TITLE | DESCRIPTION | DATE CREATED | IS FORMAT OF |
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Schneider Victoria 2000-57 | Victoria Schneider is an activist and sex worker best known for her lawsuit against the City and County of San Francisco, concerning an unlawful strip search during her booking at the San Francisco County Jail. Schneider had been placed in the men’s cells, and had requested to be moved to the women… Show more | 1993/1999 | |
Victoria Schneider with COYOTE sign | Victoria Schneider marches in a Pride parade with a sign for the sex workers' organization COYOTE (Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics). | 1999 | |
GRP-EPH Folder Solidarity Gay/Lesbian Liberation circa 1981-1982, undated | Pamphlets and flyers from the Solidarity Gay/Lesbian Liberation folder circa 1981-1982. Some items are undated. | 1981/1982 | |
D'Anne (Denise) Papers, 2021-26 | Denise D’Anne was an activist, environmentalist, civil servant, writer, restaurateur, and candidate for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, as well as a trans woman who transitioned in 1968. D'Anne's collection includes extensive manuscripts and photographs documenting her diverse… Show more | ||
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 | |
Letters to the editor | Newspaper clippings of letters D'Anne wrote to the editors of various publications. Majority of clippings are undated. | 1976/1991 | |
Union WAGE letter of support | A letter from the Union Women's Alliance to Gain Equality (WAGE) supporting D'Anne's request for fair compensation as a city employee. | 1975-08-28 | |
Local 400 letter of support | A letter from Local 400, a union D'Anne was a member of, supporting her claim for fair compensation as a city employee. | 1976-01-07 | |
Discrimination complaint | A discrimination complaint written by a lawyer on behalf of D'Anne. The compliant references anti-trans discrimination D'Anne experienced while working for the City of San Francisco. | 1999-08-13 |