The Red Jordan Arobateau Collection is now available on the DTA, courtesy of the Transgender Archives at UVic! For further insight into this collection, check out Episode 2 of our podcast, Kindred Transmissions, where we explore Red’s life, art, & legacy. #TransHistory #TransIsBeautiful #DTA

Article from Playgirl Advisor magazine (1977). Author Canary Conn, a transwoman, discusses the transition experiences of several transmen. 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

Record sleeve for “Jackie Shane Live,” American R&B singer prominent in the Toronto soul music scene of the 1960s (1967). 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

Postcard with photo narrative of 18th-cent. seduction scene, belonging to series of crossdressing postcards entitled Amourette Louis XV (c. 1900). For more info about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of Rare Cornell. #TransHistory #TransIsBeautiful #DTA

Cover of Female Mimics International magazine, Vol. 12 No. 4 (1982), featuring Haley Tiresius. For more information about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of @americaintransition. #TransHistory #TransIsBeautiful #DTA

Today we commemorate World AIDS Day, a day of remembrance, recognition, and resilience since its inception in 1988. Spotlighted here is a poster of “AIDS Diva” Connie Norman, known for her work through ACT UP/LA. Image courtesy of ONE Archives at USC. #TransHistory #TransIsBeautiful #WorldAIDSDay

Photo of Two-Spirit people marching in New York City Pride Parade, wearing ceremonial regalia (1991). For more information about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of @uwinnipeg.bsky.social #TransHistory #TransIsBeautiful #DTA

On Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honor the lives taken by transphobic violence. This day is credited to Gwendolyn Smith, who started the tradition in 1999 with a vigil for Rita Hester. Pictured is an earlier vigil for Marsha P. Johnson (1992). Courtesy of NYC LGBT Center. #TransHistory #TDOR

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

🎙️ 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A young Victoria Fernandez (Vicki Starr) and a companion posing in front of the Brown Derby restaurant in Los Angeles (1960). For more information about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of @glbt_history. #TransHistory #TransHistoryIsBeautiful #DTA

1984 Photograph of three Drag Queens at a pageant fundraiser. For more information about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of @onearchives. #TransHistory #TransHistoryIsBeautiful #DTA

The Alan Hart collection is now public on the DTA! Dr. Alan Hart (1890-1962) was an American physician, radiologist, novelist, and trans man. For more info about this collection, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of Lewis and Clark College. #TransHistory #DTA

Photo of Stormé DeLarverie, Randy Wicker, and others in the “Stonewall Car,” belonging to the Stonewall Veterans’ Association (1995). For more information about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of @lgbtcenternyc. #TransHistory #PrideMonth2025 #Pride

1970 photograph from the first Christopher Street Gay Liberation Day march in New York City. For more information about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of @lgbtcenternyc. #TransHistory #TransHistoryIsBeautiful #PrideMonth2025 #Pride

Cover of Thing Magazine No. 8 (Winter 1992-93), featuring drag queen Joey Arias. For more information about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of @lltransarchive. #TransHistory #TransHistoryIsBeautiful #PrideMonth2025

1991 photograph of five Latine people at the Orange County Gay Pride Festival. For more information about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of USC Libraries. #TransHistory #TransHistoryIsBeautiful #PrideMonth2025

A photo of Sylvia Rivera standing in front of the Stonewall Inn at the Christopher Street Liberation Day March (1983). For more information about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of @lgbtcenternyc. #TransHistory #Pride #PrideMonth2025 #SylviaRivera

1970 Issue of Vanguard Magazine: The Magazine of the Tenderloin. For more information about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Image courtesy of @glbt_history. #TransHistory #Pride #PrideMonth2025

Happy Pride Month! Collage of four pins with various slogans related to LGBTQ+ pride, love, and empowerment. For more information about this item, please visit the DTA via the link in our story/bio. Images courtesy of @labadiecollection and @thearquives. #TransHistory #Pride #PrideMonth2025