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  1. "Pansies" Bloom in Cocktail Bar

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Mar. 17, 1951
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Sexual offenses laws, Soldiers
    Subject: Bambi
    Description: A newspaper article discussing the trial of a crossdresser referred to as "Bambi."

  2. Transvestites steal spotlight from the spankers, pro and con

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Feb. 20, 1960
    Topics: Bondage, Crossdressing, Gender role, Gender swapping, Leather community, Spanking
    Description: A series of letters discussing crossdressing, gender roles, and sexual practices such as the use of leather. Page two of the article is located in "Related Links"

  3. Man dressed as woman solicits officer

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: May 7, 1960
    Topics: Arrests, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Police, Prostitution, Transgender prostitution
    Description: A newspaper article on a police officer's encounter with a crossdressing sex worker. Page two of the story is located in the "Related Links" section.

  4. How Transvestism is Linked With Corporal Punishment

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Sep. 10, 1960
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Gender role, Passing (Gender), Spanking
    Description: Two letters on the nature of crossdressing, specifically how it begins in children and how it is fostered.

  5. Aversion therapy claimed cure for males dressing as females

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: May 25, 1963
    Topics: Aversion therapy, Behavioural therapy, Crossdressers, Crossdressing
    Description: A column espousing a doctor's successes in aversion therapy on crossdressers.

  6. "Transvestism"

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Dec. 7, 1963
    Topics: Advertisements, Crossdressing, Gay men, Personals
    Description: A newspaper personal for "discreet" men interested in crossdressing.

  7. Transvestite is guilty of gross indecency: enlists sympathy of court so sentence is suspended; other party is fined $100

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: 1963
    Topics: Arrests, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Passing (Gender)
    Description: A newspaper article describing the appearance of a number of crossdressers in court.

  8. Your children may be homosexuals! Here are the shocking details

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Feb. 15, 1964
    Topics: Children, Crossdressers, Gay men, Homophobia, Porn magazines
    Subject: Female Mimics International (F.M.I.)
    Description: A newspaper article pleading for action against pornographic magazines containing crossdressing and homosexual content.

  9. Halloween '65

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: 1965
    Topics: Competitions, Drag queens, Halloween
    Subject: Letros Tavern

  10. Halloween Crowd by Alexander Street

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1960 to circa 1970
    Topics: Halloween, Halloween costumes, Homophobia, Riots, Transphobia
    Description: A large crowd of people (some dressed in Halloween costumes) gathered outside of Alexander Street by St. Charles Tavern in Toronto, presumably during the annual riots.

  11. Halloween Crowd Outside St. Charles Tavern

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1960 to circa 1970
    Topics: Halloween, Homophobia, Riots, Transphobia
    Description: A crowd of people stand outside St. Charles Tavern in Toronto during the annual anti-trans and anti-LGBTI riots of Halloween.

  12. Halloween Crowds and Violence 1

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1960 to circa 1970
    Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Clothing, Halloween costumes, Homophobia, Riots, Transphobia
    Description: People dressed up in Halloween costumes stand outside the St. Charles Tavern on Yonge Street in Toronto, which has eggs splattered on it as a result of a tradition stemming from transphobic and hom...

  13. Halloween Crowds and Violence 10

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1960 to circa 1970
    Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Halloween costumes, Homophobia, Riots, Transphobia
    Description: People pose for a photo in front of the St. Charles Tavern on Yonge Street in Toronto while a police officer stands guard by them, presumably as a result of the anti-trans riots surrounding them.

  14. Halloween Crowds and Violence 2

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1960 to circa 1970
    Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Clothing and dress, Halloween costumes, Homophobia, Riots, Transphobia
    Description: A group of people stand outside of St. Charles Tavern in Toronto on Halloween. A person shows the camera their middle finger. There is a tradition of violence related to homophobia and transphobia.

  15. Halloween Crowds and Violence 3

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1960 to circa 1970
    Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Clothing and dress, Halloween costumes, Homophobia, Riots
    Description: A group of people stand outside the St. Charles Tavern in Toronto on Halloween. Police are present because of the tradition of transphobic and homophobic violence.

  16. Halloween Crowds and Violence 4

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1960 to circa 1970
    Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Clothing and dress, Halloween costumes, Homophobia, Transphobia
    Description: Two people are engaged in physical contact outside the St. Charles Tavern in Toronto on Halloween, where is a tradition of transphobic and homophobic violence.

  17. Halloween Crowds and Violence 5

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1960 to circa 1970
    Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Clothing and dress, Halloween costumes, Homophobia, Riots
    Description: A person stands outside St. Charles Tavern in Toronto, where a group of people has gathered on Halloween. Broken eggshells are visible in the background, evidence of the transphobic and homophobic ...

  18. Lavender lads make woo! woo! Hallowe'en eve

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1950 to circa 1980
    Topics: Crossdressers, Drag balls, Drag queens, Halloween (LGBTQ+ culture), Passing (Gender)
    Description: A newspaper article describing a queer celebration, focusing on the drag performers

  19. People in a Car During Halloween Riots

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1960 to circa 1970
    Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Halloween, Homophobia, Riots, Transphobia
    Description: Four people sit in a car – three are in the backseat and one leans out the window from the front passenger seat – looking at something during the Halloween anti-trans riot.

  20. Whoops my dear!

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: 1950? to 1980?
    Topics: Homophobia, Persecution of gay men, Sexual offenses laws

  21. Letters to the editor: "very old transvestite" speaks up for males who prefer femme attire

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: May 28, 1966
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Femininities, Gender diversity, Masculinities, Older people
    Description: A letter on the subject of crossdressing and men and women's clothing. Page 2 of this article can be found in the "related links" section.

  22. Annoucement of the International Magazine of Transsexualism and Rupert Raj's Business Cards

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: FtMs, Trans men, Transgender activism, Transgender community
    Subject: Gender Worker, International Magazine of Transsexualism, Rupert Raj
    Description: Leaflet from Gender Worker announcing a new magazine called the International Magazine of Transsexualism. It displays details of contents within as well as subscription/membership prices. The first...

  23. 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. ...

  24. Article Written by Rupert Raj for The Badger

     
    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 people's writings
    Subject: Rupert Raj, The Badger
    Description: Rupert Raj's feature article "City Can Do More... To Boost Small Businesses," published by The Badger.

  25. Biography of Rupert Raj

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: FtMs, Gender transition, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men, Transgender people--Identity
    Subject: Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals (FACT), Gender Worker, Metamorphosis, Rupert Raj
    Description: A biography of Rupert Raj, which includes information about his gender transition and the work he's done providing resources and support to trans people.

  26. Bride With Friend

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Events, Friendships, Marriage, Weddings
    Subject: Robert Fenwick, Susan Close
    Description: Bride in white gown and veil holds flower bouquet and bottle of alcohol. Laughing with friend dressed in black formalwear.

  27. Call for Contributers and Research Participants for Gender Worker

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: Unknown
    Topics:  
    Subject: Gender Worker, International Congress on Cross-Dressing, Sex, and Gender, Rupert Raj
    Description: A call for research participants and materials for Gender Worker.

  28. Constitution of the Self Help Association for Transsexuals (S.H.A.F.T.)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Self Help Association for Transsexuals (SHAFT)
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, Trans men, Transgender activism
    Description: Documents from Self Help Association for Transsexuals (S.H.A.F.T.), including the S.H.A.F.T. Constitution and an essay titled, "The Reality of Transsexualism," and membership forms.

  29. Curriculum Vitae of Susan C. Huxford

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Huxford, Susan C.
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: MtFs, Trans women, Transgender activism, Transsexual people
    Subject: GenderServe, Rupert Raj, Susan Huxford
    Description: Curriculum Vitae of Susan C. Huxford, founder of GenderServe Counseling, Educational, and Research Services.

  30. Don't Be One of the Crowd

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Drag queens, Gay men, Halloween, Homophobia, Intolerance, Police, Riots, Transphobia

  31. Fact Sheet Aims from the Federation of American and Canadian Transsexuals

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Federation of American and Canadian Transsexuals
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Transgender activism, Transgender community, Transsexual people
    Subject: Federation of American and Canadian Transsexuals (FACT), Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals (FACT), Rupert Raj
    Description: Fact sheet aims from the Federation of American and Canadian Transsexuals that demonstrate the goals of the organization in 10 principles and outlining requirements for membership and subscription.

  32. Flyer for "Bodies and Borders...Unbound" Festival/Conference

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: FtMs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men, Transgender activism, Transgender people of color
    Subject: Aiyyana Maracle, Richard Douglass-Chin, Rupert Raj, Shadmith Manzo
    Description: Flyer promoting conference "Bodies and Borders...Unbound: Poignant Lives, Powerful Voices, Transpeople of Color Speak Out." Event will feature a workshop, video documentary, and panel.

  33. Flyer for Educational Workshop

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: FtMs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Transgender activism
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: A flyer promoting an educational event to inform transgender/transsexual people about their rights as psychotherapy clients.

  34. Flyer for Forum "Body Matters" hosted by The Social Work Anti Oppression Coalition (SWAOC)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: FtMs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men, Transgender activism
    Subject: Kyle Scanlon, Ryerson University, The Social Work Anti-Oppression Coalition (SWAOC), Trish Salah
    Description: A flyer for a forum hosted by The Social Work Oppression Coalition (SWAOC) entitled "Body Matters."

  35. Flyer for Poignant Lives, Powerful Voices

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: FtMs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men, Transgender activism
    Description: Flyer for an event called "Poignant Lives, Powerful Voices: TransPeople of Colour Speak Out." The event is a transsexual workshop curated by Rupert Raj.

  36. Flyer for Sexin' Change: Reclaiming Our Genders and Bodies

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: LGBTQ+ visibility, Transsexual people
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Flyer for "Sexin' Change," a sensitivity training workshop to increase visibility and understanding of transsexuals.

  37. Flyer for the Premier of "Rewriting the Script: A Love Letter to Our Families"

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: South Asian queer people
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Flyer for the premier of "Rewriting the Script: A Love Letter to our Families," a documentary exploring the lives and sexualities of Queer South Asians and their families in the West.

  38. Flyer for Towards a Transpositive Health Care Model Workshop

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: FtMs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men, Transgender activism
    Description: Flyer for an event called "Towards a Transpositive Health Care Model: Developing Clinical Sensitivity and Cultural Competence in the Effective Support of Transsexual and transgender People."

  39. Flyer for Training Workshop on Transpositive Mental Healthcare

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: FtMs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men, Transgender activism
    Subject: Rupert Raj, Susan Gapka
    Description: Flyer describing a training workshop by Rupert Raj and Susan Gapka for professionals, educators, researchers, and students on developing sensitivity and cultural competence to support transgender p...

  40. Friends in Drag

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Drag, Drag queens, Friendships, Gatherings
    Subject: Doug Wilson, John Goodwin
    Description: Group of 8 people sitting in a living room. They appear to be dressed in costume. Several people are holding each other while others lie on the couch.

  41. GenderServe News Release: A Day to Remember

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Huxford, Susan C.
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Transsexual people
    Subject: Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals (FACT), GenderServe, Metamorphosis, Rupert Raj, Self Help Association for Transsexuals (SHAFT)
    Description: An article by Susan C. Huxford regarding Harry Benjamin's 100th birthday.

  42. Halloween in Toronto Queen City of Canada

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Competitions, Drag queens, Halloween, LGBTI community

  43. Information about the Federation of American and Canadian Transsexuals (FACT)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Federation of American and Canadian Transsexuals
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Transgender activism, Transgender community, Transsexual people
    Subject: Federation of American and Canadian Transsexuals (FACT), Rupert Raj
    Description: Pamphlet and documents detailing what the Federation of American and Canadian Transsexuals (FACT) is, who may join, how it is organized, the objectives, what services are offered, what types of mem...

  44. Leaflet from Lesbian + Gay Film and Video Festival

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: FtMs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men, Transgender activism
    Description: Flyer for lesbian + gay film festival advertising a film called "Rupert Remembers" about Rupert Raj's activism and personal memories of transgender spaces.

  45. Letros Tavern, The Nile Room

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Bars, LGBTI community, Night life

  46. 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.

  47. Letter from Deborah H. Feinbloom to Rupert Raj

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Feinbloom, Deborah H.
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: FtMs
    Subject: Carol Steinman, Deborah Feinbloom, Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals (FACT), Gender Identity Services in Boston, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Deborah H. Feinbloom referring Rupert Raj to look into the Gender Identity Service organization in Boston for referrals in the area. Feinbloom also declines to be on the board of Raj's ...

  48. 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.

  49. 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.

  50. 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.

  51. Letter from Klaus Kohlmeyer to Rupert Raj

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Kohlmeyer, Klaus
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Transgender activism, Transgender people
    Subject: Balaclava Residence, Elizabeth Fry Society, Klaus Kohlmeyer, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Klaus Kohlmeyer to Rupert Raj stating that the Elizabeth Fry Society will continue working with transsexuals and welcomes any relevant resources or information.

  52. 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.

  53. 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.

  54. 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...

  55. 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...

  56. Majority of Canadians Favour Protection for Gay Minority

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Anti-discrimination law
    Subject: Rupert Raj, Toronto's Gay Community Appeal
    Description: Article about recent national Gallup Poll conductued in Canada about whether or not discrimination on the grounds of sexuat orientauon should be illegal. The article breaks down the results.

  57. Membership Application for F.A.C.T.

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals (FACT)
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Androgyny, Transgender community, Transsexual people
    Subject: Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals (FACT), Rupert Raj
    Description: A membership application and interview sheet for the Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals (F.A.C.T.). Also includes an article affixed to the interview sheet to provide a better ...

  58. 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...

  59. Notice from Rupert and Michelle Raj-Gautier on Gender Consultants

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: FtMs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men, Transgender activism, Transgender people's writings
    Subject: Gender Consultants, Gender Worker, Rupert Raj
    Description: Notice from Rupert and Michelle Raj-Gautier saying that Gender Worker is changing to Gender Consultants. They add that they will be introducing three new services to their main plan.

  60. Operation Jack O'Lantern

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Drag, Halloween, Homophobia, Intolerance, LGBTI community, Police brutality, Riots, Transphobia

  61. Operation Jack O'Lantern: Public Safety

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Demonstrations, Halloween, Law, Public safety

  62. Pamphlet Introducing Rupert Raj

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Metamorphosis Medical Research Foundation
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: FtMs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men, Transgender activism
    Subject: Metamorphosis, Rupert Raj
    Description: Pamphlet of Rupert Raj's personal background, history, and work.

  63. Pamphlet on the Federation of American and Canadian Transsexuals (FACT)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Federation of American and Canadian Transsexuals
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Transgender activism, Transgender community
    Subject: Federation of American and Canadian Transsexuals (FACT), Rupert Raj
    Description: Pamphlet on the Federation of American and Canadian Transsexuals (FACT). Outlines the purpose of the organization, who can join, the services offered, the different memberships and their costs, and...

  64. Photograph of Rupert Raj with His Family

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: FtMs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Photograph of Rupert Raj with his siblings and parents standing outside of a house.

  65. Photograph of Rupert Raj with Jakub

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: FtMs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Photograph of Rupert Raj and Jakub standing outside in Vancouver.

  66. Photographs of Rupert Raj at the Beach

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: FtMs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Photographs of Rupert Raj on a Beach in Victoria, British Columbia. There are other people in the background with their dogs.

  67. Photographs of Rupert Raj with Micheline Johnson and Mike Camp

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: FtMs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men
    Subject: Micheline Johnson, Mike Camp, Rupert Raj
    Description: Photographs of Rupert Raj with Micheline Johnson and Mike Camp sitting on a couch. Raj is wearing a white jacket and hat.

  68. 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.

  69. St. Charles Tavern Article

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Anti-gay violence, Crossdressers, Drag, Halloween (LGBTQ+ culture), Violence

  70. St. Charles Tavern Halloween Violence Article

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Hannon, Gerald
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Anti-gay violence, Arrests, Crossdressers, Halloween (LGBTQ+ culture), Police, Violence
    Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to transphobic and homophobic violence.

  71. St. Charles Tavern Mob Article

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Jefferson, James
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Crossdressers, Drag, Halloween (LGBTQ+ culture), Violence

  72. Toronto's Leading Ladies

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Competitions, Drag, Drag community, Drag queens, Halloween, Photographs

  73. Two People Posing in Toronto

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Clothing, Events, Gatherings, Halloween, Halloween costumes
    Description: Halloween in Toronto. Two people pose for the camera against a brick wall. Both have black hair or wigs. One person in white jacket, other person in black knit shawl.

  74. 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.

  75. What Is Transsexuality

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Harbinger Community Services
    Date: 1972
    Topics: Transsexuality
    Subject: Association of Canadian Transsexuals (ACT), Harbinger Community Services, Rupert Raj
    Description: A Harbinger Community Services brochure explaining transsexuality.

  76. 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.

  77. 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.

  78. 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...

  79. 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.

  80. Letter from Roedy Green to the Editiors of Psychology Today (December 12, 1972)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Green, Roedy
    Date: Dec. 12, 1972
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, Health care for LGBTQ+ people, Trans men
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Roedy Green to Psychology Today editors based on an article that refers to transsexualism and its treatment. Roedy goes on to debate the age of consent for one to make autonomous decisi...

  81. Letter from Roedy Green to Dennis Cocke (January 24, 1973)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Green, Roedy
    Date: Jan. 24, 1973
    Topics: Health care for LGBTQ+ people, Trans women
    Description: Letter from Roedy Green to Dennis Cocke, Minister of Health in British Columbia. Green advocates for Diana Lamont to get vaginoplasty, as she was told she could not get the surgery anywhere in Canada.

  82. 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...

  83. 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.

  84. 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...

  85. 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...

  86. 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...

  87. 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.

  88. 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.

  89. Letter from Jim Loewen to Georgia Straight (August 16, 1973)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Loewen, Jim
    Date: Aug. 16, 1973
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery, Gender dysphoria, Health care for LGBTQ+ people, Medical care, Transgender community, Transgender people
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Jim Loewen to Georgia Straight. Loewen discusses an article QQ published attacking transsexual identity. Loewen goes on to explain transsexuality and the rich lives transsexuals lead.

  90. 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...

  91. 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...

  92. 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.

  93. 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.

  94. 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...

  95. 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...

  96. 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...

  97. Letter from Dr. Carlow to Rupert Raj (January 1, 1976)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Carlow
    Date: Jan. 16, 1976
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Dr. Carlow to Rupert Raj in response to a previous letter. The letter provides information on how infrequently Dr. Carlow's hospital and team performs sex reassignment surgery. Also sta...

  98. 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 ...

  99. 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 ...

  100. 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...

  101. Letter from Donald W. Carnduff to Rupert Raj (January 26, 1976)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Carnduff, Donald
    Date: Jan. 26, 1976
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Donald W. Carnduff to Rupert Raj (formerly known as Nicholas Ghosh). Dr. Carnduff writes that the type of surgeries Raj was referencing are not currently offered at Regina General Hosp...

  102. Letter from Diogene Cloutier to Rupert Raj (February 2, 1976)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Cloutier, Diogene
    Date: Feb. 2, 1976
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, MtFs, Penectomy, Vaginoplasty
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Diogene Cloutier to Rupert Raj discussing the gender-affirming surgeries Cloutier's team has preformed. The letter also discusses the cost of the surgeries. Cloutier tells Raj that it i...

  103. 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...

  104. 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.

  105. Letter from Marti Schultz to Rupert Raj (February 18, 1976)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Schultz, Marti
    Date: Feb. 18, 1976
    Topics: FtMs, Phalloplasty, Trans men
    Subject: Gender Dysphoria Program, Inc., Marti Schultz, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Marti Schultz to Rupert Raj discussing phalloplasty surgery. The letter also discusses Schultz's programs stance on rerouting the urethra and the costs of phalloplasties.

  106. Letter from Milton T. Edgerton to Rupert Raj (February 20, 1976)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Edgerton, Milton
    Date: Feb. 20, 1976
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Milton Edgerton to Rupert Raj saying he is happy to sign Raj's petition, and detailing his efforts to provide care for transgender patients and noting that transgender patients often be...

  107. Letter from L. O. Bradley to Rupert Raj (March 11, 1976)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Bradley, L. O.
    Date: Mar. 11, 1976
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, Trans men
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from L. O. Bradley to Rupert Raj (formerly known as Nicholas C. Ghosh), stating that the Minister of Health has advised against creating a sex reassignment surgery department at Vancouver Ge...

  108. 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.

  109. Letter to Rupert Raj from Eileen Love (September 8, 1976)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Love, Eileen
    Date: Sep. 8, 1976
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, Trans men
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Eileen Love to Rupert Raj disucssing the Gender Dysphoria Clinic at the University of Calgary. Love discusses the program requirements, waitlist and time frame for working with the clin...

  110. Letter from Eileen Love to Rupert Raj (October 28, 1976)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Love, Eileen
    Date: Oct. 28, 1976
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, Trans men
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Eileen Love, coordinator of the sexuality clinic at the University of Calgary, to Rupert Raj (formerly known as Nicholas Ghosh). Love provides information on criteria to be treated at t...

  111. Letter from D.A. Geekie to Rupert Raj (May 20, 1977)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Geekie, D.A.
    Date: May 20, 1977
    Topics: Transgender activism
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from D.A. Geekie to Rupert Raj saying that the Canadian Medical Association hasn't taken an official position on sex reassignment.

  112. Letter from Dr. J. W. Davidson to Rupert Raj (May 20, 1977)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: May 20, 1977
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people
    Subject: Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Rupert Raj
    Description: A letter from Dr. J. W. Davidson providing Rupert Raj with resources for bottom surgery.

  113. Letter from Peter MacKay to Rupert Raj (June 14, 1977)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: MacKay, Peter
    Date: Jun. 14, 1977
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, Trans men
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter to Rupert Raj from Dr. Peter MacKay, discussing how the Section of Plastic Surgery of British Columbia board has decided that gender-affirming surgeries should not be covered by the Medical...

  114. Business Card for FACT

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: 1978
    Topics:  
    Subject: Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals (FACT), Rupert Raj
    Description: A business card listing what services Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals offer.

  115. Flyer for a Tour de Force with Donna Marie Wayde

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Wayde, Donna Marie
    Date: 1978
    Topics:  
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: An erotic drawing depicting two figures in lingerie holding each other under the title "Erotic Imagery on Transsexual Themes." On the bottom of the flyer is the info regarding the artist and where ...

  116. 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.

  117. List of Discount Titles for Alternative Lifestyles

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: 1978
    Topics:  
    Subject: Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals (FACT), Rupert Raj
    Description: An advertisement listing books that members of FACT can get at a discounted price.

  118. Letters from the Alberta Health Care Insurance Commission and the Manitoba Health Service Comission to Rupert Raj (1977, 1978)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: McKenzie, J., Follett, A. V.
    Date: Nov. 3, 1977
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery, Transgender people
    Subject: A. V. Follett, J. McKenzie, Rupert Raj
    Description: The Alberta Health Care Insurance and the Manitoba Health Service Commission respond to Rupert Raj's inquiries regarding coverage for sex reassignment surgeries.

  119. 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.

  120. Letter from Charles Puckett to Rupert Raj (January 27, 1978)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Puckett, Charles
    Date: Jan. 27, 1978
    Topics: Bottom surgery, FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, Trans men
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Charles Puckett to Rupert Raj breifly mentionining Puckett's new technique in penis construction, and referring Raj to the psychiatric team.

  121. 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.

  122. 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...

  123. Letter from Dr. Peter A. MacKay to Rupert Raj (April 10, 1978)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: MacKay, Peter A.
    Date: Apr. 10, 1978
    Topics: Medical care
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Peter MacKay to Rupert Raj turning down his offer to be a medical consultant for Rupert's foundation.

  124. Letter from Dr. D.C. Birdsell to Rupert Raj (April 11, 1978)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Birdsell, D.C.
    Date: Apr. 11, 1978
    Topics: FtMs
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Dr. D.C. Birdsell to Rupert Raj passing along the names of two doctors, one in Norfolk Virginia and one in San Francisco.

  125. 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.

  126. 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...

  127. Letter from Milton T. Edgerton to Rupert Raj (April 14, 1978)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Edgerton, Milton
    Date: Apr. 14, 1978
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery
    Subject: Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals (FACT), Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Milton T. Edgerton to Rupert Raj, explaining to Raj that he feels uncomfortable being on the board of Advisors of the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals Foundation. Edgerton continues...

  128. Letter from Leslie M. Lothstein to Rupert Raj (April 17, 1978)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Lothstein, Leslie M.
    Date: Apr. 17, 1978
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Leslie M. Lothstein to Rupert Raj discussing how the Gender Idenity Clinic was founded and how they work at the moment.

  129. Letter from Paul A. Walker to Rupert Raj (April 24, 1978)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Walker, Paul A.
    Date: Apr. 24, 1978
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery
    Subject: Gender Clinic at the University of Texas, Paul A. Walker, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Paul A. Walker to Rupert Raj discussing the founding and work of Gender Clinic at the Univeristy of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. Walker discusses the steps to becoming a pa...

  130. 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).

  131. The FACTual Newsletter No. 1

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Jun. 1978
    Topics: Discrimination in employment, Gender affirming surgery, Hermaphrodites, Intersex, Phalloplasty, Sex discrimination, Stand-to-Pee devices, Transgender people's writings
    Subject: Association for Transsexuals of Quebec, Calgary Canadian Human Rights Commission, Charles L. Ihlenfeld, Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals (FACT), Harry Benjamin, Inge Stephens, John Money, Mario Martino, Rupert Raj
    Description: The first issue of the Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals (FACT). Topics include: discrimination lawsuits in employment, thank you's to doctors and professionals doing work wit...

  132. Letter from John Money to Rupert Raj (July 6, 1978)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Money, John
    Date: Jul. 6, 1978
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery
    Subject: Gender Review, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from John Money to Rupert Raj (formerly known as Nicholas Ghosh). Money thanks Raj for sending a copy of "Gender Review," encloses publications regarding transsexual clinical matters, and pr...

  133. Letter to Mr. Christopher E. Black from Dr. R. Marvin Bala (July 31, 1978)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Bala, R. Marvin
    Date: Jul. 31, 1978
    Topics:  
    Subject: Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals (FACT), Rupert Raj, University of Calgary
    Description: A letter to the Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals, care of Mr. Christopher E. Black. It includes a synopsis of Dr. R. Marvin Bala's curriculum vitae. There are handwritten not...

  134. Gender Review, No. 2 (Sept 1978)

     
    Collection: Gender Review: The FACTual Newsletter
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: Sep. 1978
    Topics: Government, Health insurance, Oppression, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender)
    Subject: CONFIDE, Leo Wollman, Richard Green, Wardell B. Pomeroy

  135. Letter from Paul A. Walker to Rupert Raj (September 29, 1978)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Walker, Paul A.
    Date: Sep. 29, 1978
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery
    Subject: Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals (FACT), Gender Clinic at the University of Texas, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Paul A. Walker to Rupert Raj thanking Raj for a copy of the Gender Review #2, and discussing a photograph that Walker had previously sent Raj.

  136. 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...

  137. Letter from Michael A. Smith to Rupert Raj (October 24, 1978)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Smith, Michael A.
    Date: Oct. 24, 1978
    Topics: FtMs, Trans men, Transgender activism
    Subject: Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals (FACT), Michael Smith, Rebirth, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Michael A. Smith to Rupert Raj (formerly known as Nicholas Ghosh), who provides updates on the organization Rebirth and attaches a copy of the most recent newsletter, requirement sheet,...

  138. 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 ...

  139. Letter from Jules Bureau to Rupert Raj (December 8, 1978)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Bureau, Jules
    Date: Dec. 8, 1978
    Topics: Transsexual people
    Subject: Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals (FACT), Jules Bureau, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Jules Bureau to Rupert Raj saying that Jules is happy to see that there is an Association for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals. The author also discusses plans for a large sympo...

  140. 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.

  141. Letter from Rupert Raj to the Editor of New Times Magazine (1979)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: 1979
    Topics: FtMs, Gay men, Gender affirming surgery, Transitioning (Gender), Transsexual people
    Subject: Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals (FACT), Mark Thompson, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter to the editor from Rupert Raj (Nicholas Ghosh) responding to an article published in New Times Magazine.

  142. Letter from Colin Markland to Rupert Raj (January 12, 1979)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Markland, Colin
    Date: Jan. 12, 1979
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery
    Subject: Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals (FACT), Rupert Raj, University of Calgary
    Description: Letter from Colin Markland to Rupert Raj discussing the University of Minnesota's gender reassignment program and where Raj can find more information detailing their surgery accomplishments and com...

  143. Letter from Rupert Raj to Science Today (January 15, 1979)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: Jan. 15, 1979
    Topics: South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men, Transgender activism
    Subject: Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals (FACT), Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter to Science Today from Rupert Raj (formerly known as Nicholas C. Ghosh), requesting a reprint of several articles.

  144. Letter from June K. Singer (January 20, 1979)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Singer, June K.
    Date: Jan. 20, 1979
    Topics: Androgyny, Transsexual people
    Description: Letter from June K. Singer, an analytical psychologist, explaining why she does not support sex changes in any capacity.

  145. Letter from Paul A. Walker to Rupert Raj (January 30, 1979)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Walker, Paul A.
    Date: Jan. 30, 1979
    Topics: Transsexualism
    Subject: Gender Identity Clinic, Paul A. Walker, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Paul A. Walker to Rupert Raj discussing a previous letter and pointing Raj in the direction of the North American Transsexualism Society Inc. Also includes a letter in support of gettin...

  146. 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...

  147. Letter from Robert Kouri to Rupert Raj (February 2, 1979)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Kouri, Robert
    Date: Feb. 2, 1979
    Topics:  
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Robert Kouri to Rupert Raj (formerly known as Nicholas Ghosh), in which Kouri responds to several questions Raj asked in a previous letter around copying and distributing a portion of K...

  148. Letters to Rupert Raj from University of Minnesota (1978-1979)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Shons, Alan R., Markland, Colin, Buller, Sheila
    Date: Jan. 19, 1978
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: This is a response to Rupert Raj from Dr. Alan Shons of the Division of Plastic Surgery at the University of Minnesota Hospitals informing Rupert that another department performs transsexual operat...

  149. Letter from Dr. Robert S. McCully to Rupert Raj (May 4, 1979)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: McCully, Robert S.
    Date: May 4, 1979
    Topics:  
    Subject: Medical University of South Carolina, North American Transsexualism Society, Rupert Raj
    Description: A brief letter from Dr. McCully expressing a lack of interest as serving as an advisor for the North American Transsexualism Society.

  150. 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.

  151. A Police Officer Faces a Crowd in Toronto

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1980
    Topics: Halloween, Homophobia, Police, Riots, Transphobia
    Description: A police officer faces a crowd (who seem to be focused on something in the other direction) while talking to another police officer, presumably during the annual Halloween riots in Toronto.

  152. Front of St Charles Tavern with Crowds Outside

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1980
    Topics: Bars (Drinking establishments), Halloween, Homophobia, Riots, Transphobia
    Description: A wide shot of the street view of St Charles Tavern in which two (potentially conflicting) crowds gather opposite each other with one person in the middle, presumably during the annual Halloween ri...

  153. People Line the Street Behind Police Officers

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1980
    Topics: Halloween, Homophobia, Police, Riots, Transphobia
    Description: A crowd lines the street as police officers block access to the street, presumably during the annual Halloween riots in Toronto.

  154. Person and Police Officer Stand Outside Charly's

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1980
    Topics: Bars (Drinking establishments), Halloween, Homophobia, Police, Riots, Transphobia
    Description: A person faces away from the camera while an adjacent police officer engages with them as they stand outside a building with a sign reading, "Charly's," presumably during the annual Halloween riots...

  155. Police Escort Person Down a Street

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1980
    Topics: Arrests, Discrimination, Halloween, Homophobia, LGBTI community, Police, Riots, Transphobia
    Description: A person is escorted down the street by three police officers during the annual Halloween riots in Toronto as someone in a car looks on.

  156. Police Escorts Person Into St Charles Tavern

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1980
    Topics: Halloween, Homophobia, Police, Riots, Transphobia
    Description: A person wearing a dress is led by a police officer into the St Charles Tavern in Toronto while others and another police officer look on, presumably during the annual Halloween riots.

  157. Police Escorts Waving Person Outside of St Charles Tavern

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1980
    Topics: Halloween, Halloween costumes, Homophobia, Police, Riots, Transphobia
    Description: A police officer escorts a waving person who is wearing a dress and heels away from St Charles Tavern while a crowd looks on, presumably during the annual Halloween riots in Toronto.

  158. 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...

  159. Gender Review, No. 8 (Apr 1980)

     
    Collection: Gender Review: The FACTual Newsletter
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Ghosh, Nicholas, Raj, Rupert
    Date: Apr. 1980
    Topics: Gender realignment surgery, Health care, Health insurance, Money, Transgender people
    Subject: Canadian Medical Association, Cheli Bo, D. Laurence Wilson, Georgeanne Tabner, Janice Raymond, John Money, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Susan Huxford, The Transsexual Empire

  160. 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...

  161. Gender Review, No. 11 (June 1981)

     
    Collection: Gender Review: The FACTual Newsletter
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Ghosh, Nicholas, Raj, Rupert
    Date: Jun. 1981
    Topics: Gender dysphoria, Gender realignment surgery, Prisoners, Transgender people
    Subject: 7th International Gender Dysphoria Symposium, Janice Anderson

  162. 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.

  163. Letter from Charles L. Puckett (August 27, 1981)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Puckett, Charles
    Date: Aug. 27, 1981
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Charles L. Pucket to undisclosed recipient declining the request for information, as it would resemble a formal medical report which the department is not prepared to send.

  164. Letter from Dr. Ira M Dushoff to Rupert Raj (September 10, 1981)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Dushoff, Ira M.
    Date: Sep. 10, 1981
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery, Health care for LGBTQ+ people
    Subject: Gender Identity Association, Metamorphosis, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Dr. Ira M. Dushoff updating the current status of the surgical procedures performed at the Gender Identity Association. They continue to talk about the total number of procedures perfor...

  165. Letter from Victor Li to Rupert Raj (January 22, 1982)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Li, Victor
    Date: Jan. 22, 1982
    Topics: FtMs, Transgender people
    Subject: Rupert Raj, Sani-Fem Inc.
    Description: Letter from Victor Li To Rupert Raj including fact sheets and information about Sani-fem sold to transgender people.

  166. Letter from Lee Brewster to Rupert Raj (January 26, 1982)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Brewster, Lee G.
    Date: Jan. 26, 1982
    Topics: Drag, Drag performers
    Subject: DRAG Magazine, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Lee Brewster to Rupert Raj granting him permission to use DRAG Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 26, published 1978.

  167. Letter from Beverly Whipple to Rupert Raj (February 1, 1982)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Whipple, Beverly
    Date: Feb. 1, 1982
    Topics: MtFs, Transgender activism
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: A letter from Beverly Whipple to Rupert Raj, thanking him for his interest in research being conducted and updating Raj on Whipple's own research with Jefferson Medical College.

  168. Letter from Ray Blanchard to Rupert Raj (February 1, 1982)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Blanchard, Ray
    Date: Feb. 1, 1982
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery
    Subject: Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals (FACT), Gender Identity Clinic, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Ray Blanchard, a research psychologist at the Gender Identity Clinic, to Rupert Raj informing him that the Gender Identity Clinic cannot participate in any of the joint activities propo...

  169. Metamorphosis Vol. 1, No. 1 (February 1982)

     
    Collection: Metamorphosis
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: Feb. 1982
    Topics: Appearance, FtMs, Gender realignment surgery, Health, Phalloplasty, Sexuality, Transsexual people, Transsexualism
    Subject: Erik Schinegger, F. Brantley Scott, Joseph Lamberti, Jude Patton, Mario Martino, Nicholas C. Ghosh, Richard Freen, Rupert Raj, Steve Dain

  170. Letter from Garrett Oppenheim to Rupert Raj (February 24, 1982)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Oppenheim, Garrett
    Date: Feb. 24, 1982
    Topics: LGBTQ+ activism, Transgender activism, Transgender people
    Subject: Confide, Garrett Oppenheim, LGBTQ+ organizations, Metamorphosis, Rupert Raj, Transition
    Description: Letter from Garrett Oppenheim rejecting the request to reprint articles and informing Rupert that there is a transsexual counseling service in New York already named Metamorphosis.

  171. Letter from Georgeanne Tabner (February 28, 1982)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Tabner, Georgeanna
    Date: Feb. 28, 1982
    Topics: Transgender people
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: This letter discusses Georgeanne's interaction with individuals doing research on transsexualism.

  172. Gender Review, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Mar 1982)

     
    Collection: Gender Review: The FACTual Newsletter
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: Mar. 1982
    Topics: Labour, Transgender people
    Description: The scan includes only the first two pages of vol. 2, no. 1. See vol. 2, no. 2 for pages 3-12. Metadata in this record describes the contents of the attached PDF.

  173. Letter from John A. Lamont to Rupert Raj (March 1, 1982)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Lamont, John A.
    Date: Mar. 1, 1982
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery, Phalloplasty
    Description: Letter from John A. Lamont to Rupert Raj stating that he has never performed a phalloplasty but that he will circulate Raj's letter to his colleagues in the coming weeks.

  174. Metamorphosis Vol. 1, No. 4 (August 1982)

     
    Collection: Metamorphosis
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: Aug. 1982
    Topics: Etiology, Femininities, FtMs, Gender identity, Genetics, Homosexuality, Hormones, Masculinities, Psychology, Sexual orientation, Sexuality, Surgery, Transsexual people
    Subject: Claude Migeon, Louis G. Sullivan, Norman Fisk

  175. Gender Review, Vol.2, No.2 (Nov 1982)

     
    Collection: Gender Review: The FACTual Newsletter
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Ghosh, Nicholas, Raj, Rupert
    Date: Nov. 1982
    Topics: Body image, Discrimination, Labour, Police, Transgender people, Transgender rights, Transsexualism
    Subject: Canadian Human Rights Act, Ontario Human Rights, The Subordinate Sex, Vern L. Bullough

  176. Letter from John Money to Rupert Raj (November 2, 1982)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Money, John
    Date: Nov. 2, 1982
    Topics: Transgender activism, Transgender people
    Subject: Dan Herzog, John Money, Metamorphosis, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from John Money to Rupert Raj stating he is willing to consider the Metamorphosis board position depending on the time commitment. Money also recommends getting in touch with Dan Herzog.

  177. Letter from Vern Bullough to Rupert Raj (November 2, 1982)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Bullough, Vern L.
    Date: Nov. 2, 1982
    Topics: FtMs, Trans men, Transsexuality
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Vern Bullough writes to Rupert Raj offering to serve as a professional advisor and sponsor for a trans man, along with his wife.

  178. Letter from L. Clemmensen to Rupert Raj (November 3, 1982)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Clemmensen, L.
    Date: Nov. 3, 1982
    Topics: FtMs, Transgender activism, Transgender people
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from L. Clemmensen to Rupert Raj informing him that Dr. Steiner, who works with the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, will be unable to serve on the board for Metamorphosis Medical Research Bo...

  179. Letter from Daniel Herzog to Rupert Raj (November 11, 1982)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Herzog, Daniel
    Date: Nov. 11, 1982
    Topics:  
    Subject: Anthony Silvestre, Eromin (Erotic Minorities) Center, Metamorphosis, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Daniel Herzog to Rupert Raj, accepting his invitation to join his board of professional advisors for Metamorphosis and also recommending that Rupert reach out to Anthony Silvestre, Dire...

  180. Letter from L. Clemmensen to Rupert Raj (November 22, 1982)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Clemmensen, L.
    Date: Nov. 22, 1982
    Topics: Transgender activism
    Subject: Gender Identity Clinic of New England (GICNE), Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from L. Clemmensen of the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry to Rupert Raj updating him on employees at the Gender Identity Clinic.

  181. Letter from J. Dolan to Rupert Raj (December 2, 1982)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Dolan, J.
    Date: Dec. 2, 1982
    Topics: Transgender activism, Transgender people
    Subject: Gender Identity Clinic, J. Dolan, Metamorphosis, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from J. Dolan to Rupert Raj declining the invitation to be on the Metamorphosis board due to other commitments.

  182. Letter from S.J. Hucker to Rupert Raj (December 2, 1982)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Hucker, S.J.
    Date: Dec. 2, 1982
    Topics: Transgender activism, Transgender people
    Subject: Betty Steiner, Gender Identity Clinic, Metamorphosis, Rupert Raj, S.J. Hucker
    Description: Letter from S.J Hucker to Rupert Raj declining the invitation to the Metamorphosis due to leaving the Gender Identity Clinic. Also thanks Rupert for a copy of his recent newsletter.

  183. Letter from Dr. Robert J. Stoller to Rupert Raj (December 3, 1982)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Stoller, Robert J.
    Date: Dec. 3, 1982
    Topics:  
    Subject: Metamorphosis, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Dr. Robert J. Stoller to Rupert Raj, declining his invitation to join the advisory board of Metamorphosis.

  184. Letter from Dr. John A. Lamont to Mr. Rupert Raj (December 6, 1982)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Lamont, John A.
    Date: Dec. 6, 1982
    Topics:  
    Subject: McMaster University, Metamorphosis, Rupert Raj
    Description: Brief letter to Rupert Raj from Dr. John A. Lamont declining his offer to join the Metamorphosis board of directors.

  185. Letter from Anthony Silvestre to Rupert Raj (December 7, 1982)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Silvestre, Anthony
    Date: Dec. 7, 1982
    Topics: Transgender activism, Transgender people
    Subject: Anthony Silvestre, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Anthony Silvestre to Rupert Raj declining the invitation to be on the Metamorphosis board and agreeing to share the information Raj provided with colleagues.

  186. Letter from Dr. Ronald E. Hellman to Rupert Raj (December 14, 1982)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Hellman, Ronald E.
    Date: Dec. 14, 1982
    Topics:  
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Dr. Ronald E. Hellman to Rupert Raj accepting his invitation to join the board of professional advisors for Metamorphosis.

  187. Letter from Ray Blanchard to Rupert Raj (December 15, 1982)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Blanchard, Ray
    Date: Dec. 15, 1982
    Topics: Transgender activism
    Subject: Gender Identity Clinic, Metamorphosis, Ray Blanchard, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Ray Blanchard to Rupert Raj turning down an invitation to join the professional Advisory Board of the Metamorphosis Research Foundation due to conflicts of interest.

  188. Letter from Dr. D.C. Birdsell to Rupert Raj (December 20, 1982)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Birdsell, D.C.
    Date: Dec. 20, 1982
    Topics: FtMs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men, Transgender activism
    Subject: Metamorphosis, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Dr. D.C. Birdsell declining Rupert Raj's invitation to direct the Metamorphosis Foundation and also providing an update on the Gender Clinic at the University of Calgary.

  189. Hands Off

     
    Collection: gendertrash
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: MacKay, Xanthra Phillippa, genderpress, Ross, Mirha-Soleil
    Date: 1983
    Topics: Transgender people, Transgender publishers, Transsexual people, Zines
    Subject: genderpress
    Description: This image is a collage of cut out text glued onto white paper. The letters, in a variety of colours and fonts, read "h[ey] hom[o] pigs keep your gross hands off our culture queer doesn't mean gay ...

  190. Letter from Susan Huxford to Rupert Raj (January 10, 1983)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Huxford, Susan C.
    Date: Jan. 10, 1983
    Topics: Transgender activism, Transgender community
    Subject: Federation of American and Canadian Transsexuals (FACT), GenderServe, Metamorphosis, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Susan Huxford to Rupert Raj updating Raj on recent changes with FACT and answering several questions Raj asked in a letter on Nov 22nd. Huxford proposes that GenderServe and Metamorphos...

  191. Letter from Nick Lalonde and Fondatrice to Rupert Raj (January 30, 1983)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Lalonde, Nick, Fondatrice
    Date: Jan. 30, 1983
    Topics: FtMs, Transgender activism, Transsexual people
    Subject: Aide Aux Transsexsuels Du Québex, Metamorphosis, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Nick Lalonde to Rupert Raj offering support from Aide Aux Transsexsuels Du Québec for Metamorphosis.

  192. Metamorphosis, Vol. 2 No. 1 (February 1983)

     
    Collection: Metamorphosis
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: Feb. 1983
    Topics: Appearance, Communities, Femininities, FtMs, Gender dysphoria, Gender realignment surgery, Masculinities, Phalloplasty, Psychiatry, Sexuality
    Subject: Charles Devine, Charles Horton, Julia Terzis, Metamorphosis, Rupert Raj

  193. Letter from Charles Ihlenfeld to Rupert Raj (February 10, 1983)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Ihlenfeld, Charles
    Date: Feb. 10, 1983
    Topics: Transgender activism, Transgender people
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Charles Ihlenfeld to Rupert Raj declining to be added to the Metamorphosis Medical Board, but wishing him well nonetheless.

  194. Letter from Susan Huxford to Rupert Raj (March 2, 1986)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Huxford, Susan C.
    Date: Mar. 2, 1983
    Topics: Crossdressers, Transgender activism, Transsexual people
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Susan Huxford to Rupert Raj enclosing Raj's Life Membership card and a card about TS counceling services proposing an affiliation between GenderServe and the counceling service. Huxford...

  195. Metamorphosis Vol. 2, No. 2 (April 1983)

     
    Collection: Metamorphosis
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: Apr. 1983
    Topics: FtMs, Gender, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Hormones, Lesbians, Marriage, MtFs, Phalloplasty, Surgery, Transitioning (Gender), Transsexual people

  196. Gender Review, Vol. 2, No. 3 (June 1983)

     
    Collection: Gender Review: The FACTual Newsletter
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: Jun. 1983
    Topics: Femininities, Gender dysphoria, Gender realignment surgery, Health care, Parents of transgender people, Transgender people, Transsexual people
    Subject: Chris John, Manitoba, The Gender Trap

  197. 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...

  198. Letter from Alise Martinez to Rupert Raj (June 16, 1983)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Martinez, Alise
    Date: Jun. 16, 1983
    Topics: Transgender activism
    Subject: Alise Martinez, Gender Serve, Metamorphosis, Rupert Raj, Susan Huxford, TS Counseling
    Description: Letter from Alice Martinez, Director of TS Counseling, accepting a position on the Metamorphosis Professional Board of Advisors and offering Rupert and Susan Huxford board positions in TS Counselin...

  199. Letter from Dr. Harry E. Webb to Rupert Raj (June 29, 1983)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Webb, Harry E.
    Date: Jun. 29, 1983
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery, Trans men
    Subject: Rupert Raj, Webb Medical Corporation
    Description: Letter from Dr. Harry E. Webb explaining the surgical phalloplasty technique Webb uses. Webb discusses the stages of procedures and various complications, as well as the success rate, financial com...

  200. Letter from Dr. Walter L. Williams to Rupert Raj (June 30, 1983)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Williams, Walter L.
    Date: Jun. 30, 1983
    Topics: Native American LGBTQ+ people, Native American transgender people, Transgender activism, Transgender people
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Dr. Walter L. Williams to Rupert Raj complimenting him on the research he has done for gender nonconforming indigenous individuals.