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The Trans Guy Archive is a collaborative historical archive documenting transmasculine history and culture! Trans Guy Archive FOR ALL THE SELF-MADE MEN. (slogan subject to change) Welcome, dudes! Welcome to the Trans Guy Archive! This is a collaborative history archive for all the self-made men in the LGBTQ+ community. We strive to make transmasculine history and culture freely and readily available. In the fight for trans* justice and liberation, trans men/mascs have been largely ignored, both in society at large and within the LGBTQ+ community. Trans history largely skews in favor of trans women/femmes -- for better or for worse -- leaving many along the masculine spectrum feeling lost and alienated, even in their own community. This archive aims to serve as an informational and social space for all to learn about the beauty, vitality, and strength of trans men/masculine figures throughout the centuries. This is for all transsexual and transgender men, demiboys, butches, those who are "kinda guys", lesboys, transmascs, multigender, and anyone who falls along the masculine spectrum. Trans guys have always been here, and we're not going anywhere. As historians, it's important to try and not retroactively apply modern-day labels to historical figures. Terms like "transgender " or even "transsexual " are remarkably new phrases in the vast scheme of history, and people have used a wide variety of phrases to try and define their existence. For people who lived before the coining of these terms, this archive uses "trans" as a verb, rather than a noun/adjective. Regardless of how an individual may have identified, they are still trans-ing (transitioning) their gender to a more masculine state. The identities explored on this archive will largely not fit neatly into modern-day expectations of identity and gender. Everyone is invited to keep an open mind. Furthermore, it is the goal of the Trans Guy Archive to present topics and theory that is oftentimes dense and hard to understand in an engaging and easier to understand context -- but without erasing the nuance present in topics by oversimplifying them. Too often, professional academics purposefully write in over-complicated ways that make higher education inaccessible to the average person who does not have an engaged background in historical subjects. By using a blend of formal and informal language throughout the archive, the TGA hopes to ease the fear of studying complex topics and provide the average person a casual look into the workings of historians. TLDR -- You have no excuse to say "I ain't reading all that" ;-) On top of the archive, this space also aims to act as a sort of "one stop shop" for trans guys around the country and world to find educational and academic content about themselves, written by people just like them. In the Event Calendar, you may find a party in your city to make friends; in the Trans Guy Glossary, you can learn the definition of that word you've been seeing everywhere, and so on. The primary focus of the TGA will continue to be a record of trans guy history, but given how difficult it is for trans guys to find community and information - even within the wider queer community - we thought it'd be a good idea to have a single, organized space for everything you wanted to know. Note: TGA is still very new and there are still a lot of placeholder photos and text! Please allow us some time to spruce it up and update with more info and images! This site is best viewed on a computer. You may encounter visual glitches on mobile.

While this archive is intended to primarily be an academic and historical space, this will be the one space where we can provide links to other sites around the web that were made by and/or for trans guys that aren't specifically academic/historical. Everything from resources on surgery & HRT to various activist organizations, special projects, and vintage reference blogs. This page was last updated on: Sept. 4th, 2025 If you would like to contribute your site or the site of someone else, please message us on the Contact page! Other Websites for Trans Guys! Top of page Adult Creative/Media Cultural Educational Local Misc. sites Adult Sites related to the historical subcultures such as leather, pup, BDSM, and more. THIS IS NOT A SECTION FOR EXPLICIT PORNOGRAPHY. Check back later! Creative/Media Sites related to creative projects and other media forms, such as photography, movies, literature, and more. The Original T-Men Photo Gallery A large gallery of user-submitted photographs of real trans men from the early to mid 2000s. Includes personal bios and testimonials. Has not been updated since 2006. Go to Site The Library of Trans Alexander (LoTA) Was the largest collection of transmasculine-authored literature. Accepts all forms of literature. Has since been merged with the NYC Trans Archives. Also on Instagram: @libraryoftransalexander Go to site Trans Male Resources (Media) Consolidation of various movies and TV shows that feature canonical trans male characters or public figures, such as Boys Don't Cry (1991) and interviews with Leslie Feinberg. Also includes information on chest binding. Updated regularly. Go to site Digital Transgender Archive A huge online archive of photographs, letters, videos, and more pertaining to historical trans* figures and trans* life. Not FTM-specific but has a lot of great info. Go to site Cultural Sites related to organized activities that celebrate and promote the social aspects of the trans guy community. May also intersect with ethnicity/religion. FTM-Portal.net FTM-Portal.net is the largest German-language information platform for trans men and transmasculine individuals. Regularly active. Go to site TBD TBD info. Check back later. Go to site Sites related to educational content, written by and/or about trans guys. May contain medical and surgical websites. Educational Hudson's FTM Resource Guide A guide to provide information to curious trans guys. Contains information on testosterone, presenting as male, surgery, and clothing. Last updated 2017. Go to site FTMsurgery.net Forums Forum website for people to discuss different surgeries for trans guys, such as top surgery and metoidioplasty. Updated regularly. Go to site Drag King History Drag King History "showcases the extensive history of female-born performers who donned men's attire for theatrical purposes from breeches roles to en travesti, variety to vaudeville, male impersonation to drag kings, and drag kings to the gender free." Also sells tea and offers educational lectures. Updated regularly. Go to site TopSurgery.net A comprehensive website detailing methods of double mastectomies (top surgery), as well as information on insurance, local surgeons*, and Before and After photos, etc. *The list of surgeons is outdated. Do your own research. Go to site Phallo.net A comprehensive resource website about phalloplasty (bottom surgery). Includes medical Before and After images, local surgeons*, info about insurance, etc. *The list of surgeons is outdated. Do your own research. Go to site TransHealthCare Since 2011, TransHealthCare is the go-to website for helping trans* people find a surgeon in their area. TransHealthCare is the largest and most comprehensive database of 'gender surgeons'. Use this website instead of the surgeons listed on phallo.net, topsurgery.net, etc! Go to site Sites and accounts that host local events for trans guys. All people and sites below have been verified and checked by the TGA. Looking for events to go to on a monthly basis? Check out our Event Calendar! Local Trans Masc Meetup (NYC) A monthly or bi-weekly (depending on schedules) meetup of transmasculine people in New York City. Meetups are typically held in Bushwick, Brooklyn but are sometimes held elsewhere. Contact them on Instagram for details. Contact on IG Misc. sites Sites that appear to be no longer moderated/run by their owners and/or otherwise don't fit into any of the other categories. Most are still accessible via the Wayback Machine. Trans Media Network Not specifically FTM-oriented, but they publish a "network of high quality, high traffic websites focused on the needs of transgender and transsexual people. We provide our partners with custom-designed marketing solutions that expand reach instantly and deliver tangible results." Go to site TransGuys.com TransGuys.com is the "Internet’s Magazine for Trans Men." Originated in 2009, the website has a variety of articles pertaining to subjects like long-term HRT usage, surgery forums, fashion, and music. The site appears to have been last updated in 2020. They are still active on Facebook. Go to site

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Crosshatch portrait of Garland. From Female to Male- the life of Jack Bee Garland by acclaimed transsexual author Lou Sullivan chronicles the life and experience of Jack Bee Garland, an author, nurse, and adventurer who lived during the turn of the 20th century. Garland was known for having romantic and erotic relationships with other men, and Sullivan makes note of this, as during the time of the book's publishing, it was thought that FTM individuals only transition to satisfy their desire to achieve heterosexuality. Garland was also notable for fighting in the Philippine-American War. This biography by Sullivan is the quintessential look into Jack Bee Garland's life, as well as an early recorded example of a trans man explicitly having relationships with other men. Click on the PDF link below to download the file. Book Details Published: 1990 Author: Louis Sullivan Publisher: Alyson Books Pages: 183

Transcription/ID: A bright yellow poster from the Lesbian and Gay Community Center, address 208 West 13th street, NYC, NY 10011. Text: "The Gender Identity Project presents the 2nd annual Transexual Mens' Forum. An evening of sharing F-T-M issues and concerns, celebrating identity and diversity and building community. Speakers, networking, open mike sharing, resource information, refreshments. Open to all who identify as female-to-male, transexual/transgendered and their friends, allies, supporters and other interested community members. FRIDAY EVENING MARCH 18TH, 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM, THE ALEXANDER ROOM AT THE CENTER No pre-registration required. $5.00 more/less donation appreciated. Courtesy of the Internet Archive. Uploaded to the Internet Archive in 2023. Last updated by the Trans Guy Archive on December 11th, 2025.

Politician, Bondsman Murray H. Hall (initially Mary Anderson) was born in 1841 in Govan, Scotland. In his time, he was known for being a bail bondsman and politician at Tammany Hall.  Hall reportedly began wearing masculine clothing and using the name of “John Anderson” at the age of sixteen and later immigrated to the United States of America in 1870 with his wife after his assigned sex at birth had been revealed to local law officials. Hall lived for the majority of his life as male – well over twenty-five years. In America, Hall had a reputation for engaging in traditionally “hard” masculine activities, e.g. drinking, smoking, playing poker, and even occasionally brawling with law enforcement.  While not much is known about Hall’s private life, he was married twice and had an active political career in Tammany Hall – the political organization in New York City well known for engaging in efficient but oftentimes corrupt solutions to political problems. Passing as a man, Hall was able to vote and work as a politician, rights that were denied to women at the time. He reportedly also ran a commercial “intelligence office.”, sometimes aided by his second wife. Hall had a reputation for being a “man about town, a bon vivant, and all-around ‘good fellow’.” He was also a member of the Iroquois Club and a personal friend of State Senator “Barney” Martin. Outside of politics and his career, Hall was married twice and adopted a child with his second wife. His last residence was an apartment in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City, about half a block north of the Jefferson Market Courthouse. According to a bookseller who frequently interacted with him, Hall was “well read… [and] a modest little man, but occasionally he showed an irascible temper. He would never talk about himself and shunned garrulous and inquisitive companions. In fact, when I met him on the street he was either accompanied by his black and tan dog or some woman or women, strangers to me, who I suppose were clients.” Later in life, Hall was diagnosed with a type of breast cancer, which would eventually lead to his death. Hall did not seek treatment for an extended time for fear that it would expose his sex. Hall would eventually pass away on January 16th, 1901 at the age of sixty. After his death, Hall’s daughter, Minnie, was involved in an inquest on how to properly distribute his will and properties. His daughter eventually won the case, and Hall’s headstone was erected next to his late wife’s.  After his death, news of Hall’s “gender transgression” spread quickly. Many were shocked that he had been assigned female at birth. News headlines broke such as “KNOWN AS A MAN FOR SIXTY YEARS, SHE DIED A WOMAN.” in the Evening World .   Most reports on Hall’s death continued to misgender but not deadname him. The New York Times’ article on Hall accused him of “masquerading” in male dress. Many outlets accused him of “tricking” people with how he presented. Despite this, Hall’s colleagues only had positive things to say about his character and memory. One senator described how Hall used to “hobnob with the big guns of the County Democracy" and said that he "cut quite some figure as a politician"; he also added that “[Hall] dressed like a man and talked like a very sensible one.” Another political colleague of Hall’s told the New York Times that “[Hall would] line up to the bar and take his whisky like any veteran, and didn’t make faces over it, either. If he was a woman he ought to have been born a man, for he lived and looked like one.” Hall was buried in women’s clothing in an unmarked grave in the Mount Olivet Cemetery in the Maspeth neighborhood of Queens, New York. Bibliography Kahler, Abbott. “The Mystery of Murray Hall.” Smithsonian Magazine, July 21, 2011. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-mystery-of-murray-hall-35612997/ .  “Man About Town: The Story of Murray Hall.” Episode. The Gilded Gentleman  no. 4, December 21, 2021. https://thegildedgentleman.com/episodes/the-story-of-murray-hall/ .  “Murray Hall (1840-1901).” museum-digital, August 21, 2021. https://global.museum-digital.org/people/274014 .  “MURRAY HALL FOOLED MANY SHREWD MEN.” The New York Times , January 19, 1901. https://nyti.ms/3MMimWc .  “Murray Hall Residence.” NYC LGBTQ Historic Sites Project, 2025. https://www.nyclgbtsites.org/site/murray-h-hall-residence/ .  “Murray Hall.” Transgender History Month. Accessed December 8, 2025. https://www.transgenderhistorymonth.com/tht/murray-hall .  Sharpe, Gillian. “Murray Hall: The New York Politician Who Broke 19th Century Gender Rules.” BBC , August 15, 2019. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-49291971 .  “WOMAN LONG POSED AS A MAN: Murray Hall Had Conducted an Employment Agency-Sex Revealed at Death.” The New York Times , January 18, 1901. https://nyti.ms/4rJqQ0t . Last updated: December 8th, 2025.