Tayleur (Christine) Papers, 1977-1993

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Scope and content:: The collection consists of correspondence, flyers and brochures; an interview with, and speech by, Tayleur; news clippings, photographs, press releases and announcements; and resource materials for transgender people. Some correspondence, such as an exchange about phalloplasty with a Belgian doctor, was apparently undertaken by Tayleur in the process of her work with clients. There is also personal correspondence in English, Dutch, and French, Tayleur apparently having been a Francophone. GSSO linked terms: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000130; http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_000384
Biographical / historical:: Christine Tayleur was a Canadian trans woman, social worker, and co-founder of Transgender Nation. She was active in the San Francisco transgender scene between the 1970s and the 1990s, acting as an at-large representative on the San Francisco Task Force on Prostitution and a board member of Community United Against Violence
Acquisition information:: Records indicate that the collection was donated to the GLBT Historical Society prior to 1997 by Christine Tayleur.

Subjects:: Transgender people
Trans women
Social work with transgender people

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid created by GLBT Historical Society staff.
Date Prepared:: 1977-1993
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:: Collection is open for research.
Terms of access:: Copyright to material created by Christine Tayleur 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