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Title: FTM International records
Dates: 1986-2005
Collection Number: 2006-25
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 2.1 linear feet (2 cartons, 1 oversized folder)
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: FTM International (FTMI) is the largest and oldest continuously running organization serving the transmasculine community
and their allies. The records of FTM International document the organization’s history and its social, cultural and political
work.
Language of Material: English
FTM International (FTMI) is the largest and oldest continuously running organization serving the transmasculine community
and their allies. The records of FTM International document the organization’s history and its social, cultural and political
work.
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]. FTM International records. Collection Number: 2006-25. GLBT Historical Society
The collection was donated to the GLBT Historical Society by Heidi Bruins Green in April 2006.
Biography/Administrative History
FTM International (FTMI) is the largest and oldest continuously running organization serving the transmasculine community
and their allies. In addition to its role as a peer support and networking group, FTMI campaigns to end shame and fear surrounding
trans issues and to end economic marginalization of trans people.
FTM International was founded in 1986 by activist Lou Sullivan, who had previously worked with general-interest Bay Area trans
support groups such as Golden Gate Girls/Guys. Sullivan began publishing the quarterly FTM Newsletter in September 1987, and
worked tirelessly to promote understanding of FTMs and provide services to improve their lives. Before his 1991 death, Sullivan
passed leadership of the organization to transgender activist and educator Jamison (James) Green. The group continued to expand
throughout the nineties, meeting regularly, incorporating as a 501c3 nonprofit, and adding “International” to its name to
reflect its worldwide growth. In addition to Sullivan and Green, FTM International presidents have included Drago Renteria,
Dion Manley, Zion Free Johnson, and Levi Atler.
Scope and Content of Collection
The records of FTM International document the organization’s history and its social, cultural and political work. There are
a wide range of record types in the collection, dating back to the organization’s founding in 1986. The records include materials
related to the board of directors, conferences, publication of the newsletter and social events, art, artifacts, by-laws,
correspondence, financial records, photographs and posters.
GSSO Linked Terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000130; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000372
Transgender people
Trans men