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  1. Bette Midler with Drag Queens at Studio One

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: Rocco, Pat
    Date: 1978
    Topics: Celebrities, Drag queens, Drag shows, Female impersonators, Gay discotheques
    Description: Bette Midler with drag queens at Studio One. 1978.

  2. Cops Slam Door at a Swinging Spot

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
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    Date: Feb. 13, 1965
    Topics: Criminalization of cross-dressing, Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ bars, Police interactions with LGBTQ+ people, Transfemininity, Transgender community
    Description: Newspaper article titled "Cops Slam Door At a Swinging spot" describes the police raid and arrest of patrons at the Chukker Club (misidentified as the "Checker Club") in San Francisco, California; ...

  3. Lena Meets Sir Lady Java at Festive L.A. Birthday Bash

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
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    Date: Aug. 10, 1978
    Topics: Black transgender people, Female impersonators, QTPOC, Trans women
    Subject: Lena Horne, Sir Lady Java
    Description: An article in Jet Magazine about Lena Horne meeting Sir Lady Java at a birthday party at the Piped Piper Club in Los Angeles.

  4. Moonshadow (October 1973)

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: Transsexual Action Organization
    Date: Oct. 1973
    Topics: Anti-transgender discrimination, Drag queens, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, LGBTQ+ newsletters, Police interactions with LGBTQ+ people, Transgender community, Transgender newsletters, Transgender people, Transsexual people
    Subject: Angela Douglas, Gay Liberator, Transsexual Action Organization (TAO)
    Description: An issue of Moonshadow from the Transsexual Action Organization discusses laws about trans people across the globe, including female impersonator performance bans and arrests of trans people. Snipp...

  5. Sir Lady Java Fliers

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
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    Date: Nov. 3, 1976
    Topics: Black transgender people, Female impersonators
    Subject: Sir Lady Java
    Description: Fliers for drag performer Sir Lady Java featuring cash prizes and show and dance.

  6. The Chatterbox

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: The Chatterbox
    Date: Mar. 15, 1971
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Crossdressing, Drag, Drag performers, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ people of color, Transgender people
    Subject: Bla Bla Cafe, Groovy Gal Contest
    Description: An edition of the Chatterbox that includes information about female impersonators, photography, and descriptions of drag competitions and events.