Various authors and issuers, group of LGBTQ+ publications, 1981–1987, documenting community organizing, political advocacy, and public health response during the early years of the AIDS crisis in the United States. The material operates in Cultural/Representational Mode, illustrating how LGBTQ+ communities articulated identity, protest, and survival strategies through print media, and.....
Warhol, Andy. Trash (1970) documents the intersection of underground cinema, LGBTQ performance culture, and the New York avant garde film scene associated with Warhol’s Factory during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Six promotional lobby cards for the film depict cast members including transgender performer Holly Woodlawn and actor Joe.....
[LGBTQ] Bay Area Reporter: Gay Pride Week. Vol. 4 No. 12. San Francisco, 12 June 1974. The Bay Area Reporter was founded in 1971 as a free weekly newspaper serving the LGBT community in the San Francisco Bay Area. 30 pages. 11" x 8." This issue boasts "Readership 50,000 Nationwide".....
[LGBTQ] Bay Area Reporter: Gay Pride Week. Vol. 4 No. 12. San Francisco, 12 June 1974. The Bay Area Reporter was founded in 1971 as a free weekly newspaper serving the LGBT community in the San Francisco Bay Area. 30 pages. 11" x 8." This issue boasts "Readership 50,000 Nationwide".....
Unidentified studio photographer, I Want What I Want, 1972, documents one of the earliest feature films to present a sustained narrative centered on transgender identity, providing visual evidence of how gender transition was interpreted within mainstream cinema prior to the emergence of more nuanced representations in later decades. Based on.....
[LGBTQ] La Cage Aux Folles drag movie lobby card archive of 18 Movie Lobby Cards. 1978 French comedy introduced the concept of gender fluidity and pansexuality to crowds worldwide. One of the most popular and best grossing foreign films of the 70s in America. This archive includes both the first.....
[LGBTQ][Drag][Cross-Dressing] Archive of nine items relating to drag queen “coronations” and drag balls from the California Imperial Court System, one of the oldest and largest LGBTQ organizations in the world. Includes eight programs and one original color photograph. 1977–1982. This archive documents the ceremonial and social culture of California’s drag.....
Mamoulian, Rouben, Queen Christina, 1933, documenting early Hollywood engagement with gender nonconformity and queer-coded historical narrative through the portrayal of Queen Christina of Sweden. The material reflects LGBTQ cultural expression within pre-Code American cinema, illustrating themes of cross-dressing, same-sex intimacy, and female autonomy, and offering insight into how studio productions.....
United Artists Corporation, The Children’s Hour, 1962, documents one of the earliest major Hollywood films to center on the social consequences of accusations of lesbianism, presenting same-sex desire within a framework of rumor, stigma, and institutional fallout. Based on the 1934 play by Lillian Hellman, the film situates its narrative.....
[Lesbian Film] Landmark Lesbian film Personal Best, Archive of 5 original Lobby Cards and one vintage original silver gelatin photo used as a lobby card in movie theaters. Warner Bros., 1981. Lobby Cards measure 11" x 14" in matte color. Original photo measure 8" x 9" in glossy black and.....
Various producers and distributors, queer-themed film photograph archive, 1966 to 1985, documents the gradual emergence and diversification of LGBTQ+ representation in international cinema following the decline of mid-century censorship regimes. Spanning films produced before and after the collapse of the Hollywood Production Code and the rise of the modern ratings.....
Unidentified photographer. Empire Diner social scenes (late 1970s–early 1980s) document everyday social interaction at a well-known Chelsea gathering place associated with New York’s LGBTQ community. The material supports research into queer urban geography, nightlife culture, and informal social networks in Manhattan during a period preceding the AIDS crisis. Centered on.....
Unidentified studio producers, Le secret du Chevalier d’Éon, 1959, documenting early cinematic representation of gender nonconformity through the historical figure of Chevalier d'Éon. The material reflects mid-twentieth-century European film culture engaging with complex questions of gender identity, offering insight into how transgender or gender-nonconforming narratives were interpreted and presented to.....
[LGBTQ Periodical] We Are Here. San Francisco: Gay Youth Community Coalition. Newspaper. 16pp and 8pp double-folded tabloid with services, articles, contacts, ads, and resources for LGBTQ youth as well as HIV/AIDS. Two issues. No date or issue number. Published in the late 1980s-1990s. The smaller issue has a lengthy two.....
[LGBTQ Film] Early 1970s film about the lives of a group of gays who meet in a New York City bar on Christmas Eve. Archive of 6 original vintage silver gelatin photos used as lobby cards in movie theaters. American International Pictures, 1971. All measure 8" x 10" and are.....
Promotional nightlife ephemera produced in New York and New Jersey between 1996 and the early 2000s document club culture within Black, Latinx, and LGBTQ communities during a period when print distribution structured access to music, performance, and social space. These materials identify venues, DJs, and recurring events across house, disco.....
Promotional nightlife ephemera produced in New York City and New Jersey between 1995 and the early 2000s document the organization of club culture within Black, Latinx, and LGBTQ communities during a period when print media structured access to social and musical spaces. These materials identify venues, performers, and recurring events.....
Various editors, The Ladder, 1965–1972, documenting lesbian community formation, identity discourse, and early LGBTQ+ print culture in the United States. The material operates in Cultural/Representational Mode, illustrating how lesbian identity, social concerns, and community networks were articulated through a nationally distributed publication at a time when such visibility remained limited.....
