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José Sarria pilgrimage to the gravesite of Joshua Norton (Side A) | Live audio recording of the 1996 José Sarria pilgrimage to the gravesite of Joshua Norton. Topics include Joshua Norton, Widow Norton, gay, lesbian, politics, music, comedy, and Colma Cemetery. Tape 17 label: Side A: Norton Pilgrimage Colma Cemetery. 3/3/1996. Microcassette. | 1996 | |
José Sarria pilgrimage to the gravesite of Joshua Norton (Side B) | Live audio recording of the 1996 José Sarria pilgrimage to the gravesite of Joshua Norton. Topics include Joshua Norton, Widow Norton, gay, lesbian, politics, music, comedy, and Colma Cemetery. Tape 17 label: Side B: Norton Pilgrimage Colma Cemetery. 3/3/1996. Microcassette. | 1996 | |
San Francisco residents discuss gay acceptance in the city | San Francisco residents discuss gay acceptance in the city from the 1960s to the 1990s. Topics include San Francisco, gay rights, suicide, and liberal cities. Tape 26: Side A: Friendly Spirits. Ken McDonald. 8/3/1996. Microcassette. | 1996 | |
BAAITS/SF LGBT Center Tenant Announcement | A letter announcing that Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirits (BAAITS) will be a tenant at the new San Francisco LGBT Center. The BAAITS mission statement and organization description are included in the announcement. This digital collection was created in part through the generous support of… Show more | 2001 | |
Pride flag cityscape painting | A painting by Gilbert Baker depicting a San Francisco cityscape, seen from the perspective of Harvey Milk Plaza, with Pride flags lining the street. | 1996 | |
Tamara Ching interview | Susan Stryker interviews Tamara Ching, a sex worker, trans woman, and native San Franciscan. Ching extensively discusses her experience of living and working in the Tenderloin, describing sex work as a source of lifelong validation and pride, despite the harassment and violence she endured as a… Show more | 2001 | |
Felicia "Flames" Elizondo interview, part 1 | Susan Stryker interviews Felicia Elizondo, known as Felicia Flames, who was a sex worker, drag queen, and trans woman strongly associated with San Francisco's Tenderloin district. In this section, Elizondo tells her life story; she was born in Texas and moved to San Francisco as a teenager,… Show more | 2001 | |
Felicia "Flames" Elizondo interview, part 2 | Susan Stryker interviews Felicia Elizondo, known as Felicia Flames, who was a sex worker, drag queen, and trans woman living in San Francisco's Tenderloin district. In this section, Elizondo describes her transition as a patient of Dr. Harry Benjamin, including the medical and social aspects… Show more | 2001 | |
Aleshia Brevard interview, part 1 | Susan Stryker interviews Aleshia Brevard, an actor, model, author, theatre professor, and trans woman. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Brevard worked at Finocchio's drag revue as a Marilyn Monroe impersonator; a trans co-worker, Stormy, helped her to begin transitioning. She lived at the… Show more | 2001 | |
Aleshia Brevard interview, part 2 | Susan Stryker interviews Aleshia Brevard, an actor, model, author, theatre professor, and trans woman. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Brevard worked at Finocchio's drag revue as a Marilyn Monroe impersonator. In this section, Brevard narrates over a series of photographs from her career in… Show more | 2001 | |
Elliott Blackstone interview, part 1 | Susan Stryker interviews Elliott Blackstone, a retired police officer with the San Francisco Police Department. In 1962, Blackstone became the department's official liaison with the LGBTQ community, and worked extensively with trans women in the Tenderloin, including the group Conversion Our… Show more | 2001 | |
Elliott Blackstone interview, part 2 | Susan Stryker interviews Elliott Blackstone, a retired officer with the San Francisco Police Department. In 1962, Blackstone became the department's official liaison with the LGBTQ community, and worked extensively with trans women in the Tenderloin. Stryker speaks with Blackstone about his… Show more | 2001 | |
Elliott Blackstone interview, part 3 | Susan Stryker and colleagues interview Elliott Blackstone, a retired police officer with the San Francisco Police Department. In 1962, Blackstone became the department's official liaison with the LGBTQ community. In this section, Blackstone tells stories about his career, explains his… Show more | 2001 | |
Amanda St. Jaymes interview, part 1 | Susan Stryker interviews Amanda St. Jaymes, a trans woman who moved to the Tenderloin in December 1963 at the age of 19. St. Jaymes worked at the Chukker Club, a 1960s venue frequented by trans people, and later went to clerical school; in 1972, after her transition, she married and moved to… Show more | 2001 | |
Amanda St. Jaymes interview, part 2 | Susan Stryker interviews Amanda St. Jaymes, a trans woman who moved to the Tenderloin in December 1963 at the age of 19. St. Jaymes worked at the Chukker Club, a 1960s venue frequented by trans people, and later went to clerical school; in 1972, after her transition, she married and moved to… Show more | 2001 | |
Amanda St. Jaymes interview, part 3 | Susan Stryker interviews Amanda St. Jaymes, a trans woman who moved to the Tenderloin in December 1963 at the age of 19. St. Jaymes worked at the Chukker Club, a 1960s venue frequented by trans people, and later went to clerical school; in 1972, after her transition, she married and moved to… Show more | 2001 | |
Ed Hansen interview, part 1 | Susan Stryker interviews Ed Hansen, a pastor who worked with young people in the Tenderloin in the 1960s, including the organization Vanguard. Hansen reminisces about Tenderloin organizing and his clients' demands and concerns, and also tells some lighter-hearted anecdotes. Portions of this… Show more | 2001 | |
Ed Hansen interview, part 2 | Susan Stryker interviews Ed Hansen, a pastor who worked with young people in the Tenderloin in the 1960s, including the organization Vanguard. In this section, Hansen talks about Tenderloin sex workers, police harassment, alcohol and drugs, and young gender-nonconforming people's search for… Show more | 2001 | |
Victoria Rue interview | This interview was recorded as part of the Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club oral history project. The Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club (RLSC) is a club in the Rossmoor senior community in Walnut Creek, California. The club was founded in 2009 by Carol Morton and has a mission of "provid[ing] social… Show more | 2021-11-18 | |
Victoria Rue interview [part 1] | This interview was recorded as part of the Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club oral history project. The Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club (RLSC) is a club in the Rossmoor senior community in Walnut Creek, California. The club was founded in 2009 by Carol Morton and has a mission of "provid[ing] social… Show more | 2021-11-18 | |
Victoria Rue interview [part 2] | This interview was recorded as part of the Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club oral history project. The Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club (RLSC) is a club in the Rossmoor senior community in Walnut Creek, California. The club was founded in 2009 by Carol Morton and has a mission of "provid[ing] social… Show more | 2021-11-18 | |
Empress Marlena and Empress Ginger interview with Mary Richards (Side B) | Tape 23 label: "Court System. I. Marlina Ginger. June 1996". Topics: Imperial Court System, Drag | 1996 | |
Empress Marlena and Empress Ginger interview with Mary Richards, Part II | Tape 22 label: "Side A: Court System II. Side B: Marlina Ginger". Topics: Imperial Court System, Drag | 1996 | |
Ducal Court interviews with Mary Richards (Side A) | Tape 25 label: "Side A: Ducal Court" | 1996 | |
Ducal Court interviews with Mary Richards (Side B) | Tape 25 label: "Side A: Ducal Court" | 1996 | |
Greta Grass interview with Mary Richards (Side A) | Bartender and Imperial Court figure Greta Grass Interview With Mary Richards to Discuss the gay nightlife history of San Francisco. (Side A.) Tape 20 label: Side A: Greta Grass. 2/28/1996. Microcassette. | 1996 | |
Greta Grass interview with Mary Richards (Side B) | Bartender and Imperial Court figure Greta Grass interview with Mary Richards to discuss the gay nightlife history of San Francisco. (Side B.) Tape 20 label: Side A: Greta Grass. 2/28/1996. Microcassette. | 1996 | |
Ken McDonald of Friendly Spirit interview with Mary Richards (Side A) | Tape 21 label: "Side A: Men Behind Bars. August 1994. Side B: Friendly Spirit." | 1996 | |
Ken McDonald of Friendly Spirit interview with Mary Richards (Side B) | Tape 21 label: "Side A: Men Behind Bars. August 1994. Side B: Friendly Spirit." | 1996 | |
Coming Home Hospice Bingo recordings and interviews with Mary Richards (Side A) | Tape 24 label: "BINGO. June 1996." Topics: HIV/AIDS | 1996 | |
Coming Home Hospice Bingo recordings and interviews with Mary Richards (Side B) | Tape 24 label: "BINGO. June 1996." Topics: HIV/AIDS | 1996 | |
Emperor Matthew Brown interview with Mary Richards (side A) | Tape 19 label: "Side A: Court Matthew Brown". 1996. Topics: Imperial Court System, Drag | 1996 | |
Emperor Matthew Brown interview with Mary Richards (side B) | Tape 19 label: "Side A: Court Matthew Brown". 1996. Topics: Imperial Court System, Drag | 1996 | |
Charlotte Coleman interview with Mary Richards (Side A) | Tape 18 label: "Charlotte Coleman Charpe's. March 1996". Topics: Charpe's, Women, History of LGBTQ Bars, Lesbians, Black Cat, Gay men, Tavern Guild | 1996 | |
Charlotte Coleman interview with Mary Richards (Side B) | Tape 18 label: "Charlotte Coleman Charpe's. March 1996". Topics: Charpe's, Women, History of LGBTQ Bars, Lesbians, Mona's | 1996 | |
Empress Marlena and Empress Ginger interview with Mary Richards (Side A) | Tape 23 label: "Court System. I. Marlina [sic] Ginger. June 1996". Topics: Imperial Court System, Drag | 1996 | |
Kinsey Sicks photograph [1] | Photograph of Kinsey Sicks posing before or after a show. Members pictured include: Kevin Kirkwood (Trixie), Ben Schatz (Rachel), Chris Dilley (Trampolina), and Irwin Keller (Winnie). | 2001 | |
Dragapella! poster | Poster for the Kinsey Sicks off-Broadway show, Dragapella! which took place at Studio 54. Members pictured include: Irwin Keller (Winnie), Ben Schatz (Rachel), Chris Dilley (Trampolina), and Maurice Kelly (Trixie). | 2001 | |
Kinsey Sicks in convertible | The Kinsey Sicks ride in a convertible during a parade in Provincetown, Massachusetts, circa 2001. | 2001 | |
Marriage and adoption subject files | Subject files on marriage equality and adoption. | 1996 |