Trans Chair & Archives
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Chair in Transgender Studies (📧 [email protected]) & The Transgender Archives (📧 [email protected]) — World's Largest Collection of Trans History
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January 20, 2026 at 7:19 PM
🏳️⚧️ From the Archives 🏳️⚧️
“Imperially Yours” features the Imperial Queen 👑 of New York & Stonewall veteran ✨ Allyson Allante ✨ alongside friends at “The Forgotten Stonewall: Transgender Rebellion”
#trans #transhistory #uvic #archives #stonewall #LGBTQ
“Imperially Yours” features the Imperial Queen 👑 of New York & Stonewall veteran ✨ Allyson Allante ✨ alongside friends at “The Forgotten Stonewall: Transgender Rebellion”
#trans #transhistory #uvic #archives #stonewall #LGBTQ
January 19, 2026 at 9:36 PM
🏳️⚧️ From the Archives 🏳️⚧️
“Imperially Yours” features the Imperial Queen 👑 of New York & Stonewall veteran ✨ Allyson Allante ✨ alongside friends at “The Forgotten Stonewall: Transgender Rebellion”
#trans #transhistory #uvic #archives #stonewall #LGBTQ
“Imperially Yours” features the Imperial Queen 👑 of New York & Stonewall veteran ✨ Allyson Allante ✨ alongside friends at “The Forgotten Stonewall: Transgender Rebellion”
#trans #transhistory #uvic #archives #stonewall #LGBTQ
🏳️⚧️ From the Archives 🏳️⚧️
Photo 📸 from the “Be All You Want to Be” weekend in 1987. Who can name the lovely lady on the left❓
👉 Learn more about the Trans Archives by opening the 🔗🌲in our bio!
#Trans #BeAllWeekend #TransHistory #Archives #UVic
Photo 📸 from the “Be All You Want to Be” weekend in 1987. Who can name the lovely lady on the left❓
👉 Learn more about the Trans Archives by opening the 🔗🌲in our bio!
#Trans #BeAllWeekend #TransHistory #Archives #UVic
January 16, 2026 at 8:01 PM
🏳️⚧️ From the Archives 🏳️⚧️
Photo 📸 from the “Be All You Want to Be” weekend in 1987. Who can name the lovely lady on the left❓
👉 Learn more about the Trans Archives by opening the 🔗🌲in our bio!
#Trans #BeAllWeekend #TransHistory #Archives #UVic
Photo 📸 from the “Be All You Want to Be” weekend in 1987. Who can name the lovely lady on the left❓
👉 Learn more about the Trans Archives by opening the 🔗🌲in our bio!
#Trans #BeAllWeekend #TransHistory #Archives #UVic
January 14, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Seeking participants:
Are you a trans*, non-binary, or gender non-conforming person living in BC?
Contact Corey for more info: [email protected]
#transstudies #transresearch #uvic #trans
Are you a trans*, non-binary, or gender non-conforming person living in BC?
Contact Corey for more info: [email protected]
#transstudies #transresearch #uvic #trans
January 14, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Seeking participants:
Are you a trans*, non-binary, or gender non-conforming person living in BC?
Contact Corey for more info: [email protected]
#transstudies #transresearch #uvic #trans
Are you a trans*, non-binary, or gender non-conforming person living in BC?
Contact Corey for more info: [email protected]
#transstudies #transresearch #uvic #trans
🏳️⚧️ ARCHIVES 🏳️⚧️
🎞️ Photographic film from the 1981/82 ✨Fantasia Fair✨ Found in Ariadne Kane’s photographs
Learn more about Fantasia Fair at uvic.ca/transgenderarchives/collections/fan-fair/
#Trans #Archives #TransHistory #AriadneKane #FantasiaFair
🎞️ Photographic film from the 1981/82 ✨Fantasia Fair✨ Found in Ariadne Kane’s photographs
Learn more about Fantasia Fair at uvic.ca/transgenderarchives/collections/fan-fair/
#Trans #Archives #TransHistory #AriadneKane #FantasiaFair
January 14, 2026 at 8:01 PM
🏳️⚧️ ARCHIVES 🏳️⚧️
🎞️ Photographic film from the 1981/82 ✨Fantasia Fair✨ Found in Ariadne Kane’s photographs
Learn more about Fantasia Fair at uvic.ca/transgenderarchives/collections/fan-fair/
#Trans #Archives #TransHistory #AriadneKane #FantasiaFair
🎞️ Photographic film from the 1981/82 ✨Fantasia Fair✨ Found in Ariadne Kane’s photographs
Learn more about Fantasia Fair at uvic.ca/transgenderarchives/collections/fan-fair/
#Trans #Archives #TransHistory #AriadneKane #FantasiaFair
Reposted by Trans Chair & Archives
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
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
January 8, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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
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
Check out this upcoming conference in Chicago, May 13-15, 2026
Find out more: translib.net
#trans #transconference #transliberation
Find out more: translib.net
#trans #transconference #transliberation
January 12, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Check out this upcoming conference in Chicago, May 13-15, 2026
Find out more: translib.net
#trans #transconference #transliberation
Find out more: translib.net
#trans #transconference #transliberation
🏳️⚧️“A Body to Match the Mind” – From our Digital Collection🏳️⚧️
From the Times, 1966… Johns Hopkins speaks to the importance of transition ⚧️
Want to see the full digital collection for yourself? 🔗🌲in bio!
#trans #transhistory #reederickson #uvic #archives #johnshopkins #harrybenjamin
From the Times, 1966… Johns Hopkins speaks to the importance of transition ⚧️
Want to see the full digital collection for yourself? 🔗🌲in bio!
#trans #transhistory #reederickson #uvic #archives #johnshopkins #harrybenjamin
January 12, 2026 at 8:02 PM
🏳️⚧️“A Body to Match the Mind” – From our Digital Collection🏳️⚧️
From the Times, 1966… Johns Hopkins speaks to the importance of transition ⚧️
Want to see the full digital collection for yourself? 🔗🌲in bio!
#trans #transhistory #reederickson #uvic #archives #johnshopkins #harrybenjamin
From the Times, 1966… Johns Hopkins speaks to the importance of transition ⚧️
Want to see the full digital collection for yourself? 🔗🌲in bio!
#trans #transhistory #reederickson #uvic #archives #johnshopkins #harrybenjamin
✨The Reed Erickson Scrapbooks✨
Ever wondered how big some of these scrapbooks are? Pictured is scrapbook one (left) and two (right). Swipe ➡️ to see our office assistant, Zac, holding one of the scrapbooks in the Special Collections reading room!
#Trans #Archives #UVic #ReedErickson #TransHistory
Ever wondered how big some of these scrapbooks are? Pictured is scrapbook one (left) and two (right). Swipe ➡️ to see our office assistant, Zac, holding one of the scrapbooks in the Special Collections reading room!
#Trans #Archives #UVic #ReedErickson #TransHistory
January 9, 2026 at 8:01 PM
✨The Reed Erickson Scrapbooks✨
Ever wondered how big some of these scrapbooks are? Pictured is scrapbook one (left) and two (right). Swipe ➡️ to see our office assistant, Zac, holding one of the scrapbooks in the Special Collections reading room!
#Trans #Archives #UVic #ReedErickson #TransHistory
Ever wondered how big some of these scrapbooks are? Pictured is scrapbook one (left) and two (right). Swipe ➡️ to see our office assistant, Zac, holding one of the scrapbooks in the Special Collections reading room!
#Trans #Archives #UVic #ReedErickson #TransHistory
January 9, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Call for Proposals – From Marginalization to Visibility: 2SLGBTQ+ Archives and Public Memory.
Deadline: Jan. 15, 2026
#uvic #trans #archives #transhistory
Deadline: Jan. 15, 2026
#uvic #trans #archives #transhistory
January 9, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Call for Proposals – From Marginalization to Visibility: 2SLGBTQ+ Archives and Public Memory.
Deadline: Jan. 15, 2026
#uvic #trans #archives #transhistory
Deadline: Jan. 15, 2026
#uvic #trans #archives #transhistory
Did you know our 🏳️⚧️Archives are digital too?
Take a look at our NEWEST digital collection ✨The Reed Erickson Scrapbooks✨ These NINE scrap books, collected from 1966-1983 are ALL digitized!
🔗🌲 in bio for full digital collection
#trans #transhistory #reederickson #uvic #archives
Take a look at our NEWEST digital collection ✨The Reed Erickson Scrapbooks✨ These NINE scrap books, collected from 1966-1983 are ALL digitized!
🔗🌲 in bio for full digital collection
#trans #transhistory #reederickson #uvic #archives
January 7, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Did you know our 🏳️⚧️Archives are digital too?
Take a look at our NEWEST digital collection ✨The Reed Erickson Scrapbooks✨ These NINE scrap books, collected from 1966-1983 are ALL digitized!
🔗🌲 in bio for full digital collection
#trans #transhistory #reederickson #uvic #archives
Take a look at our NEWEST digital collection ✨The Reed Erickson Scrapbooks✨ These NINE scrap books, collected from 1966-1983 are ALL digitized!
🔗🌲 in bio for full digital collection
#trans #transhistory #reederickson #uvic #archives
🔍 This week's Archive find...
A heartwarming comic from The Gender Dysphoria Trust (previously S.H.A.F.T until 1988) featuring trans joy, acceptance and familial support. Keep your Trans+ loved ones near and remind them that you care! 🫂🏳️⚧️
#trans #transhistory #uvic #archives #transjoy #LGBTQ
A heartwarming comic from The Gender Dysphoria Trust (previously S.H.A.F.T until 1988) featuring trans joy, acceptance and familial support. Keep your Trans+ loved ones near and remind them that you care! 🫂🏳️⚧️
#trans #transhistory #uvic #archives #transjoy #LGBTQ
January 5, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Join us in looking back on another incredible year at the Chair in Transgender Studies! 🎉
Watch full video ➡️ tiny.cc/yz0x001
#uvic #trans #transstudies #transgender
Watch full video ➡️ tiny.cc/yz0x001
#uvic #trans #transstudies #transgender
December 30, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Join us in looking back on another incredible year at the Chair in Transgender Studies! 🎉
Watch full video ➡️ tiny.cc/yz0x001
#uvic #trans #transstudies #transgender
Watch full video ➡️ tiny.cc/yz0x001
#uvic #trans #transstudies #transgender
The Erickson Educational Foundation Scrapbooks - a new digital collection!
“Girls Will be Boys.” A 1972 article from the Gay Scene, featuring Erik Schinneger and other transmasculine individuals in sports🏅
🔗 in bio for full digital collection
#trans #transhistory #uvic #archives #transmasc
“Girls Will be Boys.” A 1972 article from the Gay Scene, featuring Erik Schinneger and other transmasculine individuals in sports🏅
🔗 in bio for full digital collection
#trans #transhistory #uvic #archives #transmasc
December 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The Erickson Educational Foundation Scrapbooks - a new digital collection!
“Girls Will be Boys.” A 1972 article from the Gay Scene, featuring Erik Schinneger and other transmasculine individuals in sports🏅
🔗 in bio for full digital collection
#trans #transhistory #uvic #archives #transmasc
“Girls Will be Boys.” A 1972 article from the Gay Scene, featuring Erik Schinneger and other transmasculine individuals in sports🏅
🔗 in bio for full digital collection
#trans #transhistory #uvic #archives #transmasc
Happy Holidays, from the Chair in Transgender Studies to you!🎄🕎 🎉
Featured is a cover page of S.H.A.F.T from December 1986. Find holiday issues and more, using the "issue keywords" function on our Discovery Tool. 🔗🌲 in bio!
See you all in the New Year 😎
#uvic #transhistory #archives #trans
Featured is a cover page of S.H.A.F.T from December 1986. Find holiday issues and more, using the "issue keywords" function on our Discovery Tool. 🔗🌲 in bio!
See you all in the New Year 😎
#uvic #transhistory #archives #trans
December 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Happy Holidays, from the Chair in Transgender Studies to you!🎄🕎 🎉
Featured is a cover page of S.H.A.F.T from December 1986. Find holiday issues and more, using the "issue keywords" function on our Discovery Tool. 🔗🌲 in bio!
See you all in the New Year 😎
#uvic #transhistory #archives #trans
Featured is a cover page of S.H.A.F.T from December 1986. Find holiday issues and more, using the "issue keywords" function on our Discovery Tool. 🔗🌲 in bio!
See you all in the New Year 😎
#uvic #transhistory #archives #trans
December 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The 🏳️⚧️ Archives!
A photograph of Tula (AKA Caroline Cossey) from S.H.A.F.T. vol. 2, issue 3. Tula challenged the UK court for legal recognition as a woman and for her right to marry as such.
Want to read more? Use our Discovery Tool 🔗 to find this issue in our Archives!
#transhistory #uvic
A photograph of Tula (AKA Caroline Cossey) from S.H.A.F.T. vol. 2, issue 3. Tula challenged the UK court for legal recognition as a woman and for her right to marry as such.
Want to read more? Use our Discovery Tool 🔗 to find this issue in our Archives!
#transhistory #uvic
December 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The 🏳️⚧️ Archives!
A photograph of Tula (AKA Caroline Cossey) from S.H.A.F.T. vol. 2, issue 3. Tula challenged the UK court for legal recognition as a woman and for her right to marry as such.
Want to read more? Use our Discovery Tool 🔗 to find this issue in our Archives!
#transhistory #uvic
A photograph of Tula (AKA Caroline Cossey) from S.H.A.F.T. vol. 2, issue 3. Tula challenged the UK court for legal recognition as a woman and for her right to marry as such.
Want to read more? Use our Discovery Tool 🔗 to find this issue in our Archives!
#transhistory #uvic
The case of Tula: From our 🏳️⚧️ Archives
A S.H.A.F.T cover page featuring Tula, famous for her legal case surrounding her right to marry 💍
#trans #transhistory #uvic #archives #tula #transrights
A S.H.A.F.T cover page featuring Tula, famous for her legal case surrounding her right to marry 💍
#trans #transhistory #uvic #archives #tula #transrights
December 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The case of Tula: From our 🏳️⚧️ Archives
A S.H.A.F.T cover page featuring Tula, famous for her legal case surrounding her right to marry 💍
#trans #transhistory #uvic #archives #tula #transrights
A S.H.A.F.T cover page featuring Tula, famous for her legal case surrounding her right to marry 💍
#trans #transhistory #uvic #archives #tula #transrights
Maria Villaluna
2025 Master's Degree Scholarship Recipient
Read more about our 2025 award recipients: link in profile
#uvic #yyj #transstudies
2025 Master's Degree Scholarship Recipient
Read more about our 2025 award recipients: link in profile
#uvic #yyj #transstudies
December 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Maria Villaluna
2025 Master's Degree Scholarship Recipient
Read more about our 2025 award recipients: link in profile
#uvic #yyj #transstudies
2025 Master's Degree Scholarship Recipient
Read more about our 2025 award recipients: link in profile
#uvic #yyj #transstudies
The Casa Susanna exhibition at
@metmuseum
📸
tiny.cc/eh2w001
Featuring photographs and publications—including Transvestia—created by and for a 1960s cross-dressing community that gathered in the Catskill Mountains.
#uvic #trans #transhistory
@metmuseum
📸
tiny.cc/eh2w001
Featuring photographs and publications—including Transvestia—created by and for a 1960s cross-dressing community that gathered in the Catskill Mountains.
#uvic #trans #transhistory
December 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The Casa Susanna exhibition at
@metmuseum
📸
tiny.cc/eh2w001
Featuring photographs and publications—including Transvestia—created by and for a 1960s cross-dressing community that gathered in the Catskill Mountains.
#uvic #trans #transhistory
@metmuseum
📸
tiny.cc/eh2w001
Featuring photographs and publications—including Transvestia—created by and for a 1960s cross-dressing community that gathered in the Catskill Mountains.
#uvic #trans #transhistory