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Drag Queens Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 1, 1970 VOL 1 NO. 1 $e ''A a magazine about the Transvestite wm y . y'W • - '• * '* ^ * . 'V- - - Ml f . » . **mWs , M •• ' ? vv C^j§ .; % "1'SI- ?.. 4 MAI WIST ********-»-*-*- Honorary *+•************ b*a6 ween : : : : A MAGAZINE ABOUT THE TRANSVESTITE 1 VOLUME 1 NUMBER CONTENTS EDITORIAL. 4 DRAG QUEENS DEMONSTRATE. 6 JOHN HANSEN AS CHRISTINE. 8 VIEW-POINT Drag Queens vs. Transvestite. il STOMP THOSE HIGH HEELS Drag Queens Picket Broadway. 13 NEWS. 14 MR. MEL MICHAELS. ........... 16 DRAG BALLS 21 East & West Coast. ............ LETTERS TO EDITOR. ........... 30 CLASSIFIED. ............ 35 Co -editor s Technical Adviser: Laura McAllister Kay Gybbons Kay Gybbons Photographer Lee G. Brewster Ed Trust Cover Publisher CHANGES OF ADDRESS Dirk Queens Publications Notice of change of address should be sent not less than fao weeks prior to the dote change Official publication of box 538 NYC10Q09 becomes effective. Send the address at which copies are now being received and the new QUEENS address at which you wish to receive copies. THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM ? NO! editorial Each day, as I'm propagandizing the plight of the drag WE WANT OUR RIGHTS queen, I run into the attitude GIVEN US AS CI- that TIZENS OF THESE drag or as the heterosexual transvites UNITED STATES AND call REFUSE TO BE it, dressing, will never be legalized MADE CRIMINALS ANY here EONGER! in the United States. Even the trans- vestite and drag queen, himself feels that way. We ve got a long way to What they don't realize go, baby, until it's is, that this a wastheexact possible dream for us; attitude towards the legaliza- but we have to tion start sometime and somewhere.' of homosexuality, 15 years ago. To- Now is the day, time, as most attitudes are with the legalization of homosexual being challenged acts and we're getting onto the between consenting adults in England, bandwagon and hope to have all it is now a of you jump on it possible dream here in the with us. States. we're coming out.' Fighting e are m our infancy, in gaining accep tance m that department. We hope to gai a lot from our homosexual brothers, who have unashamedly paved the way for us We're probably the most harassed, per- Now, heterosexual, homosexual, part-tim secuted minority group in history, or full-time but drag queen, it's we'll time for us t< never have the freedom come down and civil off our 'queenly* throne rights we and g ( deserve as human beings unless out amongst the 'common' people and le we stop hiding in closets them know and in the shel- that we're really ter of " people, wit] anonymity. -- Michael Brown, of very REAL feelings. the Gay Liberation Front, which helped organize a 4 demonstration. u/ » Vi C € vi $ c&emonsirai a "I'M NOT AFRAID ANYMORE! " LEE BRE WSTER , Drag Queen " "WE'RE NOT AFRAID ANYMORE! ! Queens, a homophile organization concen- ...... Rev. Troy Perry trating on issues concerning drag queens, officially began operations by participating in the Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade. The parade was a result of the homosexual uprising, caused by a raid on a gay bar, THE STONEWALL, also a drag hang-out. The entire gay liberation movement started as a result of that raid. For the first time in history, the homo- sexual stood up and said, "Hands Off! " It was the effeminate or drag queen who stood up and yelled first and the loudest. It was their place! The so-called 'straight* looking, manly homosexual stood back and watched the police hammer the effemi- nate boys. finally, they joined in. Gay Pride was founded. Queens contributed financial support to the parade and officers of the organiza- tion marched the entire three mile hike in high heels! One carried a sign, "We're ONLY NUMBER TWO; BUT WE TR.Y HARDER! " On the opposite side it read: "SECOND CLASS CITIZENS, THAT IS. " - BUNNY EISENHOWER, heterofipynal f <’ AEETING THE PRESS BUNNY AND LEE KEEPING PHOTOGRAPHERS HAPPY * DIRECTOR BREWSTER OVER COME WITH EMOTION. BUNNY CAMPING IT UP The reception of the drag queens was one saved for visiting celebrities. Cameras constantly clicked taking pictures of the officers. No derogatory remarks were made to the female impersonators. Queens was advised by the committee that the police would arrest them if they showed up in drag. However, since the purpose of the organization is to change the law in regards to cross-dressing, the officers and lawyers of the group felt this was as good a time as any to start the offensive. No one was arrested. TWO OFFICERS OF QUEENS STANDING PROUDLY UNDER BANNER: A drag queen and a heterosexual transvestite * LEAVING CENTRAL PARK AFTER A HARD DAY The drag queens received international X . y press coverage as a result of the demon- stration. One of the Spanish papers car- ried a complete interview with director Brew ste r. The most satisfying thing about the demon stration was that a drag queen and a he- terosexual T. V. , for the first time marched under the same banner. both proclaiming their desire to be treated as full-fledged American citizens, a 7 JOHN HANSEN CHRISTINE SCREEN NEWCOMER MEETS DUAL CHALLENGE One. °f the year's most talked about film p error mance s has been credited to a Hol- lywood newcomer, 18-year-old John Han- son. The bland, husky high school athlete and theatrical stock company song and dance man, won the plaudits of the film colony as the title-role star of "The Chris- tine Jorgensen Story." In this Edward Small presentation, John re-creates the difficult and dramatic years of George Jor- gensen, Jr. , a New fork G. I. , who sub- sequently submitted to a sex transforma- tion operation and then became known as Christine Jorgensen. The attendant world-wide publicity was a searing experience for Christine, who had to learn to cope with many p sy chological problems, including the wearing of wom- en s clothes, hair style and cosmetics. Some of these aiso were the problems faced by John Hansen, who accepted the role reluctantly only after considerable persuasion by producer Edward Small and director Irving Rapper. John, a former star quarterback in high school, was not the only one who had mis- givings about the role. Christine Jorgen- sen, whose autobiography serves as the ba- sis for the film, and who also functioned as technical adviser, originally was shocked at the idea of a man playing her life story. But after seeing John's screen test, she was won over and said, "I knew he was the only one for the role. " The accompanying composite photo shows John Hansen in and out of costume and also in scenes from the picture which is being released by United Artists, an entertain-: ment service of Transamerica Corpora- tion. The screenplay was written by Rob- ert E. Kent and Ellis St. Joseph for the Color by DeLuxe film. H BELOW JOHN HANSEN AND CHRISTINE JORGENSEN *j£|j 10 GAY TRANSVESTITE- The 'drag queen' is one of the many differ- The term QUEEN can be applied more hon- ent types of the transvestite phenomenon. estly to the drag , again due to 'her' attitude. He is many times more militant and flam- No one can 'snub' apoor "peasant" as cruel - boyant than his transvestite 'sisters'. The lyasa drag can. 'She' reeks with superior- drag queen is almostalways of the homosex- ity which is a queenly trait. The transvest- ual variety of transvestite, and is usually ite or trans sexual are more more or less girl next relaxed and realistic than the other door types. types. This, undoubtedly, is due to his hav- ing no qualms about his masculinity, as the STRAIGHT MALE COURTS HER. ^o — called straight 'sister'. Being com- pletely at ease in the feminine role, he of- The feminity of the drag queen may account ten comes across to the viewing public as for an unusually large amount of attention the 'real thing'. from the heterosexual male. Being extreme- ly feminine, he will appeal to men, who MORE FEMININE THAN THE FEMALE? would not ordinarily participate in homosex- ual relationship s. These men will treat the Drags can be more feminine than the geni- drag with complete heterosexual courtesy. tal female. Having studied the female in de- . such as buying 'her' drinks, lighting ciga- tail and copying her make-up, movements, rettes, opening doors, etc. , for 'her'. He and personality, the drag becomes an ex- thinks of 'her' as a female and will even go rated form of his heterosexual counter- so far as to form a common law marriage, part. Unfortunately, the drag ' s per sonality with the heterosexual male as the "husband*. is also exaggerated. The bitchiness of the When 'she's' in ' s boy clothe s , 'she’does all women he imitates is also incorporated into this on 'her' own. He's not queer.' his female image. This personality has be- come the stereotype of the drag queen and However, the drag queen is not always the turns away many in fear and intolerance of 'passive' partner, sexually. It's been said all drags. This is not, however, the per- by many homosexuals that the only way to get sonality of all drags, but does stand out, as 'fucked' is to go to bed with a drag queen. all unpleasant traits of any particular group This active role is many times a problem of people are the ones most people remem- especially so, when the drag decides to be- ber. We feel that if the drag queen toned come a tran s - sexual.
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