In 1996, the annual drag festival Wigstock held in Tompkins Square Park in New York City's East Village, was cancelled, most likely due to opposition by Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and his administration. On September 1, 1996, in the aftermath of the Wigstock cancellation, a spontaneous meet-up of New York's drag communities and supporters sprung up in Tompkins Square. The gathering was dubbed Dragapalooza.

Researchers should be advised that there is a photograph in this folder of a crime scene, in which the victim is clearly visible.

The photographs in this folder were published in Freed's photobooks, Black in White America (1968) and Police Work (1980). Copies of the publications are available in the New School Special Collections.