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Letter from Mary-Liz Green to Rupert Raj (February 10, 1986)
Collection: Rupert Raj Collection Institution: The ArQuives Creator: Green, Mary-Liz Date: Feb. 10, 1986 Topics: LGBTQ+ prisoners, Transgender activism, Transsexual people Subject: Elizabeth Fry Society, Mary-Liz Green, Metamorphosis, Rupert Raj Description: Letter from Mary-Liz Green, vice president of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies, to Rupert Raj. Green writes that the association is concerned about the welfare of imprisoned tran... -
Letter from Rupert Raj to McCullough Williams (December 4, 1986)
Collection: Rupert Raj Collection Institution: The ArQuives Creator: Raj, Rupert Date: Dec. 4, 1986 Topics: LGBTQ+ imprisonment, LGBTQ+ prisoners, Transgender community Subject: Metamorphosis, Rupert Raj Description: Letter from Rupert Raj to Mr. McCullough Williams, chief of legal services for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections. Raj discusses a recent issue a prisoner, M.J., had dealt with. ... -
Letter from Vanessa D. Meriweather (November 11, 1986)
Collection: Rupert Raj Collection Institution: The ArQuives Creator: Meriwether, Vanessa Date: Nov. 11, 1986 Topics: LGBTQ+ prisoners, Transgender activism Subject: Rupert Raj, Transsexuals in Prison Description: Letter from Vanessa D. Meriweather about the Transsexuals in Prison newsletter. -
Looking for room to grow in Sex Roles and Sexualities
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections Creator: Cottle, Ed, Grewell, Eve Date: May 5, 1984 Topics: Anti-transgender discrimination, Drag queens, Gay community, Gender expression, Gender identity, Lesbian community, Lesbian identity, Lesbians, Letters to the editor, LGBTQ+ imprisonment, LGBTQ+ prisoners, Parents of transgender people, Queer transgender people, Sex (Act), Transvestites Subject: Changes, Gay Community News, Solidarity and International Socialists: A Socialist Feminist Network Description: Two letters to the editor, both from trans individuals currently in prison. Originally published on pages 14 and 15 of volume 11, number 41 of Gay Community News. -
No Liability in Transsexual Inmate's Assault Unless Officials Were Subjectively Reckless
Collection: Court and Legal Documents Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Date: 1994 Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ prisoners, Sexual violence, Trans women, Transsexual people Subject: Dee Farmer Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive content related to sexual assault and rape. -
No Right to Cross-Dress in State Penitentiary
Collection: Court and Legal Documents Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Date: 1995 Topics: Crossdressers, Gender dysphoria, Gender expression, Gender identity disorder, LGBTQ+ prisoners Subject: Veronica Rodriguez Description: Excerpt from Lesbian/Gay Law Notes 1995 containing the article "No Right to Cross-Dress in State Penitentiary." -
Oral History Interview with Rissa
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Southwest Virginia LGBTQ+ History Project Creator: Rissa Date: Feb. 18, 2017 Topics: Gender identity, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ imprisonment, LGBTQ+ prisoners, LGBTQ+ religious people, Sexual assault, Stealth (Transgender), Transgender people Subject: Caitlyn Jenner, Ferrum College, Jerry Falwell, Moral Majority, Rissa, Roanoke Diversity Center Description: Oral History Interview with Rissa Interviewer: Omari Chancellor, Emily Brun Interviewee: Rissa Date: 18 February 2017 Location: Roanoke Diversity Center Total Duration: 56:22 Transciption pre... -
Preliminary Investigation Towards a Formal Proposal for a Comprehensive Program for the Rehabilitation and Social Integration of Transsexual Inmates and Parolees in Canada
Collection: Rupert Raj Collection Institution: The ArQuives Creator: Raj, Rupert Date: Feb. 21, 1986 Topics: FtMs, LGBTQ+ prisoners, MtFs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men, Transgender activism Subject: Elizabeth Fry Society, Metamorphosis, Rupert Raj Description: A proposal by Rupert Raj to create a program dedicated to helping transsexual inmates and parolees in Canada. The proposal contains information on which organizations and prisons would participate ... -
Rupert Raj's Correspondence Regarding Transsexuals in Prison (1986-1987)
Collection: Rupert Raj Collection Institution: The ArQuives Creator: Raj, Rupert, Williamson, Lois, Williams III, McCollough, Kastner, D. C. Date: 1986 Topics: LGBTQ+ prisoners, Transgender activism Subject: Metamorphosis, Rupert Raj, Transsexuals in Prison Description: A letter from Lois Williamson, executive director of the Elizabeth Fry Society, responding to Rupert Raj that their staff are not qualified to meet the needs of transsexual clients. A letter from R... -
Seeking 'equal protection' for transsexuals in prison
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections Creator: Farmer, Dee Date: Sep. 17, 1989 Topics: Anti-discrimination law, Criminal law, Estrogen, Hormones, Letters to the editor, LGBTQ+ imprisonment, LGBTQ+ personal and family law, LGBTQ+ prisoners, Transsexual people Subject: Gay Community News, United States Constitution Description: A letter to the editor of GCN concerning transsexual prisoners' rights. Originally published on page 5 of volume 17, number 10 of Gay Community News. -
Shiloh Quine Papers
Collection: Discovery Resources Institution: GLBT Historical Society Creator: GLBT Historical Society Date: Unknown Topics: Gender affirming surgery, LGBTQ+ prisoners, Trans women, Transgender people Subject: Shiloh Quine, Transgender Law Center Description: "Shiloh Heavenly Quine, a transgender woman born in 1959, was the first person in the United States to receive state-funded gender-affirming surgery while incarcerated. The collection consists of t... -
Stone Butch Blues
Collection: Rare Books Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Feinberg, Leslie Date: 1993 Topics: Authors, Butches, Chest reconstruction surgery, Classism, Detention of LGBTQ+ people under a hospital order, Drag queens, Feminism, Femmes, Gender expression, Gender non-conforming people, Harassment, Hate crimes, Homelessness, Jewish LGBTQ+ people, Labor, Labor movement, Labor unions, Lesbian liberation, Lesbianism, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ authors, LGBTQ+ bars, LGBTQ+ civil rights, LGBTQ+ discrimination, LGBTQ+ prisoners, LGBTQ+ relationships, LGBTQ+ sex workers, LGBTQ+ social processes, LGBTQ+ unhoused people, Police harassment, Queer rights, Sexual harassment, Stone butches, Stonewall riots, Testosterone, Trans women, Transgender rights, Transmasculinity, Transphobia Subject: Alison Bechdel, Assata Shakur, CeCe McDonald, Chrystos, Eileen Myles, Emanuel Xavier, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, Holly Hughes, Jess Goldberg, Jewelle Gomez, Judith Halberstam, Lambda Literary Award, Michael M. Hernandez, Stonewall Book Award, Susan Stryker Description: Originally published in 1993 by Firebrand Books, "Stone Butch Blues" by Leslie Feinberg is a novel that centers around protagonist Jess Goldberg and Jess' relationship to sexual and gender identity... -
SUPPORT GAY PRISONERS
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections Creator: O'Hara, Rick Date: 1999 Topics: Anti-gay discrimination, Anti-gay violence, Gay men, Homophobia, Letters to the editor, LGBTQ+ imprisonment, LGBTQ+ prisoners, Transgender people Subject: Covenant Station, Gay Community News Description: A letter to the editor detailing experiences of assault and mistreatment in prison for a gay man and his transgender partner. Originally published on page 3 of volume 24, issue 3-4 of Gay Community... -
The Importance of Outside Communication to the Transgendered Inmate
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections Creator: Maulsby, V. (Mikki) Date: 1996 Topics: Anti-transgender discrimination, Coming out, Detention of LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ discrimination, LGBTQ+ imprisonment, LGBTQ+ prisoners, Transsexual people Subject: Amnesty International, Gay Community News, GCN Prisoner Project, gendertrash, Mike Riegle Description: An editorial on why writing to incarcerated trans people can be life-saving. Originally published on page 31 of volume 22, number 2 of Gay Community News. -
The Strange Case of Max Curry
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Apr. 22, 1915 Topics: Arson, Gender affirming surgery, Insurance fraud, LGBTQ+ prisoners Subject: Arch Dilley, J. Henry Rider, Maud Jackson, Max Curry Description: Description of the life and legal troubles of Max Curry from volume 33.3 of the Pocahontas Times.
