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Gender nonconformity

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on the various manifestations of cross-gender orientation, such as cross-dressing, transsexualism, male or female impersonation, intersexuality, etc., treated collectively.

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Michael Guy & Padric Meagher collection

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 31116021976664]
Identifier: 109-03-04
Scope and Contents

Collection contains materials related to an unidentified gay man including a photograph album showing costume parties, beach outings and a womanless wedding as well as a portrait of the man at the beach wearing a costume dress made of seaweed and a collage of portraits of him at various vacation locations including Pinehaven Camp, Nausuket Beach, Sebago Lake, Pinewood Camp and Matunuck Beach. Also included is a set of reproduction photographs related to railroad stations in Providence.

Dates: 1872 - 1970

Rex Lebeau state identification card

 Item — Box Multi-Collection Box : [Barcode: 31116021976623], Folder: 1
Identifier: 109-05-01
Scope and Contents

The collection includes the 2020 Rhode Island driver's license belonging to Rex Lebeau as well as an article published by the Newport Daily News on July 13, 2020 about the new non-binary gender marker available on state identification cards and Lebeau as one of the first recipient of the new card.

Dates: 2020

Queer Stories Project oral history collection

 Item
Identifier: 109-07-01
Scope and Contents

The collection includes oral history recordings of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual people in Rhode Island. The interviews document experiences related to identity including sexuality, gender identity and expression, race and ethnicity as well as art & creative expression, dating, marriage and families, activism, religious faith, social life and occupations.

Dates: 2019 - 2020

Queering Oral History collection

 Item
Identifier: 109-07-02
Scope and Contents

The collection includes oral history recordings of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual people in Rhode Island. The interviews document experiences related to identity including sexuality, gender identity and expression, race and ethnicity as well as art & creative expression, dating, marriage and families, activism, religious faith, social life and occupations.

Dates: 2020