Cover of Trikone Magazine Vol. 14, No. 3, a publication dedicated to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender South Asians (1999).
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Happy Pride! Pictured here is a cover of Transsexual News Telegraph (TNT), featuring an iconic image of Susan Stryker burning her surgery approval form (1993).
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Cover of the Tartan Skirt, a Scottish periodical dedicated to the “gender community"---people who identified as crossdressers, transsexuals, and transgender (2000).
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Happy AAPI Heritage Month! Flyer for birthday roast honoring Coco LaChine, empress of the Imperial Court of New York (ca. 1990s).
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Autographed photo of Shuug Au Sing, a Chinese-American female impersonator who worked in the Seattle drag circuit (c. 1946-1956).
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Spread from “We Are Special,” brochure created by the Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center on HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention (ca. 1996-99).
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Photo of Alexis Francois, genderfluid drag queen, hairstylist, and wig maker, whose photo collection captures decades of elegance and camp in San Francisco.
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Photo from Mosaic, a photography collection of Asian queer and trans individuals, including drag performances, street photos, and models in traditional garb (1985).
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Article from SF Weekly, “Drag Kings: Sometimes Girls Will be Boys,” detailing the drag king scene in San Francisco (1995).
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