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One From the Vaults

English, Social, 1 season, 52 episodes, 23 hours, 16 minutes
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One From the Vaults, a trans history podcast by Morgan M Page. We bring you all the dirt, gossip, and glamour from trans history!
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OFTV - Camp Trans (Live! at Camp Trans UK)

A special episode LIVE from Camp Trans UK! Listen to the sounds of the wind in the trees and the smoke of a camp fire getting in my face as OFTV tells the story of the original Camp Trans. Works Cited: https://www.camp-trans.org/pages/ct-history.html http://eminism.org/michigan/faq-protest.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan_Womyn%27s_Music_Festival https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Trans#2010_festivals https://www.transadvocate.com/how-terf-violence-inspired-camp-trans_n_14413.htm https://www.transadvocate.com/michigan-womyns-music-festival_n_8943.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20140117075803/http://zinelibrary.info/files/PABA6.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20101129014722/http://anarchistnews.org/?q=node%252F11968 http://transwomenbelonghere.blogspot.com/ http://transwomenbelonghere.blogspot.com/2013/05/envisioning-inclusive-michfest-thoughts.html
7/25/202231 minutes, 8 seconds
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OFTV Presents - Interview with Abram J Lewis

In this double-length episode, OFTV speaks to trans historian Abram J. Lewis about TAO (Transsexual Action Organization), about oral history work, and about how magic, witchcraft, and "unreason" intersect with the emergence of Gay Liberation and early trans organizations. AJ Lewis is a post doctoral fellow at Grinnell College in Iowa, and the co-founder of the NYC Trans Oral History Project, a partnership with the New York Public Library system.
7/12/20211 hour, 43 minutes, 9 seconds
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OFTV Presents - Librada and Cubanecuir

This month OFTV presents a special interview with archivist Librada González Fernández of the Cubanecuir archive! Librada is a young trans woman based in NYC and Miami who is pulling together the stories and ephemera of queer and trans Cubans, both on the island and in the diaspora! She joins OFTV to talk Cuban queer history, the ethics of archival work, being a trans person working in history. You can follow the archive @cubanecuir on Instagram and Twitter!
3/24/202159 minutes, 7 seconds
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OFTV Presents - Interview with Zackary Drucker

To celebrate five years of One From the Vaults, this year I'll be presenting a series of interviews with artists, filmmakers, writers, and historians working on trans history. First up is the brilliant and beautiful artist Zackary Drucker, co-director of the new HBO docuseries The Lady and the Dale, which tells the wild story of 1970s icon Liz Carmichael!
2/12/202142 minutes, 43 seconds
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OFTV 35 - La Prophetesse

This month's episode of OFTV follows the life of a gender non-conforming mystic who lead an early insurgency in the Haitian Revolution! Works cited: The Priest and the Prophetesse (2018) by Terry Rey Des hommes et des dieux (2002) Sex and the Empire That is No More (1994) by J. Lorand Matory Mama Lola: a Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn (1991) by Karen McCarthy Brown
7/29/202045 minutes, 22 seconds
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OFTV 34 - Gym Class

In this episode of OFTV, we follow Steve Dain - teacher of the year, and later mentor to Lou Sullivan - in his fight for the right to keep teaching after his sex change! Works Cited: http://revolution.berkeley.edu/steve-dain-teacher-transitions/ https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/eastbaytimes/obituary.aspx?n=steve-dain&pid=96301343 https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/k930bx11b https://vimeo.com/ondemand/whatsexami https://www.ebar.com/news/latest_news//292479/online_extra:_emeryville_street_to_be_named_for_fired_trans_gym_teacher?fbclid=IwAR1o_L7_3dIykRc5kVijDviKC_ZsPvmInN0bLxQWMDz7kUJImLSmS2EFr-c https://www.ebar.com/news/news//277848 http://transgroupblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/rip-steve-dain-ftm-pioneer.html http://revolution.berkeley.edu/steve-dain-outcome-1978/#menu-main-nav
5/23/202024 minutes
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OFTV 33 - A Bunny in the Front Seat

In our first episode for 2020, OFTV looks at the tumultuous life of early gender clinic patient, sex worker-turned businesswoman Patricia Morgan! Works cited: https://zagria.blogspot.com/2009/08/patricia-morgan-1939-sex-worker.html#.Xj_4lhP7SRs https://archive.org/details/drag414unse/page/n1/mode/2up https://www.newspapers.com/image/65480016/ https://archive.org/details/femalemimics13unse/page/4/mode/2up
2/12/202026 minutes, 44 seconds
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OFTV 32 - HALLOWEEN SPECIAL

In our very first HALLOWEEN SPECIAL, OFTV looks at the all-too-brief story of a Vicar, a ghost, and a veil! Join us this All Hallow's Eve for a chilling tale from trans history! Works Cited: https://archive.org/details/venuscastinafamobull/page/248 https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/history/somersets-most-unusual-ghost-storya-1208123 https://dangerousminds.net/comments/the_woman_in_black_the_strange_story_of_a_crossdressing_ghost http://www.strangehistory.net/2016/05/04/transvestite-vicar-ghost-interwar-england/ https://zagria.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2019-09-21T11:59:00-04:00&max-results=4#.XbV_1UX7SRt https://sites.evergreen.edu/politicalshakespeares/wp-content/uploads/sites/226/2015/12/Stryker-My-Words-to-VF.pdf
10/27/201920 minutes, 52 seconds
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OFTV bonus 13 Sneak Peek

A sneak peek of the new bonus episode available to our Patrons over at Patreon.com/oftv.
8/31/20191 minute, 20 seconds
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OFTV 31 - It's About Me Not You

In this episode, we take a look at artist, sculptor, and dollmaker Greer Lankton - muse to Nan Goldin and other downtown luminaries! Works Cited: https://www.documentjournal.com/2014/10/doll-parts-hilton-als-recalls-some-of-his-most-poignant-memories-of-artist-greer-lankton/ https://www.artforum.com/interviews/lia-gangitano-discusses-the-first-new-york-retrospective-of-greer-lankton-48864 https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-1980s-icon-greer-lankton-explored-glamour-gender-eerie-dolls https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/greerlankton/greer4.html&date=2009-10-25+23:30:47 https://web.archive.org/web/20110210012137/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0268/is_2_38/ai_57475775 http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/features/morton/morton1-26-07.asp
8/6/201923 minutes, 53 seconds
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OFTV Bonus 12 - Sneak Peak!

A sneak peak of the latest Patrons-only mini episode! Available at patreon.com/oftv.
6/2/20191 minute, 26 seconds
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OFTV 30 - The Great 48

In this episode of OFTV, we take a look at the life of burlesque queen Alexandra - The Great 48! Works cited: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/dallas-tx/geraldine-weise-8182441 http://www.lasvegasshowgirlmuseum.com/april-and-alexandra-interview Behind the Burly Q (2009) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTuGMbNUio0 http://www.queermusicheritage.com/fem-hummell3-3.html https://zagria.blogspot.com/2013/09/gayle-sherman-1940-performer.html#.XJe3hBP7SRs http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/m/APParticle.php?AID=24378&i=22&s=News
3/24/201926 minutes, 57 seconds
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OFTV Bonus 11 - Sneak Peak

A sneak peak of our latest Patrons-only special bonus mini episode! This episode features the life of non-binary painter Gluck!
12/2/20181 minute, 33 seconds
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OFTV 29 - Man By Choice

Indulge in a tale of ill-fated bad boy Harry Allen! Works Cited: https://zagria.blogspot.com/2018/08/harry-allen-1882-1922-musician.html https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/this-week-in-history-1906-the-notorious-nell-pickerell-returns-to-seattle https://crosscut.com/2014/06/nell-pickerell-transgender-youth-knute-berger
10/7/201823 minutes, 28 seconds
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OFTV 28 - La Chica Streissandisima

In this month's episode, we follow the fabulous life of AIDS outreach worker Adela Vázquez - from her childhood in Camagüey, through the Mariel Boatlift, and onto the streets of San Francisco! Works Cited: Sexile by Jaime Cortez https://www.auntlute.com/cuentamelo https://archives.sfweekly.com/sanfrancisco/cuentamelo-an-oral-history-of-queer-latin-immigrants-in-san-francisco/Content?oid=2826471&showFullText=true https://zagria.blogspot.com/2013/09/adela-vasquez-1958-sex-worker-performer.html#.W2C3QNhKiRs
7/31/201827 minutes, 21 seconds
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OFTV Bonus 10 - Sneak Peek

A sneak peek our latest bonus mini-episode available exclusively to subscribers of our Patreon! Visit Patreon.com/oftv to sign up today!
7/23/20181 minute, 45 seconds
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OFTV 27 - Let Me Tell You About My Operation

In this episode, we look at the fabulously embellished life of known liar Rae Bourbon! Works Cited: http://www.coolcatdaddy.com/bourbon.html http://www.coolcatdaddy.com/bourbon-hookers.html http://www.coolcatdaddy.com/bourbon-doc-operat-ja.jpg http://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Rae%20Bourbon%20aka%20Ray%20Bourbon%22 https://www.queermusicheritage.com/drag-bourbon.html https://zagria.blogspot.com/search?q=ray+bourbon#.WxOoDlMvyRs
6/3/201838 minutes, 45 seconds
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OFTV Bonus 9 - Sneak Peak

The Battle of the Femmes Fatale! Check out this new bonus episode for OFTV's patrons over at Patreon.com/OFTV.
4/30/20181 minute, 39 seconds
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OFTV 26 - The Best Car Never Built

In this short episode of OFTV, we take a look at a gonzo story from the headlines of 1975! Join us for the story of the best car never built! Works Cited: https://web.archive.org/web/20060618171208/http://www.automotivechronicles.com/articles/2005/dec/02/1975_05.pdf https://mises.org/library/complete-libertarian-forum-1969-1984 https://jalopnik.com/murder-transsexuals-and-the-price-is-right-the-story-464820740 https://zagria.blogspot.co.uk/2008/03/elizabeth-carmichael-1937.html#.WtSqO9MbORs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8uvMlv7Pa8
4/17/201822 minutes, 42 seconds
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OFTV 25 - The Count

In this month's episode, OFTV travels to 19th Century Hungary to investigate the life of an early trans man whom psychologists would later use to form their theories about lesbians. Works Cited: Richard von Krafft-Ebing, Psychopathia Sexualis http://blog.wellcomelibrary.org/2014/01/a-lady-of-masculine-appearance/ https://muse.jhu.edu/article/53005 https://zagria.blogspot.co.uk/2008/06/sndor-vay-1866-novelist.html#.WoM2VZO5uRs http://www.academia.edu/6948995/S%C3%A1ndor_Sarolta_Vay_a_gender_bender_in_fin-de-si%C3%A8cle_Hungary
2/18/201831 minutes, 46 seconds
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OFTV Bonus Ep 8 - Sneak Peak

Check out this special previous of the latest bonus mini episode of OFTV, available exclusively to patrons who donate $5 or more per month to our Patreon account over at Patreon.com/OFTV. This episode looks at the life of Mexican revolutionary, socialist, and trans man, Amelio Robles Avila!
2/14/20182 minutes
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OFTV 24 - Passing While Passing

OFTV's special two year anniversary episode covers the story of Ralph Kerwineo, whose life sat at the crux of cultural debates around gender, race, and eugenics in the United States during the 1910s. Works Cited: Emily Skidmore's True Sex: the Lives of Trans Men at the Turn of the 20th Century (NYU Press, 2017). https://forgottenstories.net/2012/05/10/ralph-kerwineo-one-of-milwaukees-most-charming-women/ https://www.riabrodell.com/cora-anderson-aka-ralph-kerwineo/ http://the-toast.net/2014/04/21/suffragettes-sucked-white-supremacy-womens-rights/
1/20/201826 minutes, 27 seconds
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OFTV 23 - The Ballad of Dawn and John-Paul

In The Ballad of Dawn and John-Paul, we take a look at the turbulent romance of 1960s white trans woman writer Dawn Langley Simmons and her younger Black husband John-Paul Simmons in the Jim Crow South. Works Cited: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/15/dawn http://www.postandcourier.com/news/local_state_news/dawn-langley-simmons-story-still-makes-waves/article_2ba4d9b9-facf-5bc6-8c55-64415cbd4c89.html https://zagria.blogspot.ca/2009/10/dawn-langley-simmons-1922-2000-part-2.html#.WhsjgbQ-eRs https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/white-writer
12/8/201728 minutes, 57 seconds
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OFTV Bonus Ep 7 - Sneak Peak

Enjoy this sneak peak of the latest bonus mini-episode of OFTV, available exclusively for patrons over at Patreon.com/oftv.
11/19/20171 minute, 29 seconds
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OFTV 22 - Saint Georges

In this episode of OFTV, we get mystical with the life of Georges Marasco - a trans man singer, lion tamer, poet, and stigmatic! Works Cited: http://vintagemedals.webs.com/hal.htm https://archive.org/stream/physicalphenomen007373mbp#page/n219/mode/2up https://zagria.blogspot.ca/2010/12/georges-marasco-1890-lion-tamer.html#.WezGwhNSyRs Paula Kane, Sister Thorn and Catholic Mysticism in Modern America
10/22/201727 minutes, 26 seconds
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OFTV Bonus Ep 6 - Sneak Peak

A sneak peak of this month's bonus episode available exclusively for patrons over at Patreon.com/OFTV. This episode tells the story of the first trans porn star, Jill Monro!
10/15/20171 minute, 39 seconds
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OFTV 21 - A Sister Act

In this episode of OFTV, we'll take a look at the intertwined lives of two trans women as they move through the drag balls of the 1960s, the golden era of porn in the 1970s, and the underground performance art scene of the 1980s! Works Cited: https://zagria.blogspot.ca/2010/08/international-chrysis-1951-1990.html#.Wa1_k9OGORs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q%26A_%28film%29 http://www.hungdevils.com/index.php?/topic/18134-the-transsexual-erotica-archive-of-magazines-and-films-we-need-your-help/page-3 https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/photography/2011/02/12/kim-christys-lost-world?pg=1#article-content http://www.tgforum.com/wordpress/index.php/female-mimics-magazine-part-1-the-early-years/ https://zagria.blogspot.ca/2014/01/kim-christy-1950-usa.html#.Wa1_HNOGORs https://zagria.blogspot.ca/2013/11/sulka-1962-porn-star.html#.Wa1_EtOGORs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Whitehouse
9/4/201723 minutes, 27 seconds
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OFTV Bonus Ep 5 - Sneak Peak

In this month's bonus mini-episode, we try to sift fact from fiction in the strange life of Desiré Dubounet and her EPFX machine that can supposedly cure cancer and AIDS. Available now for patrons over at Patreon.com/OFTV.
8/27/20172 minutes, 4 seconds
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OFTV 20 - Any Other Way

In this month's OFTV, we look into the mystery surrounding the elusive 1960s Toronto-based chanteuse, Little Jackie Shane! Works Cited: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/searching-for-jackie-shane-rbs-lost-transgender-superstar/article35057998/ https://zagria.blogspot.ca/2017/06/jackie-shane-1940-musician.html#.WWumidPyuRs http://hazlitt.net/longreads/i-bet-your-mama-was-tent-show-queen http://soundcloud.com/elainebanks/the-jackie-shane-story
7/23/201733 minutes, 41 seconds
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OFTV Bonus ep 4 - sneak peak

A sneak peak of our latest bonus mini-episode, available exclusively for our patrons over at Patreon.com/OFTV!
7/14/20171 minute, 36 seconds
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OFTV 19 - Lou in the City of Night

In this special DOUBLE episode of OFTV we took a look at the life of Lou Sullivan - the first gay FTM and the man largely responsible for creating the FTM community as we currently know it. Works Cited: Brice D. Smith's Lou Sullivan: Daring To Be a Man Among Men Stryker & Whittle's Transgender Studies Reader
6/20/20171 hour, 7 minutes, 54 seconds
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OFTV Bonus Ep 3 - Sneak Peak

A sneak peak of the third bonus mini episode available exclusively for patrons over at Patreon.com/oftv! In this episode, we tell the story of the very first trans woman to ever receive hormones.
6/3/20172 minutes
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OFTV 18 - Stormé Weather

In this episode of OFTV, we take a look at the Black drag king at the centre of the Stonewall Rebellion. Long thought to have thrown the first punch, this butch spent her life defending the lesbian of the VIllage. Works Cited: Jewel Box Revue programs, 194?-1968, hosted at queermusicheritage.com The research of JD Doyle at queermusicheritage.com Stormé: The Lady of the Jewel Box, dir. Michelle Parkerson (1987, 1991) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_6W6hEzzFM A Stormé Life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgCVNEiOwLs Stonewall Veterans Association http://www.stonewallvets.org/StormeDeLarverie.htm https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/30/nyregion/storme-delarverie-early-leader-in-the-gay-rights-movement-dies-at-93.html http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/28/nyregion/28storme.html?_r=2& http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/people/2014/05/27/stonewall-veteran-drag-king-icon-storm%C3%A9-delarverie-dies-93 http://www.afterellen.com/people/77167-an-interview-with-lesbian-stonewall-veteran-storm-delarverie/3
5/28/201734 minutes, 20 seconds
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OFTV Bonus Ep 2 - Sneak Peak

Check out this sneak peak of the latest bonus mini-episode of OFTV available only for our patrons over at Patreon.com/oftv! In this episode, we go back all the way to the 1830s and cover one of the earliest documented trans people in the United States!
4/30/20172 minutes, 7 seconds
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OFTV 17 - The Man with Three Names!

In this episode, we take a look at the hard life of the man with three names - a trans man who was forced into making desperate choices in a time before trans identities were readily available! Scandals! Murders! Lies! This story has everything. CW: brief discussion of rape. Works cited:http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/119068057 http://www.dictionaryofsydney.org/item/54518 http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/falleni-eugenia-12911 http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17470752 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Falleni
4/17/201729 minutes, 43 seconds
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OFTV Bonus Ep 1 - Sneak Peak

Sneak peak of our first bonus mini-episode, available exclusively for our patrons who donate $5 or more to us at Patreon.com/oftv.
3/28/20172 minutes, 7 seconds
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OFTV 16 - Crossdressing, Racist Laws, and Murder!

Between 1849-1900, 34 cities in 21 states enacted anti-cross dressing laws in the United States. How and why did this happen? Join us as OFTV looks into the racist history of anti-cross dressing laws and tells the scandalous life story of one early trans man who resisted them! Works Cited: Clare Sears, Arresting Dress (2015) Zagria: https://zagria.blogspot.ca/2012/01/jean-bonnet-1849-1876-frog-catcher.html#.WM1c5xIrKRs
3/18/201731 minutes, 57 seconds
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OFTV 15 - a COG in the Machine

This week, OFTV covers early trans activist group COG - North America's first trans organization! Based in San Francisco's Tenderloin District, COG fought against police persecution and for access to healthcare in the late 1960s. Works cited: Susan Stryker, Transgender History Susan Stryker, Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton’s Cafeteria (documentary) Joanne Meyerowitz, How Sex Changed Suzan Cooke, Woman Born Transsexual. https://womenborntranssexual.com/2009/05/27/ Kirkham and Sagarin, Transsexual in a Formal Organizational Setting (1969) Elliot Blackstone, “MTF Transgender Activism in the Tenderloin, 1966-1975”
2/5/201733 minutes, 29 seconds
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OFTV 14 - Java vs. Right to Work

This episode focuses on the life of Sir Lady Java! A Black trans civil rights pioneer and performer who fought for the right to work! Works cited: http://transgriot.blogspot.ca/2010/12/sir-lady-java-trans-civil-rights.html https://zagria.blogspot.ca/2013/02/sir-lady-java-1943-performer-activist.html#.WHKC9rYrKRs http://forge-forward.org/2016/02/17/bthm-sir-lady-java/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIXMx0uJxgA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue8sSq0FE4w http://www.ebony.com/news-views/trans-trailblazers#axzz4VC9doWmQ
1/8/201730 minutes, 4 seconds
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OFTV 13 - Female Husband!

Did trans men exist before the 20th Century? On this week's episode, we go all the way back to 1746 to explore the life of "female husband" Charles, or George, or Mary, or Molly Hamilton! Works cited: http://www.pascalbonenfant.com/18c/newgatecalendar/mary_hamilton.html Baker, S. (1959). Henry Fielding's The Female Husband: Fact and Fiction. Publications of the Modern Language Association of America, 213-224. Henry Fielding's The Female Husband: https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/f/fielding/henry/female-husband/ The work of Alex Sharpe: http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/feminism/2015/12/dark-truth-behind-convictions-gender-fraud
11/6/201631 minutes, 39 seconds
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OFTV 12 - Murder on Homewood

OFTV takes a look at a horrific moment in Canada's trans community that became a turning point in the country's trans history. This episode explores the 1996 triple homicide of Brenda Ludgate, Shawn Jr Keegan, and Deanna Wilkinson, and the community response that followed. Works Cited: http://accozzaglia.ca/ententasmagic/journal/knowledge/10-dead-trans-women-in-toronto/ http://accozzaglia.ca/essay/research/feminism/introducing-hostile-homewood/ http://accozzaglia.ca/essay/research/feminism/sensationalizing-disempowerment/ Queerstory.ca http://www.walnet.org/csis/news/toronto_96/triplemurder.html
10/2/201632 minutes, 55 seconds
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OFTV 11 - Tricky Mother Nature

OFTV brings our mini-series on the trio of trans Warhol muses to a close with glamour and tragedy of Candy Darling! Works Cited: WarholStars.org Holly Woodlawn: A Low Life in High Heels Craig B Highberger - Superstar in a Housedress Beautiful Darling (documentary)
8/4/201639 minutes, 8 seconds
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OFTV 10 - Glamour, Glory, And Gold!

Part two of our three part series on the trio of trans Warhol muses who inspired Lou Reed's classic song, Walk on the Wild Side! This week, we take an elevator look at the life of Jackie Curtis.
7/5/201637 minutes, 43 seconds
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OFTV 9 - Holly Came From Miami FLA

OFTV brings you the first in a three part series on the trio of trans Warhol muses! Holly Woodlawn, trans Puerto Rican Superstar! Works Cited: Superstar in a Housedress, film and book, by Craig Highberger WarholStars.org A Low-Life in High Heels, by Holly Woodlawn https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2007/sep/26/art.theatre
6/20/201637 minutes, 39 seconds
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OFTV 8: Spirit Of Gold

One from the Vaults - trans history podcast looks at the successful life, bizarre death, and continuing afterlife of gospel quartet singer Wilmer Little Axe Broadnax! Works Cited: http://transgriot.blogspot.ca/2013/07/black-trans-history-wilmer-little-axe-m.html http://www.hoodedutilitarian.com/2014/11/male-and-female-in-christ/ http://ubleproject.tumblr.com/post/29515613795/a-tenor-passes-wilmer-broadnax https://www.facebook.com/UbuntuBiographyProject/posts/578832502280542 http://articles.philly.com/1993-02-05/news/25955189_1_manslaughter-perfect-candidate-battered-woman-syndrome http://transguys.com/profiles/wilmer-little-axe-broadnax http://queermusicheritage-theblog.blogspot.ca/2015/01/willmer-little-axe-broadnax-gospel.html http://www.allmusic.com/artist/golden-echoes-mn0000953229 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Blind_Boys_of_Mississippi
4/15/201632 minutes, 26 seconds
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OFTV 7: Behold! I Am A Woman!

In this episode of OFTV, we'll try to make sense of the confusing life story, or stories, of Canada's "first" transsexual, Dianna Boileau! Works Cited: http://zagria.blogspot.ca/2010/09/dianne-boileau-1930-secretary.html http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2016/03/27/the-woman-who-was-trans-before-her-time.html Boileau and Cochrane, Behold! I am a Woman! (1972) Let Me Die a Woman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADL8Zeotr3c Full CBC interview with Dianna Boileau: http://www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/dianna-canadas-first-sex-change-patient
4/2/201638 minutes, 56 seconds
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OFTV 6: The Art Of The Possible

OFTV celebrates the life of trans politican and Indigenous sex worker Georgina Beyer - from her life on the streets to the house of parliament! Works Cited: Jewel's Darl - http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/about-face-jewels-darl-1985 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rab_LVPfxDc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8navq7MlomY http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/video/29381/passing-of-the-prostitution-reform-bill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkF4V5wcTNs Xtra video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLdtAHlcH7U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rab_LVPfxDc http://zagria.blogspot.ca/2013/01/georgina-beyer-1957-actress-sex-worker.html#.VuMfvXB4Fl8
3/16/201632 minutes, 50 seconds
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OFTV 5: The Trans Howard Hughes

On this episode of OFTV, we'll discuss the long life of eccentric FTM multimillionaire Reed Erickson - the architect of modern trans healthcare. Works Cited: Aaron Devor & Nicholas Matte, "Building a Better World." http://web.uvic.ca/~ahdevor/ABetterWorld.pdf Devor & Matte, "ONE Inc and Reed Erickson." http://web.uvic.ca/~ahdevor/UneasyCollaboration.pdf Devor, "Reed Erickson: How One Transsexual Man Supported ONE." http://web.uvic.ca/~ahdevor/ReedErickson.pdf http://zagria.blogspot.ca/2009/01/zelda-r-suplee-director-of-erickson.html Susan Stryker, Transgender History.
3/1/201638 minutes, 30 seconds
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OFTV 4: Valentine's Day Special!

Join us for a Very Special Valentine's Day episode here at OFTV! We'll be discussing the groundbreaking life of trans man Michael Dillon and his doomed romance with trans woman Roberta Cowell! Works cited: From a Girl to a Man by Liz Hodgkinson The First Man-Made Man by Pagan Kennedy Sex Change Spitfire Ace documentary by Channel 4
2/14/201644 minutes, 44 seconds
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OFTV 3: STAR House, STAR People

Join us as we take a look at the early lives of the patron saints of the trans movement, Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P Johnson! We'll examine their beginnings, take a look at what might have gone down at Stonewall, and follow them up to the 1973 Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade! The first in a three part series on Sylvia and Marsha! Works Cited: http://www.workers.org/2006/us/lavender-red-73/ http://www.workers.org/ww/1998/sylvia0702.php http://www.reinagossett.com/on-untorellis-new-book/ http://thespiritwas.tumblr.com/post/19399849610/ten-posts-for-sylvia-riveras-ten-year-memorial http://thespiritwas.tumblr.com/post/43780113854/nyu-occupation-street-transvestites-for-gay-power The Gay Liberation Youth Movement in New York: “An Army of Lovers Cannot Fail” by Stephan L. Cohen
2/1/201632 minutes, 21 seconds
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OFTV 2: The Golden Age Of Hustlers

In this episode of OFTV, we'll take a look at Vancouver's Golden Age of Prostitution from 1975-1985, in which Indigenous trans sex workers ruled the streets of the West End. We'll discuss how sex workers organized for their rights and safety, in opposition to gay white residents groups, the police, and the state. So tune in and get all the dirt, gossip, and glamour from trans history! Works Cited: Ross, B. L. (2012). Outdoor Brothel Culture: The Un/Making of a Transsexual Stroll in Vancouver's West End, 1975–1984. Journal of historical sociology, 25(1), 126-150. Ross, B., & Sullivan, R. (2012). Tracing lines of horizontal hostility: How sex workers and gay activists battled for space, voice, and belonging in Vancouver, 1975–1985. Sexualities, 15(5-6), 604-621. http://westendsexworkhistory.com/ Hookers on Davie (1984) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3foUxsqAPE http://www.geist.com/fact/columns/come-to-the-cabaret/ http://thetyee.ca/Books/2012/12/08/Penthouse-Nightclub/
1/15/201631 minutes, 14 seconds
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OFTV 1: Whatever Happened To Rachel

One from the Vaults is a new trans history podcast. Join us for our pilot episode as we take a look at the mystery of Lou Reed's transsexual girlfriend Rachel. Sources: http://www.jaynedoll.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/loureed.html http://dangerousminds.net/comments/rachel_lou_reeds_transsexual_muse https://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/a-morons-guide-to-lou-reed https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mkG7Y6_J7pUC&pg=PA155&dq=rachel+lou+reed&hl=en&sa=X&ei=yeNwUvjdMu6p0AWQ_4GgDg#v=onepage&q=rachel%20lou%20reed&f=false http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2014/01/last-waltz-wild-side-lou-reed
12/29/201528 minutes, 16 seconds