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Digital Transgender Archive @transgenderarchive.bsky.social · 2d

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

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Digital Transgender Archive @transgenderarchive.bsky.social · 6d

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.

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Digital Transgender Archive @transgenderarchive.bsky.social · 9d

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.

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Digital Transgender Archive @transgenderarchive.bsky.social · 13d

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.

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Digital Transgender Archive @transgenderarchive.bsky.social · 16d

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.

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Digital Transgender Archive @transgenderarchive.bsky.social · 20d

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.

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Digital Transgender Archive @transgenderarchive.bsky.social · 23d

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.

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Digital Transgender Archive @transgenderarchive.bsky.social · 27d

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.”

Digital Transgender Archive @transgenderarchive.bsky.social · Sep 8

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.

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Digital Transgender Archive @transgenderarchive.bsky.social · Sep 4

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.”

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Digital Transgender Archive @transgenderarchive.bsky.social · Aug 13

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

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Digital Transgender Archive @transgenderarchive.bsky.social · Aug 11

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.

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Trans Chair & Archives @transchair.bsky.social · Aug 6

🎙️ 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

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Digital Transgender Archive @transgenderarchive.bsky.social · Aug 6

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It’s Like Electricity: Rupert Raj with Jules Gill-Peterson - Kindred Transmissions by the Digital Transgender Archive

In our third 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, po...

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Digital Transgender Archive @transgenderarchive.bsky.social · Aug 6

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

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Digital Transgender Archive @transgenderarchive.bsky.social · Aug 4

Ep. 3 of Kindred Transmissions drops Wednesday, Aug. 6th! Our host is joined by historian Jules Gill-Peterson to discuss Rupert Raj.

For more information, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of @thearquives.

#TransHistory #DTA #KindredTransmissions #RupertRaj

Pictured: A black and white photograph of Rupert Raj sitting at a table with a newspaper spread out in front of him and his left arm on the table. Raj wears a short haircut, thin, wire-framed glasses, a necklace with a large medallion, a light-colored polo with a striped collar, a wristwatch on his left arm, and a small ring on his left hand. Behind Raj is a houseplant.

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Digital Transgender Archive @transgenderarchive.bsky.social · Jul 30

We are so grateful for the incredible archival sources you shared for this!

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Digital Transgender Archive @transgenderarchive.bsky.social · Jul 30

www.buzzsprout.com/2519482/epis... Available anywhere you get your podcasts!

I Like to Hear My Voice: On Red Jordan Arobateau with Daniela Valdes - Kindred Transmissions by the Digital Transgender Archive

This week on Kindred Transmissions, we tune into the fierce, unapologetic voice of Red Jordan Arobateau—author, poet, playwright, and visual artist. A self-published force of nature, Red created a vas...

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Digital Transgender Archive @transgenderarchive.bsky.social · Jul 30

This week on Kindred Transmissions, we tune into the fierce voice of writer & artist Red Jordan Arobateau. These rare archival recordings document transition as a personal journey & political reality, reminding us that gender, labor, & art are deeply intertwined. Link in comments! #TransHistory

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Digital Transgender Archive @transgenderarchive.bsky.social · Jul 28

New episode of Kindred Transmissions drops Wed, 7/30! In Ep 2 - I Like to Hear My Voice, our host is joined by historian Daniela Valdes to discuss the life & legacy of author & painter Red Jordan Arobateau. Pictured here is Arobataeu’s “Holy Communion, Self Portrait II” (2008)
#TransHistory #DTA

Pictured: colorful expressionist-style painting centrally depicting a man’s face, with a translucent blue hand reaching over his forehead and left eye. The figure holds a purple cat in his left hand and is flanked by purple shadows and human silhouettes on his right. On the top right, what appears to be an hourglass holds an Earth in front of a yellow background. In the bottom right corner, the painting is signed “A’08” in blue and green paint.

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Digital Transgender Archive @transgenderarchive.bsky.social · Jul 23

Listen to Kindred Transmissions anywhere you get your podcasts! In Ep 1 “Frequency of Aliveness,” host and historian Jules Gill-Peterson is joined by artist and filmmaker Tourmaline to honor the life and work of Marsha P. Johnson.
#TransHistory #MarshaPJohnson #Tourmaline #KindredTransmissions #DTA

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Digital Transgender Archive @transgenderarchive.bsky.social · Jul 21

Ep 1 of Kindred Transmissions podcast drops this Wednesday! Our host teams up with activist, filmmaker, & writer Tourmaline to discuss the vibrant legacy of Marsha P Johnson. Listen anywhere you get your podcasts.

Image courtesy of @lgbtcenternyc.bsky.social

#TransHistory #DTA #MarshaPJohnson

Pictured: colored Polaroid photo of Marsha P. Johnson at a nightclub, facing towards the left and smiling for the camera. She wears a turquoise leotard with gold fringe and sequins, a red beaded necklace, and a yellow floral headpiece. A crowd of people stand and dance behind her.

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Digital Transgender Archive @transgenderarchive.bsky.social · Jul 16

Kindred Transmissions is produced by Umi Hsu with Associate Producer Shei Yu; edited by Evan Ibarra; scripted by Umi Hsu and Shei Yu; music composed by Imogen Teasley-Vlautin. Research by Rachael McIntosh. Graphic Design by Ariel Huang.

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Digital Transgender Archive @transgenderarchive.bsky.social · Jul 16

Check out the trailer for our new podcast! 🎧
Kindred Transmissions picks up on the signals of kinship that echo across generations, using rare archival materials to dive into the lives & legacies of those who came before us.
Premiers July 23rd. Listen anywhere you get your podcasts.
#TransHistory

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Digital Transgender Archive @transgenderarchive.bsky.social · Jul 14

Photo of Winston, a Black transgender woman interviewed by BBC’s Channel 4.

For more information about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of @lltransarchive.

#TransHistory #DTA #TransIsBeautiful

Pictured: Posed black and white photograph of a Black, transgender woman wearing a striped two-piece set with matching earrings and gloves. She wears a long black wig and the set is lined with black fringe. She stands in front of a white background. Above the image is header text that reads, “Photos From 4. Free of charge for Channel 4 programme publicity only. Stills department: 071-927 8912. The Black Bag: Gender Bender meets Winston, a man who feels that there’s a woman inside him bursting to come out. Channel 4, Thursday 26 November, 8.00 pm.

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