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  1. 44 Guys, Arrested As Dolls, Jam Court

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 1962
    Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, Crossdressing, Female impersonators
    Description: This is a newspaper clipping from the New York Post that describes an arrest of 44 men for "impersonating women."

  2. Arthur Bell Profiles Roller Arena

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Bell, Arthur
    Date: Oct. 30, 1978
    Topics: Crossdressing, LGBTQ+ communities, Roller skating
    Subject: Rollerena Fairy Godmother
    Description: This is a profile of Roller-Arena Fairy Godmother written by Arthur Bell.

  3. Controversy Erupts Over Drag Act

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: GAY Magazine, Skir, Leo
    Date: Mar. 12, 1973
    Topics: Crossdressing, Drag performers, Lesbians, Transvestites
    Subject: Gay Activists Alliance (GAA), Lesbian Liberation Committee, Liz Eden, Pudgy Roberts, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR)
    Description: This item is a clipping from GAY Magazine Vol. 4 No. 97 about the controversy surrounding Pudgy Roberts' drag performance at a Gay Activist Alliance meeting.

  4. Cops Grab 44 in Dresses - And a Real Girl in Slacks

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 1962
    Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, Crossdressing, Female impersonators
    Description: This is a newspaper clipping from the New York Post that describes an arrest of 44 men for "impersonating women."

  5. 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.

  6. Murphy's Raid Waltzes Off 44 At Artists' Ball

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 1962
    Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, Crossdressing, Drag balls, Female impersonators
    Description: This is a newspaper clipping from the New York Post that describes an arrest of 44 men for "impersonating women."

  7. Once Upon A Time...

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 14, 1977
    Topics: Crossdressing, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ weddings
    Subject: Rollerena Fairy Godmother
    Description: These are clippings from Michael's Thing about a wedding featuring Rollerena as maid of honor.

  8. Roller Arena Writes

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Rollerena
    Date: Aug. 7, 1978
    Topics: Crossdressing, LGBTQ+ communities
    Subject: Rollerena Fairy Godmother
    Description: This is a clipping from Gaysweek, where Rollerena wrote to the Soho Weekly News asking not to be described as a "drag queen."

  9. Rollerena Comic

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Thomas, Michael
    Date: circa 1981
    Topics: Crossdressing, LGBTQ+ communities, Roller skating
    Subject: Rollerena Fairy Godmother
    Description: This is a comic published in The New York Native about the life of Rollerena Fairy Godmother.

  10. Set Bails in 'Operation Drag Net'

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 1962
    Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, Crossdressing, Drag balls, Female impersonators
    Description: This is a newspaper clipping from the New York Post that describes an arrest of 44 men for "impersonating women."

  11. 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.

  12. Vote Baby, Vote! and Other Clippings

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Autumn 1992
    Topics: Crossdressing, Drag community, QTPOC
    Subject: Joan Jett Blakk, RuPaul, Wigstock
    Description: These are clippings from Thing magazine, including an article by Joan Jett Blakk titled "Vote Baby, Vote!" and images from Wigstock 1992.