“I Am A Boy” Button

Title: “I Am A Boy” Button
Rights: Digital Transgender Archive. Boston, Massachusetts. Fair Use.
Creator: Glade Nightclub
Date: 1967 to 1968
Description: Button reading “I am a Boy” made by Glade Nightclub in Honolulu, Hawaii. The background of the button is pink, and has the location of the nightclub underneath the main text. Buttons like these would be worn to avoid arrest for appearing like you were attempting to be taken as a female. While this button was specific to the Glade Nightclub in Honolulu, other drag queens would utilize similar signifiers to avoid arrest.
Format: Button
Language: English
Publisher: Digital Transgender Archive.
Contributor: Bowie Aitken
Identifier: Digital Transgender Archive. qz20ss78g.
Subject: Transgender; crossdressing; gender identity; discrimination; nightclubs; queer nightclubs; female impersonation.
Source: Jpg file. Digital Transgender Archive. 10/29/2025. https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/qz20ss78g.