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Letter from Jana Thompson to Rupert Raj (May 24, 1987)
Collection: Rupert Raj Collection Institution: The ArQuives Creator: Thompson, Jana Date: May 24, 1987 Topics: Transgender activism, Transgender people Subject: Jana Thompson, Metamorphosis, Passages, Rupert Raj, The Gathering Description: Letter from Jana Thompson to Rupert Raj concerning the June issue of Passages. -
Letter from Neil G.L Masters to Rupert Raj (June 3, 1983)
Collection: Rupert Raj Collection Institution: The ArQuives Creator: Masters, Neil G.L. Date: Jun. 3, 1983 Topics: Transgender activism, Transgender people Subject: Metamorphosis, Neil G. L. Masters, Rupert Raj Description: Letter from Neil G.L Masters to Rupert Raj expressing interest in the board position for Metamorphosis and asking for more information regarding the responsibilities. Masters also answers questions... -
Letter from Neil G.L. Masters to Rupert Raj (Sep. 3, 1983)
Collection: Rupert Raj Collection Institution: The ArQuives Creator: Masters, Neil G.L. Date: Sep. 3, 1983 Topics: Transgender activism, Transgender people Subject: Rupert Raj Description: A letter from Neil G.L. Masters to Rupert Raj accepting a position on Metamorphosis' Board of Advisors. Masters also provides contact information for Christian O'Neal. -
Letter from Romeo Bliss to Rupert Raj
Collection: Rupert Raj Collection Institution: The ArQuives Creator: Bliss, Romeo Date: Unknown Topics: FtMs, Transgender people, Transgender people's writings Subject: Johnny A Description: Letter from Romeo Bliss to Rupert Raj discussing how to tell more NYC trans men about a support group for trans men. Bliss attaches two poems for Raj to read. He also wrote under the names Johnny B... -
Letter from Rupert Raj to Dr. Leah C. Schaefer (June 20, 1994)
Collection: Rupert Raj Collection Institution: The ArQuives Creator: Raj, Rupert Date: Jun. 20, 1994 Topics: Bisexual people, FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, Homosexuals, Lesbians, MtFs, Transgender people Subject: Leah C. Schaefer, Rupert Raj, Stanford University Gender Dysphoria Program Description: Letter from Rupert Raj to Dr. Schaefer about discriminatory issues within the Stanford Gender Dysphoria Program. -
Letter from Rupert Raj to Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer (May 20, 1988)
Collection: Rupert Raj Collection Institution: The ArQuives Creator: Raj, Rupert Date: May 20, 1988 Topics: Gender affirming surgery, Transgender people, Transsexual people, Transvestites Subject: Gender Worker, Rupert Raj Description: Letter from Rupert Raj to Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer, asking if Dr. Westheimer would have Raj on the doctor's TV show. -
Letter from Wei-Li to Rupert Raj (September 1, 1989)
Collection: Rupert Raj Collection Institution: The ArQuives Creator: Wei-Li Date: Sep. 1, 1989 Topics: FtMs, Trans men, Transgender people Subject: Gender Networker, Rupert Raj Description: Letter from Wei-Li to Rupert Raj asking to order copies of the Gender Networker newsletter. -
Letter to a Femme
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: LGBTQ+ Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Creator: Feinberg, Leslie Date: Jan. 1994 Topics: Anti-gay violence, Anti-transgender violence, Butches, Coming out, Discrimination, Drag, Drag queens, FtMs, Hate crimes, Hate speech, Lesbian culture, Lesbians, LGBTQ+ lovers, Passing (Gender), Police officers, Police raids, Prejudices, Rape, Sexual harassment, Soft butches, Stonewall riots, Suicide, Transgender people Subject: Apex: A Point of Departure, Leslie Feinberg, Stone Butch Blues, Workers World Party Description: This clipping can be found on page 3 of the periodical. -
License Denied Christine
Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection Institution: Transas City Creator: Portland Oregonian Date: Apr. 5, 1959 Topics: Birth certificate amendments, Gender realignment surgery, Marriage, Marriage licenses, Trans women, Transgender people Subject: Christine Jorgensen, Howard J. Knox -
License Next for Christine
Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection Institution: Transas City Creator: The Associated Press Date: Mar. 31, 1959 Topics: Army, Arts and entertainment occupations, Marriage, Trans women, Transgender people Subject: Christine Jorgensen, Howard J. Knox -
Lorena Borjas Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Borjas, Lorena, Van Ness, Lorenzo Date: Jun. 11, 2017 Topics: Activists, Deportation, Friendships, Hormones, Human rights, Immigrants, LGBTQ+ partners, MtFs, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Visibility Subject: Lorena Borjas Community Fund, Sylvia Rivera Law Project Description: (Entrevista en Español) Lorena Borjas habla con Lorenzo Van Ness sobre su vida como activista de los derechos de las mujeres trans inmigrantes indocumentadas y trabajadoras sexuales en Jackson Heig... -
Lorenzo Van Ness Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Van Ness, Lorenzo, Acquaye-Reynolds, Cleopatra Date: Oct. 29, 2018 Topics: Childhood, Families, Gender identity, Human rights, LGBTI community, Masculinities, Social classes, Transgender people, Travel Description: Lorenzo Van Ness, a trans identifying individual, defines their gender as "super cute". They talk about their upbringing in a Dominican-American family, and their struggle with finding acceptance f... -
Marcus Arana Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: OUTWORDS Creator: Arana, Marcus Date: Jul. 26, 2016 Topics: Biphobia, Bisexuality, Child abuse, Coming out, Feminism, FtMs, Gender identity disorder, Health care for LGBTQ+ people, Indigenous LGBTQ+ people, Intersex genital mutilation, Intersex people, Lesbian separatism, Lesbians, LGBTQ+ civil rights, LGBTQ+ discrimination, LGBTQ+ night life, LGBTQ+ spiritual people, Native American LGBTQ+ people, Poverty, Public bathroom bills, Queer people, Stonewall riots, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transsexual people, Two-Spirit people Subject: Advocates for Informed Consent, Anita Bryant, Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirits (BAAITS), Briggs Initiative, Center for Individual Responsibility, Christine Jorgensen, City College of Fresno, Claire Skiffington, Community United Against Violence (CUAV), Dan White, David Harris, David Rubin, Donald Laub, Dubcoe Park, Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex but Were Afraid to Ask, George Moscone, Harvey Milk, Human Rights Commission of San Francisco, Humboldt State University, James Green, Joan Baez, John Briggs, Larry Baskin, Lina, Marcus Arana, Octavian Haight, People's Union Co-Op Farm, Pinocchio, Queer Nation, Renee Richards, Rock Hudson, Ronald Reagan, Running Eagle, Steve Dain, Stonewall Parade, Tom Ammiano, Tom Waddell Clinic, Trans March, University of California San Francisco Description: OUTWORDS interview with Marcus Arana conducted by Mason Funk on July 26, 2016 in San Francisco. In 1976, Marcus moved to the “queer paradise” of San Francisco, falling immediately in love with the ... -
Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera at the Pride March, 1973
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Fink, Leonard Date: Apr. 24, 1973 Topics: Activists, Black people, Clothing, Demonstrations, Latino/a/x transgender people, Transgender people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Pride, Sylvia Rivera Description: Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera (background) at the fourth annual Pride march, inspired by the 1969 Stonewall Riots. Johnson and Rivera were prominent figures during the riots, and influential ... -
Marsha P. Johnson at a Demonstration at St. Patrick's Cathedral, 1970
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Wandel, Richard C. Date: 1970 Topics: Activists, Black people, Christianity, Demonstrations, Religions, Transgender people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, St. Patrick's Cathedral Description: During a protest at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Marsha P. Johnson holds a sign that says, "Jesus Loved John the Beloved." -
Marsha P. Johnson at Gay Liberation Front's Demonstration at Bellevue Hospital, 1970
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Wandel, Richard C. Date: 1970 Topics: Activists, Black people, Demonstrations, Transgender people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: Marsha P. Johnson sits outside of Bellevue Hospital, holding a sign that says, "Power to the People." -
Marsha P. Johnson at the 1982 Pride March
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Fink, Leonard Date: 1982 Topics: Activists, BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black people, Black transgender people, Gay pride, LGBTQ+ people of color, Stonewall riots, Transgender people, Transgender people of color Description: Marsha P. Johnson at the 1982 Pride March, inspired by the 1969 Stonewall Riots. Johnson herself was a prominent figure during the riots, and an influential community leader in the West Village. -
Marsha P. Johnson at the Christopher Street Liberation Day March, 1974
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Fink, Leonard Date: Jun. 30, 1974 Topics: Activists, Black people, Clothing, Demonstrations, Stonewall riots, Transgender people Subject: Christopher Street Liberation Day Committee (CSLDC), Christopher Street Liberation Day March, Marsha P. Johnson Description: Marsha P. Johnson at the 1974 CSLD march, inspired by the 1969 Stonewall Riots. Johnson herself was a prominent figure during the riots, and an influential community leader in the West Village. -
Marsha P. Johnson at the Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade, 1975
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Fink, Leonard Date: 1975 Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Trans women, Transgender people Subject: Christopher Street Liberation Day March, Marsha P. Johnson, New York Pride Description: Marsha P. Johnson at the sixth Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade in New York City. Johnson was a prominent figure during the riots, and an influential community leader in the West Village. -
Marsha P. Johnson at the First Christopher Street Liberation Day March, 1970
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Fink, Leonard Date: Jun. 28, 1970 Topics: Activists, Clothing, Demonstrations, Stonewall riots, Transgender people Subject: Christopher Street Liberation Day Committee (CSLDC), Christopher Street Liberation Day March, Marsha P. Johnson Description: Marsha P. Johnson at the first CSLD march, inspired by the 1969 Stonewall Riots. Johnson herself was a prominent figure during the riots, and an influential community leader in the West Village. -
Marsha P. Johnson at the March on Albany, 1971
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Wandel, Richard C. Date: Mar. 14, 1971 Topics: Activists, BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black people, Black transgender people, Demonstrations, LGBTQ+ people of color, Stonewall riots, Transgender people, Transgender people of color Subject: Christopher Street Liberation Day March Description: Gay liberation groups marched on Albany with a list of demands. Fueled by the Stonewall riots in 1969 and continuing the momentum from the first Christopher Street Liberation Day march in 1970, act... -
Marsha P. Johnson at the Pride March, 1974
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Fink, Leonard Date: Jun. 30, 1974 Topics: Activists, Black people, Clothing, Demonstrations, Gay pride, Transgender people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: Marsha P. Johnson at the fifth annual Gay Pride March, inspired by the 1969 Stonewall Riots. Johnson herself was a prominent figure during the riots, and an influential community leader in the West... -
Marsha P. Johnson at the Second Christopher Street Liberation Day March, 1972
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Fink, Leonard Date: Jun. 25, 1971 Topics: Activists, Black people, Demonstrations, Gay pride, Stonewall riots, Transgender people Subject: Marsha P. Johnson Description: Marsha P. Johnson at the third annual Pride March, inspired by the 1969 Stonewall Riots. Johnson herself was a prominent figure during the riots, and an influential community leader in the West Vil... -
McKenzie Wark Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Wark, McKenzie Date: Jun. 20, 2019 Topics: Abortion, Bisexuality, Childhood, Children, Cruising (LGBTQ+ culture), Femininities, Gay men, Gender, Gender diversity, Gender dysphoria, Hormones, Immigration, Journalists, LGBTQ+ parents, LGBTQ+ relationships, Mardi gras, Marxism, Masculinities, MtFs, Peace movement, Pronoun, Punk, Sexuality, Substance use in LGBTQ+ communities, Trade unions, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transgender studies, Transitioning (Gender), Upbringing, Writers Subject: Christen Clifford, Kathy Acker, Macquarie University, The New School of Social Reserach, Ugenia College, University of Technology Sydney Description: McKenzie Wark discusses their career as a cultural critic, journalist, academic, and author. They came of age as a radical and writer in underground counterculture scenes in Australia, moving to Ne... -
Melissa Sklarz Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Sklarz, Melissa, Tennenbaum, Ric Date: Jul. 5, 2017 Topics: Bathrooms, Civil rights, Crossdressing, Elections, Ethnic groups, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Homelessness, Hormones, Isolation, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Lobbying, MtFs, Night life, Politics, Public facilities, Public sex, Representation, Schools, Stigmatisation, Substance abuse, Transgender people, Transgender rights, Transitioning (Gender), Visibility Subject: Caitlyn Jenner, Christine Jorgensen, Gay and Lesbian Independent Democrats, GenderPAC, Kate Bornstein, Laverne Cox, Melissa Sklarz, Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, Riki Anne Wilchins, Stonewall Democrats Description: Melissa Sklarz was the first transgender elected official in New York, having been a judicial delegate since the 1990s. She has served on many trans rights legislative committees, including the Sto... -
Metropolitan Gender Network Contacts the Borough of Manhattan President Regarding "Moonlight in Manhattan" Charity Event
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Walker, Lynn E. Date: Mar. 22, 1994 Topics: Drag, Fund raising, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ people, Stonewall riots, Transgender people Subject: Bruce Cory, Gender Identity Project, Greater New York Gender Alliance (GNYGA), International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE), Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center, LGBTQ+ Advocacy, Metropolitan Gender Network (MGN), Moonlight in Manhattan NYC, Renaissance Education Association, Inc., The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (The Center) Description: Correspondence from Ms. Lynn E. Walker (Secretary) of the Metropolitan Gender Network to Mr. Bruce Cory requesting a proclamation. -
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Griffin-Gracy, Major, Lewis, AJ Date: Dec. 16, 2017 Topics: Care, Clothing, Crossdressing, Drag queens, Ethnic groups, Families, Gender realignment surgery, HIV/AIDS, Hormones, Law, Legal aid, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Organisations, Police, Prisons, Stigmatisation, Transgender people, Transgender prostitution, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Angels for Care, Christine Jorgensen, Griffin Gracy Historical Retreat and Resource Center, Harry Benjamin, Major Griffin-Gracy, Marsha P. Johnson, Miss Major, Sylvia Rivera, Tenderloin AIDs Resource Project, Trans Gender, Gender Variant and Intersex Justice Project Description: In this interview, Miss Major talks about the culture of transwomen sex workers in New York City and Chicago during the 1960's through 1980's as well as her care-work and advocacy during the rise o... -
Moira Airington and Nicole White Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Towne, Tyler, Airington, Moira, White, Nicole Date: Apr. 15, 2018 Topics: Acceptance, Ambulance drivers, Childhood, Colleges, Coming out, Discrimination, Educators, Families, Gender identity, LGBTQ+ partners, LGBTQ+ relationships, Marriage, Parents of transgender people, Passing (Gender), Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Moira Airington, Nicole White Description: Moira Airington and Nicole White are a married couple who both identify as trans women. They discuss their experience with family, education, and the working world, as well as the story of how they... -
Morgan Gus Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Gus, Morgan, Honkasalo, Julian Date: May 20, 2018 Topics: Communities, FtMs, Gentrification, Hormones, Lesbians, Music, Music groups, Plastic surgery, Roman catholicism, Self-acceptance, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender) Description: Morgan Gus, interviewed by Julian Honkasalo, talks about growing up in a community neighborhood of New York City where their mother was supportive of gender expression. Gus remarks about the changi... -
Morgan Hunlen Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Hunlen, Morgan Date: Aug. 7, 2019 Topics: Aeronautics, African American universities and colleges, Anime, Bathrooms, Childhood, City planning, Coming out, Conferences, Gay community centers, Gender diversity, Gender studies, Hormones, LGBTI community, Local transit, Mental health, Microaggressions, Police, Public safety, Religions, Sexuality, Stealth (Transgender), Suicide, Transgender people Subject: Ferguson, Kiwi Herring, Nashville Cares, Scout Schultz, Sean Hake, Stonewall, Trans Day of Remembrance, Transit, Vanderbilt Univeristy -
Mx. Enigma Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Enigma, Mx. Date: Mar. 3, 2019 Topics: Arab-Israeli conflict, Change of name, Class struggle, Coming out, Gender diversity, Gender role, Homophobia, Jews, Judaism, Orthodox Judaism, Pronoun, Religions, Spirituality, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transphobia, Zionism Subject: Ali Forney Center, Art and Acceptance, Footsteps, Manhattan Neighbor and Network, Marsha's House Description: Mx.Enigma aka Je'Jae Cleopatra Daniels (They/Them) discusses their ostracism growing up in a Orthodox Jewish community for their race, class & gender, their later experiences of homelessness, findi... -
Mylo Mendez Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Mendez, Mylo Date: Jun. 11, 2019 Topics: Anarchism, Arts, Childhood, Coming out, Education, Family members, Gender, Gender diversity, Gender role, Gender studies, Gentrification, Health care, Jiu-jitsu, Machismo, Martial arts, Marxism, Masculinities, Politics, Pronoun, Punk, Self-defence, Sexual identity, Thai boxing, Transgender identity, Transgender people, Vegans, Women's studies, Zines Subject: Bancho MMA, Florence Johnston Collective, Otion Front Studios, Parsons School of Design, Physical Culture Collective, Queer Fight School, Silent Barn, Silvia Federici, Students Against Cruelty to Animals (SACA), The New School, Unity and Struggle, University of Texas - Austin (UT Austin), We're Hir, We're Queer Description: In this interview Mylo Mendez shares hir ongoing work with creating queer and trans self-defense. Ze discusses hir evolution as an artist, currently working in zines, as well as hir involvement wit... -
Nala Simone Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Simone, Nala, Calou, Yana Date: May 9, 2017 Topics: Acceptance, Activists, Anti-transgender violence, Childhood, Clergy, Colleges, Coming out, Drag balls, Employment discrimination, Ethnic groups, Families, Femininities, Gender realignment surgery, Harassment, Hormones, Masculinities, Oppression, Racism, Religions, Representation, Solidarity, Trade unions, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Workshops Subject: Aaryn Lang, Janet Mock, Laverne Cox, Lourdes Ashley Hunter, Miss Major, Nala Simone Description: Nala Simone is an activist who was born and raised in Brooklyn. Nala begins with her childhood in Bushwick, her time as a fashion design student at the Fashion Institute of Design, and her process ... -
Naomi Clark Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: O'Brien, Michelle Esther, Clark, Naomi Date: Mar. 3, 2017 Topics: Activists, Bathrooms, Beauty standards, Change of name, Childhood, Coming out, Dating, Discrimination, Educators, HIV/AIDS, Homophobia, Internet forums, Isolation, LGBTI community, LGBTQ+ parents, MtFs, Oppression, Politics, Representation, Social networking websites, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Video games--Design, Work situation Subject: Judith Butler, Lambda Legal, Naomi Clark, Sylvia Rivera Description: Naomi Clark describes her work with hte Sylvia Rivera Law Project, the on-line trans and queer community Strap-On.org, and her career in video game design. She begins her oral history with her chil... -
National Variety Artists Exotic Carnival and Ball Police Raid (1)
Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000) Institution: Transas City Creator: Date: Oct. 26, 1962 Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, Crossdressers, Police raids, Transgender people Subject: Manhattan Center Description: An image capturing an event where 44 cross-dressed people, some of whom were transgender, were arrested for "indecent exposure" and "masquerading" as a result of a police raid at the National Varie... -
National Variety Artists Exotic Carnival and Ball Police Raid (2)
Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000) Institution: Transas City Creator: Date: Oct. 26, 1962 Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, Crossdressers, Police raids, Transgender people Description: An image capturing an event where 44 cross-dressed people, some of whom were transgender, were arrested for "indecent exposure" and "masquerading" as a result of a police raid at the National Varie... -
Naz Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Naz, Awad, Nadia Date: Apr. 20, 2017 Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Childhood, Class struggle, Clothing, Colleges, Communities, Employment discrimination, Ethnic groups, Families, Gender diversity, Homosexuality, Identity, Immigration, Islam, Labour, Politics, Refugees, Schools, Sexuality, Sports, Substance abuse, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender) Description: Naz is a gender non-conforming queer artist who works around in between spaces. They were born in Iran into a middle class muslim family, and followed their parents to the United States as a child ... -
News Flashes- New York- Woman of the Year (1953)
Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection Institution: British Pathé Creator: Date: Mar. 16, 1953 Topics: Awards, Gender realignment surgery, MtFs, Trans women, Transgender people Subject: Christine Jorgensen Description: Christine Jorgenson receives an award for contribution to science for her gender realignment surgery. -
Nico Fuentes Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Fuentes, Nico, O'Brien, Michelle Esther Date: Feb. 11, 2018 Topics: Appearance, Clothing, Colleges, Depression, Direct action, Families, Feminism, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Harassment, Isolation, Labour, Lesbians, Politics, Racism, Sex shops, Trade unions, Transgender people Subject: Nico Fuentes Description: Nico Fuentes is a member leader in a current unionization campaign at the Pleasure Chest, a sex toy shop. Beginning with an account of growing up in a Mexican family in West Texas and Oklahoma, she... -
Nogga Schwartz Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Adorian, Kristen, Schwartz, Nogga Date: May 26, 2018 Topics: Atheism, Coming out, FtMs, Gender diversity, Homophobia, Hormone therapy, Immigrants, Internalized homophobia, Internet forums, Judaism, Language, LGBTI community, Masculinities, Online dating, Patriarchy, Social media, Transgender people Subject: Planet Out, Topher Gross Description: Kirsten Adorian interviews Nogga Schwartz, an Israeli immigrant who came out as trans as a teenager. He talks about lack of parental acceptance as an adolescent and the importance of the trans comm... -
N.Y. Couple Joyous Son Now Daughter
Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection Institution: Transas City Creator: Boston American Date: Dec. 1, 1952 Topics: Army, FtMs, Gender dysphoria, Gender realignment surgery, Masculinities, MtFs, Parents of transgender people, Trans women, Transgender people Subject: Christine Jorgensen, George W. Jorgensen -
Octavia Leona Kohner Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: O'Brien, Michelle Esther, Kohner, Octavia Leona Date: Mar. 27, 2017 Topics: Activists, Anarchism, Childhood, Clothing, Coming out, Depression, Discrimination, Families, Feminists, Gender identity, Isolation, Labour movement, LGBTI community, MtFs, Political movements, Solidarity, Trade unions, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Violence, Working class Subject: Babeland, Octavia Leona Kohner Description: Octavia Leona Kohner was active in the successful unionization campaign at Babeland, a NYC sex toy shop. Here, she recounts her upbringing in a working-class family in Staten Island, and describes ... -
Our Special Joy, Vol. 5 No. 11 (May 1985)
Collection: Our Special Joy Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Moran, Mary Jane Date: May 1985 Topics: Clothing, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Discrimination, Gatherings, Heterosexuality, Homosexuality, LGBTQ+ partners, Secrecy, Sexuality, Transgender people Subject: Carol Beecroft, Chi Delta Mu, Fantasia Fair, Geographic Area Leaders (GALS), The Evening Snow, Tri-Ess Society for the Second Self -
Our Special Joy, Vol. 5 No. 12 (June 1985)
Collection: Our Special Joy Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Moran, Mary Jane Date: Jun. 1985 Topics: Biology, Clothing, Cosmetics, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Femininities, Gatherings, Heterosexuals, Hormones, Support groups, Transgender people Subject: Adrien Arpel, Adrien Arpel's 3-week Crash Makeover/Shapeover Beauty Program, Be Beautiful, the Complete Guide to the Art of Makeup, Carol Beecroft, Chi Delta Mu, Di Biggs, Geographic Area Leaders (GALS), Maxi Meah, Ronnie Sue Ebenstein, Tri-Ess Society for the Second Self -
Our Special Joy, Vol. 5 No. 9 (March 1985)
Collection: Our Special Joy Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Moran, Mary Jane Date: Mar. 1985 Topics: Clothing, Coming out, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Femininities, Gatherings, Heterosexuals, LGBTQ+ partners, Marriage, Support groups, Transgender people Subject: Carol Beecroft, Chi Delta Mu, Femme Mirror, Geographic Area Leaders (GALS), Roberta Close, Tri-Ess Society for the Second Self -
Paisley Currah Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Currah, Paisley Date: Jun. 27, 2019 Topics: Activists, Birth certificates, Children, Conferences, Divorced people, Feminists, Gender, Gender role, Gender studies, HIV/AIDS, Internalized homophobia, Lesbian culture, Lesbians, LGBTI community, LGBTQ+ parents, Marxism, Political science, Prisons, Religions, Rural areas, Trade unions, Transgender community, Transgender movement, Transgender people, Transgender studies, Women's studies, Zines Subject: ACT UP Ithaca, Biddy Martin, Carolyn Riccardi, Carrie Davis, Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies (CLAGS), City University of New York (CUNY), Connor Brotus, David Valentine, Empire State Pride Agenda, Human Rights Campaign (HRC), Jamison Green, Jennifer Levi, Joann Prinzivalli, Melissa Sklarz, Ned Brinkley, New York Association for Gender Rights Advocacy (NYAGRA), Pauline Park, Queens Homophile Association, Queer Nation, Roz Blumenthal, Sarah Schulman, Shannon Minter, Sierra Showman, Sophia Pazzos, Spencer Bergstedt, Susan Stryker, Sylvia Rivera Law Project, The Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA), The Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act (SONDA), Trans Day of Action, Transgender Law and Policy Institute (TLPI), True Spirit Conference -
Pauline Park Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Awad, Nadia, Park, Pauline Date: Mar. 9, 2017 Topics: Activists, Adoption, Coming out, Diversity, Ethnic groups, Families, Femininities, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Heteronormativity, HIV/AIDS, Human rights, Law, LGBTI community, LGBTQ+ movement, Liberation movements, MtFs, Politics, Racism, Solidarity, Support groups, Transgender people, Transgender rights Subject: Pauline Park Description: Pauline Park is a long-time transgender activist based in New York City who led the campaign for the 2004 New York City transgender rights law. Born in Korea but adopted into a Christian evangelica... -
Person at New York City Pride March, Wearing Flamenco Dress
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: 1985 to 1989 Topics: LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Transfeminine people, Transgender people Subject: New York City Pride Description: Transfeminine person at New York City Pride March wearing a flamenco dress with a fruit headdress. -
Program for The Audre Lorde Project First Anniversary Gala
Collection: Audre Lorde Project Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: The Audre Lorde Project Date: Nov. 1997 Topics: AIDS activists, BIPOC, LGBTQ+ activists, LGBTQ+ artists, LGBTQ+ authors, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ community centers, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ people of color, LGBTQ+ poetry, Transgender people, Two-Spirit people Subject: Diana Casilla, Gloria I. Joseph, Jacqueline Alexander, Katherine Acey, Reggie Cabico Description: A program for The Audre Lorde Project first anniversary gala. -
Queers Read This!
Collection: Zines Institution: Queer Zine Archive Project Creator: Date: Jul. 2009 Topics: Anti-Blackness, Anti-gay violence, Heterosexuals, HIV/AIDS, Lesbians, LGBTQ+ love, Queer people, Sex (Act), Transgender people Subject: ACT UP, Queer Nation Description: A zine titled "Queers Read This!," originally published in June 1990 for PRIDE NYC and republished "anonymously by queers" in July 2009. Includes texts on queer spaces, gender, and AIDS. -
Rafaela Anshel Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Arban, Courtney Date: Jul. 13, 2017 Topics: Age, Child abuse, Childhood, Choirs, Clothing, Coming out, Families, Friendships, Gay identity, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Health care, HIV/AIDS, Hormones, Judaism, LGBTI community, LGBTQ+ relationships, MtFs, Music, Popular culture, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Privacy, Self-acceptance, Sexual assault, Sexual practices, Social workers, Stereotypes, Support groups, Therapies, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Violence Subject: Gender Identity Project, Rafaela Anshel Description: Rafaela Anshel is a Jewish trans woman, affiliated with the Congregation Beth Simchat Torah. This interview is a reflection of Anshel’s transition. She details accounts from youth up until present ... -
Raffi Marhaba Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Marhaba, Raffi Date: Feb. 26, 2019 Topics: Activists, Asylum migration, Bisexuality, Change of name, Childhood, Gender diversity, Immigration, Language, Lesbian identity, LGBTI community, Masculinities, Mental health, Microaggressions, Pronoun, Psychotherapy, Self-mutilation, Substance use in LGBTQ+ communities, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Verbal abuse Description: Raffi Marhaba, a non-binary Brazilian migrant, discussed seeking political asylum due to violence based on their sexual orientation and the immigration process to the US. They shared about their id... -
Renaissance News & Views, Vol. 11 No. 2 (February 1997)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria Creator: Renaissance Education Association Date: Feb. 1997 Topics: Appearance, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, LGBTQ+ relationships, Passing (Gender), Transgender people Subject: Burlington County Gay & Lesbian Alliance will, Joni Mitchell -
Renaissance News & Views, Vol. 11 No. 3 (March 1997)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria Creator: Renaissance Education Association Date: Mar. 1997 Topics: Anti-discrimination law, Appearance, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Gender dysphoria, Gender identity, LGBTI community, Mental health, Transgender people -
Renaissance News & Views, Vol. 11 No. 4 (April 1997)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria Creator: Renaissance Education Association Date: Apr. 1997 Topics: Appearance, Coming out, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Families, Transgender people Subject: Jerry Springer Show -
Renaissance News & Views, Vol. 8 No. 4 (April 1994)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria Creator: Renaissance Education Association Date: Apr. 1994 Topics: Appearance, Bars, Clothing, Coming out, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Drag queens, Events, FtMs, HIV/AIDS, LGBTI community, MtFs, Oppression, Passing (Gender), Popular culture, Self-image, Self-respect, Social activities clubs, Sports, Transgender people Subject: Anne Wilson, Bugs Bunny, Justice League, Women's Reality -
Renaissance News & Views, Vol. 9 No. 7 (July 1995)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria Creator: Renaissance Education Association Date: Jul. 1995 Topics: Androgyny, Bars, BDSM, Breast, Clothing, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Drag queens, Families, Femininities, Fetishism, Gatherings, Gender dysphoria, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Judaism, Media, Night life, Politics, Religions, Self-image, Shamanism, Sports, Support groups, Swimwear, Television, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transsexual people Subject: Be All You Want to Be, Camille Paglia, Congregation Beth Simchat Torah, Congress of Transgender Organizations (CTO), Crossdressers: And Those Who Share Their Lives, GenderPAC, International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE), Jayne County, Peggy Rudd, RuPaul, Sexual Personae, Thermolase, Tri-Ess Society for the Second Self, World Congress of Gay and Lesbian Jewish Organizations -
Renaissance News & Views, Vol. 9 No. 9 (September 1995)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria Creator: Renaissance Education Association Date: Sep. 1995 Topics: Appearance, Clothing, Crossdressing, Discrimination, Law, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transphobia Subject: Charles Busch, Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), Gays and Lesbians Opposing Violence (GLOV), Harry Benjamin, Human Rights Campaign Fund (HRCF), Jenny Jones, Jerry Springer Show, Last Call, Montel Williams Show, National Organization for Women (NOW), Rolonda, RuPaul, Senator Robert Packwood, The Transsexual Phenomenon, Tyra Hunter, Tyrone Michael Hunter Description: Renaissance News -
Renaissance News, Vol. 4 No. 11 (November 1990)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria Creator: Renaissance Education Association Date: Nov. 1990 Topics: Gender dysphoria, Gender realignment surgery, HIV/AIDS, Kidnappings, LGBTI community, Parents of transgender people, Stonewall riots, Support groups, Transgender families, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transsexual people, Victims of crime -
Renaissance News, Vol. 4 No. 3 (March 1990)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria Creator: Renaissance Education Association Date: Mar. 1990 Topics: Androgyny, Anti-discrimination law, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Discrimination, Drag, Events, Femininities, FtMs, Gender realignment surgery, Job placement, Masculinities, MtFs, Prisons, Suicide, Transgender movement, Transgender people, Transsexual people -
Renaissance News, Vol. 5 No. 10 (October 1991)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria Creator: Renaissance Education Association Date: Oct. 1991 Topics: Army, Child custody, Civil rights, Clothing, Crossdressing, Hate crimes, Law, LGBTQ+ poetry, Media, Money, Police, Prisoners, Rape, Representation, Scams, Soldiers, Support groups, Transgender parents, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Visitation rights, World war II Subject: ABC, American Educational Gender Information Service, Inc. (AEGIS), Amnesty International, CBS, Erwin Rommel, FOX, Gender Alternatives League (GAL), John Brown, Michael Salem, NBC -
Renaissance News, Vol. 5 No. 2 (February 1991)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria Creator: Renaissance Education Association Date: Feb. 1991 Topics: Anti-gay violence, Crossdressing, Discrimination, FtMs, Gender identity, Hate crimes, Hormones, MtFs, Passing (Gender), Prisoners, Prisons, Prostitution, Transgender people, Transsexual people Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to transphobic violence. -
Renaissance News, Vol. 5 No. 3 (March 1991)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria Creator: Renaissance Education Association Date: Mar. 1991 Topics: Activists, Anti-transgender violence, Army, Couples, Couples therapy, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Discrimination, Fiction, Gender dysphoria, Masculinities, Military, Psychology, Reviews, Sex therapy, Soldiers, Support groups, Transgender people, Transphobia, Violence Subject: Crossdresser's Quarterly, Crossdressing with Dignity: The Case for Transcending Gender Lines, Movimiento Homosexual de Lima (MHL) Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to transphobic violence. -
Renaissance News, Vol. 5 No. 4 (April 1991)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria Creator: Renaissance Education Association Date: Apr. 1991 Topics: Crossdressing, Discrimination, Employment discrimination, Fiction, Legal process, Marriage, Newspaper columns, Police, Racism, Socialisation, Television, Television programmes, Transgender people Subject: Albert Mehrabian, International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE), Pen Pal Project, The Joan Rivers Show -
Renaissance News. Vol. 6 No. 1 (January 1992)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria Creator: Renaissance Education Association Date: Jan. 1992 Topics: Activists, Crimes, Crossdressing, Drag queens, DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), Femininities, Gender role, Hate crimes, Law, Masculinities, Prisoners, Psychology, Sex education, Transgender people, Transphobia, Transsexual people, Victims of hate crimes Subject: American Psychiatric Association (APA), Gender Alternatives League (GAL), International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE) -
Renaissance News, Vol. 7 No. 1 (January 1993)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria Creator: Renaissance Education Association Date: Jan. 1993 Topics: Androgyny, Appearance, Clothing, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Events, Femininities, FtMs, Gender realignment surgery, HIV/AIDS, Hormones, LGBTI community, MtFs, Passing (Gender), Self-image, Transgender people, Transsexual people Subject: Bodyshock: The Truth about Changing Sex, International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE), Liz Hodgkinson, World AIDS Day -
Report from the Workshop: TG People of Color
Collection: International Conference on Transgender Law and Employment Policy: Annual Proceedings and Newsletters Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Turner, Dana Date: Jul. 1996 Topics: Acceptance, Activists, African-americans, Drag queens, Ethnic relations, Latinos, Liberation movements, Oppression, Passing (Gender), Social integration, Solidarity, Stonewall riots, Tolerance, Transgender movement, Transgender people, Transsexual people Subject: Chicago Gender Society, Christian Paige, It's Time Illinois (ITI) -
RMO Summer Tour 2008
Collection: Zines Institution: Queer Zine Archive Project Creator: Rude Mechanical Orchestra Date: 2008 Topics: Anarchism, Demonstrations, Emancipation, Marching bands, Music, Street theater, Transgender people Subject: Democratic National Convention (2008), Democratic National Convention (DNC), Republican National Convention (RNC) -
Robbi Ann Mecus Oral Hisory
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Mecus, Robbi Ann Date: Aug. 23, 2019 Topics: Anti-gay violence, Anti-transgender violence, Bathrooms, Crossdressing, Disabilities, Drag, Family members, Femininities, Forest rangers, Gay pride, Gender, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Gentrification, Health care, Homophobia, Internalized homophobia, Lesbians, LGBTI community, Machismo, Masculinities, Parenthood, Passing (Gender), Police, Pronoun, Racism, Religions, Roman catholicism, Secrecy, Sexism, Siblings, Trade unions, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Transsexual people, Visibility Subject: 2017 Women's March, Bizarre Bushwick, Donald Trump, Kate Bornstein, Renee Richards, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Second Serve, Stonewall, The Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA), Trans Day of Action Description: In this interview, Robbi Ann Mecus describes her journey from growing up with her family, experiencing gender dysphoria in a working-class neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York City, to living as her ... -
Robin Scott Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Scott, Robin, Towne, Tyler Date: Mar. 28, 2018 Topics: Artists, Childhood, Coming out, Gender diversity, Gender dysphoria, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, LGBTQ+ relationships, Mental health, Representation, Sexual orientation, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Weddings Subject: Robin Scott Description: Robin discusses growing up in the Upper East Side of New York, how her neighborhood has evolved over time, and her favorite areas in the city. She recalls mental issues preventing her from attendin... -
Rona Love Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Love, Rona Date: Jul. 2, 2019 Topics: Arts, Bisexual community, Butches, Child abuse, Drag community, FtMs, Gay community, Gender realignment surgery, Hormones, Judaism, Kidnappings, Lesbians, LGBTI community, Mental health, MtFs, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Music, Prison guards, Prisons, Self-respect, Sexual abuse, Slang, Soft butches, Street violence, Suicide, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Violence Subject: Black and Pink, Daniel Poliak, Director of Prison Justice Project, Hazel Katz, Mick King K, Parole Preparation Project, Sparkle, Tremont Description: Rona Love discusses her early childhood hardships, three decade long incarceration and experiences in psychiatric hospitals. She details abuse, violence and the extreme isolation of being a trans-f... -
Ryann Holmes Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Holmes, Ryann Date: May 14, 2019 Topics: Activists, Anti-transgender violence, Black people, Childhood, Christianity, Dating, Family members, Gender diversity, Gender dysphoria, Gender identity, Gender role, Hormones, Lesbianism, LGBTQ+ parents, Pronoun, Religions, Secondary education, Tomboys, Transgender parents, Transgender people Subject: Bklyn Boihood, Black Trans TV, Miss Major Description: In this dialogue, Ryann Holmes discusses their life with Sir Knight of BlackTransTV. Ryann co-founded bklyn boihood, an organization for transmasculine people of color. Ryann discusses being a tomb... -
Sabelo Narasimhan Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Awad, Nadia, Narasimhan, Sabelo Date: Feb. 28, 2017 Topics: Acceptance, Activists, Artists, Bathrooms, Childhood, Clothing, Dating, Environmentalism, Ethnic groups, Families, FtMs, Gender identity, Immigration, LGBTI community, Life stories, Organisations, Passing (Gender), Police, Prisons, Schools, Sports, Transgender people, Visibility, Youth centres Subject: Sabelo Narasimhan Description: In this interview, Sabelo Narasimhan--a South Asian youth activist, organizer, photographer, and immigrant of color--discusses his penchant for collecting and sharing stories. Hear him talk about w... -
Sage Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Sage Date: May 9, 2019 Topics: Baptist church, Butches, Children, Christianity, Coming out, Conferences, Discrimination, Feminism, Flags--Confederate States of America, Gender, Homophobia, Internet, Judaism, Libraries, Microaggressions, Paganism, Pronoun, Racism, Religions, Rural areas, Social classes, Social justice, Soft butches, Taoism, Trade unions, Transgender people, Women's colleges, Youth literature Subject: American Library Association, LGBT Workers Association, Proposition 8, Stonewall 50, Tumblr Description: Sage discusses their growing up in a conservative evangelical Christian family in the Appalachia Mountains of Virginia, breaking from their family's religion through encountering children's and you... -
Saje Liese Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Towne, Tyler, Liese, Saja Date: May 17, 2018 Topics: Adolescence, Childhood, Divorce, Employment policies, Friendships, Gender identity, LGBTQ+ relationships, Partners of transgender people, Transgender people Description: Saje Liese was born on Long Island and moved to NYC after 10 years of living in the country. She is a “true blue New Yorker” and tech engineer. In this interview, Saje discusses Dungeons & Dragons,... -
Sandra Mesics Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Mesics, Sandra Date: Jan. 14, 2019 Topics: Childhood, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Drag, Drag balls, Drag queens, Family members, Femininities, Gender diversity, Gender realignment surgery, Health care, HIV/AIDS, Hormones, Insurance, Journalists, Mardi gras, Marriage, Peace movement, Pronoun, Religions, Roman catholicism, Secrecy, Steel industry and trade, Surgery, Transgender community, Transgender people Subject: Angela Douglas, Betty Johnson, Bobby Ray, Brandy Alexander, Christine Jorgensen, David Wesser, Divine, Eddie Joe Stark, Elizabeth Coffey, Empathy Press, Eromin (Erotic Minorities) Center, Fantasia Fair, Gay Liberation Front, Harry Benjamin, Image, Jack O'Brien, John Money, John Ronald Brown, Lee Brewster, National Enquirer, National Insider, Neptune Productions, Pink Flamingos, Pudgy Roberts, Rachel Harlow, Radical Queens, Reed Erickson, Richard Finocchio, Stonewall Rebellion, The Daily Collegiate, The Transsexual Phenomenon, Third World Communications, Transsexual Action Organization (TAO), Transsexualism and Sex Reassignment, Transvestia, United Transvestites Transsexual Society (UTTS), Virginia Prince, Zelda Suplee Description: andra Mesics is a registered nurse and midwife and has been the director of St. Luke’s School of Nursing since 2004. In this conversation with AJ Lewis, Sandy describes accessing hormones and surge... -
Santos Arce Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Arce, Santos, Van Ness, Lorenzo Date: Jul. 14, 2017 Topics: Acceptance, Child abuse, Childhood, Class struggle, Clothing, Coming out, Families, Friendships, FtMs, Gender identity, Hormones, Labour, Latinos, Lesbian identity, LGBTI community, LGBTQ+ relationships, Masculinities, Music, Music groups, Musicians, Night life, Sex education, Sexual orientation, Sexuality, Transgender community, Transgender people Description: Santos, a bassist and sex educator, shares the story of his life in New York City, from his strict upbringing in East New York in the 80's, to his introduction to the punk and hardcore scene in the... -
Scrap Heap
Collection: Scrapbooks and Albums Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: Cabaret, Childhood, Children of transgender people, Crossdressers, Discrimination, Drag balls, Drag queens, Family members, Fatherhood, Femininities, Gender, Gender realignment surgery, Hard drugs, Hormone therapy, Marriage, Masculinities, Methodism, Military, Motherhood, MtFs, Passing (Gender), Police raids, Prisons, Sex education, Transgender people, Transphobia, Transsexual people, Upbringing Subject: Acers O'Reilly, Bambi Pruvot, Barney Conners, Billie Devoe, Billie Herraro, Bobbe Drake, Bobbie Johnson, Bobby Raye, Carmen Navarro, Carol Anne Masters, Charles Becker, Charles McLeod, Charlotte Heidal, Chickie Rouchez, Christine Jorgensen, Chunga Ochoa, Claude Andrea, Coccinelle, Dale Leslie, Dale Roberts, Dave Warner, Del Le Roy, Don Miles, Dori D'or, Fran Novak, Gaby Delane, Gambi, Gene Chandler, George Burns, Georgina Turtle, Giorgio Montana O'Brien, Guilda, Harry Weber, Harvey Lee, Howard Knox, Jack Benny, Jackie Gordon, Jackie Hayes, Jackie Maye, James Courtland, Jan Britton, Jene Korday, Joe Pheasant, John Marsh, Johnny Mangum, Jon Jay, Kara Montez, Katy Jurado, Keith O'Neil, Keni Blair, Keni Renard, Kenneth Lynn, Laurie Knight, Laverne Baker, Le Belle Bambi, Leon Le Verde, Leslie Parker, Lestra La Monte, Leverne Cummings, Libby Reynolds, Lucrece, Lynne Carter, Mae West, Marcella, Mario Costello, Mei Lanfang, Miss Harvey, Mr. Ricky Renee, New York Civil Liberties Union, Nicki Gallucci, Phil Black, Poppy Lane, Poppy Smith, Ramonita Vargas, Ray Bourbon, Rene Saintrapt, Ricki Raymonde, Roberta Elizabeth Cowell, Sandy Rogers, Shalimar, Tamara Reese, Tanya Del Ray, Teddy Tutt, Tod Allen, Tommy Hendrix, Tony Midnite, Vernon Hoff, Vickie Lynn, Wanda Pierys, Zambella, Zuidema -
[Scrapbook #1]
Collection: Scrapbooks and Albums Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: Asian LGBTQ+ people, Asian transgender people, BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Cabaret, Crimes, Crossdressing, Discrimination, Drag balls, Drag queens, Gender realignment surgery, Hairdressers, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, Hispanic transgender people, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Hormone therapy, Intersex, Law, LGBTQ+ people of color, Lingerie, Mardi gras, Military, Rape, Transgender people, Transgender people of color, Transsexual people Subject: Ava-Graph films, Avis, Baby Martell, Bambi, Beryl Kaye, Billy Richards, Brandy Alexander, Bunny Lake, Caprice, Capucine, Carroll Baker, Catherine Millinaire, Chickee Ramos, Chris Moore, Chris Scarlet, Claudio Gora, Claudis Williams, Clifford Cayer, Coccinelle, Coleen Dewhurst, Dale Roberts, Daniel Emilfork, Danny Dan, Danny La Rue, Diana Dors, Dianna Adams, Donna Mae, Edith Le Bec, Edna Barge, Edward Lloyd Jr., Emilio Tellez, Female Mimics (FM), Florence Robinson, Gabriel Jabour, Gary Lynn, Gene Chandler, George Schroeders, Gigi Duval, Ginger Halliday, Harvey Lee, Holli White, Jack Murphy, Jackie King, Jacques Audiberti, Jacques Dufilho, James Butler, James Lapossie, James Louis Law, Jan Britton, Jay Stevenson, Jean Aron, Jinx Austin, Joe Baker, Joe Chandler, John Hooton, Joie Tone, Keni Harlowe, Kiki Moustic, Kitt Rogers, La Poupee, La Rey, Lena Sibya, Leslie Carroll, Leslie Douglas Ashley, Lonnie Carrol, Marilyn Marks, Mark Vickers, Maurice Fitzgerald, Michael Angelo Cournoyer, Michael Gerula, Michel de Re, Micki La Marr, Mischelle, Paul Gilbert, Paul Raymond, Peaches, Ramonita, Richard Kay, Richard Porter, Ricky Renee, Robbi Ross, Robin Roberts, Robin Rogers, Robin Sanchel, RoseMary Sheehan, Sacha Pitoeff, Shannon Elder, Sonné Teal, Suzy Day, Sylvia, Tammy Kaye, Terry Durham, Terry Fontaine, Tina Marsh, Tobi Marsh, Tommie Osborne, Tommy Dee, Toni Del Rey, Toni Lee, Trini Seville, Val Avery, Vicki Monroe, Vinnie Sommers, Windy Starr, Zambella, Zbigniew Cybulski -
[Scrapbook #2]
Collection: Scrapbooks and Albums Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black people, Black transgender people, Children of transgender people, Clothing, Communism, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Discrimination, Drag balls, Femininities, Gender, Gender realignment surgery, Hairdressers, Hormone therapy, Hormones, Intersex, Job placement, LGBTQ+ people of color, Marriage, Military, Partners of transgender people, Photographic models, Plastic surgery, Pregnancy, Sexual practices, Sexuality, Transgender people, Transgender people of color, Transphobia, Typists Subject: Alain Garap, Angie Cerniglia, Bambi, Barbara Buick, Bili Day, Billie Kamp, Bryant Haliday, Burha, Cecil Saint Laurent, Charlotte McLeod, Christine Jorgensen, Coccinelle, Dahl Iverson, Dane Worth, Diana Dors, Douglas Zimmerman, Eddie Plique, Eise LaRoe, Elizabeth Kimberly Belvedere Hughes, Florence Robinson, Fran Novak, Frank Little, Franz Little, George Davies, Georgina Prince, Gina Bell, Hedy Jo Star, Herman Katz, Hiroshi Maruyama, Howard Knox, Jack Werboff, Jacques Dufrenoy, Jean Cocteau, Jeanette Jiousselot, Jeanne Eagles, John G. Eckhardt, John Lewis, John Murphy Goodshot, Josephine Baker, Julian Eltinge, Kathleen Little, Kim Novak, Laura Hughes, Laura Stebbings, Leonard Mastromarro, Leonard Sillman, Lucky Sarcell, Luis Laurite, Marilyn Monroe, Martha Ramiro, Maurice Leznoff, Mei Lanfang, Michel Marie Poulain, Naja Karamuru, Peter Howard, Phil Black, Ray Leen, Rene LaFont, Robbie Ross, Robert Cowell, Robert Francas, Roberto Navarro, T.C. Jones, Tony Midnight, William Westley -
Sebastián Castro Niculescu Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Niculescu, Sebastián Castro, O'Brien, Michelle Date: Jun. 7, 2018 Topics: Childhood, Colleges, Cosmetics, Drag, Femininities, Gender identity, Online dating, Sexual assault, Sexuality, Transgender people Description: Sebastián discusses growing up between Long Island and Queens. She recounts stories of sneaking into the NYC drag club scene through the early 2010s, bridging her love of extreme drag into critical... -
Sex, Gender and Revolution
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: LGBTQ+ Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Creator: Bell, Bee Date: Mar. 1994 Topics: Abortion, Appearance, Arrests, Butches, Class struggle, Communities, Crimes, Demonstrations, Discrimination, Drag kings, Drag queens, Economics, Employment discrimination, Femininities, Femmes, Gender diversity, Identity, Intersex people, Labour, Law, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Masculinities, Normalization, Oppression, Patriarchy, Peace movement, Police, Racism, Rape victims, Religious right, Sexual harassment, Sexual roles, Sexuality, Social control, Social exclusion, Social movements, Soft butches, Stonewall riots, Transgender people, Transgender rights, Unemployment Subject: Apex: A Point of Departure, Drag King Dreams, Gay American Indians, Larry Gilbert, Leslie Feinberg, Mike Chitwood, Newsweek, Operation Rescue, Rodney King, Stone Butch Blues, The New York Times, Transgender Warriors: A History of Resistance from Joan of Arc to RuPaul, Workers World Party Description: This clipping can be found on page 1 of the periodical. -
Simo Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Simo Date: Aug. 1, 2023 Topics: Farms, Feminism, Figure skating, Jewish LGBTQ+ people, Queer people, Transgender people Description: An interview with Simo about their life and experiences. -
Simon Chartrand Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Chartrand, Simon Date: Jul. 27, 2017 Topics: Acceptance, Autism spectrum disorders, Childhood, Clothing, Colleges, Coming out, Community centres, Dating, Families, Gender identity, Gender minorities, Health care, Hormones, LGBTI community, LGBTQ+ relationships, Masculinities, Misogyny, Physicians, Racism, Schools, Social media, Support groups, Therapies, Transgender children, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Janet Mock, Simon Chartrand Description: Simon Chartrand describes his experience growing up in upstate New York, being outed to family, living with chronic pain and navigating healthcare as a trans person. Simon discusses the long proces... -
Sindell Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Niculescu, Sebastián Castro, Sindell Date: Jul. 24, 2018 Topics: Childhood, Choir boys, Divorce, Gender dysphoria, Hormone therapy, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Masturbation, MtFs, Musicians, Passing (Gender), Pornography, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Travel Description: Sebastián Castro Niculescu interviews Sindell, an entertainer who sings, dances, and performs. She talks about being married to a man whose family did not know she was trans, as well as her dreams ... -
Siobhan Meow Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Meow, Siobhan Date: Unknown Topics: Squatter settlements, Suicidal behavior, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender) Description: An interview with Siobhan Meow discussing it's life and experiences. -
Son Kit Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Kit, Son, Niculescu, Sebastián Castro Date: Jul. 23, 2018 Topics: Academics, Anime, Artists, Asian cultures, Colleges, Friendships, Gender identity, Korean American families, Transgender people, Zines Description: In an interview with Sebástian Casto Niculescu, artist/curator Son Kit explains their complex childhood, in which the pressures of their Korean family and their confusion with their queer identity ... -
Sonia Martinez Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Martinez, Sonia, Keyes, Anna Date: Apr. 11, 2018 Topics: Adolescence, Breast, Crossdressers, Drag, Drag queens, Family members, Femininities, Hormones, LGBTI community, LGBTQ+ relationships, MtFs, Night life, Prisons, Transgender people Subject: Stonewall Description: Anna Keyes interviews Sonia Martinez, who opens up about her growth into her female identity throughout her adolescence and beyond. Martinez found a community of LGBTQIA+ individuals as a youth, wh... -
Sophie Cadle Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Cadle, Sophie, Niculescu, Sebastián Castro Date: Aug. 6, 2018 Topics: Acceptance, Activists, Family members, Friendships, Gender identity, Homelessness, Imprisonment, LGBTQ+ relationships, Mental health, Substance abuse, Transgender people Description: Activist/consultant Sophie Cadle talks to Sebaástian Castro Niculescu about their struggles throughout their life with their family, relationships, homelessness, incarceration, and substance abuse.... -
Spree Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: O'Brien, Michelle Esther, Spree Date: Jun. 8, 2017 Topics: Actors, AIDS activists, Appearance, Black people, Childhood, Coming out, Faeries, Families, Femininities, Gender identity, MtFs, Politics, Theatre, Transgender people Subject: ACT UP, International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA), Marsha P. Johnson, Ortez Alderman, Queer Nation, Spree Description: Performer, and activist Spree shares her experiences as a Radical Faerie; a member of ACT UP, The Emma Goldman Gypsy Players and The Eggplant Players; and a resident of numerous places around the w... -
STONEWALL: IN SPIRIT AND FLESH
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: LGBTQ+ Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Creator: Bell, Bee Date: Jul. 1994 Topics: Crossdressers, Drag, Drag queens, Gender identity, LGBTQ+ culture, Stonewall riots, Transgender people Subject: Dennis Ferrante, Village Voice Description: A clipping from the July 1994 issue of "Apex," titled: "STONEWALL: IN SPIRIT AND FLESH" including an interview between Bee Bell and Dennis Ferrante discussing the Stonewall riots and drag. -
Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries at the Christopher Street Liberation Day March, 1973
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Fink, Leonard Date: Jun. 24, 1973 Topics: Activists, Demonstrations, Latino/a/x transgender people, Transgender people, Transvestites Subject: Christopher Street Liberation Day Committee (CSLDC), Christopher Street Liberation Day March, Marsha P. Johnson, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera Description: Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, and members of Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR) at the 1973 CSLD march. -
Suneela Mubayi Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Mubayi, Suneela, Awad, Nadia Date: Jul. 20, 2017 Topics: Discrimination, Dissertations, Educators, Families, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Harassment, Hinduism, Islam, Linguistics, Migration, Partition, Territorial, Roman catholicism, Schools, Transgender people, Translators, Travel Description: In this interview, Suneela Mubayi discusses their experiences as a genderqueer person who has traveled extensively throughout the Middle East while studying for their PhD in Arabic through Columbia... -
Survey from Working Group on Police Violence
Collection: Audre Lorde Project Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: The Audre Lorde Project Date: Unknown Topics: Anti-LGBTQ+ violence, BIPOC, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ community centers, Police brutality, Police harassment, Transgender people, Two-Spirit people Description: A letter introducing a police brutality survey to LGBTST (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two-spirit, Transgender) people from the Working Group on Police Violence. A copy of the survey is also included. -
Susan Stryker Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Stryker, Susan Date: Oct. 22, 2019 Topics: Activists, AIDS activists, BDSM, Childhood, Crossdressing, Ethnic groups, Historians, Homophobia, Hormones, Leather community, Lesbian culture, Lesbians, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Masculinities, Military, Mormonism, Peace movement, Social classes, Trade unions, Transgender people, Transgender studies Subject: Blue Jeans Day, Christine Jorgensen, Dear Abby, Gay Activist Alliance, Gay and Lesbian Historical Society, Gay Pieere, I Want What I Want, Janice Raymond, Leslie Feinberg, Patrick Califia-Rice, Perversion: The Erotic Form of Hatred, Renee Richards, Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Transgender Studies Quarterly (TSQ), The Transsexual Empire: the Making of the She-Male, Transgender Liberation: A Movement whose Time has Come, Victor Silverman Description: Susan Stryker is an esteemed author and professor of gender and women’s studies. In this interview, she discusses growing up in Oklahoma, while also spending time in Germany and Hawaii as part of h... -
Sylver Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Maya, Elliott, Sylver Date: Jul. 28, 2017 Topics: Alcoholism, Childhood, Christianity, Clothing, Communities, Depression, Drag balls, Drag community, Families, Gender diversity, Lesbian community, LGBTI community, Self-acceptance, Social exclusion, Transgender people, Transgender youth, Two-Spirit people, Youth organisations, Youth shelters Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Sylver Description: In this interview, Sylver describes a childhood growing up in the Bronx and a period of awakening that began after they were kicked-out of their mother’s home at 15. Sylver, having at times struggl... -
Sylvia Rivera and Arthur Bell at Gay Liberation Demonstration
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: New York Public Library Creator: Davies, Diana Date: 1970 Topics: Drag queens, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, QTPOC, Transfeminine people, Transgender people Subject: Arthur Bell, Sylvia Rivera Description: A photograph of Sylvia Rivera holding a sign that reads "POWER TO THE PEOPLE" and Arthur Bell protesting at a gay liberation demonstration at New York University in 1970. -
Sylvia Rivera at Demonstration at St. Patrick's Cathedral, 1970
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Wandel, Richard C. Date: 1970 Topics: Activists, BIPOC, Demonstrations, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, Hispanic transgender people, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Transgender people, Transgender people of color, Transvestites Subject: Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR) Description: Sylvia Rivera, co-founder of Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), and others attend a demonstration at St. Patrick's Cathedral. -
Sylvia Rivera at Gay Liberation Front Demonstration at St. Patrick's Cathedral, 1970
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Wandel, Richard C. Date: 1970 Topics: Activists, BIPOC, Demonstrations, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, Hispanic transgender people, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Transgender people, Transgender people of color Subject: St. Patrick's Cathedral Description: Sylvia Rivera, co-founder of Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), attends a GLF demonstration at St. Patrick's Cathedral. -
Sylvia Rivera at Gay Liberation Front's Demonstration at Bellevue Hospital, 1970
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Wandel, Richard C. Date: 1970 Topics: Activists, BIPOC, Demonstrations, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, Hispanic transgender people, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Posters, Stonewall riots, Transgender people, Transgender people of color Description: Protestors--including Sylvia Rivera--sit outside Bellevue Hospital, holding signs that say, "Power to the People," "Gay Power Black Power Women Power Student Power All Power to the People," and "Ga...
