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  1. Ex-cellmate: ‘Nissen pulled trigger on Brandon’

     
    Collection: Brandon Teena Collection
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Dec. 11, 1999
    Topics: Homophobia, LGBTQ+ victims of hate crimes, Transphobia
    Subject: Jeff Haley, Jerry Soucie, John Lotter, Lincoln Correctional Center, Lisa Lambert, Marvin Nissen, Phillip DeVine, Richardson County District Court
    Description: This article reports new information that former cellmate of Marvin Thomas Nissen, Jeff Haley, whose testimony led to the triple-murder conviction of death-row inmate John Lotter, claims Nissen tol...
  2. Mom wins Brandon death suit Lawyer says dollar

     
    Collection: Brandon Teena Collection
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Duggan, Joe
    Date: Dec. 8, 1999
    Topics: Hate crimes, Mothers, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Transmasculine people
    Subject: Brandon Teena, Charles Laux, Herbert Friedman, Joann Brandon, John Lotter, Lisa Lambert, Marshall Maddox, Orville Coady, Phillip DeVine, Richard Boucher, Scott Schock, The Falls City Journal, Thomas Nissen
    Description: An article from The Lincoln Journal Star describing the death suit of Brandon Teena. The text goes into the details surrounding the case and its results. Content warning: This item relates to t...
  3. Interview with Kimberly Peirce

     
    Collection: Brandon Teena Collection
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Scott, Tobias
    Date: Oct. 27, 1999
    Topics: Anti-LGBTQ+ violence, Anti-queer violence, Anti-transgender violence, Gender identity, Sexual violence, Transmasculine people
    Subject: Boys Don't Cry, Brandon Teena, Brendan Sexton III, Chloe Sevigny, Hilary Swank, John Lotter, Kate Bornstein, Kimberly Peirce, Lana Tisdel, Pauline Cushman, Peter Sarsgaard, The Brandon Teena Story, The Onion, The Village Voice, Thomas Nissen, Transsexual Menace
    Description: Transcript of an interview with Kimberly Peirce conducted by Scott Tobias and published by The A.V. Club on October 27, 1999. The discussion centers around various topics related to research and pr...
  4. Out of the CLOSET–with style

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Carroll, Felix
    Date: Oct. 21, 1999
    Topics: Crossdressers, LGBTQ+ events
    Subject: Brenda Vida, Dallas Denny, Fantasia Fair, Jayne Robinson, Lisa Mitchell, Miqqi Alicia Gilbert, Unitarian-Universalist Meetinghouse
    Description: A clipping about Fantasia Fair in Provincetown, Massachusettes and the people who attend it.
  5. Judge rules against sheriff in Teena case

     
    Collection: Brandon Teena Collection
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: O'Bryan, Will
    Date: Oct. 8, 1999
    Topics: Hate crimes, Law, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Transphobia
    Subject: Brandon Teena, Charles Laux, Herbert Friedman, Joann Brandon, John Lotter, Marvin Nissen, Omaha World-Herald, Orville Coady, The Blade
    Description: This text describes the verdict of Judge Orville Coady in the case of Sheriff Charles Laux for his role in the wrongful death of Brandon Teena. This article appeared in The New York Blade on Octobe...
  6. Double Trouble

     
    Collection: Brandon Teena Collection
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Hohlt, Jared
    Date: Oct. 7, 1999
    Topics: Gender expression, Hate crimes, LGBTQ+ films, LGBTQ+ relationships, Murders of LGBTQ+ people
    Subject: All She Wanted, Aphrodite Jones, Boys Don't Cry, Brandon Teena, Charles Laux, Chloe Sevigny, Greta Olafsdottir, Hilary Swank, Joann Brandon, John Gregory Dunne, John Lotter, Kimberly Peirce, Lana Tisdel, Linda Gutierres, Susan Muska, The Brandon Teena Story, The New Yorker, The Village Voice, Thomas Nissen
    Description: This article describes the events preceding Brandon Teena's murder and compares them to their portrayal in the film, "Boys Don't Cry". The text also mentions the documentary, "The Brandon Teena Sto...
  7. Self-castration death horror

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Cork LGBT Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Sep. 21, 1999
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery, Trans women
    Subject: Margaret O'Regan
    Description: Content warning: this item contains potentially sensitive material related to suicide and self harm. Article originally published in the September 21, 1999 issue of the Irish Independent.
  8. TransForum

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Kelley-Jahman, Dorian
    Date: Sep. 1999
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Coming out, Counseling in secondary education, Drag, Drama, Gender affirming surgery, Teaching, Trans, Transsexual people
    Subject: Damien Kelly, George Bush, Jimmy Swaggert, Naomi Campbell, Newt Gingrich, Rush Limbaugh
    Description: Clipping from pages 68-69 of Clikque Magazine, September 1999, published by Dwight Powell.
  9. Hi-Ho Silverlake

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: McQuaid, Peter
    Date: Aug. 22, 1999
    Topics: African American LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Blackface entertainers, Drag performers, Drag queens, Gay political activists, Gentrification, Lesbian political activists, LGBTQ+ activists, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ night life
    Subject: Andrew Dibben, Ann Magnuson, Beck, Bibbe Hansen, Black Fag, Buff Chandler, Channing Hansen, Jackie Goldberg, Jorjee Douglass, LGBTQ Fashion, Madonna, Mattachine Society, Mimi Pond, Neal Guthrie, Ron Athey, Spaceland, Stone Fox, Sweet P, Vaginal Davis
    Description: New York Times article on music and fashion in Silverlake and the Hollywood area. It includes many mentions of LGBTQ+ performers, bands, etc.
  10. Brandon Teena: Anatomy of a Murder

     
    Collection: Brandon Teena Collection
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Shales, Tom
    Date: Jul. 26, 1999
    Topics: Anti-LGBTQ+ violence, Assigned female at birth, LGBTQ+ victims of hate crimes, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Transmasculine people
    Subject: Brandon Teena, Greta Olafsdottir, John Lotter, Susan Muska, The Brandon Teena Story, Thomas Nissen
    Description: A Washington Post review of The Brandon Teena Story, a Cinemark documentary detailing the murder of Brandon Teena. Content warning: This item relates to the death of Brandon Teena, who was murd...
  11. Masculine/Feminine

     
    Collection: Brandon Teena Collection
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Ferguson, Stuart
    Date: Jul. 26, 1999
    Topics: FtMs, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Sexual assault, Transphobia
    Subject: Brandon Teena, John Lotter, Lana Tisdel, Leslie Tisdel, Lisa Lambert, Phillip DeVine, Thomas Nissen
    Description: This article talks about "The Brandon Teena Story" from Cinemax and details about Brandon's past as well as going more into John Lotter's and Thomas Nissen's past. Content warning: This item rel...
  12. 'I Never Thought I Was Going to Be Part of Gay History'

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Isay, David
    Date: Jun. 27, 1999
    Topics: Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, Latino/a/x transgender people, Lesbian relationships, LGBTQ+ unhoused people, Stonewall riots, Substance abuse, Trans women
    Subject: Gay History, Julia Murray, Mental Health, Sylvia Rivera, Transgender House, Transie House
    Description: New York Times article interviewing Sylvia Rivera about her life 30 years after Stonewall.
  13. Floridian Transsexual Woman Elected to Public Office

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: LGBTQ+ Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: Jun. 1999
    Topics: LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ parents, Politicians, Trans women, Transgender political activists
    Subject: Diane Arnold, Lottie Albert, Miami Herald, QUILL
    Description: A clipping from the June 1999 issue of "Community Pride Reporter," titled: "Floridian Transsexual Woman Elected to Public Office" discussing the election of Diane Arnold.
  14. Changing Perceptions About Hate Crimes

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Apr. 13, 1999
    Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Black transgender people, Hate crimes, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Trans women
    Subject: Fenway Community Health Center, Matthew Shepard, Rita Hester
    Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to transphobic violence.
  15. Hate Crime Reports on the Rise

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Witkowski, Tom
    Date: Apr. 13, 1999
    Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Black transgender people, Hate crimes, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Trans women
    Subject: Anti Violence Project, Fenway Community Health Center, George A. Stallings, Monique Thomas, Rita Hester
    Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to transphobic violence.
  16. Gender Questioning Teen in Cleveland Ends the Pain

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: LGBTQ+ Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries
    Creator:
    Date: Apr. 1999
    Topics: Bullying, Gender expression, Gender identity, LGBTQ+ suicide, Queer youth
    Subject: Cleveland News-Herald, Nicole Seely
    Description: A clipping from the April 1999 issue of "Community Pride Reporter," titled: "Gender Questioning Teen in Cleveland Ends the Pain" discussing the life of fifteen-year-old Nicole Seely. Content Warnin...
  17. Man shot, killed in second slaying of cross-dressing men

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Mar. 5, 1999
    Topics: Gender expression, LGBTQ+ sex workers, LGBTQ+ victims of hate crimes, Murders of LGBTQ+ people
    Subject: John Cannon, Steve Dwayne Garcia
    Description: A short article featured in the March 5, 1999 issue of the "Houston Voice." Describes the murder of an "unidentified man dressed as a woman." Content Warning: This item depicts potentially sensitiv...
  18. Westchester Guide: Gathering of Indian Women

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Feb. 28, 1999
    Topics: Indigenous LGBTQ+ people, Two-Spirit authors
    Subject: American Indian Law Alliance, Chrystos, Coatlicue Theater Company, Murielle Borst, Native Women Weaving Urban Traditions: An Exploration of Inigenous Women and Their Urban Communities, Spiderwoman Theater, The Shy Woman Singers, Tonya Gonnella Frichner
    Description: Newspaper clipping from the New York Times about an event at Sarah Lawrence that includes Indigenous artists from multiple tribes.
  19. 'Brandon Teena': A Crime of Outrage

     
    Collection: Brandon Teena Collection
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Beitiks, Edvins
    Date: Feb. 19, 1999
    Topics: Anti-LGBTQ+ violence, Anti-queer violence, Anti-transgender violence, Gender identity, Sexual violence, Transmasculine people
    Subject: Brandon Teena, Castro Theater, Charles Laux, Greta Olafsdottir, John Lotter, Michelle Lotter, Ron Shepherd, Susan Muska, The Brandon Teena Story, Thomas Nissen
    Description: This article by Edvins Beitiks was published by SFGate on February 19, 1999. The author reviews "The Brandon Teena Story," a documentary about the murder of Brandon Teena by filmmakers Susan Muska ...
  20. Police Take Murder Mystery to the Television Screen

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Goldstein, Debra
    Date: Feb. 16, 1999
    Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Black transgender people, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Trans women
    Subject: Brenda Wynne, Diana Hester, Kathleen Hester, Rita Hester, Silhouette Lounge
    Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to transphobic violence.
  21. The Changeling

     
    Collection: Brandon Teena Collection
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: von Busack, Richard
    Date: Feb. 15, 1999
    Topics: Gender expression, Gender identity, LGBTQ+ victims of rape, Murders of LGBTQ+ people
    Subject: A Clockwork Orange, Brandon Teena, Charles Laux, Greta Olafsdottir, John Lotter, Stephen Holden, Susan Muska, The Brandon Teena Story, The New York Times, Thomas Nissen, Wendy Carlos
    Description: A short review of the movie, "The Brandon Teena Story." Published in the Metropolitan on February 15th, 1999. The article looks at the techniques employed by the filmmakers as well as the story its...
  22. Killing not a gay-bashing, police say

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Hennie, Matthew A.
    Date: Feb. 12, 1999
    Topics: Crossdressing, LGBTQ+ victims of hate crimes, Murders of LGBTQ+ people
    Subject: Lt. Mark Eisenman, Steve Dwayne Garcia
    Description: A short article printed in the February 2, 1999 issue of "Houston Voice." Describes the death by gunshot of Steve Dwayne Garcia. Content Warning: This item depicts potentially sensitive content rel...
  23. River of tears

     
    Collection: Brandon Teena Collection
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Stuart, Jan
    Date: 1999
    Topics: Crossdressing, Gender expression, LGBTQ+ films, Sexual identity
    Subject: Alicia Goranson, Andy Bienen, Boys Don't Cry, Brandon Teena, Brendan Sexton II, Chloe Sevigny, Hilary Swank, Jeannetta Arnette, Jim Denault, John Lotter, Kimberly Peirce, Lana Tisdel, Peter Sarsgaard, Thomas Nissen
    Description: A review of the film "Boys Don't Cry" written by Jan Stuart. Content warning: This item relates to the death of Brandon Teena, who was murdered and sexually assaulted as the target of gruesome a...
  24. Sausage Boy

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections
    Creator: Lewis, Robin Coste
    Date: 1999
    Topics: Erotica, Gender identity, Lesbians, Older lesbians, Pornography, Sex (Act), Women who have sex with women
    Subject: Gay Community News, nothing but the girl
    Description: An erotic short story about an affair between an older lesbian and a transmasculine/questioning person. Originally published on pages 14 through 19 of volume 24, issue 3-4 of Gay Community News.
  25. SUPPORT GAY PRISONERS

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections
    Creator: O'Hara, Rick
    Date: 1999
    Topics: Anti-gay discrimination, Anti-gay violence, Gay men, Homophobia, Letters to the editor, LGBTQ+ imprisonment, LGBTQ+ prisoners, Transgender people
    Subject: Covenant Station, Gay Community News
    Description: A letter to the editor detailing experiences of assault and mistreatment in prison for a gay man and his transgender partner. Originally published on page 3 of volume 24, issue 3-4 of Gay Community...
  26. To Be a Man: "Boys Don't Cry" and the Story of Brandon Teena

     
    Collection: Brandon Teena Collection
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Steinberg, David
    Date: 1999
    Topics: Gender expression, Gender identity, LGBTQ+ films, Masculinities, Queer relationships
    Subject: Boys Don't Cry, Brandon Teena, Chloe Sevigny, Hilary Swank, Jeanetta Arnette, John Lotter, Kimberly Peirce, Lana Tisdel, Peter Sarsgaard
    Description: This text offers an in-depth analysis of the movie "Boys Don't Cry" and asks its audience to question the film's implications. Content warning: This item relates to the death of Brandon Teena, ...
  27. When Looks Can Kill

     
    Collection: Brandon Teena Collection
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Bergman, Anne
    Date: 1999
    Topics: Anti-LGBTQ+ violence, LGBTQ+ films, LGBTQ+ relationships, Murders of LGBTQ+ people
    Subject: Boys Don't Cry, Brandon Teena, Chloe Sevigny, Christine Vachon, Hilary Swank, John Lotter, Kimberly Peirce, Lana Tisdel, Lisa Lambert, Phillip DeVine, The Village Voice, Thomas Nissen
    Description: A film review of "Boys Don't Cry" by Anne Bergman. Examines the movie-making process and Kimberly Peirce's connection to Brandon Teena's story. Content warning: This item relates to the death of...
  28. 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.
  29. 'Rita' Murder Mystery Still Unsolved

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Goldstein, Debra
    Date: Dec. 15, 1998
    Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ memorials, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Trans women
    Subject: Boston Herald, Brenda Wynne, Darrell Hester, Eartha Hester, Jacque's, Nancy Nangeroni, Rita Hester
    Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to transphobic violence.
  30. Transgender Man killed in Hub

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Giordano, Scott A.
    Date: Dec. 3, 1998
    Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Black transgender people, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Trans women
    Subject: Rita Hester
    Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to transphobic violence.
  31. Stabbing Victim a Mystery to Many

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Vasquez, Daniel
    Date: Dec. 1998
    Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Black transgender people, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Trans women
    Subject: Rita Hester
    Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to transphobic violence.
  32. 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...
  33. Suspect Arrested, Faces Extradition

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: The Associated Press
    Date: Sep. 23, 1998
    Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Black transgender people, Murder--Investigation, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Trans women
    Subject: George A. Stallings, Monique Thomas
    Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to transphobic violence.
  34. Slain Man's Car is Found by Police

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Sep. 15, 1998
    Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Black transgender people, Murder--Investigation, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Trans women
    Subject: Monique Thomas
    Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to transphobic violence.
  35. Dorchester Man Found Murdered

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Sep. 13, 1998
    Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Black transgender people, Murder--Investigation, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Trans women
    Subject: Monique Thomas
    Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to transphobic violence.
  36. 11:30 P.M., Imus Plus, Ch. 5

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Cleveland Plain Dealer
    Date: Aug. 18, 1998
    Topics: Abortion, Transsexual people
    Subject: Abe Vigoda, Canary Conn, Kirby Hensley, Patrick McGrady Jr., Victor Gold
  37. Reassigning Sex

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: deMotier, Beren
    Date: Jul. 3, 1998
    Topics: Anti-transgender discrimination, Gay pride, Gender affirming surgery, Gender roles, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ discrimination, Transgender activism
    Subject: ACT UP, Pride Month, Renee Richards
    Description: An article by self-identified lesbian Beren deMotier in the July 3, 1998 issue of the "Houston Voice." deMotier argues that Pride is not about "the obliteration of a dual-gender system." She writes...
  38. California Assembly Passes Transgender Crime Bill

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Jun. 4, 1998
    Topics: Anti-discrimination law, Criminal law, Gender expression, Hate crimes, Law
    Subject: Sheila Kuehl, Wally Knox
    Description: A short article from "The Texas Triangle's" June 4, 1998 issue. Describes a new California law that "promises to strengthen prosecution of gender-related hate crimes."
  39. The Vamps Take Manhattan

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Ahmed, Faraz
    Date: Apr. 1998
    Topics: Anal sex, Crossdressing, Dancers, Hijras, LGBTQ+ night life, Pakistanis--United States, QTPOC, South Asian LGBTQ+ people
    Subject: South Asian Lesbian and Gay Association (SALGA)
    Description: This essay from Trikone Magazine recounts the experiences of a group of Pakistani dancers who cross-dress and work in Manhattan nightlife.
  40. Transsexual Teacher to Get Pension

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Mobile Register
    Date: Feb. 17, 1998
    Topics: Courts, Employment discrimination, Gender realignment surgery, Transsexual people
    Subject: Grossman v. Bernards Township Board of Education, Paula Grossman
  41. Two Baluchi Buggas, A Sindhi Zenana, and the Status of Hijras in Contemporary Pakistan

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Naqvi, Nauman, Mujtaba, Hasan
    Date: Jan. 1998
    Topics: Baluchi (Southwest Asian people), Gender expression, Gender markers, Hijras, Police harassment, QTPOC, South Asian LGBTQ+ people, Transfeminine people, Zenanas
    Subject: Mohammed Aslam
    Description: This essay from Trikone Magazine (Vol. 13, No. 1) discusses South Asian gender identities and associated experiences in Pakistan.
  42. Of Men, Women, and Those Living Somewhere In Between

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Henetz, Patty
    Date: Oct. 26, 1997
    Topics: Crossdressing, Gender affirming surgery, Gender dysphoria, Intersex, Medicalization, Transgender people, Transitioning status
    Subject: An Engendered Species, Atlanta Educational Gender Information Service (AEGIS), Dallas Denny, Harry Benjamin, International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE), Intersex Society of North America, Virginia Prince
    Description: A clipping from a newspaper that discusses many points of view on the issues of medicalization, gender dysphoria, gender-affirming surgeries, and intersex individuals.
  43. Casting Makes the Difference in Quirky Romantic Comedy Different for Girls

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Laird, Gary
    Date: Oct. 10, 1997 to Oct. 16, 1997
    Topics: Gender bending, LGBTQ+ couples, LGBTQ+ films, Transgender romance fiction
    Subject: 1996 Montreal World Film Festival, Adele Anderson, Different for Girls, Grand Prix of the Americas Award, John Chapman, Richard Spence, Rupert Graves, Steven Mackintosh, Tony Marchant
    Description: A film review of "Different for Girls" in TWT, published in the October 10-16, 1997 issue.
  44. Male Radhas and Krishna Bhakti

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Sikand, Yogi
    Date: Oct. 1997
    Topics: Crossdressing, Femininities, Genderfluid identity, Hindu gods, Masculinities, QTPOC, Transfeminine people, Vaishnavism
    Description: This article from Trikone Magazine talks about "genderisation" among Hindus centrally devoted to the god Krishna; many male devotees dress in women's clothing to embody Krishna's female lovers.
  45. "What Sort of Beast Was I?" Thinking Beyond Gender in India

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Vanita, Ruth
    Date: Oct. 1997
    Topics: Ashrams, Hijras, Indian LGBTQ+ people, Non-Euro-American gender and sexual identities, QTPOC, South Asian LGBTQ+ people, Vārkarī sect, Women authors, South Asian, Women's movement
    Description: This article discusses how Indian society creates narratives for opting out of gender categories, of non-victimhood, and of alliances across identity boundaries. It is excerpted from a longer essay...
  46. Noted Transgender Activist Dee McKellar Dies

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Sep. 12, 1997
    Topics: LGBTQ+ obituaries, MtFs, Transgender activism, Transgender people
    Subject: Annise Parker, Boeing, Dee S. McKellar, Gender PAC, Helping CrossDressers Anonymous, Houston Writers League, International Conference on Transgender Law & Employment Policy (ICTLEP), League of Women Voters, Lesbians in Business, NASA, National Lesbian and Gay Law Association (NLGLA), Phyllis Randolph Frye, Q Patrol, Transgender Menace
    Description: Clipping from This Week in Texas, September 12-18, 1997 issue. Obituary for trans activist Dee McKellar, who died at the age of 55 after a heart attack. McKellar was active in multiple organization...
  47. Review: Of Orlando's Sleep

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: LGBTQ+ Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries
    Creator: Maxwell, Daralyn S
    Date: Sep. 1997
    Topics: Gender expression, Gender identity, Lesbians, LGBTQ+ authors, Trans women
    Subject: Jennifer Spry, Orlando's Secret: An Autobiography of Gender
    Description: A clipping from the September 1997 issue of "Community Pride Reporter," titled: "Review: Of Orlando's Sleep" including a book review of "Orlandos's Secret: An Autobiography of Gender."
  48. The Garden Party History

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Jul. 17, 1997
    Topics: Drag, Fundraising, Organisations, Parties
    Subject: Bitch Auxiliary, Garden Party, Tag Kowis
  49. Judge Imposes Maximum Sentence in Pickett Case

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: King, Loren
    Date: May 22, 1997 to May 28, 1997
    Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ siblings, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Trans women, Trials (Murder)--Massachusetts
    Subject: Adrienne Lynch, Chanelle Pickett, Combat Zone (Location), Gabrielle Pickett, Nancy Nangeroni, Playland Cafe, Robert A. Barton, Violence Recovery Program, William C. Palmer
    Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to transphobic violence.
  50. Transvestite Murder Trial Underway

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Update
    Date: Apr. 23, 1997
    Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Black transgender people, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Trans women, Trials (Murder)
    Subject: Chanelle Pickett
    Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to transphobic violence.