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  1. Announcement and Forms from the Ontario Human Rights Commission

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Smith, George, Anand, Raj, Donald, Christine
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Anti-discrimination law, Transgender activism, Transgender people
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Announcement from the Ontario Human Rights Commission detailing the addition of "sexual orientation" to its laws, making it illegal to dsicrimnate against people based on their sexual orientation. ...
  2. Letter from Dallas Denny to Rupert Raj (May 23, 1994)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Denny, Dallas
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Transgender activism
    Subject: AEGIS, Chrysalis Quarterly, Dallas Denny, Qwer Quarterly, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Dallas Denny to Rupert Raj thanking him for sending a copy of Qwer Quarterly, and updating Raj on the development of an all-FtM issue of Chrysalis Quarterly.
  3. Letter from Dr. Betty Steiner to Abram Szpirglas (January 12, 1987)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Steiner, Betty W.
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery, MtFs, Trans women
    Subject: Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Rupert Raj
    Description: Notes and correspondence from a psychiatric consultation given by Dr. Betty Steiner of the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry.
  4. Letter from Dr. Tom Mazur to Rupert Raj

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Mazur, Tom
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: FtMs, MtFs, Transgender activism, Transgender newsletters, Transgender people
    Subject: Metamorphosis, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Dr. Tom Mazur, Director of Psychoendocrinlogy at the Children's Hospital of Buffalo, accepting Rupert Raj's invitation to join the Metamorphosis Board of Professional Advisors.
  5. Letter from Elaine Barrie to Rupert Raj

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Barrie, Elaine
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: FtMs, MtFs, Transgender people
    Description: Letter from Elaine Barrie to Rupert Raj, in which Elaine sends a poem for consideration. Elaine also inquires generally about Rupert Raj's identity and asks about the transsexual scene in Toronto.
  6. Letter from Rupert Raj to Phoebe Smith

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: FtMs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men
    Subject: Gender Worker, Phoebe Smith, Rupert Raj, The TS Voice
    Description: Letter from Rupert Raj to Phoebe Smith congratulating Smith on recieving a "Gender Worker Award," plaque. Raj also provides a response to a letter printed in the last issue of The TS Voice.
  7. Letter from Timothy Blaeser to Rupert Raj

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Blaeser, Timothy
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Transgender activism, Transgender people
    Subject: Metamorphosis, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Timothy Blaeser, research assistant at the University of Minnesota requesting permission to include Raj's journal in the university library.
  8. Letters to the Editor from Rupert Raj and His Sister

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Crossdressers, FtMs, Gender dysphoria
    Subject: Metamorphosis, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letters to the Editor from Rupert Raj and his sister in repsonse to "Altered States" by Ian Brown. Rupert's response critizises the article, saying it was sensationalized and the reporting was irre...
  9. Open Letter from Rupert Raj

     
    Collection: Lou Sullivan Collection
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: FtMs, Psychology, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Surveys, Trans men
    Description: Received by Lou Sullivan
  10. Questionnaire from Rupert Raj

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: LGBTQ+ prisoners, Transgender activism
    Subject: Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Gender Identity Clinic of New England (GICNE), Metamorphosis, Rupert Raj, Transgender organizations
    Description: Questionnaire from Rupert Raj requesting information on an organization's structure, and about TS convicts and ex-convicts.
  11. Letter from Reed Erickson (October 12, 1971)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Erickson, Reed
    Date: Oct. 12, 1971
    Topics: Transsexual people
    Subject: Erickson Educational Foundation, Reed Erickson, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Reed Erickson regarding setting up channels of communication for individuals who are transsexual, and explaining the goals of the Erickson Educational Foundation.
  12. Letter from Joan Hollobon to Rupert Raj (April 10, 1972)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Hollobon, Joan
    Date: Apr. 10, 1972
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery
    Subject: Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Joan Hollobon informing Rupert Raj about various institutions providing gender affirming surgery.
  13. Letter from T.M. Toulston to Rupert Raj (April 19, 1972)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Roulston, T.M.
    Date: Apr. 19, 1972
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, Transgender people
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from T.M. Toulston regarding health insurance-related inquiries from Rupert Raj. Toulston directs Raj to the Manitoba Health Services Insurance Corporation for further questions.
  14. Letter from Judy Jennings to Rupert Raj (August 7, 1972)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Jennings, Judy
    Date: Aug. 7, 1972
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, Trans men
    Subject: Gender Identity Association, Judy Jennings, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Judy Jennings to Rupert Raj informing Raj that if he goes ahead with a surgery he has scheduled with one doctor he will not be able to receive a separate surgery from a second doctor. J...
  15. Letter from Donald R. Laub to Rupert Raj (October 11, 1972)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Laub, Donald R.
    Date: Oct. 11, 1972
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery, Transgender people
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Donald Laub to Rupert Raj discussing the prices and healing periods of gender affirming surgery for a potential patient.
  16. Letter from Z. Neuman to Rupert Raj (December 18, 1972)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Neuman, Z.
    Date: Dec. 18, 1972
    Topics: Phalloplasty
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Z. Neuman to Rupert Raj discussing the complications and expectations that come with a phalloplasty. Neuman also discusses the healing process and treatments that come with it.
  17. Letter from Judy Jennings to Rupert Raj (January 25, 1973)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Jennings, Judy
    Date: Jan. 25, 1973
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery
    Description: Letter from Judy Jennings to Rupert Raj (formerly known as Nick Ghosh) discussing what further information they need to complete an evaluation. The information requested has to do with medical file...
  18. Letter from R. A. Armstrong to Rupert Raj (June 25, 1973)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Armstrong, R.A.
    Date: Jun. 25, 1973
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery, Trans men
    Subject: Clark Institute of Psychiatry Gender Identity Clinic, R. A. Armstrong, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from R.A. Armstrong, Director General Health Insurance, to Rupert Raj discussing how a surgery can be deemed medically necessary in order for it to be covered by insurance. Armstrong states...
  19. Letter from John Prowett to Rupert Raj (July 9, 1973)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Jul. 9, 1973
    Topics: Transgender activism, Transgender people's writings
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from John Prowett to Rupert Raj (formerly known as Nick Ghosh) discussing Rupert's article in "Go Info" on transsexualism. Prowett also mentions that he is the director of the Transsexual, T...
  20. Letter from F. Brantley Scott to Rupert Raj (August 6, 1973)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Aug. 6, 1973
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, Trans men
    Description: Letter from F. Brantley Scott to Rupert Raj, responding to Raj's previous letter about gender affirming care that Scott is willing to offer. Scott discusses hysterectomy and the construction of the...
  21. Letter to Rupert Raj from Dr. G. Hyde (August 9, 1973)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Hyde, G.
    Date: Aug. 9, 1973
    Topics: Abortion, Gender affirming surgery
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Dr. Hyde informs Rupert Raj that there is controversy surrounding transsexual surgery and abortion. Dr. Hyde states that he cannot provide Raj with answers to some of his questions, but assures him...
  22. Letter from James W.F. Bain to Rupert Raj (August 10, 1973)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Bain, James W. F.
    Date: Aug. 10, 1973
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery, Transgender activism
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from James W.F. Bain to Rupert Raj discussing sex reassignment surgery and encouraging him to speak to Dr. Wayne Helmer for more information.
  23. Letter from Thomas Porter to Rupert Raj (August 15, 1973)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Porter, Thomas
    Date: Aug. 15, 1973
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery, Transgender people
    Subject: Rupert Raj, Thomas Porter
    Description: Letter from Thomas Porter, General Secretary of the Ontario Medical Center, answering a list of questions asked by Rupert Raj.
  24. Letter from Judy Jennings to Rupert Raj (April 25, 1984)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Jennings, Judy
    Date: Apr. 25, 1974
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery, Health care for LGBTQ+ people, Phalloplasty
    Subject: Gender Identity Association, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Judy O. Jennings describes in detail phalloplasty procedure that the Gender Identity Association performs. She details prerequisites for the surgery including, but not limited to, passi...
  25. Letters from Dr. W. L. Helmer to Rupert Raj (1973, 1975)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Helmer, W. L.
    Date: Aug. 2, 1973
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery
    Subject: Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letters from Dr. W. L. Helmer to Rupert Raj (formerly Nicholas Gosh) about gender affirming surgery, as well as answering quetions about the legal aspects of getting insurance coverage for gender a...
  26. Letter from Rupert Raj to Dr. Morton Schulman (April 7, 1975)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Apr. 7, 1975
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men
    Description: Letter to Dr. Morton Schulman on behalf of the Transsexual Association of Ontario informing him of the vital need for - to be included in healthcare coverage.
  27. Letters to Rupert Raj from Physicians (1973-1976)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Armstrong, R.A., Hanker, Fred O., Dushoff, Ira M., Packman, Paul M., Laidlaw, Robert W., Firth, S. T., Zitrin, Aurthur
    Date: 1973
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery, Transgender activism
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letters to Rupert Raj (formerly known as Nicolas Ghosh) from various North American physicians expressing support for and discussing the a petition Rupert was endorsing that would include sex reass...
  28. Letter from Dr. William R. N. Lindsey to Rupert Raj (January 8, 1976)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Lindsey, William R.N.
    Date: Jan. 8, 1976
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from William R. N. Lindsey to Rupert Raj (formerly known as Nicholas Ghosh) letting him know that Lindsey will not be able to serve as a medical advisor for the Gender Review, but expressing...
  29. Letter from Betty W. Steiner to Rupert Raj (January 13, 1976)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Steiner, Betty W.
    Date: Jan. 13, 1976
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, Trans men
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Judy Jennings to Rupert Raj informing Raj that if he goes ahead with a surgery he has scheduled with one doctor he will not be able to receive a separate surgery from a second doctor. J...
  30. Letter from Walter G. Waddell to Rupert Raj (January 16, 1976)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Waddell, Walter G.
    Date: Jan. 16, 1976
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Walter G. Waddell to Rupert Raj (formerly known as Nicholas Ghosh) stating that sex reassignment surgeries are not performed at Ottawa General hospital. Rupert Raj wrote to Dr. Waddell ...
  31. Letter from Dr. Charles J. Robsen to Rupert Raj (January 19, 1976)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Robsen, Charles
    Date: Jan. 19, 1976
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Dr. Charles J. Robsen to Rupert Raj regarding the gender-affirming surgeries he has requested. Dr. Robsen informs Raj that he will need to seek approval from the Medical Advisory Board ...
  32. Letter from Dr. W. H. Caven to Rupert Raj (January 21, 1976)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Caven, W. H.
    Date: Jan. 21, 1976
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: A brief letter to Rupert Raj in response to his recent inquiry about sex reassignment. Caven states that the plastic surgeons and genitourinary staff are not performing such procedures at Riverside...
  33. Letter from Finlay McKerracher to Rupert Raj (February 9, 1976)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: McKerracher, Finlay
    Date: Feb. 9, 1976
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Finlay McKerracher to Rupert Raj explaining that McKerracher medical staff have been involved with sexual identity services but have only performed surgery on rare occasions. McKerrache...
  34. Letter from Peter Roberts to Rupert Raj (February 10, 1976)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Roberts, Peter
    Date: Feb. 10, 1976
    Topics: FtMs
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Short letter from Peter Roberts informing Rupert Raj that his letter will be passed on to Dr. MacRae.
  35. Letter from Dr. Gregory M. Brown to Rupert Raj (April 28, 1976)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Brown, Gregory M.
    Date: Apr. 28, 1976
    Topics:  
    Subject: Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Rupert Raj
    Description: Brief letter from Dr. Brown declining to sign Rupert Raj's petition.
  36. Letters Adressed to Rupert Raj (1975-1978)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Maheu, Robert, Porter, Thomas, Fodil, O. C., Verhesen, P., Sprague, R. P. H., Baergen, E. H., Clark, Robert F., Balla, Joyce, Duncan, T. F., Burge, J. L. F., Patrick, M. C., Brown, A. W., Nanson, G. L., Moores, R. C., Hare, J. G., Patchett, G. C.
    Date: 1975
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: All letters in this collection are addressed to Rupert Raj from different medical associations and professionals respondings to his letters and inquires about gender-affirming surgeries.
  37. Letter from Judith Godfrey to Rupert Raj (January 9, 1978)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Godfrey, Judith
    Date: Jan. 9, 1978
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, Trans men, Transgender activism
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Judith Godfrey, coordinator at the Gender Identity Clinic, to Rupert Raj detailing the criteria required for gender-affirming surgery.
  38. Letter from Dr. R. Marvin Bala to Rupert Raj (March 21, 1978)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Bala, R. Marvin
    Date: Mar. 21, 1978
    Topics: Gender dysphoria
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Dr. R. Marvin Bala to Rupert Raj agreeing to be identified as the medical or endocrinological consultant to the Gender Dysphoria Program at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary.
  39. Letter from Peggy Lewis to Rupert Raj (March 21, 1978)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Lewis, Peggy
    Date: Mar. 21, 1978
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, Trans men
    Subject: Gender Identity Clinic, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Peggy Lewis, communications department employee at the Canadian Medical Association, to Rupert Raj (formerly known as Nicholas Ghosh). Lewis writes that the Canadian Medical Association...
  40. Letter from Heino Meyer-Bahlburg to Rupert Raj (April 11, 1978)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Apr. 11, 1978
    Topics: FtMs
    Subject: Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals (FACT), Michael Smith, Rebirth, Rupert Raj
    Description: Short letter from Meyer-Bahlburg to Rupert Raj responding to Raj's letter and informing Raj of changes in address.
  41. Letter from J.F. Schillinger to Rupert Raj (April 12, 1978)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Schillinger, J.F.
    Date: Apr. 12, 1978
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from J.F. Schillinger directing Rupert Raj to Dr. W. Poznanski, as most of Schillinger's work is limited to pediatrics. The author also mentions a committee that handles gender-affirming sur...
  42. Letter from Betty Steiner to Rupert Raj (April 27, 1978)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Steiner, Betty W.
    Date: Apr. 27, 1978
    Topics: FtMs, Trans men, Transgender activism
    Subject: Gender Identity Clinic, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Betty Steiner to Rupert Raj expressing interest in Raj's "Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals," (F.A.C.T).
  43. Letter from John A. Lamont to Rupert Raj (October 4, 1978)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Lamont, John A.
    Date: Oct. 4, 1978
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, Transgender activism
    Subject: Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals (FACT), Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from John A. Lamont to Rupert Raj stating that the McMaster University Medical Center does not have a specific gender identity clinic, but has provided follow-up care for patients who receiv...
  44. Letter from Dr. William R. N. Lindsey to Chris (November 30, 1978)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Lindsey, William R.N.
    Date: Nov. 30, 1978
    Topics:  
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Dr. William R. N. Lindsey to Chris directing him to resources where he might receive gender-affirming care. These include doctors who are able to prescribe testosterone, support groups ...
  45. 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.
  46. Letter to University of Toronto MSW Admissions from Angelo Tornabene (January 30, 1979)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Tornabene, Angelo
    Date: Jan. 30, 1979
    Topics: FtMs, Social work education, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men, Transgender activism
    Subject: Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals (FACT), Gender Review, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Angelo Tornabene to the University of Toronto MSW Admissions Department recommending the admission of Rupert Raj (referenced here as Nicholas C. Ghosh). He describes Raj's involvement i...
  47. Letter from David Bernhardt to Rupert Raj (August 1979)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Bernhardt, David
    Date: Aug. 1979
    Topics: Androgyny
    Subject: Carleton University, Rupert Raj
    Description: Handwritten letter thanking Rupert Raj for copies of Gender Review and other miscellaneous notes.
  48. Letter from Leah Schaefer to Rupert Raj (February 23, 1980)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Schaefer, Leah
    Date: Feb. 23, 1980
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery, MtFs
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Leah Schaefer to Rupert Raj noting Schaefer's honor to be a part of Raj's board of advisors, enclosing a copy of her biography and informing Raj of her association with a counselor that...
  49. Letter from Roberto C. Granato (August 4, 1980)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Granato, Robert C.
    Date: Aug. 4, 1980
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery, MtFs
    Description: Letter from Roberto C. Granato to undisclosed recipient answering questions on his program for sex reassignment surgery. It includes some provisions that must be met before a patient can be approve...
  50. Letter from Betty W. Steiner (August 21, 1981)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Steiner, Betty W.
    Date: Aug. 21, 1981
    Topics: Bottom surgery, FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, Phalloplasty
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Betty W. Steiner regarding the fact that she is not able to offer phalloplasty surgeries at this time because they are still in an experimental phase.