Magazine...
  4. Peeping Redd

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: May 1, 1958
    Topics: Appearance, Arts and entertainment occupations, Drag, Night life, Photographs
    Subject: Jan Britton, Lynn Carter, Redd Foxx Club
  5. Hot Under the Wig is T.C. Jones; Another Masquerade is Top Secret

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Kleiner, Dick
    Date: Aug. 27, 1956
    Topics: Appearance, Arts and entertainment occupations, Drag queens, Television
    Subject: T.C. Jones, Thomas Craig Jones
  6. 2nd Big Edition of Your Show of Shows

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Jan. 14, 1954
    Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Celebrities, Drag queens, Musicians
    Subject: Lee Leonard
  7. America's Foremost Female Impersonators

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Aug. 15, 1953
    Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Drag queens, Night life
    Subject: Lee Leonard, Robin Raye
  8. At the Victory Club Tonite

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 25, 1952
    Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Drag queens, Music
    Subject: Lee Leonard
  9. America's Foremost Female Impersonators

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 18, 1954
    Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Drag queens
    Subject: Lee Leonard, Robin Raye
  10. Mr. Gadabout

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 22, 1952
    Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Drag queens
    Subject: Fred Hamilton, Lee Leonard, Robin Ray
  11. Two Sensational Female Impersonators

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Dec. 27, 1952
    Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Drag kings, Drag queens, Music
    Subject: Lee Leonard, Robin Raye
  12. Ray Now a Buxom Rae: Female Impersonator Needn't Fake Again--Says Surgery Made Him a Her

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Carpozi, George
    Date: May 28, 1956
    Topics: Appearance, Clothing, Gender realignment surgery, Mental health, Transgender people
    Subject: Ray Bourbon
  13. The Fabulous Lee Leonard

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Dec. 31, 1956
    Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Drag queens
    Subject: Lee Leonard, The Owl Club
  14. Cheerio Club Presents America's Foremost Female Impersonators

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Jan. 5, 1953
    Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Drag kings, Drag queens
    Subject: Lee Leonard, Robin Raye
  15. Top Hat Night Club

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 2, 1954
    Topics: Advertisements, Drag, Female impersonators, Night life
    Subject: Chris Lucky, Dick Barrett, Jay Diamond, Lynn Baker, Tommy Glenn, Ty Bennett