Dina Boyer papers
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GLBT Historical Society
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Title: Dina Boyer papers
Dates: 1993-2015
Collection Number: 2023-08
Creator/Collector:
Boyer, Dina
Extent: 5 linear feet (4 cartons)
Online items available
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: The collection documents the work of Dina Boyer, a transgender woman who created a public access television show in San Francisco,
CA. The show was run by trans people and documented trans life. The show was broadcast from S.F. Community Access Studios
in the late 1990s and 2000s. Boyer also worked as a photographer and journalist and documented San Francisco events and various
subjects, including political demonstrations, transgender events, nature and wildlife, and others. The collection includes
audiovisual material, Boyer personalia, computer media, newspaper clippings, notebooks, and other material.
Language of Material: English
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
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.
[Identification of item]. Dina Boyer papers. Collection Number: 2023-08. GLBT Historical Society
Gift of Michelle DeMarco, February 2023.
Scope and Content of Collection
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.
LGBTQ
Transgender people
Television
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)