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  1. A Candle for S.I.R.

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Independent Voices
    Creator: Patterson, Gary
    Date: Jul. 26, 1968 to Aug. 1, 1968
    Topics: Drag balls, Gay movement, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Police, Police raids
    Subject: Conversion Our Goal (C.O.G.), Earle Marsh, Sexual Freedom League, Society for Individual Rights (SIR)
  2. A Gay Interview

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Independent Voices
    Creator: Van, Eddie, Perry, H. L.
    Date: Apr. 15, 1977 to Apr. 21, 1977
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Drag, Drag balls, Drag queens, Gay community, Homosexuality, Interviews, Police, Police raids, Transgender people
  3. A Journey to an Overlooked Past

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Biederman, Marcia
    Date: Jun. 11, 2000
    Topics: Ball culture, Drag balls, Harlem Renaissance, Masquerading
    Subject: Hamilton Lodge
    Description: Subsection of a larger New York Times article on New York City’s history as the site of the gay rights movement. The clipping discusses the ballroom scene in Harlem, specifically during the 1920s a...
  4. Aching to Be a Prima Donna, When You’re a Man

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Canby, Vincent
    Date: Mar. 13, 1991
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag balls, Drag families, Drag queens
    Subject: Dorian Corey, Jennie Livingston, Pepper Labeija, Venus Extravaganza, Willi Ninja
    Description: A description of the film "Paris is Burning", and a brief explanation of the ball culture explored in the film that acknowledges prominent individuals.
  5. An Exotic Gay Subculture Turns Poignant Under Scrutiny

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Dunning, Jennifer
    Date: Mar. 23, 1991
    Topics: Ballroom families, Drag balls, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ people of color, Transvestites
    Subject: Dorian Corey, Jennie Livingston, Meg McLagan, Octavia St. Laurent, Pepper Labeija, Willi Ninja
    Description: A description of how the film "Paris is Burning" relates to ball culture in New York City.
  6. Apes and Peacocks

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
    Creator: Baker, Brock
    Date: Aug. 28, 1971
    Topics: Clothing, Drag balls, Drag queens, Photographs
    Subject: Alec Thompson, Angela Birch, David Johnson, Derek Damms, Dorothy Squires, Eddie Thompson, Jackie Conway, Jean Fredericks, John Watts, Juan Rodriguez, Mark Cook, Paul Shannon, Robert Britten, Steve Francis, Sweet Charity, Tilly Rothborough, Tony Maher
    Description: Clipping originally collected by Richard Ekins (from The University of Ulster Trans-Gender Archives/Richard Ekins collection at the Transgender Archives, University of Victoria)
  7. Butch Queens in Drag: Issues of Race and Gender

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Independent Voices
    Creator: Cavanagh, Chris
    Date: May 1991 to Jun. 1991
    Topics: Crossdressers, Drag, Drag balls, Film, Voyeurism
    Subject: House of Ninja, House of Saint Laurent, House of Xtravaganza, Jennie Livingston, Madonna, MTV, Paris Is Burning, Pepper Labeija, Pop Cult, Vogue
  8. Cockettes Creative Conflicts

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Independent Voices
    Creator: Geerdes, Clay
    Date: Jan. 18, 1974 to Jan. 24, 1974
    Topics: Camp (Gay culture), Drag, Drag balls, Gender, Gender bending, Homelessness, Homosexuality, Passing (Gender), Poverty
    Subject: Alabama's Ghost (Film), Arthur Meyer, Cockette Paper Doll Book, Dusty Dawn, Fayetta, Fred Hobbs, Gregory Pickup, Hell's Angels, Hibiscus, Hollywood Babylon, John Rothermel, Luminous Procuress (Film), Marquel, Michael Kalman, Nocturnal Dream, Ocean, Pearls over Shanghai, Steven Arnold, Sweet Palm, The Cockettes, The Palace, The Rise and Fall of the World as seen from a Sexual Position (Film), Tinsel Tarts in a Hot Coma
  9. Confessions of a Lesbian Groupie

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Independent Voices
    Creator: Gabe, Carolyn
    Date: Autumn 1989
    Topics: Drag, Drag balls, Entertainers, Erotica, Gender bending, Lesbians, Masculinities
  10. Emmaus Coffee Howus

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Independent Voices
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 10, 1971 to Oct. 16, 1971
    Topics: Businesses, Drag balls, Events
    Subject: Emmaus House, Lilly Rose
  11. Getting it on at the Hookers' Ball

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Independent Voices
    Creator: Thompson, Jennifer L.
    Date: Nov. 1, 1974 to Nov. 7, 1974
    Topics: Crossdressers, Drag balls, Drag queens, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Sexual diversity
    Subject: Foreplay Party, Hooker's Ball, Paul Krassner
  12. Giving Their All at the Drag Ball

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
    Creator: Phoenix, Pat
    Date: Dec. 17, 1977
    Topics: Crossdressing, Drag balls, Drag queens, Femininities, Photographs
    Subject: Andre A'dore, Barry Sullivan, Bill Neech, Fag Ash Lil, Michael Lee, Raymond Edwards
    Description: Clipping originally collected by Richard Ekins (from The University of Ulster Trans-Gender Archives/Richard Ekins collection at the Transgender Archives, University of Victoria)
  13. Lavender lads make woo! woo! Hallowe'en eve

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1950 to circa 1980
    Topics: Crossdressers, Drag balls, Drag queens, Halloween (LGBTQ+ culture), Passing (Gender)
    Description: A newspaper article describing a queer celebration, focusing on the drag performers
  14. 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."
  15. New Years Eve- 1st Anniversary Gala Costume Ball

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 30, 1972
    Topics: Advertisements, Clothing, Crossdressing, Drag, Drag balls, Gatherings
    Subject: Jene Chandler, John Michaels, Ty Bennett