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  1. Support Our Youth Workshop: The Diverse Rainbow of TS Women & Men

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: circa 1998
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, Gender identity, Sexual orientation, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men, Transgender activism, Transitioning status
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: A list of gender identities, transitional statuses, body modifications, sexual orientations, ethnoracial statuses, socioeconomic classifications, and notes on a profile of Rupert Raj.
  2. Referral List and Papers of Interest for Female to Male Transsexuals

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: 1990
    Topics: FtMs, LGBTQ+ support groups, Trans men, Transsexual people
    Subject: ANDROS, Gender Consultants, The Adam Society
    Description: A list of resources for FtMs, including support groups and newsletters, papers of interest, email templates for surgeons, and trivia.
  3. Referral List for Female to Male Transsexuals

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: 1990
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, LGBTQ+ support groups, Trans men, Transsexual people
    Subject: ANDROS, FTM, Gender Consultants, Rupert Raj, The Adam Society
    Description: A list of resources for FTMs, including support groups and newsletters, resource workers, sex reassignment surgeons, therapists, and counselors. Some pages contain handwritten notes.
  4. Referral List for Female-to-Male Transsexuals

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: 1990
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, LGBTQ+ support groups, Trans men, Transgender activism, Transsexual people
    Subject: ANDROS, Rose City Gender Center, Rupert Raj, The Adam Society
    Description: A list of resources for FtMs, including support groups and newsletters, surgeons, psychotherapists and peer counselors. The list is organized by type of group, surgery, and country. Handwritten not...
  5. Resource Listing on Female to Male Transsexualism

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: 1990
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, LGBTQ+ support groups, Trans men, Transsexual people
    Subject: ANDROS, Gender Consultants, Rupert Raj, The Adam Society
    Description: A compilation of resources, written by Rupert Raj for FtMs, including support groups, professional therapy groups, sex reassignment surgeons and peer support resource workers.
  6. Referral List for Female-to-Male Transsexuals

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: 1990
    Topics: FtMs, Trans men, Transgender people's writings, Transsexual people
    Subject: ANDROS, Beverley Spires, Dan Riley, F2M, FTM, FTM Forum, Gender Consultants, Gender Dysphoria Trust, H. Martin Malin, Hampton Roads Transgender Support Group, Jean Van Aerle, Lou Sullivan, Mannengroep Nederland, Rupert Raj, The Adam Society, The Twenty Club
    Description: A 2-page list of organizations and their contact information. The organizations are labeled as (Peer) Support Groups/Letters. The second page is titled Resource Listing on Female-To-Male Transsexua...
  7. Letter from Rupert Raj at Metamorphosis

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, Phalloplasty, Trans men, Transsexual people
    Subject: Metamorphosis, Rupert Raj
    Description: A letter from Rupert Raj via Metamorphosis to an unnamed doctor. He is writing to provide updates on information about phalloplasty for the Metamorphosis Manual for Female-to-Males.
  8. Letter from Rupert Raj on behalf of the Metamorphosis Medical Research Foundation

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, Trans men, Transsexual people
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: A letter from Rupert Raj and the Metamorphosis Medical Research Foundation requesting submission materials with information on gender affirming surgeries for a manual that he is currently developing.
  9. 10 Most Damaging Myths about Transmen and FTMs (March 20, 1999)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: Mar. 20, 1999
    Topics: FtMs, Trans men, Transsexual people
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: An email from Rupert Raj containing a comprehensive list of misconceptions regarding trans men and FtM people
  10. Checklist for Peer Support Group for TS Men and F-Ms

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: 1999
    Topics: FtMs, Lesbians, Trans men, Transsexual people
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: An overview of the infrastructure Rupert Raj deems necessary in order for the support group he is running to be successful. He outlines factors that contribute to the success of these organizations...
  11. Passing in Public

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: 1982
    Topics: Crossdressing, FtMs, MtFs, Transsexual people, Voice therapy (Gender)
    Subject: Gender Review, Metamorphosis, Rupert Raj, The Transsexual Voice
    Description: A document that has two lists for tips on how to pass for Male-to-Females and Females-to-Males. There are handwritten corrections on some of the tips and at the bottom of the list there is a list o...
  12. Peer Support Group for Transsexual Men, Female-to-Males

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: 1999
    Topics: FtMs, LGBTQ+ support groups, Trans men, Transsexual people
    Subject: Rupert Raj, The 519
    Description: Flyer advertising a peer support group for transsexual men and FtMs. The flyer details when and where the group is taking place, along with a contact number. It also gives a brief description of wh...
  13. How to Establish and Maintain a Transsexual Support Group

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: LGBTQ+ movement, LGBTQ+ support groups, Transsexual people, Transvestites
    Subject: Federation of American and Canadian Transsexuals (FACT), LGBTQ+ organizations, Metamorphosis, Rupert Raj
    Description: A detailed outline of the establishment and goals of support groups such as FACT. Rupert Raj writes about different strategies and support systems that he found most helpful and successful. He crea...
  14. Preliminary Investigation Towards a Formal Proposal for a Comprehensive Program for the Rehabilitation and Social Integration of Transsexual Inmates and Parolees in Canada

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: Feb. 21, 1986
    Topics: FtMs, LGBTQ+ prisoners, MtFs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men, Transgender activism
    Subject: Elizabeth Fry Society, Metamorphosis, Rupert Raj
    Description: A proposal by Rupert Raj to create a program dedicated to helping transsexual inmates and parolees in Canada. The proposal contains information on which organizations and prisons would participate ...
  15. Gender Worker News Release

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: May 21, 1988
    Topics: LGBTQ+ support groups, Transgender activism, Transgender people
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: A Gender Worker news release discussing the dissolution of Metamorphosis due to the resignation of some of their executive board.
  16. Tribute to Sister Mary Elizabeth (1988)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: 1988
    Topics: MtFs, Trans women
    Subject: Joanna Clark, Rupert Raj, Sister Mary Elizabeth
    Description: A tribute written by Rupert Raj celebrating the life of Sister Mary Elizabeth, formerly known as Joanna Clark. Item contains handwritten editorial corrections.
  17. Tribute to Judith V. Cousins (August, 1988)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: Aug. 1988
    Topics: MtFs, Trans women, Transgender artists, Transgender people in the military
    Subject: Gender Networker, Judith V. Cousins, Metamorphosis, Rupert Raj
    Description: A tribute written about the life of Judith V. Cousins, published in the Gender Networker.
  18. Letters from Rupert Raj to Government Officials (June 12, 1986)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: Jun. 12, 1986
    Topics: Anti-discrimination law, Transgender activism, Transgender rights, Transsexual people
    Subject: Civil Rights Act, Evelyn Gigantes, Greg Lawrence, Mark Rees v. United Kingdom, Ontario Human Rights Code, Rupert Raj, Sven Robinson
    Description: A letter from Rupert Raj to Svend Robinson, M.P. and another to Evelyn Gigantes, thanking them for their responses to his request to include "transsexualism" as a gender category in anti-discrimina...
  19. Transsexual Oppression: Medical, Legal, and Social

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: 1978 to 1986
    Topics: Anti-transgender discrimination, FtMs, Legal name change, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men, Transgender activism
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: An essay from Rupert Raj detailing the different types of oppression transgender people face in medical, legal, and social areas.
  20. On Transsexualism

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: Apr. 1973
    Topics: Transgender activism, Transsexual people
    Subject: Go Info, Rupert Raj
    Description: An article written by Rupert Raj in Go Info discussing transsexual identity and gender-affirming medical care.
  21. Letter from Rupert Raj to the Ontario Human Rights Commission (April 14, 1986)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: Apr. 14, 1986
    Topics: Transgender activism
    Subject: Metamorphosis, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Rupert Raj to the Ontario Human RIghts Comission to ask that the Comission include transsexualism as a prohibited ground of discrimination. He also encloses materials regarding this cla...
  22. Letters from Rupert Raj to the Ontario Minister of Labor and to the Department of External Affairs (1986)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: May 22, 1986
    Topics: Transgender activism
    Subject: Metamorphosis, Rupert Raj
    Description: Two letters from Rupert Raj to the Ontario Minister of Labor and to the Department of External Affairs concerning trans rights issues. The first letter to the Minister of Labor calls for the additi...
  23. Letter from Rupert Raj to Minister Fulton (May 22, 1986)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: May 22, 1986
    Topics: Legal name change
    Subject: Metamorphosis, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Rupert Raj asking the Minister of Transporation and Communications to consider waiving the requirment for a court order being necessary when changing one's name.
  24. Gender Networker Updates (1988-1989)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: Jan. 1989
    Topics: FtMs, Gender dysphoria, MtFs
    Subject: Gender Networker, Gender Worker, Rupert Raj
    Description: A letter from Rupert Raj to subscribers letting them know that the Gender Networker ceased publication in January 1989, and a timeline of publications and events from 1988-1989.
  25. Rupert Raj's Correspondence Regarding Transsexuals in Prison (1986-1987)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert, Williamson, Lois, Williams III, McCollough, Kastner, D. C.
    Date: 1986
    Topics: LGBTQ+ prisoners, Transgender activism
    Subject: Metamorphosis, Rupert Raj, Transsexuals in Prison
    Description: A letter from Lois Williamson, executive director of the Elizabeth Fry Society, responding to Rupert Raj that their staff are not qualified to meet the needs of transsexual clients. A letter from R...
  26. Letter and Petition from Rupert Raj on Behalf of A.C.T.

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: 1976
    Topics: Health care for LGBTQ+ people, Transgender activism
    Subject: Anke A. Ehrhardt, Elizabeth McCauley, Heino F. L. Meyer-Bahlburg, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter and petition from Rupert Raj (formerly Nicholas Gosh) on behalf of the Association for Canadian Transsexuals asking for changes in medical insurance coverage in the US.
  27. Gender Consultants Waiver and Questionnaire

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: circa 1988
    Topics: Transgender activism, Transsexual people
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: A waiver to be signed by clients of Gender Consultants, promising to keep information about healthcare providers private, as well a questionnaire for general information about the client.
  28. A Letter from Rupert Raj to MtF Transsexuals (1979)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: 1979
    Topics: FtMs, MtFs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men, Trans women, Transgender activism
    Description: Rupert Raj addresses MtFs transsexuals in a letter titled "You're Beautiful," acknowledging the community's struggles, emphasizing that he cares, and offering his counseling services.
  29. Gender Worker News Release

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: 1988
    Topics: FtMs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men, Transgender activism, Transgender people's writings
    Description: Rupert Raj writes that the MMRF has been dissolved but that similar services will instead be found in the newsletter "Gender Worker." He also says where and how Metamorphosis can still be bought an...
  30. Editor's Version: Gender Networker Vol. 1 No. 2

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: Aug. 1988
    Topics: FtMs, Gender dysphoria, MtFs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men, Transgender activism, Transgender people's writings
    Subject: Gender Networker, Rupert Raj
    Description: The Gender Networker from August 1988 containing a compilation of multiple book reviews and recommendations, all relating to transgender and queer identities. This version contains handwritten edit...
  31. Rupert Raj's Curriculum Vitae

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: 1987
    Topics: FtMs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men, Transgender activism
    Description: Rupert Raj's curriculum vitae, circa 1987.
  32. Announcement of Dissolution of the Metamorphosis Medical Research Foundation

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: May 21, 1988
    Topics: Transsexual people
    Subject: Metamorphosis, Rupert Raj
    Description: An announcement reporting the dissolution of the the Metamorphosis Medical Research Foundation (MMRF). Raj discusses the future of MMRF assets and his projects associated with MMRF.
  33. Document of Rupert Raj's Professional Qualifications and a Metamorphosis Confidential Contacts Signup Sheet

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: 1988
    Topics: FtMs, Trans men, Transgender activism
    Subject: Metamorphosis, Rupert Raj
    Description: Document describing the professional qualifications of Rupert Raj, detailing his education and his experiences within the gender worker world. Additionally, there is a signup sheet for the Metamorp...
  34. Series of Letters to Editors and Purchasers of the Gender Networker (1990)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: 1990
    Topics: FtMs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men, Transgender activism
    Subject: Gender Consultants, Gender Networker, Rupert Raj
    Description: Series of letters from Rupert Raj to editors and purchasers concerning the close of Gender NetWorker.
  35. Gender Worker Award Criteria

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: 1990
    Topics: FtMs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men
    Subject: Gender Worker, Rupert Raj
    Description: A list of criteria written by Rupert Raj to be selected for the Gender Worker Award plaque from his organization Gender Worker.
  36. Releases about "Gender Networker" Changing to "Gender Consultants"

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: 1988 to 1990
    Topics: FtMs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men, Transgender activism
    Subject: Gender Consultants, Gender Networker, Michelle Gauthier, Rupert Raj
    Description: Set of releases about Gender Networker changing its name to Gender Consultants and Michelle Gauthier joining Rupert Raj as a partner.
  37. Gender Worker Resources List

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: 1988
    Topics: FtMs, Transgender activism
    Subject: Gender Networker, Rupert Raj
    Description: A resources list compiled by Gender Worker.
  38. Rupert Raj's Criteria for Professional Status as a Counsellor/Educator

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: 1988
    Topics: FtMs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Transgender activism
    Subject: Gender Worker, Rupert Raj
    Description: Criteria created by Rupert Raj to determine if someone should qualify for professional status as a counselor or educator for people with or about gender dysphoria.
  39. Tempest in a Chamberpot: a Social Science Perspective

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: 1988
    Topics: FtMs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men, Transgender people's writings
    Description: An article written by Rupert Raj, in which he weighs in on the "bathroom issue" surrounding which bathrooms trans people can use, approaching the issue from a social science perspective.
  40. Review of "The Comprehensive Treatment Program for the Gender Conflicted" by Tomye Kelley

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: 1988
    Topics: FtMs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men, Transgender activism, Transgender people's writings
    Subject: Rupert Raj, Tomye Kelley
    Description: Review by Rupert Raj of a set of 3 tapes by Tomye Kelley titled Comprehensive Treatment Program for the Gender Conflicted: Hormone Therapy, Androgony, and Transition.
  41. Series of Reviews by Rupert Raj

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: 1988
    Topics: FtMs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men, Transgender activism, Transgender people's writings
    Subject: Liz Hodgkinson, Michael Eliot, Rupert Raj, Sergio Toledo
    Description: Reviews by Rupert Raj of "Michael Née Laura (The Story of the World's First Female-to-Male Trans-sexual)" by Liz Hodgkinson and "Crossing the Line" by Michael Eliot.
  42. Review of Holly Devor's book "Gender Blending"

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: 1989
    Topics: FtMs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men, Transgender activism, Transgender people's writings
    Subject: Holly Devor (now Aaron Devor), Rupert Raj
    Description: Review of Holly Devor's book "Gender Blending: Confronting the Limits of Duality" (1989) by Rupert Raj.
  43. Gender Networker Newsletter Excerpt

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: 1989
    Topics: FtMs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men, Transgender activism, Transgender people's writings
    Subject: Gender Worker, Rupert Raj
    Description: Excerpts from the Gender Networker newsletter published by Rupert Raj, including title page and "Rupert's TS/TV Trivia."
  44. Gender Networker Advertisement

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: 1988
    Topics: FtMs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men, Transgender activism
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Gender Networker Advertisement
  45. Review of Leslie M. Lothstein's "Female-to-Male Transsexualism"

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: 1988
    Topics: FtMs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men, Transgender activism, Transgender people's writings
    Subject: Leslie M. Lothstein, Rupert Raj
    Description: Review by Rupert Raj of "Female-to-Male Transsexualism: Historical, Clinical and Theoretical Issues" by Leslie M. Lothstein.
  46. Gender Networker Miscellaneous Essays

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: 1988
    Topics: Coming out, FtMs, Gay men, Gender affirming surgery, LGBTQ+ prisoners, Trans men, Transgender parents
    Subject: Dorian Carl Munday, Eliot Mark, Gender Worker, Judy Dupuis, Mark Morris, Romeo Bliss, Rupert Raj
    Description: A collection of transition essays and stories edited by Rupert Raj by Judy Dupuis, Mark Morris, Eliot Mark, Romeo Bliss, and Dorian Carl Munday.
  47. Subscription Form for Gender Worker

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: 1988
    Topics: FtMs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men, Transgender activism
    Subject: Gender Networker, Rupert Raj
    Description: Form addressed to helping professionals and resource providers to subscribe to Rupert Raj's newsletter, Gender Worker.
  48. Gender NetWorker Layout

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: Jun. 1988
    Topics: FtMs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men, Transgender activism, Transgender people's writings
    Subject: Gender Networker, Lou Sullivan, Robert Farina, Rupert Raj
    Description: Layout draft of Volume 1, No. 1 of the Gender NetWorker.
  49. Review of the Film "Vera"

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: 1988
    Topics: FtMs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men, Transgender activism
    Subject: Ana B. Noguiera, Rupert Raj, Sergio Toledo
    Description: Review of the film Vera starring Ana B. Nogueira, by Sergio Toledo
  50. Book Review of David Keith Cohler's "Freemartin"

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: 1988
    Topics: FtMs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men, Transgender activism, Transgender people's writings
    Subject: David Keith Cohler, Rupert Raj
    Description: Book review of "Freemartin" by David Keith Cohler written by Rupert Raj for his newsletter Gender Networker. Raj writes that the book negatively portrays FtM transsexuals.