Digital content
Word of Mouth
Word of Mouth is a digital exhibit showcasing the Trans Activism Oral History collection. It tells some of the story about how Trans+ communities and networks developed in North America throughout the latter half of the twentieth century.
Trans Activism Oral History
The Trans Activism Oral History collection is a project of the LGBTQ History Digital Collaboratory. The collection consists of video and audio interviews, collected 2019-2020, with Trans+ activist elders and allies from across North America.
FTM Newsletter
The FTM Newsletter was created by Lou Sullivan and first published in 1987. It became the most widely circulated & highly respected publication exploring transmasculine experiences. All 67 issues are now available online.
Transvestia
Transvestia was the first widely distributed magazine focused on the cross-dressing community. All 111 issues (1960-1986) are now digitized and available online!
EEF
Starting in 1964, the Erickson Educational Foundation (EEF), a philanthropic organization funded by Reed Erickson, published newsletters, pamphlets, and books.
Transgender Scrapbooks
From 1971-1982, 13 scrapbooks were compiled from newspaper & magazine clippings published in the UK. The content relates to gender & sexual identity and are organized in thought-provoking, and sometimes humorous, ways.
Tapestry Magazine
Founded by Merissa Sherrill Lynn, Transgender Tapestry is a magazine published from 1979-2008 by the Tiffany Club and then the Intl. Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE). While we hold all physical copies, the Digital Transgender Archive has all issues available online.
TransArchives @ DTA
We at the Transgender Archives thank our partners at the Digital Transgender Archive (DTA) for digitizing nearly 800 of our physical items and for making them available online. View our items on the DTA website.
Digital Transgender Archive
The Digital Transgender Archive provides a centralized hub for trans-related historical materials, including born-digital materials, and materials contributed by independent projects.