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Letter from Dr. Leah C. Schaefer to Rupert Raj (July 21, 1984)
Collection: Rupert Raj Collection Institution: The ArQuives Creator: Schaefer, Leah Date: Jul. 21, 1984 Topics: Transgender activism Subject: Metamorphosis, Rupert Raj Description: Letter from Dr. Leah Schaefer to Rupert Raj accepting a board position and updating him on her life. -
Local Drag Bar Sparks a Queer-Rock Renaissance
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: The History Project Creator: Muther, Christopher Date: Apr. 1996 Topics: Bisexual artists, Drag, Drag bars, LGBTQ+ musicians, MtFs, Performance art, Pre-operative, Transsexual people Subject: Jacque's, Limelight, Rikki Bates, Ryan Landry, Space Pussy, Women of Sodom Description: This item is an article entitled "Local drag bar sparks a queer-rock renaissance" from the Supplement to the Boston Phoenix. It features several "gender bending" rock bands. -
Xmas Letter 1994
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Wicker, Randy Date: 1994 Topics: Black transgender people, Gay men, Gay pride, QTPOC, Roommates, Transfeminine people Subject: ACT UP, Bill Dobbs, Cocoa Rodriguez, George Flimlin, Harry Hay, Joe McGrath, Marsha P. Johnson, Mattachine Society, Nelson Woodrow Anderson III, Prescott Townsend, Stonewall 25, Uplift Lighting Description: The 1994 issue of an annual newsletter written by Marsha P. Johnson's roommate, Randy Wicker, in which he provides updates on his life and business, the household, and close friends. The letter inc... -
Being Trans in the 1980s - Nightlife
Collection: Ephemera Institution: The History Project Creator: Petra Date: Unknown Topics: Clocking (Gender), Drag bars, LGBTQ+ night life, Nightclubs, Passing (Gender), Pre-operative, Trans women, Transsexual people Subject: Combat Zone (Location) Description: This item contains Petra's reflections on nightlife as a trans woman in Boston in the '80s. -
Simo Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Simo Date: Aug. 1, 2023 Topics: Farms, Feminism, Figure skating, Jewish LGBTQ+ people, Queer people, Transgender people Description: An interview with Simo about their life and experiences. -
The Darktown Strutter's Ball
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Thornton, Timmie, GAY Magazine Date: Feb. 15, 1971 Topics: Drag, Drag queens, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Timmie Thornton Description: "The Darktown Strutter's Ball" by Timmie Thornton from from "GAY Magazine" Volume 2 Issue 44. This article discusses Timmie Thornton's experience in the drag scene. -
Interview with Brian Belovitch
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: RI LGBTQ+ Community Archives at Providence Public Library Creator: Belovitch, Brian Date: Aug. 29, 2021 Topics: Drag, Drag queens, Gay men, Gender expression, LGBTQ+ authors, LGBTQ+ victims of bullying, Passing (Gender), Sex work, Substance abuse, Trans women, Transgender people Subject: Trans Figured: My Journey from Boy to Girl to Woman to Man Description: An interview with Brian Belovitch. Brian is a writer, playwright, performer and survivor of HIV. He identifies as a gay man of trans experience. Topics in order of discussion include: moving to Pro... -
Interview with Raymond Rea
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Rea, Raymond Date: Oct. 16, 2016 Topics: Butches, Gay and lesbian film festivals, Genderfluid identity, Genderqueer people, Italian American men, LGBTQ+ films, Older queer people, Older transgender people, Trans men, Transitioning (Gender), White transgender people Description: An interview with Raymond Rea, an Italian-English-American-white trans male raised in Massachusetts. At the time of this oral history, Rea was working as a Professor in the School of Media Arts & D... -
Planning Note for the "Moonlight in Manhattan" Event, 1994
Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Date: 1994 Topics: LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ events, Transgender community Subject: Greater New York Gender Alliance (GNYGA), International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE), Moonlight in Manhattan NYC Description: A handwritten note containing planning details about the "Moonlight in Manhattan" event, 1994. -
IFGE Newsletter Vol. 6 No. 2 (Summer 2000)
Collection: International Foundation for Gender Education Publications and Documents Institution: The History Project Creator: International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE) Date: 2000 Topics: LGBTQ+ awards Subject: Alison Laing, Ariadne Kane, Betty Ann Lind, Carol Beecroft, Carrie Davis, Dallas Denny, Dana Rivers, Denise Leclair, Diane Dale, Diane Ellaborn, Donna Nadeau, Ellen Summers, Eve Burchert, Jamison Green, Jane Ellen Fairfax, Jennifer Marquette, Joan Hoff, Joann Prinzivalli, Julie Anne Johnson, Larissa Glasser, Laura Caldwell, Mary Frances Fairfax, Merissa Sherrill Lynn, Naomi Owen, Pamela Geddes, Phyllis Frye, Rose Ryan, S Kristine James, Sara Herwig, Sheila Kirk, Sr. Mary Elizabeth, Tony Barreto-Neto, Virginia Prince, Yvonne Cook-Riley Description: Volume 6, Number 2 International Foundation for Gender Education's newsletter, published in Summer 2000. Includes nomination form for the Virginia Prince Lifetime Contribution Award 2001. -
FTM International #65
Collection: FTM International Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive Creator: Alter, Levi Ethan, Yoo, Alexander Date: Dec. 2007 Topics: Gender dysphoria, LGBTQ+ civil rights, Trans men, Trans women, Transgender identity, Transgender rights Subject: Aakash Kishore, Albert D.J. Cashier, Alex Cleghorn, Alex Coleman, Alex Fox, Alexander Yoo, Aren Drehobl, Blaine Paxton Hall, C. Michael Woodward, Connor Maddocks, Cooper Lee Bombardier, Dane Travis, Dean Spade, Dylan Scholinski, Frank Miller, Genie Moore, Griffin Hansbury, Henry S. Rubin, Imani Henry, J. Levi, John Otto, Justin Cascio, Kalil Cohen, Kimrey Lee, Lazlo Perlman, Levi Alter, Lincoln Rose, Logan Grimes, Lore M. Dickey, Lyons Wakeman, Marc Vittiow, Mario Martino, Mike Dennis, Mike Vittiow, Moacyr Scliar, Moonhawk River Stone, Murray Hall, Nick Gorton, Paisley Currah, Paris Leisure, Ray Carrannante, Ray Reisner, Reid Vanderburgh, Robert Shirtliffe, Samuel Blalock, Sean M. Endress, Simon Aronoff, The Centaur in the Garden, Trans Day of Remembrance, Transition and Beyond: Observations on Gender Identity Description: Issue #65 of FTM International published in December 2007. Includes a letter from the president of FTMI; a letter to readers regarding Trans Day of Remembrance; book reviews; profiles of candidates... -
FTM Newsletter #35
Collection: FTM International Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive Creator: Feinberg, Leslie, de Maria Arana, Marcus, Craffey, Brynn, Green, Jamison, Hernandez, Michael, Dull, Victor, Forte, Patrick Jerome Date: Autumn 1996 Topics: Terminal care (AIDS) Subject: 2ND Annual FTM, 2ND National Gender Lobbying Day, AIDS Project, Birdie Jo Hoaks, Brenda Ludgate, Canadian Organization for the Rights of Prostitutes, Chanelle Pickett, David Harrison, Deanna Wilkinson, Deborah Forte, Fifth International Transgender Law Conference, GenderPAC, Gerald Ramsey, Harry Benjamin Standards of Care, Kim Elizabeth Stuart, Leslie Feinberg Health Fund, Rodney Dale Neadeau, San Francisco HIV Prevention Planning Council, Sanda Davis, Sean O'Neill, Shawn Keegan, Tyra Hunter Description: Issue 35 of FTM International published in Autumn, 1996. This special conference edition includes second annual FTM conference survey and sign ups for FTM membership. Articles include discussions o... -
FTM Newsletter #14
Collection: FTM International Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Dec. 1990 Topics: Drag, Drag kings, Drag queens, FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, HIV/AIDS, Hormone therapy (Gender), Lesbians, Testosterone, Transsexual people, Transvestites Subject: Alfred A. Knopf, Americans with Disabilities Act, Annette Kobak, Bay Area Reporter, Blackwell's Worst Dressed List, Brooke Shields, Carlos Bea, Castro Theater, Cathy Brown, Cecily Mackworth, Center for Special Problems, Chez Mollet Restaurant, Chris Johnson, Colette Kirby, Crystal Club, Department of Defense, Dolly Parton, Dorian Gray, Dr. Demuth, Elizabeth Montgomery, Esther Newton, Farrah Fawcett, Focus International, FTM Get-Together, Gender Dysphoria Program, Inc., George Chauncey, Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association, Hidden from History: Reclaiming the Gay & Lesbian Past, Home for Contemporary Theater, How To Change Your Name, Hustler, IFGE Convention, Ingersoll Gender Center, International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE), Isabelle Eberhardt, Isabelle: The Life of Isabelle Eberhardt, J. Sonne, James S., Jason Pirro, John Weitz, Judy Van Maasdam, Julia Roberts, Kate Bornstein, Kris Kristofferson, Lily Tomlin, Linda/Les and Annie, lnformation for the Female to Male Cross Dresser and Transsexual, Lynn Falske, Man in Charge (The Executive's Guide to Grooming, Manners and Travel), Martha Vicinus, Martin B. Duberman, Matt Doutre, Mount San Rafael-Hospital, New Anatomies, Nina de Voogd, Oregon Health Sciences University, Paper, Pat Califia, Pope John Paul II, Richard F. Docter, Roberta Marie Rodgers, Rupert Raj-Gauthier, San Francisco County Jail, She Even Chewed Tabacco, Stanford Medical School, Stanley Biber, Sybil Holiday, T.J. Furber, The Destiny of Isabelle Eberhardt, The Ecco Press, The Gender Trap, The Mythic Mannish Lesbian: Radclyffe Hall and the New Woman, The Passionate Nomad: The Diary of Isabelle Eberhardt, The Portrait of Dorian Gray in the Yellow Press, The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, Theatre Rhinoceros, Timberlake Wertenbaker, Transsexuality - Jude, Transvestites and Transsexuals: Toward a Theory of Cross-Gender Behavior, Vagabond, VERA, Veruschka, Wendy Nelson, William A. Henkin, Willie Nelson, Women Make Movies Description: Issue #14 of FTM International published in December 1990. Includes an announcement of the third edition Lou Sullivan's handbook, responses to Rupert Raj's submission in the previous issue (Issue #... -
FTM Newsletter #10
Collection: FTM International Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Dec. 1989 Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, Trans men Subject: Alice B. Theatre, Annie Sprinkle, Bodyshock, Charlotte Clarke, Claremont Counseling Center, David Gilbert, Eli Coleman, Elijah Allan Wallach, FTM Get-Together, Harry Benjamin INternational Gender Dysphoria Association Symposium, Hidden a Gender, J. Kenney, Jean Van Aarle, Kate Bornstein, Kegan Paul, Les Nichols, Leslie Martin Lothstein, Lin Fraser, Liz Hodgkinson, Loras Cigrand, Lotte C. van de Pol, Lou Sullivan, M. Edgerton, Martin Rawlings-Fein, Michael Dillon, Michael Nee Laura, Rudolf M. Dekker, Scott A. McPherson, Social Group For TS Parents, Stanley Biber, Stephen Whittle, Steve Dain, Steven Kessler, Susan Finque, T/S Crossing, The Well Known Troublemaker, Walter Bockting, Yoshiho Kumagi Description: Issue #10 of FTM International published in December 1989. Discusses symposium on surgery, letters from FTM's about surgery, announcements of social groups/upcoming events, a tribute to Michael Dil... -
FTM Newsletter #9
Collection: FTM International Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Sep. 1989 Topics: Binding (Chest), Crossdressers, FtMs, Passing (Gender), Testosterone, Trans men, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Adam's Word, Americans with Disabilities Act, Berne (Betty) Lewis, Billy Tipton, Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet, Chez Mollet Resturant, Claremont Counseling Center, Dan Riley, Eli Coleman, Emmon, Fair Housing Act, FTM Get-Together, Gay Comix, Gay Freedom Day Parade, Gender Dysphoria Trust, Gender Minority Program, Harry Beard, Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association, Human Resources Committee, International Symposium on Gender Dysphoria, J. Jordan, Jean van Aarle, Jesse Helms, Joe Clark, Joni Israel, K. Hollinger, Lin Fraser, Majorie deMuynck, Michael Jackson, Partners in Process, Paul A. Walker, Roxanne Cherry, Rupert Raj, Sheila Kirk, Society for the Scientific Study of Sex, Stonewall Inn, Stonewall Rebellion, Sybil Holiday, The Adam Society, Walter Bockting, William A. Henkin, William Armstrong Description: Issue #9 of FTM International published in September 1989. Includes several open letters, a recap of the tenth FTM Get-Together, and a trans comic. -
An Intimate Circle of Friends
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections Creator: Moody, Linda Date: Oct. 13, 1984 Topics: Crossdressing, Lesbian artists, Lesbians, LGBTQ+ actors, LGBTQ+ archives, LGBTQ+ theater, Sexism Subject: Addie Manning, Anne Whitney, Boston Area Lesbian and Gay History Project, Charles Dickens, Charlotte Cushman, Edwin Booth, Eliza Cook, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Gay Community News, Hamlet, Harriet Hosmer, Janet Kahn, Macbeth, Matilda Hays, Oliver Twist, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare Description: This article details the life and history of Charlotte Cushman and her circle of friends, many of whom were lesbians and engaged in crossdressing. There are several small typos in the article; Cush... -
A home of our own
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections Creator: The Ad Hoc Committee to Support the Lesbian Herstory Archives Date: Jun. 23, 1991 Topics: Anti-lesbian violence, Archives, Butches, Dykes, Femmes, Lesbian activism, Lesbian African-Americans, Lesbian archives, Lesbian bars, Lesbians, Lesbians of colour, Male impersonators, Persecution of lesbians Subject: Becky Johnson, C. Walsh Theater, First African Meeting House, Gay Community News, Jenifer Firestone, Jewel Box Revue, Joan Nestle, Lesbian Herstory Archives, Michelle Parkerson, Red Shades Affinity Group, Stormé: The Lady of the Jewel Box, Stormé DeLarverie, West Village Description: An article summarizing an event to benefit the Lesbian Herstory Archives, featuring a short film about Storme Delarverie and appearances from notable lesbian activists. Originally published on page... -
Crossing Sexual Borders: Interview with Three Male-to-Female Transeuxals
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections Creator: Tommi Avicolli Date: May 3, 1975 Topics: Gender affirming surgery, Gender dysphoria, Gender expression, MtFs, Parents, Psychology, Trans women, Transgender children, Women's movement Subject: Erickson Educational Foundation, Gay Community News, Information for the Family of the Transsexual, Marilyn Monroe, New Words (Feminist Bookstore), Olivia Records, The Gay Alternative, The Linen Closet Description: Interviews with three transsexual women, ages 19 and 22, all from Pennsylvania. The article is reprinted from the Philadelphia paper The Gay Alternative. The article is printed on pages 8 and 12 of... -
Coming Out as Transsexual
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections Creator: Christina Ann Debosco Date: Jan. 31, 1988 Topics: Diversity, Drag, Intersectionality, Letters to the editor, LGBTQ+ people of color, Transsexual people, Transvestites Subject: Buffalo Transition Support, Gay Community News, March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation Description: A letter to the editor of Gay Community News from Christina Ann Debosco. Debosco requests that more information and writing by and for transgender individuals be published in the newspaper. Origina... -
San Francisco Minstrels!
Collection: Ephemera Institution: Peabody Essex Museum Creator: Date: May 12, 1874 Topics: Female impersonators, Minstrel shows, Theater Subject: A. Smidt, Beaumont Read, Billy Birch, Birch, Wambold, and Backus' San Francisco Minstrels, C. Henry, Charley Backus, D. S. Wambold, E. Kirwan, J. Wills, Johnson & Powers, Joseph Norrie, Mechanics Hall, S. Watts, T. A. E. Richardson, T. P. Jones, The Great Ricardo, W. Blakeney, W. S. Mullaly, W. Schwab Description: Advertisement for event featuring minstrel and female impersonation act The Great Ricardo -
The Celebrated Rentz Santley Novelty Company
Collection: Ephemera Institution: Peabody Essex Museum Creator: Date: circa 1870 Topics: Burlesque (Theater), Female impersonators, Theater, Vaudeville Subject: 4 Aesthetic Four 4, Alice Daily, Alice Smith, Andy and Annie Hughes, Annie Boyd, Billy Buckley, Blanch Moncrief, Bruno Kennicott, Don Jose, Dutch Daly, Edgar Edgerton, Edith Sinclair, Emma Alfredo, Emma Wilson, Esther Vaughan, Fannie Florence, Fred Wilson, Georgia Lester, Harry Morris, Harry Woodson, Kate Gresham, Laura Bennett, Lillie Ashford, Lizzie Paine, Louise Giroux, Lulu Mortimer, M. B. Leavitt, Mechanic's Hall, Millie Ellsworth, Rentz Santley, Teddy Raynor, The Masher's Quadrille, The Rentz Santley Novelty Company, The Spanish Dude, Topsy Robins, Victoria North, W.M. Skuse -
The Evangeline Combination
Collection: Ephemera Institution: Peabody Essex Museum Creator: Date: Feb. 12, 1877 Topics: Dance, Female impersonators, Opera, Theater Subject: A. S. Pennoyer, BABA, Blanche Selickson, C. M. Winter, Clara Fisher, Cora Verne, Edward E. Rice, Edwin S. Tarr, Eliza Weathersby, Estelle Stroelin, Evangeline, Flora Lee, George H. Cassidy, George Ulmer, Golden and Dixey, Harry Braham, Harry Hunter, Harry Josephs, Hattie Richardson, Herman Singleton, J. Cheever Goodwin, J. P. Steele, J. R. Quincy, Lizzie Webster, Louise Winans, Lucy Wood, M. C. Daly, Mechanic Hall, N. C. Goodwin Jr., Niblo's Garden, Seth M. Crane, Stella Richings, The Boston Museum, The Evangeline Combination, The Heiffer Dance, The Lydia Thompson Troupe, W. W. Bullock Description: Advertisement for a production of Evangeline featuring female impersonator Harry Josephs as Catherine. -
Valda Prout Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: OUTWORDS Creator: Prout, Valda Date: Aug. 6, 2016 Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Black transgender people, Coming out, Drag, Drag balls, Drag queens, Gay bars, Gender affirming surgery, Hair removal, Homophobia, Hormone therapy (Gender), Police harassment, Police raids, Racism, Segregation, Slurs, Theater, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, West Indian Americans Subject: Agassiz Village, Auntie Mame, Dorothy Mallory, Dr. Risch, George L. Prout, Jacque's, La Belse, Mae Bonds, Paul Robeson, Phil Black, Punch Bowl, Summer Stock, Valda Prout Description: OUTWORDS interview with Valda Prout, conducted by Mason Funk on August 6, 2016 in Washington DC. "Today, Valda lives in a small apartment just north of Logan Circle in Washington DC, a short walk f... -
Charlotte McLeod Interview Transcript
Collection: Charlotte McLeod Collection Institution: GLBT Historical Society Creator: Stryker, Susan Date: Aug. 22, 2002 Topics: Gender affirming surgery, Gender identity, Marriage, Parenting, Passing (Gender), Social movements, Soldiers, Transgender identity, Transsexual people Subject: Christian Hamburger, Christine Jorgensen, Donald Laub, Dora Richter, Dorothy Kilgallen, Elmer Bell, Elsie Monroe, Harry Benjamin, Hirschfield Institute, Lili Elbe, Ralph Heidal, Stanford Gender Identity Clinic, Yvonne DeCarlo -
[Scrapbook #1]
Collection: Scrapbooks and Albums Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: Asian LGBTQ+ people, Asian transgender people, BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Cabaret, Crimes, Crossdressing, Discrimination, Drag balls, Drag queens, Gender realignment surgery, Hairdressers, Hispanic LGBTQ+ people, Hispanic transgender people, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Hormone therapy, Intersex, Law, LGBTQ+ people of color, Lingerie, Mardi gras, Military, Rape, Transgender people, Transgender people of color, Transsexual people Subject: Ava-Graph films, Avis, Baby Martell, Bambi, Beryl Kaye, Billy Richards, Brandy Alexander, Bunny Lake, Caprice, Capucine, Carroll Baker, Catherine Millinaire, Chickee Ramos, Chris Moore, Chris Scarlet, Claudio Gora, Claudis Williams, Clifford Cayer, Coccinelle, Coleen Dewhurst, Dale Roberts, Daniel Emilfork, Danny Dan, Danny La Rue, Diana Dors, Dianna Adams, Donna Mae, Edith Le Bec, Edna Barge, Edward Lloyd Jr., Emilio Tellez, Female Mimics (FM), Florence Robinson, Gabriel Jabour, Gary Lynn, Gene Chandler, George Schroeders, Gigi Duval, Ginger Halliday, Harvey Lee, Holli White, Jack Murphy, Jackie King, Jacques Audiberti, Jacques Dufilho, James Butler, James Lapossie, James Louis Law, Jan Britton, Jay Stevenson, Jean Aron, Jinx Austin, Joe Baker, Joe Chandler, John Hooton, Joie Tone, Keni Harlowe, Kiki Moustic, Kitt Rogers, La Poupee, La Rey, Lena Sibya, Leslie Carroll, Leslie Douglas Ashley, Lonnie Carrol, Marilyn Marks, Mark Vickers, Maurice Fitzgerald, Michael Angelo Cournoyer, Michael Gerula, Michel de Re, Micki La Marr, Mischelle, Paul Gilbert, Paul Raymond, Peaches, Ramonita, Richard Kay, Richard Porter, Ricky Renee, Robbi Ross, Robin Roberts, Robin Rogers, Robin Sanchel, RoseMary Sheehan, Sacha Pitoeff, Shannon Elder, Sonné Teal, Suzy Day, Sylvia, Tammy Kaye, Terry Durham, Terry Fontaine, Tina Marsh, Tobi Marsh, Tommie Osborne, Tommy Dee, Toni Del Rey, Toni Lee, Trini Seville, Val Avery, Vicki Monroe, Vinnie Sommers, Windy Starr, Zambella, Zbigniew Cybulski -
Andrea Lawlor Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Lawlor, Andrea Date: Aug. 18, 2019 Topics: Gender diversity, Gender identity, Literature, Transgender community, Transgender people, Working class Subject: Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl Description: Andrea Lawlor teaches writing at Mount Holyoke College and is author of the novel Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl (2017). In this interview, Lawlor discusses growing up in a working-class comm... -
Tuesday Smillie Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Smille, Tuesday Date: Oct. 11, 2019 Topics: Activists, Animal rights activists, Artists, Childhood, Coming out, Ethnic groups, Family members, Gay liberation, Gender diversity, LGBTQ+ relationships, Social classes, Transgender community, Transgender people, Visual arts, Zines Subject: Adele Carpenter, Ali Forney Center, Kirsten Rossi, Michelle O'Brien, Sergio Rodriguez, Silence of the Lambs, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Ursula K. Le Guin, Wangechi Mutu Description: (Photo of Tuesday and interviewer Michelle). Tuesday Smillie is a visual artist whose work grapples with power and violence. In this interview, Tuesday recounts her coming out in a radical queer yo... -
Tourmaline Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Tourmaline Date: Sep. 18, 2019 Topics: Ableism, Artists, Black people, Black power, Black studies, Christianity, Discrimination, Film, Gender diversity, Gender role, Gentrification, HIV-positive people, HIV/AIDS, Homophobia, Housing, Kwanzaa, Prisons, Pronoun, Racism, Religions, Trade unions, Transgender people, Transphobia Subject: Atlanta is a Sea of Bones, Black Panthers, Critical Resistance 10 (CR 10), Curb Resistance, David Farwell, Diane Davies, Faith Soloway, FIERCE, Happy Birthday, Marsha, Invaders, Jay Toole, Joseph DeFilippis, Legacy of Bones, Marcus Garvey, Marsha P. Johnson, Miss Egyptt, Miss Major, Mudbound, Ola Osaze, Queers for Economic Justice, Sasha Warsal, Sylvia Rivera Law Project, Taking Freedom Home, The Door, The House of Lady Snow, Veterans Affairs (VA), Welfare Warriors, Women's Liberation Front Description: Tourmaline is a writer, activist, and filmmaker, involved in projects like Happy Birthday, Marsha and Atlantic is a Sea of Bones. In this interview, she recounts her childhood in Boston, where she ... -
Sandra Mesics Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Mesics, Sandra Date: Jan. 14, 2019 Topics: Childhood, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Drag, Drag balls, Drag queens, Family members, Femininities, Gender diversity, Gender realignment surgery, Health care, HIV/AIDS, Hormones, Insurance, Journalists, Mardi gras, Marriage, Peace movement, Pronoun, Religions, Roman catholicism, Secrecy, Steel industry and trade, Surgery, Transgender community, Transgender people Subject: Angela Douglas, Betty Johnson, Bobby Ray, Brandy Alexander, Christine Jorgensen, David Wesser, Divine, Eddie Joe Stark, Elizabeth Coffey, Empathy Press, Eromin (Erotic Minorities) Center, Fantasia Fair, Gay Liberation Front, Harry Benjamin, Image, Jack O'Brien, John Money, John Ronald Brown, Lee Brewster, National Enquirer, National Insider, Neptune Productions, Pink Flamingos, Pudgy Roberts, Rachel Harlow, Radical Queens, Reed Erickson, Richard Finocchio, Stonewall Rebellion, The Daily Collegiate, The Transsexual Phenomenon, Third World Communications, Transsexual Action Organization (TAO), Transsexualism and Sex Reassignment, Transvestia, United Transvestites Transsexual Society (UTTS), Virginia Prince, Zelda Suplee Description: andra Mesics is a registered nurse and midwife and has been the director of St. Luke’s School of Nursing since 2004. In this conversation with AJ Lewis, Sandy describes accessing hormones and surge... -
Kate Bornstein Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Bornstein, Kate Date: Nov. 4, 2019 Topics: Activists, Actors, Buddhism, Cancer, Chat rooms, Childhood, Counseling, Crossdressers, Crowdsourcing, Cults, Death and dying, Drag queens, Ethnic groups, Femininities, Film, FtMs, Fundraising, Gender, Gender diversity, Gender realignment surgery, Health, Health care, Lesbians, LGBTI community, Overweight people, Postmodernism, Religions, Scientology, SM, Suicide, Theatre, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transgender studies, Women's studies, World war II, Wrestling, Writers, Youth Subject: 9/11 Terror Attacks, A Queer and Pleasant Danger, A Thousand and One Ways to Live Without Working, America Online (AOL), B'hai, Barbara Carrellas, Christine Jorgensen, Church of Scientology, Gazebo, Gender Just for the Fun of it: Compassionate Gender Strategies for Divisive Times, Gender Outlaw, Hello Cruel World, I Am Cait, Jamison Green, Laura Vogel, Lee Sullivan, On Our Backs, Power Surge, Tuli Kupferberg, We Croak Description: Kate Bornstein discusses her life as a writer and actor. Moving between growing up in a Jewish family on the New Jersey shore, studying acting in school, joining the Church of Scientology, finding ... -
Jeaux Henry Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Henry, Jeaux Date: May 22, 2019 Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Being in love, Black people, Childhood, Coming out, Crossdressing, Dating, Family members, Gender diversity, Gender role, Health care, Lesbian culture, Lesbians, LGBTI community, Masculinities, Pronoun, Psychotherapy, Secondary education, Social media, Solidarity, Transgender archives, Transgender community, Transgender people, Visibility, Women Subject: Bklyn Boihood, Black Boi Complex, Black Trans TV, Callen-Lorde Health Center, General Education Development (GED), Job Corps, One Medical Group, Racquel Reid, The Lighthouse, Zocdoc Description: Jeaux narrates their coming into black trans boihood, from their childhood in Atlanta to their life in New York City today. As the creator of Black Boi Complex, a virtual community for masculine-of... -
Imani Henry Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Henry, Imani Date: Mar. 8, 2019 Topics: Abuse, Activists, Afro-caribbeans, Arrests, Black people, Christianity, Cults, Discrimination, Gay pride, Gender minorities, Middle class, Peace movement, Police, Racism, Religions, School facilities, Slavery, Social media, Street violence, Transgender people, Violence, Working class, Youth Subject: Black Lives Matter (BLM), Black Student Organization, Boston Tech, Christine Lewis, Domestic Workers United, Emerson College, English High, Equality for Flatbush, ICE, James Dobson, Keith Kyler, Ken Livingston, Kimani Grey, Latin Academy, Latin Boston, Malcolm X, National School Walkout Day, Patrick Dorsman, Peoples Monday, Rodney King, Sandra Bland, Sean Bell, Trish Marinara, University of Massachusetts - Lowell (UMass Lowell) -
Gia Love Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Love, Gia Date: Apr. 11, 2019 Topics: African diaspora, African-americans, Black people, Bullying, Butches, Childhood, Crossdressing, Debates, Drag balls, Femininities, Foster children, Gender, Gender diversity, Homelessness, Homophobia, Hormones, LGBTI community, Masculinities, Mothers, Racism, Sexism, Sexual abuse, Soft butches, Special education, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Violence, Women Subject: Butch Queen, City College, Destination Tomorrow, Ginovia, Greenlight Hub, Harlem United, Harvard University, House of Bacardi, House of Juicy, House of Louboutin, House of McQueen, Islan Nettles, Kalem Lord, Malcolm X, Marist College, Martin Luther King Jr., New York Urban Debate League (NYUDL), Paris Is Burning, Sundance, TQ, Uber Description: Gia Love reflects on her life in the kiki ball scene, an underground queer and trans dance community in New York City. In kiki, particularly the House of Juicy, Gia found deep friendships and a sup... -
Erica Connerney Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Connerney, Erica Date: Jul. 16, 2019 Topics: AIDS awareness, Anti-transgender violence, Asian religions, Asian studies, Bisexuality, Buddhism, Cabaret, Change of name, Childhood, Crossdressing, Employment discrimination, Erotica, Family members, Gay liberation, Gay political groups, Gay pride, Gender realignment surgery, Gentrification, Government, Hijras, Isolation, Lesbian culture, Lesbian girls, LGBTQ+ relationships, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Religions, Roman catholicism, Transgender people, Transphobia, Transsexual people, Women's colleges, Writers Subject: Boston Globe, Central Asian Studies, Corporal Klinger, Cubbyhole, Donald Trump, Dyke March, Get Behind Me Satan, Henrietta Hudson's, Jacque's, Janice Raymond, Jeff Sessions, Kamilah Harris, M*A*S*H, MacDowell Colony, On Our Backs, Pace University, Pat Oleszko, Pose, Queer Liberation March, Rita Hester, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Susie Bright, The Queen of Exit Seventeen, The Transsexual Empire, The Upside-down Tree: India's Changing Culture, Trans Advocate, Trans Day of Action, Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminism (TERF), Vera Lex: Journal of the International Natural Law Society, Wheaton College, Wicca Description: Erica Connerney is a philosophy/trans literature professor and author living in Tribeca, NY. She discusses her past and present in terms of her identity as a transsexual woman, as well as her hopes... -
Che Gossett Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Gossett, Che Date: May 3, 2019 Topics: AIDS education, Arab-Israeli conflict, Archivists, Baptist church, Black people, Black studies, Colonialism, Community centres, Cross-cultural relationships, Education, Femininities, Film, Gay clergy, Gender, Gender studies, Gentrification, HIV/AIDS, Homeless people, Homelessness, Justice, Labour, LGBTQ+ relationships, Military, Politics, Prisons, Pronoun, Racism, Religions, Roman catholicism, Segregation, Thai boxing, Transgender community, Transgender people Subject: ACT UP Philly, All of Us or None, Association of Community Organization for Reform Now (ACORN), Audre Lorde Project (ALP), Black Panthers, Center for Reserach on Women at Barnard, Critical Resistance, Darby Hickey, David Farwell, Detroit: Yes I Do Mind Dying, Different Avenues, Fox News, Fred Milton, Galaei, George Jackson, Hearts on a Wire, James Baldwin, Jerry Brown, Lambda Literary Retreat, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., Michael Gurden, Native Son, Philadelphia FIGHT, Project Home, Roxbury, Ryan Smith, Ryan White Youth Conference, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), The Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), Trans Health Conference, Uphams Corner Health Clinic, Yuri Kochiyama Description: Che Gossett shares on the left political history of their parents, their time spent in multiple abolitionist, black and queer organizing groups, and their becoming a critical scholar of trans studi... -
Interview with Andrea Abi-Karam
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Abi-Karam, Andrea Date: Jun. 21, 2019 Topics: Activists, Anti-fascism, Body image, Capitalism, Childhood, Counterculture, Depression, Divorce, Family members, Gender minorities, Gentrification, Health care, Hormones, Insurance, LGBTQ+ poetry, Masculinities, Neofascism, Oppression, Physicians, Prisons, Psychiatrists, Religions, Suburbs, Surgery, Tattoos, Terrorism, Transgender people, Zines Subject: Ana Mendieta, Elizabeth Bishop, Ghost Ship Fire, GQ, Maryanne Moore, Mills College, New York Police Department (NYPD), Nighboat Books, Sister Spit, Spraytan, Sylvia Plath, They/Them -
Anaïs Duplan Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Duplan, Anaïs Date: Jun. 18, 2019 Topics: Afro-caribbeans, Black people, Body image, Change of name, Gender, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Indeterminacy (Linguistics), Intimacy, LGBTQ+ poetry, Time perception, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Center for Afrofuturist Studies, Gennady Aygi, Mount Carmel and the Blood of Parnassus, Paul Celan, Take This Stallion, Terrance Hayes -
The Adventures of Lucy Brewer, (Alias) Louisa Baker
Collection: Dime Novels Institution: American Antiquarian Society Creator: Brewer, Lucy Date: 1815 Topics: Brothels, Chivalry, Clothing, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Disguise, Dueling, Ethics, Gender identity, Honor, Identity, Military discharge, Military service, Voluntary, Peonage, Poverty, Prisons, Prostitutes' clients, Prostitution, Racism, Robbery, Sailors, Shame, STDs, Stillbirth, United States. Marine Corps--History, Unplanned pregnancy, Violence, Youth Subject: Maria Murray, Scotch, USS Constitution -
The Femme Mirror, Vol. 22 Iss. 4 (Fall, 1997)
Collection: Femme Mirror Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Beecroft, Carol Date: Autumn 1997 Topics: Biographies, Children, Clothing, Coming out, Cosmetics, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Drag balls, Family members, Femininities, Hobbies, Internet, LGBTQ+ parents, LGBTQ+ partners, Marriage, Occupations, Politics, Religions Subject: 1998 Crossdresser's Ball, Beta Gamma, Chi Chapter, Chi Delta Mu, Dee S. McKellar, Delta Chapter, Delta Omega, Dignity Cruise, Holiday At Sea, Kappa Beta, S.P.I.C.E, Sigma Mu, Tri Chi, Tri-Ess Society for the Second Self -
Our Special Joy Vol. 5 No. 1 (July, 1984)
Collection: Our Special Joy Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Moran, Mary Jane Date: Jul. 1984 Topics: Clothing, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Families, Fetishism, Heterosexuals, LGBTQ+ partners, Medicalisation, Prejudices, Support groups Subject: A Conversation With Linda Lee, Adrien Arpel, Adrien Arpel's 3-week Crash Makeover/Shapeover Beauty Program, Alexandra Cruikshank, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), And All Was Revealed, Angus Heriot, Anke A. Ehrhardt, Ann Craig, April Ashley, April Ashley's Odyssey, Astounding Transvestite Tales: Issue 4, Vol. 1, Astounding Transvestite Tales: Issue 6, Vol. 2, Avon, Barry Shapiro, Be Beautiful, the Complete Guide to the Art of Makeup, Benjamin Walker, C.A. Tripp, C.J.S. Thompson, Canary, Canary Conn, Carlson Wade, Carol Beecroft, Carole Jackson, Charles Slavik, Chi Delta Mu, Chi Tribune, Chris Gosselin, Chris Hansen, Color Me Beautiful, Constance Shrader, Conundrum, Danny La Rue: Life's a Drag, Daphne Morrissey, Dee Ratteree, Di Biggs, Diane De Simone, Disco Beauty: Night Time Makeup, Discover a Lovelier You, Dorean Caldwell, Dream Girl, Dressing Up: Transvestism and Drag: The History of an Obsession, Duncan Fallowell, Emergence: A Transsexual Autobiography, Emily Cho, Evelyn Roaman, Fae Robin, Female Impersonator's Handbook, Femme Mirror, April, 1982, Femme Mirror, Jun/Aug/Oct/Dec 1983, Femme Mirror, Vol. 7, No. 1 1982, Forbidden Fantasies: Men Who Dare to Dress in Drag, Garrett Oppenheim, Gentleman Transvestite Volume 1, Gifford House, Glenn Wilson, Harry Brierly, Hilary M. Lips, How to Be a Woman Though Male, I am a Woman, I Haven't a Thing To Wear, Jan Hayes-Steinert, Jan Morris, Janet Shibley Hyde, Janet Wallach, Jean Adams, Jean DuCoffe, Jo Durden-Smith, John Ames, John Money, John T. Malloy, Judith Keith, Ladies Underwear 1907-1980, Linda Lee, Looking Terrific, Makeovers, Making It Big, a Guide to Health, Success and Beauty for the Women Size 16 and Over, Man & Woman Boy & Girl, Mario Martino, Mark Joseph, Maxi Meah, Men in Skirts Book 14, Men in Skirts Book 15, Mike Phillips, Mirror Image: The Odyssey Of A Male-To-Female Transsexual, Mitchel Gray, Muriel Olive, Myra Waldo, Nancy Hunt, Nina Lee Colwill, Out & About, Patricia Morgan, Patricia Tucker, Paul Hoffman, Peter Ackroyd, Peter Barry, Peter Underwood, Pudgy Roberts, Regiment of Women, Renata White, Renee Richards, Richard Green, Ronnie Sue Ebenstein, Sam Coleman, Sandy Linter, Second Serve, Sex and the Brain, Sex and the Supernatural, Sexual Identity Conflict in Children and Adults, Sexual Signatures: on Being a Man or a Woman, Sexual Variations: Fetishism, Sadomasochism and Transvestism, She-Male: The Story of Coccinelle, Sherry Suib Cohen, Sherwood Anderson, The Castrati in Opera, The Evelyn Roaman Book: An Expert Shows You How Heavy Can Be Happy, The Homosexual Matrix, The Lingerie Book, The Male Transvestite, The Man Who Became a Woman, The Man-Maid Doll, The Mysteries of Sex, The New Beauty Book, The Pitfalls and Pleasures of Passing in Provincetown, The Prime of Life and How to Make it Last, The Psychology of Sex Differences, The Transvestite and His Wife, The Transvestite Survival Manual, The Woman's Dress for Success Book, Thomas Berger, Tiffany Club of New England (TCNE), Touch of Silk, Transvestism: A Handbook with Case Studies for Psychologists, Psychiatrists and Counselors, Tri-Ess Family Day, Tri-Ess Metro, Tri-Ess Society for the Second Self, Tula, Understanding Cross Dressing, Understanding Human Sexuality, Virginia Prince, Working Wardrobe: Affordable Clothes That Work For You, Your Face After 30: The Total Guide to Skin Care and Makeup for the Realistic Woman -
Our Special Joy Vol. 3 No. 5 (May, 1983)
Collection: Our Special Joy Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University Creator: Moran, Mary Jane Date: May 1983 Topics: Biology, Clothing, Coming out, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Femininities, Gatherings, Genetics, Homosexuality, Secrecy, Sexuality Subject: "H" Spot, American Society for Gender Research Conference, Ann Landers, Carol Beecroft, Chi Delta Mu, Donna Martin, Edith Marie, Geographic Area Leaders (GALS), J.C. Penny, John Hoskins, Patricia Gallagher, Phil Donahue, Society for the Second Self, The Village Voice, Tootsie, Tri-Ess Metro, Tri-Ess Society for the Second Self, Undercoverwear, Vanity Fair, Vogue Magazine -
EON Newsletter (November, 1986)
Collection: Upstate New York Newsletters Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria Creator: Expressing Our Nature Date: Nov. 1986 Topics: Acceptance, Appearance, Clothing, Cosmetics, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Events, Femininities, Gatherings, Gender identity, Language, Partners of transgender people, Passing (Gender), Self-acceptance, Support groups, Transgender community Subject: Tiffany Wives' Support Group -
Chase Strangio Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Strangio, Chase, O'Brien, Michelle Esther Date: Oct. 12, 2018 Topics: Activists, Gender identity, Imprisonment, Judaism, Law, Lawyers, Legal process, LGBTQ+ movement, Transgender people Subject: Chelsea Manning Description: Chase Strangio discusses their work as a leading LGBTQ legal advocate with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), including their representation of and connection to well-known former political... -
Theater Playbills Collection
Collection: Discovery Resources Institution: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: Crossdressing, Drag, Theater programs, Theatre Subject: American Repertory Theatre, Charles Playhouse, Colonial Theatre, Huntington Theatre, New Repertory Theatre, Plymouth Theatre, Shubert Theatre, Wilbur Theatre -
Sarah Moore Field Collection
Collection: Discovery Resources Institution: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: Crossdressing, Drag, Theater programs, Theatre Subject: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Moore, Sarah -
Jackson-Dowd Theater Collection
Collection: Discovery Resources Institution: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: Arts, Ballet, Crossdressing, Drag, Journalists, Opera, Theatre Subject: Beatrice C. Dowd, Boston Ballet, Boston Lyric Opera, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, Opera Company of Boston, Plymouth Theatre Corporation, William B. Jackson Jr., Williamstown Theatre Festival -
TGIC News (October-November, 1991)
Collection: Upstate New York Newsletters Institution: M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives, University at Albany Creator: Date: Oct. 1991 to Nov. 1991 Topics: Appearance, BDSM, Breast implants, Change of name, Clothing, Employment, Events, FtMs, Gatherings, Gay men, Gay pride, Gender dysphoria, Gender realignment surgery, Identification, Law, MtFs, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Partners of transgender people, Pregnancy, Prisons, Self-acceptance, Sexual assault, Support groups, Transgender people, Transgender rights, Welfare benefits Subject: Take Back The Night, Wendi Pierce -
The Transgenderist (January-February 1992)
Collection: Upstate New York Newsletters Institution: M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives, University at Albany Creator: Date: Jan. 1992 to Feb. 1992 Topics: Acceptance, Activists, Anti-discrimination law, Appearance, Coming out, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Discrimination, Femininities, FtMs, Gatherings, Gender dysphoria, Gender realignment surgery, Hormones, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Masculinities, MtFs, Partners of transgender people, Passing (Gender), Police brutality, Sexual orientation, Stereotypes, Support groups, Transgender people, Transsexual people -
The Transgenderist (January 29, 1998)
Collection: Upstate New York Newsletters Institution: M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives, University at Albany Creator: Date: Jan. 29, 1998 Topics: Acceptance, Crossdressers, Discrimination, Gatherings, Gender dysphoria, Gender realignment surgery, Gender role, Partners of transgender people, Transgender community, Transgender people Subject: Alex Myers, Paris Is Burning -
The Transgenderist (January, 1996)
Collection: Upstate New York Newsletters Institution: M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives, University at Albany Creator: Date: Jan. 1996 Topics: Acceptance, Anti-transgender violence, Appearance, Cosmetics, Crossdressers, Discrimination, Gatherings, Gender realignment surgery, Law, LGBTQ+ sex workers, MtFs, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Sexuality, Support groups, Transgender people, Transsexual people Subject: Chanelle Pickett, Gabrielle Pickett, Playland Cafe Description: Content warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to transphobic violence.
