Shiloh Quine papers, 2011-2018

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Scope and content:: The collection consists of two signed self-portrait drawings created by Quine. The drawings are dated July 20, 2011 and August 30, 2011. The collection also includes a letter about the donation from Quine to Ruth Beham Leonard, her friend and donor of the drawings, dated December 30, 2018. GSSO linked terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000130; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000384
Biographical / historical:: Shiloh Heavenly Quine, a transgender woman born in 1959, was the first person in the United States to receive state-funded gender-affirming surgery while incarcerated. Her 2015 settlement with the state of California established a key precedent that transition care should not be considered elective and must be provided to incarcerated people. Quine had begun transitioning several years prior while serving a life sentence; when her request for surgery was rejected, she sued the state with the support of the Transgender Law Center.
Acquisition information:: The collection was donated to the GLBT Historical Society by Ruth Beham Leonard on the instructions of Shiloh Quine.

Access and use

Restrictions:: Collection is open for research.
Terms of access:: 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.

Location of this collection:: GLBT Historical Society

989 Market Street, Lower Level

San Francisco, CA 94103, US