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  1. The Darktown Strutter's Ball

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Thornton, Timmie, GAY Magazine
    Date: Feb. 15, 1971
    Topics: Drag, Drag queens, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Timmie Thornton
    Description: "The Darktown Strutter's Ball" by Timmie Thornton from from "GAY Magazine" Volume 2 Issue 44. This article discusses Timmie Thornton's experience in the drag scene.
  2. Female Mimics (Vo. 5 No. 4)

     
    Collection: Female Mimics
    Institution: Princeton University Library
    Creator:
    Date: 1974
    Topics: Crossdressing, Drag, Female impersonators, Gender expression, Transgender community
    Description: An issue of "Female Mimics" which includes a number of photographs and short articles covering different gender transgressive practices.
  3. Stonewall Nation 48: Gayness and Hollywood

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: E.H. Butler Library, Buffalo State
    Creator: Siegler, Bob
    Date: Jan. 9, 1974
    Topics: Drag, Female masculinity, LGBTQ+ films
    Subject: Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Myra Breckinridge, Some Like It Hot, Stonewall Nation
    Description: In this episode of Stonewall Nation, host Bob Siegler discusses gay representation in Hollywood films. Discussion ranges from drag and male impersonation to representations of trans identities incl...
  4. Stonewall Nation 49: Drag, Theater, and Gay Life

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: E.H. Butler Library, Buffalo State
    Creator: Siegler, Bob
    Date: Jan. 16, 1974
    Topics: Drag, Gay bars, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Gay Liberation Front, Sarah Bernhardt, Stonewall Nation, William Shakespeare
    Description: In this episode of Stonewall Radio, host Bob Siegler presents a history of drag as well as a critique of the practice on the grounds of sexism.
  5. Film of Empress Reba events, Imperial Court of San Francisco, circa 1968-1969 [2]

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: 1968 to 1969
    Topics: Drag, Drag balls, Gender expression, LGBTQ+ events
    Subject: Empress Reba, Imperial Court of San Francisco
    Description: Film depicting two events. The first is a formal occasion with some participants in drag, including Empress Reba; the second is a more informal Halloween party, with some of the same participants i...
  6. Film of Empress Reba events, Imperial Court of San Francisco, circa 1968-1969 [1]

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: 1968 to 1969
    Topics: Drag, Drag balls, Gender expression, LGBTQ+ events
    Subject: Empress Reba, Imperial Court of San Francisco
    Description: Film depicting two different events. In the first, people drink, celebrate, flirt, and play music in what appears to be a gay bar. A large sign promotes the election campaign of the future Empress ...
  7. Film of a 1960s holiday party and Imperial Court of San Francisco event

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: 1968 to 1969
    Topics: Drag, Drag balls, Gender expression, LGBTQ+ events
    Subject: Imperial Court of San Francisco
    Description: Film depicting two events. The first is a holiday party with both Christmas and Hanukkah decorations. Revelers talk, eat, and show off their drag. The second event is a very elaborate Imperial Cour...
  8. Film of a 1960s drag performance

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: 1968 to 1969
    Topics: Drag, Gender expression, LGBTQ+ events
    Subject: Empress Reba, Imperial Court of San Francisco
    Description: A drag performance at a bar, with the camera occasionally panning over the audience. The drag queens -- including Empress Reba -- lip-synch, dance, and show off men for the crowd.
  9. Film of a 1960s drag cocktail party, picnic, and pool party

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator:
    Date: 1968 to 1969
    Topics: Drag, Gender expression, LGBTQ+ events
    Description: Three events. The first is an evening event described in an onscreen sign as "Cocktail Party Honoring Empress Reba: Hostesses Princess Royal Fanny & Bobby." Partygoers mingle, celebrate, and show o...
  10. Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 644 - Quick Change Artist, Master Drivers And Railway Vicar 1967

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: British Pathé
    Creator:
    Date: 1967
    Topics: Drag, Gender expression, LGBTQ+ theater, Performance art
    Subject: Ricky Renee
    Description: Video clips from an outtake real featuring cabaret performer Ricky Renee.
  11. West Berlin: Ball Of The Year For Transvestites. 1978

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: British Pathé
    Creator: Reuters Agency, Ltd.
    Date: Nov. 12, 1978
    Topics: Crossdressing, Drag, Gender expression, Transvestites
    Description: Transcript and video from a drag ball held in West Berlin in November 1978.
  12. West Berlin: Boys Were Girls And Girls Were Boys At The Carnival Time Transvestites Ball. 1976

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: British Pathé
    Creator: Reuters Agency, Ltd.
    Date: Jan. 27, 1976
    Topics: Crossdressing, Drag, Gender expression, Transvestites
    Subject: Carnival Time Transvestites Ball
    Description: Transcript and video of participants in The Carnival Time Transvestites Ball in West Berlin, 1976.
  13. Scrapbook 06

     
    Collection: Scrapbooks and Albums
    Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
    Creator: Anderson, Adèle
    Date: 1975? to 1982?
    Topics: Drag, Feminism, Gender affirming surgery, Gender roles, Homosexuals, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ films, LGBTQ+ theater, Motion pictures, Transgender people
    Subject: Cosmopolitan, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, Daily Telegraph, Divine, Evening Mail, Evening Standard, Gay News, The Sadista Sisters, The Sun
    Description: This scrapbook includes a range of clippings such as a program for the Sadista Sisters, articles on Divine, and clippings from "Gay Films." This item was made available thanks to the University of ...
  14. Scrapbook 05

     
    Collection: Scrapbooks and Albums
    Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
    Creator: Anderson, Adèle
    Date: 1975?
    Topics: Clothing, Drag, Feminism, Gender affirming surgery, Gender roles, Homosexuals, Lesbians, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ authors, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ theater, Motion pictures, Performance art, Transgender people
    Subject: Birmingham Gay Liberation, Cosmopolitan, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, Evening Mail, Mae West, Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Sun, The Sunday Times, Titbits
    Description: This scrapbook includes a range of clippings such as an article titled: "Why I changed my sex," multiple pieces on "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," and a text called "Women in Drag." This item was ...
  15. Scrapbook 13

     
    Collection: Scrapbooks and Albums
    Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
    Creator: Anderson, Adèle
    Date: 1978?
    Topics: Drag, Feminism, LGBTQ+ activism, Women's movement
    Subject: Cosmopolitan, Daily Express, Dame Edna Everage, Gay Activists Alliance (GAA), News of the World
    Description: This scrapbook includes a wide range of clippings such as an article on Dame Edna Everage, a Gay Activists Alliance pamphlet, and a holiday card addressed to Adele. This item was made available tha...