TransGender San Francisco collection
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GLBT Historical Society
2023
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Title: TransGender San Francisco collection
Dates: 1950-2001
Collection Number: 2006-45
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 1.25 linear feet (two manuscript boxes)
Online items available
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: TransGender San Francisco is a longstanding organization which provides peer support for transgender and gender nonconforming
people, as well as educating the public about trans issues. The collection includes various organizational materials, publications,
and scrapbooks of articles and clippings.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research. Funding for processing this collection was provided by the National Historical Publications
and Records Commission (NHPRC). This collection has been digitized in partnership with Gale/Cengage. Contact the GLBT Historical
Society archivist for information regarding access to the digital collection.
Copyright to material has not been transferred to the GLBT Historical Society. All requests for reproductions and/or permission
to publish or quote from material must be submitted in writing to the GLBT Historical Society Archivist. Permission for reproductions
and/or permission to publish or quote from material is given on behalf of the GLBT Historical Society as the owner of the
physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by
the researcher.
[Identification of item]. TransGender San Francisco collection. Collection Number: 2006-45. GLBT Historical Society
The collection was donated to the GLBT Historical Society by an anonymous former TGSF officer in 2006.
Biography/Administrative History
TransGender San Francisco is a longstanding organization which provides peer support for transgender and gender nonconforming
people, as well as educating the public about trans issues. It was founded in 1982 as a safe meeting place for people who
identified as crossdressers or transvestites, which was reflected in its punning original name, Educational TV Channel. At
first, members met in various homes; later, they began holding more formal monthly restaurant socials and theme parties.
The group established its bylaws in 1983, and throughout the eighties it became increasingly organized – establishing a leadership
structure, a group for couples, a small library, and a publications wing which put out informational pamphlets. Membership
grew to over 400 during this time. In the nineties, the group continued to expand its mission, receiving nonprofit status
in 1994. ETVC changed its name to TransGender San Francisco in 1998 to reflect its ambition to serve the entire trans community.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection includes various organizational materials, publications, and small scrapbooks of articles and clippings from
ETVC’s institutional library. Organizational materials include an officers’ manual, articles of incorporation, job descriptions
and information for officers, and materials related to TGSF’s Cotillion ball, including information on contestants, judges,
and judging criteria.
GSSO Linked Terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000130
Transgender people