New TG Center Donations: Music and History
The TG Center would like to acknowledge the following generous gifts: 1911 Packard upright piano: Thanks to Grace Lutheran Church and Dawn M! Extremely Rare 1914, 1st edition “Die Homosexualitat” by Magnus Hirschfeld: Thanks to Cristan Williams! Entire personal collection of trans magazines, zines and books: Thanks to Kristen Schilt, professor of Sociology at the University of...
Read MoreCompton’s Cafeteria and Dewey’s Protest
The TG Archive has acquired rare original matchbooks from two establishments significant to transgender history. Matchbook from Compton’s Cafeteria: The Compton’s Cafeteria Riot occurred in August 1966 in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco. This incident was the first recorded transgender riot in United States history, preceding the more famous 1969 Stonewall Riots in New...
Read MoreBilly Lee Tipton
The TG Archive has acquired a rare original 1957 LP of Billy Tipton Sweet Georgia Brown. This was the first of only two recordings Mr. Tipton produced. The TG Archive acquired his other recoding, "Billy Tipton Play Hi-Fi on Piano" on October 24, 2008. Acquired on 11/30/2009: Original 1957 Billy Tipton Sweet Georgia Brown LP – Front Cover. Billy Lee Tipton (born...
Read MoreNew TG Archive Acquisition: Autographed 1st Ed, Canary Conn Biography
The Transgender Archive located in Houston, Texas has added this autographed, first edition of Canary: The Story of a Transsexual to it’s rare book collection. In the 1970s, Canary Conn appeared regularly on the syndicated Merv Griffin Television Show and often on Tom Snyder’s NBC Tomorrow show. Before she became Canary Conn, Canary was Danny O’Connor. Her autobiography,...
Read More1831 Drag King History Uncovered
The Transgender Foundation of America’s (TFA) Transgender Archive in Houston, Texas has uncovered an original 1831 American newspaper critiquing the protrayl of masculinity by women. This report sheds a light on the way American society viewed the theatrical representation of men by women 55 years after the birth of America as a nation. New York American, Friday, May 20, 1831 The...
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