Silver Lake, CA: Dragstrip 66, Publisher, 2001. Unbound. Single sheet, 5 ½ by 4 inches. Blue paper stock. Promo for Dragstrip 66, a LGBTQ+ club founded in 1993, and known for its embrace of the alternative and punk scene, as well as drag. Founded by Paul Vitagliano and his friend..... More
London: Walkerprint. Unbound. no date, perhaps mid 1990s. Single sheet, 8 by 10 inches, on glossy paper stock. Printed on a single side only. A publicity photograph of the gay cabaret and drag acting troupe Bloolips. Founded by Bette Bourne after participating in the European tour of the American gay..... More
Silverlake, CA: Dragstrip 66, Publisher, 1994. Unbound. Two single sheets, stapled together at the upper left corner. Orange and yellow paper stock. 5 ½ by 4 inches. Two handbills promoting events put on by Dragstrip 66, a LGBTQ+ club founded in 1993, and known for its embrace of the alternative..... More
Santa Monica: Highways Performance Space, Publisher, 1995. Unbound. no date, 1995. Single sheet, folded into four pages, measuring approximately 12 by 9 inches. Front cover is an almost full page photograph of Lypsinka (John Epperson), with a smaller photo of Kate Clinton on the rear page. A program for this..... More
Silver Lake, CA: Dragstrip 66, Publisher, 1995. Unbound. Single sheet, printed on both sides, bright pink paper stock. Roughly 8 ½ by 3 ¾ inches. Small photos on each side. A promotional leaflet advertising the celebration of the second anniversary of Dragstrip 66, being held at Rudolpho's of Silverlake. Dragstrip..... More
San Francisco: Josie's Juice Joint, Publisher. Unbound. no date, 1990s. Single sheet, postcard stock, approximately 6 by 4 inches. Color photo of Musty Chiffon on the front, with brief promotional copy on the back. Musty Chiffon was the drag alias of Dini Lamot, a member of the new wave band..... More
San Francisco: Josie's Cabaret, Publisher. Pamphlet. no date, presumed mid to late 1990s. Single sheet, trifold brochure. Black and white photos throughout. A promotional brochure of events being held in April at Josie's Cabaret and Juice Joint in San Francisco. The main feature was Musty Chiffon in a dinner theatre..... More
No Place: No publisher. Unbound. No publisher, place or date. No identifying information with this collection. They came with some Musty Chiffon and other drag material, and in our uneducated opinion, the eye makeup on this performer appears to be almost identical to that of the drag performer Musty Chiffon..... More
Hollywood, CA: The Hollywood Palace and Casino, Publisher. Unbound. no date, perhaps 1993. Single sheet, 5 ½ by 4 ¼ inches. Front features a photo of one of the cast of Vegas in Space, with the reverse announcing the Vegas in Space Ball. This featured dancing to 3am, as well..... More
San Francisco: Lumiere, Publisher. Unbound. San Francisco: no date, presumed early to mid 1990s. Single sheet, yellow paper stock. 8 ½ by 11 inches. Two black and white promotional photos for the film reproduced on the sheet. A flyer promoting Friday and Saturday midnight showings of the cult drag film..... More
Los Angeles: Troma Inc./Nuart, presumed Publishers. Unbound. no date, perhaps 1993. Thick paper stock. 6 by 4 inches. Promo postcard for the cult drag film, Vegas in Space. Written and filmed in the early 1980s, it took the filmmaker and producers almost ten years to raise the funds to be..... More
Beverly Hills: Tri-Sigma Sorority, Publisher, 1977. Wraps. Yellow wraps, roughly 8 ½ by 11 inches. 16 pp., including covers. Early issue of this zine devoted to (heterosexual) crossdressing. It originated in a more zine-like format in the late 1970s before adopting a more polished magazine-style look in the 1980s. The..... More
Silver Lake, CA: VDragstrip 66, Publisher, 1995. Unbound. Single sheet, 5 ½ by 4 inches. Pink paper stock. Promo for Dragstrip 66, a LGBTQ+ club founded in 1993, and known for its embrace of the alternative and punk scene, as well as drag. Founded by Paul Vitagliano and his friend..... More
New York: Published by the Author, 1993. Wraps. Glossy paper wraps. 8 ½ by 7 inches. 26 pp., plus a centerfold fold out. Apparent second issue of this underground comix style zine by Siobhan Meow, a self described anarchist, squatter and interdisciplinary artist. An interview with her on the NYC..... More
New York: Mark Lithographers, 1973. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 48 pp. Black and white photos throughout. An iteration of the magazine, Female Mimics, that began publishing in 1963. As "The History and Significance of FEMALE MIMICS Magazine 1963 1979" by Bob Davis and Carol Kleinmaier notes, this issue, while similar in..... More
Chicago: Novel Books, 1963. Mass Market Paperback. First printing, so stated, although a previous edition, issued by a different publisher was issued in 1955, under the same title. Mass market paperback. 160 pp. A few black and white photos throughout. A first person account of the life of Hedy Jo..... More
New York: Popular Library, 1953. Mass Market Paperback. Mass market paperback. 224 pp. Later reprint of this work originally published in 1933. An early account of a transgender woman and sex-affirming surgery, drawing on the original documents kept by Lili Ilse Elvenes, better known as Lili Elbe. She had a...... More
Boston: Thomes and Talbot, 1872. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Black and white illustrations throughout. Single issue of this journal containing items on history, literature, etc. Perhaps of note in this issue is an article careers of workingmen in Turkey including brief mention of male dancers in Turkey who dress as women..... More