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  1. A Letter from Rupert Raj to MtF Transsexuals (1979)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: 1979
    Topics: FtMs, MtFs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men, Trans women, Transgender activism
    Description: Rupert Raj addresses MtFs transsexuals in a letter titled "You're Beautiful," acknowledging the community's struggles, emphasizing that he cares, and offering his counseling services.
  2. Addendum to the Office of Psychohormonal Research at The Johns Hopkins University

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Money, John
    Date: Mar. 24, 1978
    Topics:  
    Subject: Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals (FACT), Johns Hopkins University, Rupert Raj
    Description: A letter asking Dr. John Money to serve as a medical consultant to the Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals. Dr. John Money writes that he cannot serve as a medical consultant.
  3. Aversion therapy claimed cure for males dressing as females

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: May 25, 1963
    Topics: Aversion therapy, Behavioural therapy, Crossdressers, Crossdressing
    Description: A column espousing a doctor's successes in aversion therapy on crossdressers.
  4. Born This Way: Proudly Trans, Intersex & 2-Spirit

     
    Collection: Button Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: 1977 to circa 2010
    Topics: Intersex people, Transgender people, Two-Spirit people, Visibility
    Description: Circular yellow and black button with text of inverted color. This button reads "Born This Way: Proudly Trans, Intersex & 2-Spirit!"
  5. Business Card for FACT

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: 1978
    Topics:  
    Subject: Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals (FACT), Rupert Raj
    Description: A business card listing what services Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals offer.
  6. Confide Advertisement

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: 1978
    Topics: Transgender activism
    Subject: Confide, Rupert Raj
    Description: Leaflet for the counseling service Confide, that states they do TS/TV counseling, both in private or for groups. They also add that they do referral counseling and newsletter speaking/writing.
  7. Convict Seeks New Life - As a Woman

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Hazle, Maline
    Date: Oct. 2, 1974
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery, LGBTQ+ prisoners, MtFs, Transsexual people
    Subject: Carmen Davis, Rupert Raj
    Description: A newspaper article clipping from the San Jose Mercury discussing Carmen Davis's desire to seek gender-affirming surgery after being released from prison.
  8. dekonstrukt jendur

     
    Collection: Button Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: 1900s
    Topics: Education, FtMs, Gender diversity, Transgender people, Transphobia
    Description: Circular black button with an orange interior and an image of a wrench, text in black and white. The button reads " [email protected] dekonstruct jendur FtM Safer Shelter Research Project"
  9. Flyer for a Tour de Force with Donna Marie Wayde

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Wayde, Donna Marie
    Date: 1978
    Topics:  
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: An erotic drawing depicting two figures in lingerie holding each other under the title "Erotic Imagery on Transsexual Themes." On the bottom of the flyer is the info regarding the artist and where ...
  10. Gender Review, No. 2 (Sept 1978)

     
    Collection: Gender Review: The FACTual Newsletter
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: Sep. 1978
    Topics: Government, Health insurance, Oppression, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender)
    Subject: CONFIDE, Leo Wollman, Richard Green, Wardell B. Pomeroy
  11. Gender Review, No. 3 (Dec 1978)

     
    Collection: Gender Review: The FACTual Newsletter
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: Dec. 1978
    Topics: Homophobia, Identity, Sexism, Transgender people, Transphobia
    Subject: Erickson Educational Foundation, Inge Stephens, Paul A. Walker, The Janus Information Facility, Zelda R. Suplee
  12. Gender Review, No.4 (Mar 1979)

     
    Collection: Gender Review: The FACTual Newsletter
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Ghosh, Nicholas, Raj, Rupert
    Date: Mar. 1979
    Topics: Androgyny, Crossdressers, Gender diversity, Law, Legal status, Military, Psychology, Transgender people
    Subject: American Civil War, American Revolution, Angela Lynn Douglas, Anita Bryant, Dale C. Birdsell, Deborah Sampson, Erickson Educational Foundation, Gender Clinic of the University of Texas Medical Branch, James Barry, John Money, Mario Martino, Mary Walker, R. Marvin Bala, The Janus Information Facility
    Description: Special issue: Androgyny
  13. Genderfree Washrooms Now!

     
    Collection: Button Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: 1977 to circa 2010
    Topics: Bathrooms, Transgender people, Transphobia, Visibility
    Subject: FtM Safer Shelter Research Project
    Description: Circular black button with an illustration of a toilet in blue, and white text. The button reads "[email protected] Genderfree Washrooms Now! FtM Safer Shelter Research Project".
  14. Halloween '65

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: 1965
    Topics: Competitions, Drag queens, Halloween
    Subject: Letros Tavern
  15. Halloween Crowd by Alexander Street

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1960 to circa 1970
    Topics: Halloween, Halloween costumes, Homophobia, Riots, Transphobia
    Description: A large crowd of people (some dressed in Halloween costumes) gathered outside of Alexander Street by St. Charles Tavern in Toronto, presumably during the annual riots.
  16. Halloween Crowd Outside St. Charles Tavern

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1960 to circa 1970
    Topics: Halloween, Homophobia, Riots, Transphobia
    Description: A crowd of people stand outside St. Charles Tavern in Toronto during the annual anti-trans and anti-LGBTI riots of Halloween.
  17. Halloween Crowds and Violence 1

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1960 to circa 1970
    Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Clothing, Halloween costumes, Homophobia, Riots, Transphobia
    Description: People dressed up in Halloween costumes stand outside the St. Charles Tavern on Yonge Street in Toronto, which has eggs splattered on it as a result of a tradition stemming from transphobic and hom...
  18. Halloween Crowds and Violence 10

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1960 to circa 1970
    Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Halloween costumes, Homophobia, Riots, Transphobia
    Description: People pose for a photo in front of the St. Charles Tavern on Yonge Street in Toronto while a police officer stands guard by them, presumably as a result of the anti-trans riots surrounding them.
  19. Halloween Crowds and Violence 2

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1960 to circa 1970
    Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Clothing and dress, Halloween costumes, Homophobia, Riots, Transphobia
    Description: A group of people stand outside of St. Charles Tavern in Toronto on Halloween. A person shows the camera their middle finger. There is a tradition of violence related to homophobia and transphobia.
  20. Halloween Crowds and Violence 3

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1960 to circa 1970
    Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Clothing and dress, Halloween costumes, Homophobia, Riots
    Description: A group of people stand outside the St. Charles Tavern in Toronto on Halloween. Police are present because of the tradition of transphobic and homophobic violence.
  21. Halloween Crowds and Violence 4

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1960 to circa 1970
    Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Clothing and dress, Halloween costumes, Homophobia, Transphobia
    Description: Two people are engaged in physical contact outside the St. Charles Tavern in Toronto on Halloween, where is a tradition of transphobic and homophobic violence.
  22. Halloween Crowds and Violence 5

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1960 to circa 1970
    Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Clothing and dress, Halloween costumes, Homophobia, Riots
    Description: A person stands outside St. Charles Tavern in Toronto, where a group of people has gathered on Halloween. Broken eggshells are visible in the background, evidence of the transphobic and homophobic ...
  23. Hot Flashes: Papers Suppress Mass Arrests of Transsexuals in San Francisco

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Douglas, Angela Lynn
    Date: 1978
    Topics: Transsexual people, Transvestites
    Subject: L.A. STAR, Rupert Raj
    Description: A clipping from the underground tabloid newspaper L.A. STAR with an article about two papers in San Francisco that decided not to report on the arrests of 22 transsexuals and transvestites on June ...
  24. How Transvestism is Linked With Corporal Punishment

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Sep. 10, 1960
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Gender role, Passing (Gender), Spanking
    Description: Two letters on the nature of crossdressing, specifically how it begins in children and how it is fostered.
  25. I Heart Trans People

     
    Collection: Button Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: 1977 to circa 2010
    Topics: Allies, Transgender people, Visibility
    Description: Circular white button with black text and a red heart. The button reads "I HEART TRANS PEOPLE"
  26. Issue No. 2 of Gender Review

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: 1978
    Topics: FtMs, MtFs, Transgender activism
    Subject: Gender Review, Rupert Raj
    Description: An issue of Gender Review discussing multiple topics, including the continuation of transsexual oppression, tributes to notable figures in the transgender community, Ontario bills to be passed, and...
  27. Issue No. 3 of Gender Review

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: 1978
    Topics: Anti-transgender discrimination, FtMs, MtFs, Parents of transgender people, Transgender activism
    Subject: Association for Transsexuals of Quebec, Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals (FACT), Inge Stephens, International Alliance for Male Feminism (IAMF), Rupert Raj
    Description: An issue of Gender Review discussing multiple topics, including oppression in the transgender community, Igne Stephen's achievements, and tributes to people in the community, and more. There is als...
  28. Lavender lads make woo! woo! Hallowe'en eve

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1950 to circa 1980
    Topics: Crossdressers, Drag balls, Drag queens, Halloween (LGBTQ+ culture), Passing (Gender)
    Description: A newspaper article describing a queer celebration, focusing on the drag performers
  29. Letter and Petition from Rupert Raj on Behalf of A.C.T.

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: 1976
    Topics: Health care for LGBTQ+ people, Transgender activism
    Subject: Anke A. Ehrhardt, Elizabeth McCauley, Heino F. L. Meyer-Bahlburg, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter and petition from Rupert Raj (formerly Nicholas Gosh) on behalf of the Association for Canadian Transsexuals asking for changes in medical insurance coverage in the US.
  30. Letter from Amy E. Burns to Rupert Raj (1978)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Burns, Amy E.
    Date: 1978
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, Trans men, Transgender people
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Amy E. Burns, coordinator at the Johns Hopkins Sexual Behaviors Consultation Unit, to Rupert Raj (formerly known as Nicholas Ghosh). Burns explains the process for being evaluated as a ...
  31. Letter from Angelo (Tony) Tornabene (March 14, 1978)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Tornabene, Angelo
    Date: Mar. 14, 1978
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, Phalloplasty
    Subject: Angelo Tornabene, Dorcas Tornabene, Milton Edgerton, Rev A. J. Schellas, Rupert Raj, Stanford University, The Labyrinth Foundation Counseling/Gender Service, Inc., Virginia Medical Center
    Description: Letter from Tony detailing Dr. Milton Edgerton's (of University of Virginia Medical Center) phalloplasty services. The letter provides details regarding the phalloplasty technique, as well as the c...
  32. Letter from Angelo Tornabene to Friends (1974)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Tornabene, Angelo
    Date: 1974
    Topics: FtMs, Trans men, Transgender activism
    Subject: Angelo Tornabene, Mario Martino, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Angelo Tornabene to possible phalloplasty patients regarding info on what the surgery looks like and easing fears that may be lingering about it.
  33. Letter from Angelo Tornabene to Rupert Raj (1978)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Tornabene, Angelo
    Date: 1978
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, Mastectomy, Phalloplasty, Trans men, Transgender people's writings
    Subject: Angelo Tornabene, Mario Martino, Rupert Raj, University of Virginia Gender Clinic
    Description: Letter from Tony (Mario Martino) to Rupert Raj, answering questions regarding insurance coverage for surgery, the book he published, changing your gender marker on birth certificates, and more. He ...
  34. Letter from Bengt Nylen to Rupert Raj (June 25, 1974)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Nylen, Bengt
    Date: Jun. 25, 1974
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery
    Subject: Bengt Nylen
    Description: Letter from Bengt Nylen to Rupert Raj discussing which procedure they use for phallus reconstruction, and lamenting that they cannot perform the surgery on foreign patients. Also regrets not being ...
  35. Letter from Betty Steiner to Rupert Raj (April 27, 1978)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Steiner, Betty W.
    Date: Apr. 27, 1978
    Topics: FtMs, Trans men, Transgender activism
    Subject: Gender Identity Clinic, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Betty Steiner to Rupert Raj expressing interest in Raj's "Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals," (F.A.C.T).
  36. Letter from Betty W. Steiner to Rupert Raj (January 13, 1976)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Steiner, Betty W.
    Date: Jan. 13, 1976
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, Trans men
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Judy Jennings to Rupert Raj informing Raj that if he goes ahead with a surgery he has scheduled with one doctor he will not be able to receive a separate surgery from a second doctor. J...
  37. Letter from Betty W. Steiner to Rupert Raj (May 14, 1979)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Steiner, Betty W.
    Date: May 14, 1979
    Topics:  
    Description: Letter from Betty W. Steiner, psychiatrist in charge at the Gender Identity Clinic, to Rupert Raj requesting a meeting to discuss professional and personal ethics.
  38. Letter from Betty W. Steiner to Rupert Raj (May 15, 1978)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Steiner, Betty W.
    Date: May 15, 1978
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, Trans men, Transgender activism
    Subject: Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals (FACT), Gender Identity Clinic, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Betty W. Steiner, chairman of the Clarke Institute's Gender Identity Clinic, to Rupert Raj (formerly known as Nicholas Ghosh). Steiner is unclear about the aims and objectives of Raj's ...
  39. Letter from Charles L. Ihlenfield to B. B. Rish (May 25, 1972)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Ihlenfield, Charles L.
    Date: May 25, 1972
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Charles L. Ihlenfield to B. B. Rish, discussing Rupert Raj's (formerly known as Nicholas Ghosh) recent surgery.
  40. Letter from Charles Puckett to Rupert Raj (January 27, 1978)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Puckett, Charles
    Date: Jan. 27, 1978
    Topics: Bottom surgery, FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, Trans men
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Charles Puckett to Rupert Raj breifly mentionining Puckett's new technique in penis construction, and referring Raj to the psychiatric team.
  41. Letter from Colin Markland to Rupert Raj (January 12, 1979)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Markland, Colin
    Date: Jan. 12, 1979
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery
    Subject: Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals (FACT), Rupert Raj, University of Calgary
    Description: Letter from Colin Markland to Rupert Raj discussing the University of Minnesota's gender reassignment program and where Raj can find more information detailing their surgery accomplishments and com...
  42. Letter from D.A. Geekie to Rupert Raj (February 6, 1975)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Geekie, D.A.
    Date: Feb. 6, 1975
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery
    Subject: Canadian Medical Association, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from D.A. Geekie to Rupert Raj concerning the policies of the Canadian Medical Association on gender-affirming surgeries and abortions.
  43. Letter from D.A. Geekie to Rupert Raj (May 20, 1977)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Geekie, D.A.
    Date: May 20, 1977
    Topics: Transgender activism
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from D.A. Geekie to Rupert Raj saying that the Canadian Medical Association hasn't taken an official position on sex reassignment.
  44. Letter from David Bernhardt to Rupert Raj (August 1979)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Bernhardt, David
    Date: Aug. 1979
    Topics: Androgyny
    Subject: Carleton University, Rupert Raj
    Description: Handwritten letter thanking Rupert Raj for copies of Gender Review and other miscellaneous notes.
  45. Letter from David William Foerster to Rupert Raj (1976)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Foerster, David William
    Date: 1976
    Topics: Bottom surgery, FtMs, MtFs, Top surgery, Trans men
    Subject: David William Foerster, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from David William Foerster to Rupert Raj discussing outpatient sex reassignment surgery.
  46. Letter from Diogene Cloutier to Rupert Raj (February 2, 1976)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Cloutier, Diogene
    Date: Feb. 2, 1976
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, MtFs, Penectomy, Vaginoplasty
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Diogene Cloutier to Rupert Raj discussing the gender-affirming surgeries Cloutier's team has preformed. The letter also discusses the cost of the surgeries. Cloutier tells Raj that it i...
  47. Letter from Donald R. Laub to Rupert Raj (August 7, 1972)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Laub, Donald R.
    Date: Aug. 7, 1972
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery, Phalloplasty
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Donald Laub to Rupert Raj giving a brief overview of the cost and stages of surgery.
  48. Letter from Donald R. Laub to Rupert Raj (October 11, 1972)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Laub, Donald R.
    Date: Oct. 11, 1972
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery, Transgender people
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Donald Laub to Rupert Raj discussing the prices and healing periods of gender affirming surgery for a potential patient.
  49. Letter from Donald W. Carnduff to Rupert Raj (January 26, 1976)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Carnduff, Donald
    Date: Jan. 26, 1976
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Donald W. Carnduff to Rupert Raj (formerly known as Nicholas Ghosh). Dr. Carnduff writes that the type of surgeries Raj was referencing are not currently offered at Regina General Hosp...
  50. Letter from Dr. Angelo (Mario) Tornabene to Rupert Raj (July 15, 1972)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Tornabene, Angelo
    Date: Jul. 15, 1972
    Topics: Bottom surgery, FtMs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men, Transgender activism
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Tony to Rupert Raj, talking about the details of phalloplasty and the bottom surgery process, as well as letting him know the associated risks and costs.
  51. Letter from Dr. Angelo (Mario) Tornabene to Rupert Raj (May 13, 1977)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Martino, Mario
    Date: May 13, 1977
    Topics: Transgender people's writings
    Subject: Mario Martino, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Tony (Mario) to Rupert Raj giving a life update and touching base regarding some recent events. He discusses his surgery healing process and then asks Rupert to promote his book when it...
  52. Letter from Dr. Angelo Tornabene to Friends (1975)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Tornabene, Angelo
    Date: 1975
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, Phalloplasty, Trans men
    Subject: Angelo Tornabene, Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association, International Symposium on Gender Dysphoria, Rupert Raj, The Erikson Foundation
    Description: Letter from Dr. Angelo (Tony) Tornabene to friends discussing what he learned from the Harry Benjamin Fourth International Symposium on Gender Dysphoria at Stanford University. He attached photos a...
  53. Letter from Dr. Angelo Tornabene to Rupert Raj (February 4, 1976)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Tornabene, Angelo
    Date: Feb. 4, 1976
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery, Phalloplasty, Transgender people's writings
    Subject: Angelo Tornabene, Mario Martino, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Angelo (Mario Martino) talking about how he's begun to lecturing at universities and schools when he can. He talks about someone's phalloplasty that had some issues and the cost of it. ...
  54. Letter from Dr. Angelo Tornabene to Rupert Raj (November 4, 1977)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Tornabene, Angelo
    Date: Nov. 4, 1977
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, Phalloplasty, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men, Transgender activism
    Subject: Angelo Tornabene, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Tony (Mario Martino) to Rupert Raj, discussing some life updates as well as updates on the accessibility of his book, Emergence: A Transsexual Autobiography.
  55. Letter from Dr. Angelo Tornabene to Rupert Raj (Septemeber 22, 1972)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Tornabene, Angelo
    Date: Sep. 22, 1972
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, Phalloplasty, Trans men, Transgender activism
    Subject: Angelo Tornabene, Mario Martino, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Angelo Tornabene (Mario Martino) to Rupert Raj (formerly known as Nicholas Ghosh), in which Tornabene reports on his recent trips to California and Florida. He provides information on h...
  56. Letter from Dr. Carlow to Rupert Raj (January 1, 1976)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Carlow
    Date: Jan. 16, 1976
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Dr. Carlow to Rupert Raj in response to a previous letter. The letter provides information on how infrequently Dr. Carlow's hospital and team performs sex reassignment surgery. Also sta...
  57. Letter from Dr. Charles J. Robsen to Rupert Raj (January 19, 1976)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Robsen, Charles
    Date: Jan. 19, 1976
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Dr. Charles J. Robsen to Rupert Raj regarding the gender-affirming surgeries he has requested. Dr. Robsen informs Raj that he will need to seek approval from the Medical Advisory Board ...
  58. Letter from Dr. D.C. Birdsell to Rupert Raj (April 11, 1978)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Birdsell, D.C.
    Date: Apr. 11, 1978
    Topics: FtMs
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Dr. D.C. Birdsell to Rupert Raj passing along the names of two doctors, one in Norfolk Virginia and one in San Francisco.
  59. Letter from Dr. Gregory M. Brown to Rupert Raj (April 28, 1976)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Brown, Gregory M.
    Date: Apr. 28, 1976
    Topics:  
    Subject: Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Rupert Raj
    Description: Brief letter from Dr. Brown declining to sign Rupert Raj's petition.
  60. Letter from Dr. J. W. Davidson to Rupert Raj (May 20, 1977)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: May 20, 1977
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people
    Subject: Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Rupert Raj
    Description: A letter from Dr. J. W. Davidson providing Rupert Raj with resources for bottom surgery.
  61. Letter from Dr. Leo Wollman to Rupert Raj (July 24, 1978)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Wollman, Leo
    Date: Jul. 24, 1978
    Topics: FtMs, Trans men, Transgender people
    Subject: Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals (FACT), Gender Identity Clinic, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter in which Dr. Leo Wollman thanks Rupert Raj for the copies of Gender Review and responds to Raj's questions from a previous letter. Wollman agrees to sit on the Board of Advisors for Foundati...
  62. Letter from Dr. Peter A. MacKay to Rupert Raj (April 10, 1978)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: MacKay, Peter A.
    Date: Apr. 10, 1978
    Topics: Medical care
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Peter MacKay to Rupert Raj turning down his offer to be a medical consultant for Rupert's foundation.
  63. Letter from Dr. R. Marvin Bala to Rupert Raj (March 21, 1978)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Bala, R. Marvin
    Date: Mar. 21, 1978
    Topics: Gender dysphoria
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Dr. R. Marvin Bala to Rupert Raj agreeing to be identified as the medical or endocrinological consultant to the Gender Dysphoria Program at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary.
  64. Letter from Dr. Robert S. McCully to Rupert Raj (May 4, 1979)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: McCully, Robert S.
    Date: May 4, 1979
    Topics:  
    Subject: Medical University of South Carolina, North American Transsexualism Society, Rupert Raj
    Description: A brief letter from Dr. McCully expressing a lack of interest as serving as an advisor for the North American Transsexualism Society.
  65. Letter from Dr. W. H. Caven to Rupert Raj (January 21, 1976)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Caven, W. H.
    Date: Jan. 21, 1976
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: A brief letter to Rupert Raj in response to his recent inquiry about sex reassignment. Caven states that the plastic surgeons and genitourinary staff are not performing such procedures at Riverside...
  66. Letter from Dr. Wardell Pomeroy to Rupert Raj (May 15, 1978)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Pomeroy, Wardell B.
    Date: May 15, 1978
    Topics:  
    Subject: Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals (FACT), Rupert Raj
    Description: Brief note in which Dr. Pomeroy consents to being a psychological consultant for the Foundation for the Advancement of Transsexuals.
  67. Letter from Dr. William R. N. Lindsey to Chris (November 30, 1978)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Lindsey, William R.N.
    Date: Nov. 30, 1978
    Topics:  
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Dr. William R. N. Lindsey to Chris directing him to resources where he might receive gender-affirming care. These include doctors who are able to prescribe testosterone, support groups ...
  68. Letter from Dr. William R. N. Lindsey to Rupert Raj (January 8, 1976)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Lindsey, William R.N.
    Date: Jan. 8, 1976
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from William R. N. Lindsey to Rupert Raj (formerly known as Nicholas Ghosh) letting him know that Lindsey will not be able to serve as a medical advisor for the Gender Review, but expressing...
  69. Letter from Edward Tank to Rupert Raj (March 1, 1976)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Tank, Edward S.
    Date: Mar. 1, 1976
    Topics: FtMs, Phalloplasty, Trans men
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Edward Tank to Rupert Raj stating that the University of Oregon and Stanford University are not combining transgender medical teams, and that the University of Oregon no longer has a te...
  70. Letter from Eileen Love to Rupert Raj (October 28, 1976)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Love, Eileen
    Date: Oct. 28, 1976
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, Trans men
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Eileen Love, coordinator of the sexuality clinic at the University of Calgary, to Rupert Raj (formerly known as Nicholas Ghosh). Love provides information on criteria to be treated at t...
  71. Letter from F. Brantley Scott to Rupert Raj (August 6, 1973)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Aug. 6, 1973
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, Trans men
    Description: Letter from F. Brantley Scott to Rupert Raj, responding to Raj's previous letter about gender affirming care that Scott is willing to offer. Scott discusses hysterectomy and the construction of the...
  72. Letter from F. Brantley Scott to Rupert Raj (March 19, 1974)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Scott, Brantley F.
    Date: Mar. 19, 1974
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery, Phalloplasty
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from F. Brantley Scott to Rupert Raj about phalloplasty resources.
  73. Letter from F. Brantley Scott to Rupert Raj (October 15, 1973)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Scott, Brantley F.
    Date: Oct. 15, 1973
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery
    Description: Letter from F. Brantley Scott to Rupert Raj explaining some questions Rupert had proposed before. He describes that so far no other trans men have undergone the surgery they're proposing to him and...
  74. Letter from Finlay McKerracher to Rupert Raj (February 9, 1976)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: McKerracher, Finlay
    Date: Feb. 9, 1976
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Finlay McKerracher to Rupert Raj explaining that McKerracher medical staff have been involved with sexual identity services but have only performed surgery on rare occasions. McKerrache...
  75. Letter from Fred Bitterfield to Angelo Tornabene (March 22, 1974)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Bitterfield, Fred
    Date: Mar. 22, 1974
    Topics: FtMs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men, Transgender activism
    Subject: Angelo Tornabene, Fred Bitterfield, Mario Martino, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Fred Bitterfield to Angelo Tornabene (Mario Martino), in which Bitterfield provides a list of companies that provide medical and life insurance and will consider applications from trans...
  76. Letter from Heino Meyer-Bahlburg to Rupert Raj (April 11, 1978)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Apr. 11, 1978
    Topics: FtMs
    Subject: Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals (FACT), Michael Smith, Rebirth, Rupert Raj
    Description: Short letter from Meyer-Bahlburg to Rupert Raj responding to Raj's letter and informing Raj of changes in address.
  77. Letter from James W.F. Bain to Rupert Raj (August 10, 1973)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Bain, James W. F.
    Date: Aug. 10, 1973
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery, Transgender activism
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from James W.F. Bain to Rupert Raj discussing sex reassignment surgery and encouraging him to speak to Dr. Wayne Helmer for more information.
  78. Letter from Jan Wålinder to Rupert Raj (October 31, 1974)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Wålinder, Jan
    Date: Oct. 31, 1974
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, Phalloplasty, Trans men
    Description: Letter from Jan Wålinder to Rupert Raj (formerly known as Nick Ghosh) explaining that there is not a university in Sweden where there is specific research is conducted on gender identity, and that ...
  79. Letter from J.B. Randell to Rupert Raj (October 12, 1972)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Randell, J.B.
    Date: Oct. 12, 1972
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from J.B. Randell to Rupert Raj answering questions about surgery performed at the Charing Cross Clinic in London.
  80. Letter from J.F. Schillinger to Rupert Raj (April 12, 1978)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Schillinger, J.F.
    Date: Apr. 12, 1978
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from J.F. Schillinger directing Rupert Raj to Dr. W. Poznanski, as most of Schillinger's work is limited to pediatrics. The author also mentions a committee that handles gender-affirming sur...
  81. Letter from Jim Loewen to Georgia Straight (August 16, 1973)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Loewen, Jim
    Date: Aug. 16, 1973
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery, Gender dysphoria, Health care for LGBTQ+ people, Medical care, Transgender community, Transgender people
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Jim Loewen to Georgia Straight. Loewen discusses an article QQ published attacking transsexual identity. Loewen goes on to explain transsexuality and the rich lives transsexuals lead.
  82. Letter from Joan Hollobon to Rupert Raj (April 10, 1972)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Hollobon, Joan
    Date: Apr. 10, 1972
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery
    Subject: Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Joan Hollobon informing Rupert Raj about various institutions providing gender affirming surgery.
  83. Letter from John A. Lamont to Rupert Raj (October 4, 1978)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Lamont, John A.
    Date: Oct. 4, 1978
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, Transgender activism
    Subject: Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals (FACT), Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from John A. Lamont to Rupert Raj stating that the McMaster University Medical Center does not have a specific gender identity clinic, but has provided follow-up care for patients who receiv...
  84. Letter from John Money to Rupert Raj (July 6, 1978)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Money, John
    Date: Jul. 6, 1978
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery
    Subject: Gender Review, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from John Money to Rupert Raj (formerly known as Nicholas Ghosh). Money thanks Raj for sending a copy of "Gender Review," encloses publications regarding transsexual clinical matters, and pr...
  85. Letter from John Prowett to Rupert Raj (July 9, 1973)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator:
    Date: Jul. 9, 1973
    Topics: Transgender activism, Transgender people's writings
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from John Prowett to Rupert Raj (formerly known as Nick Ghosh) discussing Rupert's article in "Go Info" on transsexualism. Prowett also mentions that he is the director of the Transsexual, T...
  86. Letter from Judith Godfrey to Rupert Raj (January 9, 1978)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Godfrey, Judith
    Date: Jan. 9, 1978
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, Trans men, Transgender activism
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Judith Godfrey, coordinator at the Gender Identity Clinic, to Rupert Raj detailing the criteria required for gender-affirming surgery.
  87. Letter from Judy Jennings to Rupert Raj (April 25, 1984)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Jennings, Judy
    Date: Apr. 25, 1974
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery, Health care for LGBTQ+ people, Phalloplasty
    Subject: Gender Identity Association, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Judy O. Jennings describes in detail phalloplasty procedure that the Gender Identity Association performs. She details prerequisites for the surgery including, but not limited to, passi...
  88. Letter from Judy Jennings to Rupert Raj (August 7, 1972)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Jennings, Judy
    Date: Aug. 7, 1972
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, Trans men
    Subject: Gender Identity Association, Judy Jennings, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Judy Jennings to Rupert Raj informing Raj that if he goes ahead with a surgery he has scheduled with one doctor he will not be able to receive a separate surgery from a second doctor. J...
  89. Letter from Judy Jennings to Rupert Raj (January 25, 1973)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Jennings, Judy
    Date: Jan. 25, 1973
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery
    Description: Letter from Judy Jennings to Rupert Raj (formerly known as Nick Ghosh) discussing what further information they need to complete an evaluation. The information requested has to do with medical file...
  90. Letter from Judy Jennings to Rupert Raj (July 25, 1972)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Jennings, Judy
    Date: Jul. 25, 1972
    Topics: FtMs, Trans men
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Judy Jennings to Rupert Raj informing Raj of the gender affirming care offered at the Gender Identity Association. Jennings includes an information packet on the organizations team and ...
  91. Letter from Judy Jennings to Rupert Raj (March 12, 1973)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Jennings, Judy
    Date: Mar. 12, 1973
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, Trans men
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: A letter from Judy Jennings, director of the Gender Identity Association, to Rupert Raj letting him know that he has been invited to come in for an evaluation, and also about the necessary deposit.
  92. Letter from Judy Jennings to Rupert Raj (October 31, 1972)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Jennings, Judy
    Date: Oct. 31, 1972
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, Trans men
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Judy Jennings to Rupert Raj informing him that he is not eligible for a change in his birth certificate, and has to seek evaluation through the Gender Identity Association.
  93. Letter from Jules Bureau to Rupert Raj (December 8, 1978)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Bureau, Jules
    Date: Dec. 8, 1978
    Topics: Transsexual people
    Subject: Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals (FACT), Jules Bureau, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Jules Bureau to Rupert Raj saying that Jules is happy to see that there is an Association for the Advancement of Canadian Transsexuals. The author also discusses plans for a large sympo...
  94. Letter from June K. Singer (January 20, 1979)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Singer, June K.
    Date: Jan. 20, 1979
    Topics: Androgyny, Transsexual people
    Description: Letter from June K. Singer, an analytical psychologist, explaining why she does not support sex changes in any capacity.
  95. Letter from K.J. Oravisto to Rupert Raj (December 5, 1972)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Oravisto, K.J.
    Date: Dec. 5, 1972
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery, Phalloplasty
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from K.J. Oravisto to Rupert Raj on the status of phalloplasty in Finland.
  96. Letter from L. O. Bradley to Rupert Raj (March 11, 1976)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Bradley, L. O.
    Date: Mar. 11, 1976
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, Trans men
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from L. O. Bradley to Rupert Raj (formerly known as Nicholas C. Ghosh), stating that the Minister of Health has advised against creating a sex reassignment surgery department at Vancouver Ge...
  97. Letter from Leslie M. Lothstein to Rupert Raj (April 17, 1978)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Lothstein, Leslie M.
    Date: Apr. 17, 1978
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Leslie M. Lothstein to Rupert Raj discussing how the Gender Idenity Clinic was founded and how they work at the moment.
  98. Letter from Lou Sullivan to Rupert Raj (June 16, 1968)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Sullivan, Lou
    Date: Jun. 16, 1968
    Topics: FtMs, Trans men, Transgender people
    Description: Handwritten letter from Lou Sullivan to Rupert Raj urging him not to quit Metamorphosis Magazine, and asking how he can help him.
  99. Letter from Marti Norberg (January 18, 1978)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Norberg, Marti
    Date: Jan. 18, 1978
    Topics: Bottom surgery, FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, MtFs, Top surgery, Trans men
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Marti Norberg written to clarify what the Stanford Program is and what they view to be necessary treatment and support for gender-affirming surgery.
  100. Letter from Marti Schultz to Rupert Raj (February 18, 1976)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Schultz, Marti
    Date: Feb. 18, 1976
    Topics: FtMs, Phalloplasty, Trans men
    Subject: Gender Dysphoria Program, Inc., Marti Schultz, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Marti Schultz to Rupert Raj discussing phalloplasty surgery. The letter also discusses Schultz's programs stance on rerouting the urethra and the costs of phalloplasties.