Explore fifteen years of the New York City Pride Parade through Suzanne Poli's exceptional photographs. Published originally on OutHistory in 2012.
[ID: A postcard that shows a stylized illustration of four people exiting from a door. Three of them are tall men smoking and holding canes. The leftmost man wears a dark red coat and a top hat; the man in the middle wears a green coat and a cap; and…
[ID: The back of a postcard from Tony Pastor's Downtown with handwriting on it. The postcard is off-white with typed text on the top left side that reads, "Hi Kid: what a place. Full of “Queers” women + some dressed like men. They were fairies + made…
[ID: A postcard showing an illustration of a restaurant. On the right wall is a long row of tables covered with white tablecloths and white napkin center pieces. The rightmost seats are booth seats and the ones opposite to them are chairs with red…
[ID: A vertical postcard with an illustration of two people on a yellow background. The person on the left is a thin white man wearing a green suit with light, thin vertical stripes. He has a black mustache and short black hair. He holds a striped…
[ID: A captioned postcard depicting a tailor. The tailor wears a neat gray suit with a flower on the lapel and a folded, white handkerchief in the breast pocket. They have black hair that is parted down the middle and slicked down on either side.…
"A Counter-Part" Published 1910; postmarked July 29, 1911. Identification on back "S 116." Postcard from Marshall Weeks collection.
[ID: A postcard depicting a simple black and white illustration of two men. The illustration is line art with no shading or color. On the left is a man wearing formal shoes, vertical-striped pants, a belt with circular shapes on it, and a loose,…
[ID: A postcard depicting an illustration of a person looking in a vanity with text next to the right of them. The illustration is on a light green background with a dark blue border. The text is dark green and reads, "'Mollycoddle' - Male person who…
"'Mollycoddle' Male Person who Despises All Athletic Games, but Ping Pong, Tiddel-de-Winks, and Casino." Postcard from Marshall Weeks collection.
"'Mollycoddle' Who Eats a Big Fat Ice Cream Soda as if He Enjoys It." Postcard from Marshall Weeks collection.
"Such A Merry Little Chap. Ho! little giggler, aren't you sweet? Nicest little sissy-boy one could meet! I wonder if a man you'll ever, ever be - You're far from it now, as any one may see." Postcard from Marshall Weeks…
"Taking it on the Chin. First Pansy: 'Listen dearie - you'd better stop dashing before we come to blows.' Second Pansy: 'If we do, Mary - I'll do the blowing.'" Postcard from Marshall Weeks collection.
"This should settle the argument once and for all, Albert!" Postcard from Marshall Weeks collection.
"Have him searched, Sergeant. Call the Matron." Postcard from Marshall Weeks collection.
"Yes Miss, most of the flowers 'ave done well this year, but I've 'ad a lot of trouble with the Pansies!" Postcard from Marshall Weeks collection.
"I tell you it doesn't look at all like a pansy." Postcard from Marshall Weeks collection.
"I Hate to See A Woman Do A Man's Work!" Postcard from Marshall Weeks collection.
"Girls Are Doing All the Men's Work Now." Postcard from Marshall Weeks collection.
"Girls Are Doing All The Fellows' Jobs Now!" Postcard from Marshall Weeks collection.