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Digital Transgender Archive
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Happy Transgender Awareness Week! This week is dedicated to trans advocacy, remembrance, and pride.
The DTA is committed, year-round, to celebrating the stories of transgender people, honoring trans histories to secure better trans futures.
#TransHistory #DTA #TransWeek #TransAwarenessWeek
Pictured: graphic of open notebook on light blue background, with “Happy Trans Awareness Week” written on a piece of lined paper, secured with a paperclip. Three black and white photos are taped to the page — from top to bottom: Phyllis Frye attending a dinner party, Sylvia Rivera holding a banner that reads “And God created he and she but he also created me!,” and an autographed photo of Sir Lady Java wearing a fringe gown. “#DTA” and #TransWeek” is written on the bottom left of the page. The paper is also decorated with transgender flag stickers and star doodles.
November 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Photo of Rupert Raj with Micheline Johnson & Mike Camp (1974). For more insight into Raj’s life & legacy, check out Ep 3 of our podcast, Kindred Transmissions!
For more info about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of @thearquives.
#TransHistory #DTA
Pictured: colored photograph of Micheline Johnson, Mike Camp, and Rupert Raj sitting left to right on a brown couch with a red cushion. Micheline has red hair and wears a white shirt and blue skirt. Mike has blonde hair and wears a black shirt and black pants. Both of them are drinking from tea cups. Rupert wears a white suit with black bowtie and black pants, smiling for the camera with his hands resting on his knees.
November 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Cover of Vol. 8 No. 48 of Transvestia magazine, featuring cover girl Lili (December 1967).
For more information about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of Transgender Archives at UVic.
#TransHistory #TransIsBeautiful #DTA
Pictured:magazine cover with “TRANSVESTIA” printed in red ink at the top of the page and a red lattice pattern with flower decals running up the left margin of the page. Underneath the title is a black and white photograph of Lili, angled towards the left side of the page and smiling for the camera. She wears a qipao and pearl necklace. Underneath the photo is a red banner with "No. 48. 1967" in black ink.
November 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Hope you enjoyed your Halloween! Photo of two people at a Halloween party at the Fallen Angel, a now-closed gay bar in Los Angeles (1970).
For more info about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of ONE Archives at USC.
#TransHistory #TransIsBeautiful #DTA
Pictured: colored photograph of two people smoking cigarettes and sitting at a small table with glasses of beer, positioned in front of a chalk mural. The person on the left wears a light blue dress with a bow around the waist, a black choker necklace, black gloves, and blue eyeshadow, smiling towards something outside of the frame. The person on the right wears a yellow dress, a brown fur shrug, a pearl necklace, and red lipstick, looking at the camera with a neutral expression.
November 3, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Photo of model Connie Fleming and other parade-goers at the 1988 New York City Pride March.
For more information about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of LGBT Community Center.
#TransHistory #TransIsBeautiful #DTA
Pictured: colored photograph of a white truck driving down a city street with a crowd of people in the background. Connie sits on top of the truck, smoking a cigarette and wearing a black bikini top with pearls draping down her neck and wrist and a black feather headpiece. Another person can be seen behind her, wearing a blonde wig and pink sleeveless dress with pink gloves. Another person seems to be leaning out of the car window, wearing a gold collar necklace and black headpiece.
October 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Photo of Lynn Edward Harris, prominent intersex person known for his acting, lecturing, and later activism work (1995).
For more information about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of ONE Archives at USC.
#TransHistory #TransIsBeautiful #Intersex #DTA
Pictured: colored photograph of Lynn wearing a blue striped collared shirt and khaki pants, smiling for the camera. He has dark, cropped hair and a mustache, and he stands with his hand on a black table, which holds a salad bowl, vase, and candle. On the wall behind him are a red hand-fan and round wicker wall art.
October 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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The DTA is turning 10, and we want to hear from you!
For our anniversary, we're gathering reflections on what the DTA means to the people who use it. Click the link in our bio to share your thoughts!
We'll be sharing replies on our website, but all answers will remain anonymous.
#TransHistory #DTA
October 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Photo of two people in a bar, one sitting on top of the other’s lap with her arm wrapped around her shoulder (1950).
For more information about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of University of South Florida.
#TransHistory #TransIsBeautiful #DTA
Pictured: black and white photograph of two people sitting at a bar table, both wearing makeup and dark hair, one perched on top of the other person’s lap. The person in front is carrying a white handbag and wears a flower in her hair. Three other bar-goers can be seen in the background, and the table is covered with glasses and bottles of beer.
October 20, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Photo of Kitty Doner, Vaudeville choreographer and male impersonator (1923).
For more information about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of JD Doyle Archives.
#TransHistory #TransIsBeautiful #DTA
Pictured: black and white photograph of Kitty wearing a gray three-piece suit, pinstriped pants, white boutonniere, black bow tie, and gray tweed hat, holding a cigarette and smiling towards the left side of the frame.
October 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Photo of Sylvia Rivera and Jose Gutierrez at the 25th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots (1994).
For more info about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of Jose Gutierrez Archives.
#TransHistory #TransIsBeautiful #HispanicHeritageMonth #LatinxHeritageMonth
Pictured: colored photograph of Jose with his arm wrapped around Sylvia’s shoulder, both of them smiling for the camera. Sylvia wears a red blouse and white overshirt with a pin on her right side, and Jose wears a white t-shirt with black writing and a cross necklace. They are standing in front of what appears to be an apartment unit with “A” marked on the front door.
October 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Poster advertising Holly Woodlawn’s appearances at Trude Heller’s club in Greenwich Village (ca. 1960-1979).
For more info about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of @nypl.
#TransHistory #TransIsBeautiful #DTA #HispanicHeritageMonth #LatinxHeritageMonth
Pictured: poster with black and white photograph of Holly turned to the side with her chin tucked towards her shoulder and her eyes looking downwards, one earring dangling from her ear. The text under her photo is printed in black on a white background: “HOLLY WOODLAWN & T.O.M. APRIL 17 - - 23 in AIR BRUSHED,” “WEEKNITES 10:30 & 12:30,” “FRI & SAT 10, 12 & 2,” “TRUDE HELLER’S 6 AVE. & 9 ST,” “RESERVATIONS: 254-8346-7”
October 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Photo of Sherie Van Crawford, crowned Miss Gay Escandalo at Escandalo nightclub in Washington, DC (1995).
For more info about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of Jose Gutierrez Archives.
#TransHistory #DTA #HispanicHeritageMonth #LatinxHeritageMonth
October 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Photo of film star Mario Montez, dancing and playing the tambourine on a rooftop (1969).
For more information about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of @nypl.
#TransHistory #TransIsBeautiful #DTA #HispanicHeritageMonth #LatinxHeritageMonth
Pictured: colored photograph of Mario dancing on a brick rooftop, wearing a long brunette wig, blue eyeshadow, multicolored floral headpiece, dress with green sleeves and gold sequins, tutu skirt made of white, red, and blue fabric, green tights, and red bootie heels with fur on the ankle. Mario holds a tambourine with white and red tulle and twirls around. “Mario Montez 1969” is written on the bottom left corner of the photograph in black marker.
October 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Photo of Chichi Couture, whose oral history documents their immigration from Peru, their experience of transitioning, and the community of trans women they found in New York.
Courtesy of NYC Trans Oral History Project.
#TransHistory #DTA #HispanicHeritageMonth #LatinxHeritageMonth
Pictured: colored photograph of person in pink and black sequined lingerie, wearing white high heeled shoes and a headpiece of pink feathers that drapes down their sides. They pose in the middle of a road with their right hand raised up and their left on their hip, as a crowd of people stand behind a barricade across the street.
September 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Photo of Melissa posing at Uplift Lighting, Randy Wicker’s lighting store where she worked during the 1990s.
For more info about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of LGBT Community Center NYC.
#TransHistory #HispanicHeritageMonth #LatinxHeritageMonth #DTA
Pictured: colored photograph of person with short black hair wearing a brown striped shirt and brown leather jacket, leaning against a clear pole. Behind her are various lighting fixtures, standing upright and hanging from the ceiling, with multicolored lamp shades and price tags attached with white string.
September 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Poster advertising Billie Loba’s live musical performance at La Vista Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico (1980s).
For more information about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of @lgbtcenternyc.
#TransHistory #HispanicHeritageMonth #LatinxHeritageMonth
Pictured: cream poster with black and white photo of Billie in center of page, wearing a black curly wig, dangling earrings, a blouse, and a beaded necklace. She gestures towards her face with a manicured hand wearing rings and a bracelet. The text reads: “El nuevo ‘La Cage’ Lounge en el Hotel la Vista presenta a Guillermo Knight como Mr. Billie Loba cantando en vivo!! con un nuevo y excitante show de transformismo con el famoso Chickie Ramos y artistas invitados continuos ES UN MILLON DE CARCAJADAS!! Abierto:- Martes a Sábado - 9:00 p.m.—? La Vista Hotel 151 Calle Tetuan – Viejo San Juan.” In English: The new “La Cage” Lounge in La Vista Hotel presents Guillermo Knight as Mr. Billie Loba singing live!! with a new and exciting drag show featuring the famous Chickie Ramos and continuous guest artists, it’s a million laughs!! Open:- Tuesday to Saturday - 9:00 p.m.—? La Vista Hotel 151 Tetuan Street – Old San Juan.
September 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Photo of pageant contestants competing for Miss Gay Mexico, hosted at CHAOS in Washington DC (1997).
For more information about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of Jose Gutierrez Archives.
#TransHistory #HispanicHeritageMonth #LatinxHeritageMonth #DTA
Pictured: colored photograph of six people standing on stage, lined up in front of a glass backdrop. Contestants wear sequined black, pink, and white gowns, silver crowns, and pink or black sashes reading “Nuestra Belleza Mexico.” Some of the women hold bouquets of red roses or purple award folders.
September 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! Photo of Sylvia Rivera in Washington Square Park, speaking at the 1973 Christopher Street March.
For more info about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of NYPL.
#TransHistory #TransIsBeautiful #HispanicHeritageMonth
Pictured: black and white photograph of Sylvia Rivera in a zip-up jumpsuit, standing atop a stage with a banner hanging off the ledge. She holds a microphone in her left hand up to her mouth, and her hair falls in her face as she addresses the crowd. Behind her is the white marble column of the Washington Square Arch.
September 15, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Scrapbook of Adèle Anderson, documenting sexual and gender identity in popular culture (1973).
For more information about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of UVic Archives.
#TransHistory #TransIsBeautiful #DTA
Pictured: colored scan of a scrapbook cover with four vertical creases and tearing around the edges. The background is purple and shows a cartoon lion sitting under an apple tree, a tiger sitting on one of the branches, a person in a blue uniform under the branch, and another person’s face peaking out behind the trunk. Butterflies and flowers also decorate the scene. Atop the art, newspaper clippings are pasted around the spread. From top left to bottom right: “ALL SPIT–AND LITTLE POLISH”; “FAB PLATERS”; “They’re no threat to us, says Ray”; “Personality of the week”; “Hello sailor”; “WHAT A WHOPPER”; “glitters like a new queen”; “Even if I never get anywhere, I was queen for just one day. It was one of the best days of my life”; “Camping it up!”; “SEX FOR ALL!”; “‘It just ain’t natural for men to dominate women,’”; “LAY OFF SEX”; “GAY IS ODDS ON TO BE QUEEN.”
September 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Photo of Bella Evangelist at ESCANDALO, an LGBTQ bar and restaurant in Washington DC (1995).
For more info about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of Jose Gutierrez Archives.
#TransHistory #TransIsBeautiful #DTA
Pictured: colored photograph of Bella posing in a black sequined dress, gold earrings, and a red feather boa. Her curly brown hair is held back with a black headband, and she wears black eyeliner and black lipliner around red lipstick.
September 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Happy back to school season! Photo of Dorothy C. Putnam, competition driver and partner of Lois Mercer, posing in masculine football gear (1916).
For more info about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of @onearchives.
#TransHistory #TransIsBeautiful #DTA
Pictured: black and white photograph of a figure wearing a dark plaid hat, an oversized sweatshirt with a large M and star in the middle, pants that appear to cover knee pads, knee high striped socks, and white shoes. Dorothy stands in a backyard, in front of a wooden fence, posing with one hand on their hip and the right leg turned outwards. There is cursive writing at the top of the photograph that is difficult to make out but concludes with “1916 Jerseys.”
September 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Episode 4 is now live! Join Syrus Marcus Ware as he reflects on his years of friendship & collaboration with Aiyyana Maracle, a self-described “transformed woman who loves women" who invited audiences to rethink gender & sexuality through a decolonial lens.
Link in comments!
#TransHistory #DTA
August 13, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Ep 4 of Kindred Transmissions drops this Wed., 8/11! Our host is joined by activist Syrus Marcus Ware to explore the artistic visions of Aiyyana Maracle, a Haudenosaunee scholar & storyteller whose work decolonizes understandings of gender & sexuality.
Image courtesy of UVic.
#TransHistory #DTA
Pictured: colored photograph of Aiyyana Maracle wearing a pink silk robe printed with red and white flower decals. She sits in a green chair, tilts her head to the right, looks down towards the camera, and smiles, holding a brown feather in her lap between her folded hands, which are manicured with red nail polish.
August 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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🎙️ NEW PODCAST EPISODE 🎙️

Listen to trans historian Jules Gill-Peterson's conversation with Canadian trans activist Rupert Raj on the Kindred Transmissions podcast by the @transgenderarchive.bsky.social.

Image courtesy of The ArQuives.

#uvic #trans #transhistory #transarchives
August 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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In this episode of Kindred Transmissions, “It’s Like Electricity,” host Jules Gill-Peterson shares a deeply intimate conversation with Rupert Raj—a Eurasian-Canadian trans activist, therapist, poet, and lifelong advocate whose work has inspired and supported many. Link in comments!

#Transhistory
August 6, 2025 at 3:47 PM