Online content
Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Boyer, Dina
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- 5 linear feet (4 cartons)
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Dina Boyer papers. GLBT Historical Society
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection documents the work of Dina Boyer, a transgender woman who created the public access television show, “Tranny Talk,” in San Francisco, CA. Please note that the title of the show includes a term that, at the time, was used within the LGBTQ community by some trans people as friendly slang. The term is now, however, widely considered a slur. The term is used here in historical context only, to accurately document the show's title and the terms historical actors used for themselves. The show was broadcast from S.F. Community Access Studios in the late 1990s and 2000s. The show was created by and featured transgender people. Boyer’s partner, Nadia Cabazas (aka Kitty Kastro), was co-creator of the show. Michelle DeMarco worked on the show, helping to secure releases for on-air guests. Boyer also worked as a photographer and journalist and documented San Francisco events and various subjects, including political demonstrations, trans events, nature and wildlife, and others. Boyer died in December 2019. The collection includes audiovisual recordings, including show VHS tapes, DVDs, high8 tapes, and other mediums; recordings of cultural and political events, demonstrations, performances, trips, and interviews; audiovisual material related to Nadia Cabazas; Boyer personalia; computer media; newspaper clippings and notebooks; and tape logs.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Michelle DeMarco, February 2023.
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- LGBTQ
Transgender people
Television - Places:
- San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research. Selected recordings have been digitized through California Revealed and are available online here https://archive.org/details/glbthistoricalsociety?tab=collection&query=Boyer&sort=-publicdate
- Terms of access:
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Copyright to material has 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.
- Preferred citation:
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Dina Boyer papers. GLBT Historical Society
- Location of this collection:
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989 Market Street, Lower LevelSan Francisco, CA 94103, US
- Contact:
- (415) 777-5455