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“Transvestia had a spine”: Digital Exhibit Design and the Trans Activism Oral Histories

December 2, 2021

Image Caption: Some of the early issues of Transvestia were printed in this miniature format (left). This allowed a reader to conceal their copy within a shirt pocket. It was very important to show how the size differed for the exhibition. I’m Amelia Smith, and I’m the digital exhibit designer for the Trans Activism Oral History Project with the Transgender Archives at the University of Victoria and the LGBTQ Oral History Digital Collaboratory. The exhibit I’m creating is the culmination of a […]

Trans Activism Oral History Project Shortlist

June 5, 2021

by Andy Huynh

Archiving Oral History / Collaboratory News / Public Humanities / Trans Activism Project / Trans History

Smiles all around as we share the final list of all the video shorts for The Trans Activism Oral History Project!All the shorts have been successfully posted on our IGTV. However, if you’d like to watch the full interviews, they can be found here. More of The ArQuives here

Trans Activism Oral History Project – Jude Patton

May 6, 2021

by Andy Huynh

Archiving Oral History / Collaboratory News / Oral History / Trans Activism Project / Trans History

Jude talks about generational differences in trans communities and activism, his ongoing and extensive work on knowledge gathering and dissemination, and being an early influence on the board of WPATH. Historical and Geographical Coverage: St. Louis; Sacramento, CA; West Coast USA; 1961-2020 Trans Activism Oral History Project – Presented in Collaboration with the LGBTQ Oral History Digital Collaboratory (project lead, Dr. Elspeth Brown), the Transgender Archives at the University of Victoria, and The ArQuives: Canada’s […]

Trans Activism Oral History Project – Kimberly Nixon

May 4, 2021

by Andy Huynh

Activist Histories / Collaboratory News / Oral History / Trans Activism Project / Trans History

Kimberly talks about her life and work history as a pilot and about her human rights legal cases that she pursued for over 15 years. Historical and Geographical Coverage: Vancouver, BC, Canada; 1980’s-2020 Trans Activism Oral History Project – Presented in Collaboration with the LGBTQ Oral History Digital Collaboratory (project lead, Dr. Elspeth Brown), the Transgender Archives at the University of Victoria, and The ArQuives: Canada’s LGBTQ2+ Archives. Kimberly Nixon (she/her) interviewed by Dr. Evan […]

Trans Activism Oral History Project: Lynn Conway

January 26, 2021

by Andy Huynh

Oral History / Trans Activism Project / Trans History

Lynn Conway (she/her) interviewed by Dr. Evan Taylor (they/them)Original recording using Zoom platform on February 4, 2020. Lynn talks about her life history from her 1968 firing from IBM, to her outing and activism in the early 2000’s, as well as her enormously successful online website and organizing. Trans Activism Oral History Project – Presented in Collaboration with the LGBTQ Oral History Digital Collaboratory (project lead, Dr. Elspeth Brown), the Transgender Archives at the University […]

Updates from the Trans Oral History Project: Dallas Denny

February 27, 2020

by Elspeth Brown

Collaboratory News / Trans Activism Project

Our Trans Oral History Project is underway, led by Post-Doctoral fellow Dr. Evan Taylor and partnered with the University of Victoria’s Transgender Archives. As they collect oral history interviews with trans elders about their history of activism on behalf of trans people and communities, Dr. Taylor will be passing on some updates to keep you in the loop about this exciting project! Our Trans Oral History project just recorded an oral history interview with legendary trans activist Dallas Denny, […]