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  1. A Life Cut Short: Gender Identity Discrimination and the Murder of Chanelle Pickett

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Anti-discrimination law, Anti-transgender violence, Black transgender people, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Sex work, Trans women, Transgender activism
    Subject: Chanelle Pickett, Gabrielle Pickett
    Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to transphobic violence.
  2. A Photograph of Sylvia Rivera and Lee Brewster at a 1971 Demonstration in Albany

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: New York Public Library
    Creator: Davies, Diana
    Date: Mar. 14, 1971
    Topics: Drag queens, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ civil rights, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Transgender activism, Venezuelan Americans
    Subject: Lee Brewster, Street Transvestites for Gay Power, Sylvia Rivera
    Description: A photograph Sylvia Rivera (right) and Lee Brewster (left) at the March 14th, 1971 demonstration in Albany, New York.
  3. Alison Davison Oral History Interview

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: Arizona Queer Archives
    Creator: Davison, Alison
    Date: 2013?
    Topics: Anti-transgender discrimination, Coming out, Gender expression, Lesbian community, Lesbian culture, Lesbians, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ discrimination, Mental health, Secrecy, Transgender activism, Transitioning (Gender), Transsexual people, Vietnam War, 1961-1975
    Subject: Alison Davison, Mental Health Workers, Southern Arizona Gender Alliance, Wingspan
    Description: Oral history with Alison Davison. Discussion of her life, transition, and mental health care.
  4. 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. ...
  5. Application Form for FACT-TORONTO

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: 1985
    Topics: Transgender activism
    Subject: Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals (FACT), Rupert Raj
    Description: FACT Toronto membership application form. Includes options for types of membership.
  6. Ariadne Kane Speaks of the Transsexual Experience

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections
    Creator: SB, Kane, Ariadne
    Date: Jan. 31, 1976
    Topics: Drag queens, Feminism, Gay community, Gender affirming surgery, Gender identity, Interviews, Police harassment, Sex (Body), Transgender activism, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transvestites
    Subject: Ariadne Kane, Cycle Sluts, Divine, Fantasia Fair, Gay Community News, New England Conference on Alternate Sex and Gender Lifestyles, Skag Drag
    Description: An interview with Ariadne Kane, a self described transgenderist who organized events and conferences for the transgender and transvestite communities. Originally published on pages 10 and 11 of vol...
  7. Brochure for the London Institute for the Study of Human Sexuality

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: London Institute for the Study of Human Sexuality
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Mental health care for LGBTQ+ people, Sex counseling, Transgender activism
    Subject: London Institute for the Study of Human Sexuality, Rupert Raj
    Description: Brochure detailing the services offered by the London Institute for the Study of Human Sexuality, including psychotherapy, counseling, sexual health services, training, and education.
  8. Caroline White fonds

     
    Collection: Discovery Resources
    Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Gender segregation, Sexual assault, Trans women, Transgender activism, Transgender movement
    Subject: Caroline White, Intersex Society of North America, Kitchener-Waterloo Sexual Assault Support Centre, Trans Alliance Society, University of British Columbia, Women/Trans Dialogue Planning Committee, Zenith Foundation
    Description: Caroline White is a community-based social-justice trainer and educator based out of Vancouver, B.C. In 1991 she began working as Education Coordinator at the Kitchener-Waterloo Sexual Assault Supp...
  9. Ceyenne Doroshow Oral History

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: OUTWORDS
    Creator: Doroshow, Ceyenne, Mukerjee, Lucy
    Date: Feb. 25, 2022
    Topics: Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ sex workers, LGBTQ+ unhoused people, Trans women, Transgender activism, Transgender autobiographies, Transmisogynoir
    Subject: 96 West, Andre's, Ceyenne Doroshow, Cooking in Heels: A Memoir, Flawless Sabrina, Gays and Lesbians Living In A Transgender Society ( G.L.I.T.S.)
    Description: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to transphobic violence and transphobic language.
  10. Christine Tayleur Papers

     
    Collection: Discovery Resources
    Institution: GLBT Historical Society
    Creator: GLBT Historical Society
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Trans women, Transgender activism, Transgender people
    Subject: Christine Tayleur, Community United Against Violence (CUAV), Tenderloin Self Help Center, Transgender Nation
    Description: "Christine Tayleur was a trans woman, a counselor at the Tenderloin Self Help Center, and a co-founder of Transgender Nation. This collection contains materials related to her life of activism."
  11. Clippings from Transsexuals in Prison

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: 1983
    Topics: LGBTQ+ prisoners, Transgender activism
    Subject: Rupert Raj, Transsexuals in Prison
    Description: A clipping from an issue of Transsexuals in Prison about prisoners experience being transgender.
  12. Collection of Writings and Photos on the "Be All You Want To Be" Weekend

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Prince, Virginia, Allen, Kathy Jo, Massey, Debbie, Martin, Tracey Ann, Kingsbury, Michelle, Scott, Terri
    Date: 1988
    Topics: Crossdressing, Transgender activism, Transgender people's writings, Transvestites
    Subject: Be All You Want to Be, Hoes and Heels, Louise Lawrence, Rupert Raj, Transvestia, Tri-Ess Society for the Second Self, Virginia Prince
    Description: Collection of speeches, writings, and some photographs from and about the "Be All You Want to Be" conference. Virginia Prince gives detailed life history and personal opinions on gender and sex. Ma...
  13. Confide Advertisement

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: 1978
    Topics: Transgender activism
    Subject: Confide, Rupert Raj
    Description: Leaflet for the counseling service Confide, that states they do TS/TV counseling, both in private or for groups. They also add that they do referral counseling and newsletter speaking/writing.
  14. Dana Beyer fonds

     
    Collection: Discovery Resources
    Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Jewish transgender people, Trans women, Transgender activism, Transgender political activists
    Subject: A Wider Bridge, Civil Rights Coalition of Maryland, Dana Beyer, DSM-V, Equality Maryland, Human Rights Campaign (HRC), Keshet, National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE), National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF)
    Description: Dana Beyer, M.D. is an American activist, politician, and retired eye surgeon. She was born February 2, 1952 in New York, New York. She currently resides in Chevy Chase, Maryland and has two sons. ...
  15. Dee McKellar and Melinda Whiteway at the 1997 International Conference on Transgender Law and Employment Policy

     
    Collection: JD Doyle Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 1997
    Topics: Trans women, Transgender activism, Transgender people, Transgender political activists
    Subject: Dee S. McKellar, International Conference on Transgender Law & Employment Policy (ICTLEP), Melinda Marie Whiteway
    Description: Taken at the 1997 ICTLEP Conference (International Conference on Transgender Law and Employment Policy). On the left is Dee McKellar. On the right is Melinda Whiteway, who was the female co-chair o...