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  1. 1985 Season's Greetings 1986

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Wicker, Randy
    Date: 1986
    Topics: Black transgender people, Christmas, Drag queens, Gay men, QTPOC, Roommates, Trans women, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Christopher Street Liberation Day Committee (CSLDC), Christopher Street Liberation Day March, David Combs, Ed Koch, Malú, Marsha P. Johnson, People with AIDS Coalition, Randy Wicker, Willie Brashears
    Description: The 1986 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. The author exp...
  2. Christine Howey and Niela Miller at Fantasia Fair

     
    Collection: Alison Laing's Photographs
    Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1975 to circa 1999
    Topics: LGBTQ+ events, Trans women, Transgender people
    Subject: Christine Howey, Fantasia Fair, Niela Miller
    Description: Niela Miller (right) speaks at Fantasia Fair event while Christine Howey looks on. Undated.
  3. Having pie at Chrissy Berlin Pahk's, with Michael Pahk, Stephen Sprouse, Holly Woodlawn, Paige Powell, Brigid Berlin

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: Stanford University Special Collections
    Creator: Warhol, Andy
    Date: Dec. 3, 1985
    Topics: BIPOC, Gay artists, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, Hispanic transgender people, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ actors, LGBTQ+ people of color, Trans women, Transgender people of color
    Subject: Chrissy Berlin Pahk, Holly Woodlawn, Michael Pahk, Stephen Sprouse
    Description: Negatives of photographs taken by Andy Warhol including images of Holly Woodlawn.
  4. Holly Woodlawn, Chrissie Berlin; Cornelia Guest, Sam Bolton, and two women at lunch; Mariachi band and woman at party; Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran on phone; Keith Haring and Nick Rhodes in studio

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: Stanford University Special Collections
    Creator: Warhol, Andy
    Date: Nov. 19, 1985
    Topics: BIPOC, Gay artists, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, Hispanic transgender people, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ actors, LGBTQ+ people of color, Trans women, Transgender people of color
    Subject: Chrissy Berlin Pahk, Cornelia Guest, Holly Woodlawn, Keith Haring, Nick Rhodes, Sam Bolton
    Description: Negatives of photographs taken by Andy Warhol including images of Holly Woodlawn.
  5. How To Tell a Lesbian from a Drag Queen at 40 Paces

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections
    Creator: Henry, Nancy
    Date: Jan. 18, 1986
    Topics: Drag queens, Hair removal, Lesbian culture, Lesbians, MtFs, Passing (Gender), Trans women, Transitioning status
    Subject: Gay Community News, Marsha P. Johnson
    Description: A humorous article dictating how to identify a drag queen, heavily reliant on stereotypes. Originally published on page 7 of volume 13, number 26 of Gay Community News.
  6. Letter from Betty Steiner to Dr. Leonard Hughes (August 12, 1985)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Steiner, Betty W.
    Date: Aug. 12, 1985
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery, MtFs, Trans women, Transgender community
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Betty Steiner to Dr. Leonard Hughes informing Hughes that Dr. Lindsay will no longer be performing vaginoplasties. Steiner notes that The Ontario Health Insurance Plan almost always onl...
  7. Letter from Chris Reid to Rupert Raj (April 22, 1985)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Reid, Chris
    Date: Apr. 22, 1985
    Topics: FtMs, LGBTQ+ activism, MtFs, Trans men, Trans women, Transgender activism, Transgender community
    Subject: Rupert Raj, TSNET
    Description: Letter from Chris Reid to Rupert Raj asking for permission to list Metamorphosis as a reference for a new computerized bulletin board named TSNET.
  8. Letter from Chris Reid to Rupert Raj (May 13, 1985)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Reid, Chris
    Date: May 13, 1985
    Topics: FtMs, MtFs, Trans men, Trans women, Transgender activism, Transgender community, Transgender people's writings
    Subject: Rupert Raj, TSNET
    Description: Letter from Chris Reid to Rupert Raj discussing both personal and professional matters. Reid discusses the development of an artificial penis called a “PPD” or Prosthetic Phallic Device. Further in...
  9. Letter from Christine Victoria Reid to Rupert Raj (September 3, 1985)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Reid, Chris
    Date: Sep. 3, 1985
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery, LGBTQ+ activism, MtFs, Trans men, Trans women, Transgender activism, Transgender community
    Subject: Michelle Hunt, Rupert Raj, TSNET
    Description: Letter from Chris Reid to Rupert Raj including discussion about different technological programs that Reid uses, various life updates, new developments on phalloplasty, and TSNET. Reid discusses pl...
  10. Letter from Jana Thompson to Rupert Raj (September 9, 1985)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Thompson, Jana
    Date: Sep. 9, 1985
    Topics: MtFs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans women, Transgender activism
    Subject: Jana Thompson, Rupert Raj
    Description: Jana Thompson sends an update letter to Rupert Raj announcing she will be going forth with "complete sex reassignment." She gives updates on kids and asks for a new membership card and some Metamor...
  11. Letter from Jane Fjeld to Rupert Raj (July 5, 1985)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Fjeld, Jane
    Date: Jul. 5, 1985
    Topics: LGBTQ+ prisoners, MtFs, Trans women
    Subject: Metamorphosis, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Jane Fjeld, Director of Policy and Parole Services, to Rupert Raj requesting a meeting to discuss MtFs to better support people who are involved with her program.
  12. Letter from Theodore I. Friedman to Rupert Raj (July 21, 1987)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Friedman, Theodore I.
    Date: Jul. 21, 1987
    Topics: Gender dysphoria, MtFs, Trans women, Transsexual people
    Subject: Metamorphosis, Rupert Raj, Theodore I. Friedman
    Description: Letter from Theodore I. Friedman expressing appreciation for the work Raj does and discussing the Tenth International Symposium on Gender Dysphoria in Amsterdam.
  13. Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera at Pride March, 1986

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: 1986
    Topics: Black transgender people, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Trans women, Transfeminine people, Transgender political activists
    Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, New York City Pride, Sylvia Rivera
    Description: A photograph of Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera at a pride event in New York City in 1986.
  14. "Sheila Take a Bow" single cover

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1971
    Topics: Trans women
    Subject: Album Artwork, Candy Darling, The Smiths
    Description: A close-up of a still image of Candy Darling in the Andy Warhol movie, "Women in Revolt" was used as the cover of the 1987 single “Sheila Take a Bow” by The Smiths.
  15. Tracee McDaniel Oral History

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: OUTWORDS
    Creator: McDaniel, Tracee, Mukerjee, Lucy
    Date: Dec. 13, 2022
    Topics: Black transgender people, Entertainers, Intimate partner violence, LGBTQ+ visibility, Trans women, Transgender authors, Transgender autobiographies, Transgender political activists, Transgender rights
    Subject: Atlanta Citizens Review Board, Betty Couvertier, Keisha Lance Bottoms, Peanuts Disco, The Housing Atlanta Program (THAP), Tracee McDaniel, Trans Affairs Committee
    Description: Tracee McDaniel was born on January 20th 1967 in Sumter, South Carolina. At the age of 18, Tracee began performing as her alter ego Destiny (Your Mistress of Illusions), before moving to L.A. and s...