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  1. Not Quitting the Game - Just Switching Sides

     
    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, Metamorphosis
    Description: Rupert Raj writes about his burnout regarding his work with Metamorphosis Medical Research Foundation and his decision to take a step back from running the organization. He assures everyone that h...
  2. Lifestory

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: FtMs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men, Transgender authors
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Rupert Raj writes an essay on his life story. He writes about his family history and background, recounts his experiences in school, and as a trans person in medical and psychiatric systems. He des...
  3. Metamorphosis: a Man in the Making

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Essays, FtMs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Transgender authors, Transgender identity, Transgender people's writings
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: In this essay, Rupert Raj details his experiences coming out and living as a transgender bisexual man. He also recounts past relationships and discusses the politics and philosophies that guide his...
  4. Collection of Essays and Poems Written by Rupert Raj

     
    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 people's writings
    Subject: Metamorphosis, Rupert Raj, TV-TS Tapestry
    Description: Two essays and nine poems written by Rupert Raj. All pieces describe and recount Raj's feelings about living as a man and his transition.
  5. Marsha P. Johnson Stonewall Survivor Dies One Week After 1992's Gay Pride Celebration

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Wicker, Randy
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, QTPOC, Stonewall riots, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Andrew Stein, Anti Violence Project, David Dinkins, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, Tom Duane
    Description: Content Warning: This item contains homophobic language.
  6. If Only I Could Talk, I'd Say This to Marsha

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gay men, QTPOC, Transfeminine people
    Subject: George Flimlin, Koo-ee Nu, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker
    Description: A letter to Marsha P. Johnson written from the perspective of Koo-ee Nu, a dog belonging to her roommate Randy Wicker and his partner, David.
  7. A Rainbow Flag for Marsha

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Wicker, Randy
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Black transgender people, Drag queens, Memorials, QTPOC, Rainbow flags, Transfeminine people
    Subject: George Pabon, Icon of the Anvil, Marsha P. Johnson
    Description: A reflective essay in which Marsha P. Johnson's roommate, Randy Wicker, considers how to best memorialize her.
  8. A Story to Remember

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Wicker, Randy
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ memorials, LGBTQ+ people who use substances, LGBTQ+ unhoused people, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Venezuelan Americans
    Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera
    Description: This item is an essay with edits written by Randy Wicker about the evolution of his relationship with Sylvia Rivera.
  9. The Vamps Take Manhattan

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Ahmed, Faraz
    Date: Apr. 1998
    Topics: Anal sex, Crossdressing, Dancers, Hijras, LGBTQ+ night life, Pakistanis--United States, QTPOC, South Asian LGBTQ+ people
    Subject: South Asian Lesbian and Gay Association (SALGA)
    Description: This essay from Trikone Magazine recounts the experiences of a group of Pakistani dancers who cross-dress and work in Manhattan nightlife.
  10. Two Baluchi Buggas, A Sindhi Zenana, and the Status of Hijras in Contemporary Pakistan

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Naqvi, Nauman, Mujtaba, Hasan
    Date: Jan. 1998
    Topics: Baluchi (Southwest Asian people), Gender expression, Gender markers, Hijras, Police harassment, QTPOC, South Asian LGBTQ+ people, Transfeminine people, Zenanas
    Subject: Mohammed Aslam
    Description: This essay from Trikone Magazine (Vol. 13, No. 1) discusses South Asian gender identities and associated experiences in Pakistan.
  11. Changing Perceptions About Hate Crimes

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Apr. 13, 1999
    Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Black transgender people, Hate crimes, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Trans women
    Subject: Fenway Community Health Center, Matthew Shepard, Rita Hester
    Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to transphobic violence.
  12. "Reflections of a Drag Queen Striving Towards Political Correctitude"

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Housel, David
    Date: 1993
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Drag queens, Femininities, Masculinities, QTPOC, Sexism
    Subject: Black and White Men Together, Men of All Colors Together NY
    Description: An excerpt from Men of All Colors Together NY's 10th Anniversary Journal describing the experience of being BIPOC and a drag queen in New York.
  13. Gladys Bentley

     
    Collection: Academic Papers and Publications
    Institution: New York Public Library
    Creator: Young, Wilbur
    Date: Sep. 1938
    Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ actors, LGBTQ+ arts, LGBTQ+ musicians, Male impersonators
    Subject: Gladys Bentley, Ubangi Club
    Description: This item is an essay about Gladys Bentley written by Wilbur Young as a part of the "Sketches of Colorful Harlem Characters." This item portrays Bentley in a negative light.
  14. Gender Identity and Bisexuality

     
    Collection: Academic Papers and Publications
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Denny, Dallas, Green, Jamison
    Date: Aug. 1996
    Topics: Bisexuality, Gender affirming surgery, Gender dysphoria, Heterosexism, Intersex, Transgender relationships, Transgenderism, Transsexualism
    Subject: Harold Garfinkel, Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association, Paul McHugh
    Description: An academic paper by Dallas Denny that discusses the relationships between sexual identity labels and transgender identities.
  15. Transgender in the United States: A Brief Discussion

     
    Collection: Academic Papers and Publications
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Denny, Dallas
    Date: Oct. 1999 to Nov. 1999
    Topics: Crossdressing, FtMs, Medicalization, Sexual orientation, Transsexualism
    Subject: Donna Reter, Harry Benjamin, Havelock Ellis, John Money, Jon Meyer, Magnus Hirschfeld, Richard Green, Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
    Description: Published in issue 28.1 of the SIECUS Report, this paper concerns trans history, history of medicalization, and the differentiation between labels.