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  1. 1982 Was a Great Year! Can 1983 Be Any Better?

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Wicker, Randy
    Date: 1982
    Topics: Black transgender people, Christmas, Drag queens, Gay men, LGBTQ+ sex workers, QTPOC, Roommates, Transfeminine people
    Subject: David Combs, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, Uplift Lighting, Willie Brashears
    Description: The 1982 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 des...
  2. 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...
  3. 1987 So Proud of You, Son Merry Christmas 1988

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Wicker, Randy
    Date: Dec. 21, 1988
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Lesbians, QTPOC, Roommates, Stealth (Transgender), Transfeminine people
    Subject: David Combs, Heritage of Pride, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, Uplift Lighting, Willie Brashears
    Description: Content warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to suicide.
  4. 1992 Good Riddance to You!

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Wicker, Randy
    Date: Dec. 1992
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, QTPOC, Roommates, Stonewall riots, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Christopher Street Liberation Day March, George Flimlin, Heritage of Pride, Irish Lesbian and Gay Organization (ILGO), John Klar, Marsha P. Johnson, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Tom Duane, Willie Brashears
    Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to suicide.
  5. 1993 Xmas Letter and George Flimlin Memorial

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Wicker, Randy
    Date: 1993
    Topics: Birthday cakes, Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, HIV/AIDS, Indigenous transgender people, QTPOC, Roommates, Trans women, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Cocoa Rodriguez, David Combs, George Flimlin, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, The Anvil, Uplift Lighting, Willie Brashears
    Description: Content Warning: This item contains homophobic language.
  6. 1995 Xmas Letter

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Wicker, Randy
    Date: Dec. 23, 1995
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, Gay pride, Indigenous transgender people, Latino/a/x transgender people, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Transfeminine people, Venezuelan Americans
    Subject: AIDS Memorial Candlelight Parade, Bob Hooker, Christopher Street Festival, Cocoa Rodriguez, Edward Lacey, Marsha P. Johnson, Mothers March Against AIDS, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera, Uplift Lighting, Willie Brashears
    Description: The handwritten draft of the 1995 issue of an annual newsletter written by Marsha P. Johnson's roommate, Randy Wicker, in which he provides updates on his life and business, including obituary note...
  7. A Letter Written by Randy Wicker to Ali

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Wicker, Randy
    Date: Nov. 3, 1982
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, QTPOC, Roommates, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, Willie Brashears
    Description: A Thanksgiving letter from Randy Wicker to Ali based in Cairo, Egypt. Wicker discusses how he first became roommates with Marsha P. Johnson through Willie Brashears.
  8. A Photograph of Marsha P. Johnson Posing in Front of Cacti with Willie Brashears, Randy Wicker, and George Flimlin

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, QTPOC, Transfeminine people
    Subject: George Flimlin, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, Willie Brashears
    Description: A photograph of Marsha P. Johnson posing in front of tall cacti with a group. From left to right this group includes her roommate Willie Brashears, an unknown person wearing a pink jacket and skirt...
  9. A Photograph of Marsha P. Johnson Posing with a Group in a Living Room, Wearing a Red Flannel and White Pants

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, QTPOC, Transfeminine people
    Subject: George Flimlin, Marsha P. Johnson, Willie Brashears
    Description: A Polaroid featuring Marsha P. Johnson wearing a red flannel with white pants, posing with a group of people in a living room. This group includes Randy Wicker’s partner George Flimlin standing to ...
  10. Footage of Marsha P. Johnson at Willie Brashear's Birthday Party

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Dec. 3, 1991
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ death and dying, QTPOC, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Uplift Lighting, Willie Brashears
    Description: A video of Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, and friends celebrating Willie Brashears' birthday. Death and HIV/AIDS are discussed.
  11. Here's Laughing with You - 1983

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Wicker, Randy
    Date: Dec. 21, 1983
    Topics: Black transgender people, Christmas, Drag queens, Gay men, New Year, QTPOC, Sex work, Transfeminine people
    Subject: David Combs, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, Willie Brashears
    Description: Content warning: This item contains nudity and racist language.