Trans History Told Through Five Objects

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🗓️ 16 June 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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One of the largest collections of transgender history sits in a small garage turned archive in Vallejo. The Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive has been open to the public since 2018. With Pride month underway, we’ll explore a few key objects from the collection, talk about what they teach us about trans history, and discuss what the history of the transgender community in the Bay Area can tell us about the current moment. Guests: Susan Stryker, incoming faculty in gender and sexuality studies, University of Southern California - Her new book is "Transgender History: The Roots of Today's Revolution." She won an Emmy for the documentary film, "Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria." Ms. Bob Davis, founder & director, Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive in Vallejo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:04.9	We are smack dab in the middle of Pride Month, and though the joy resounds, it's also worth acknowledging what a politically brutal year it has been, especially for trans people as laws
1:10.1	in many conservative states target their rights.
1:13.0	It seems to many that hard-won progress is being lost. So today, with joy but also with due
1:18.8	respect, we have two historians of the community in the studio this morning. Ms. Bob Davis is the
1:24.2	founder of the Luis Lawrence Transgender Archive up in Vallejo, and we also have
1:28.6	the legendary historian Susan Stryker.
1:31.1	We're going to talk about some fascinating objects from the archive and what we can learn from the
1:34.6	struggles and triumphs of movement leaders over the last 50 years.
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