External Resources This is a list of organizations outside of the Trans Guy Archive that can be of benefit to trans guys everywhere. Some of the resources on this page are not trans guy-specific, but still serve as a good reference. Items on this page are sorted alphabetically by name. Want to add to this page? Let us know by Contacting us. This is a list of organizations outside of the Trans Guy Archive that can be of benefit to trans guys everywhere. Some of the resources on this page are not trans guy-specific, but still serve as a good reference. Items on this page are sorted alphabetically by name. Want to add to this page? Let us know by Contacting us. Filter by Tags Adult All Ages Archived Site BIPOC Black-led Chest Binding Community Creative Media Guides Healthcare History In-Person LGB+ Latine/x Legal Advocacy Region-specific Sexual Health Shopping Social Media Surgery T-Guy specific Trans (general) Trans-led Transition Help Virtual 2STING Education 2STING Education is a dissertation project created by trans man Matthew D. Rice. 2STING acts as a hub for Two-Spirit, Transgender, Intersex, NonBinary, and Gender Non-Conforming educators. Go Akanni Mentoring EmpowerHIM provides Akanni, a structured comprehensive mentoring program crafted by [black] transmen for transmen of all ages and stages of the transition, targeted to define and achieve your personal and professional goals. Go Amor Sensory Amor Sensory offers sensory-friendly and size-inclusive clothing, innovatively designed by an actual autistic trans person with YOUR COMFORT in mind. So you can comfortably celebrate and affirm the true you, feel confident in your body, and have fun! Go Assigned Media Assigned Media publishes factual, up to date, responsible coverage of trans issues, allowing trans people and our allies to separate the truth from the lies and build a response to anti-trans hate that achieves dignity and equality for trans people in the US and beyond. Go BIENSTAR Bienestar is a community-based social services organization serving Greater Los Angeles. [Their] focus is on identifying and addressing emerging health issues faced by Latinx and LGBTQ+ populations. Go Black Trans Men Black Transmen Inc. sponsors a new black trans equality movement, that includes the power and admiration of black transmen living life in spite of societal and/or traditional expectations of gender identity. We affirm and celebrate the beauty, strength and uniqueness of the transmasculine community. Go Black Trans Men Top Surgery Grant Black Trans Men Inc. is offering a grant of up to $1000 to assist with the financial obligation for undergoing elective gender affirming top surgery for Black and African American trans men. Please note that grants are only available to U.S. residents. Go Brown Boi Project The Brown Boi Project is a community of masculine of center women, men, two-spirit people, trans people, and our allies committed to changing the way that communities of color talk about gender. Go Bruthas Rising Brutha's Rising is an Oakland/Sacramento/San Francisco-based group for Trans Men of Color to practice intersecting practical aspects of healing. They host in-person events and community engagements. Go Dem Bois Dem Bois Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization with the mission to provide charitable financial assistance to trans-masculine people of color—including those who identify as FTM—for access to chest reconstruction and/or genital affirmation surgery. Go Digital Transgender Archive The DTA is an international collaboration among dozens of colleges, universities, nonprofit organizations, public libraries, and private collections. By digitally localizing a wide range of trans-related materials, the DTA expands access to trans history for academics and independent researchers alike in order to foster education and dialog concerning trans history. Go 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 FTM-Portal.net FTM-Portal.net is the largest German-language information platform for trans men and transmasculine individuals. Regularly active. Go FTMsurgery.net Forums Forum website for people to discuss different surgeries for trans guys, such as top surgery and metoidioplasty. Updated regularly. Go For Them Run by queer people, for queer people. They are a queer, Black and trans owned and operated business with the mission of supporting queer folks to live authentically and find their voices in a vibrant, inclusive space. According to their site, they use eco-friendly fabrics, dyes, and sustainable production methods. Go Free Chest Binders! Point of Pride provides free chest binders (specially-designed chest compression garments) to any trans person who needs one and cannot afford or safely obtain one. Go Gender Bender Founded in 2017 by Xander Shepard who wanted to make a binder for a FTM friend who couldn't afford one. They make sensory and chronic pain-friendly binders as well as swimwear. Go 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 KT Tape Founded in 2008 for athletes (not necessarily trans people) suffering from sports injuries. Based in Utah, USA. Go Otherness Archive Otherness Archive defies the historic censorship of homosexual, trans and racial themes, and instead highlights them as representations of otherness that deserve equal, if not greater, recognition. Otherness acts as a route into complex narratives and subjectivities that make for richer cinema. Go Phallo.net A comprehensive website detailing methods of phalloplasty (one kind of bottom surgery), as well as information on insurance, local surgeons*, and before and after photos, etc. *the list of surgeons is outdated. Consult the guide on TransHealthCare (below). Go Pioneer FTM Pioneer FTM is a transgender-led organization working to advance the rights, dignity, and well-being of transgender people in the Philipines. Go Queer Aid: NYC Resources for queer and trans* New Yorkers, including harm reduction, housing, social spaces, and more. Go Queer Trans Project "The Queer Trans Project radically transforms the lives of trans people by removing all barriers to access gender-affirming care. As a Black- and Trans-led force, we deliver life-saving resources that empower queer and trans people nationwide." Go SAGE USA SAGE (Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders) offer supportive services for all LGBTQ+ elders, including meal services, social work, tech help, and housing support. They offer specific support for transgender and transsexual elders. Go Sock Drawer Heroes At Sock Drawer Heroes, "we stock some of the best chest binders on the market. We stock our own Sock Drawer Heroes chest binder range which are size inclusive and sensory-friendly chest binders designed in Australia by the trans and gender diverse team at Sock Drawer Heroes." Go Spectrum Outfitters Based in the UK and by a trans man with comfort and safety in mind. Does also ship to the US and Europe. Proudly uses recycled materials to make binders. For every order they plant one tree. Go Stealth: A Transmasculine Podcast Stealth: A Transmasculine Podcast (STP) is a podcast that captures the stories of transmasculine elders who transitioned before (or around) the year 2000. Transitioning, for the purposes of our show, includes all forms of social and medical transitioning. Go TBuddy Tbuddy is the mental health hub for transmasculine individuals, providing 24/7 peer support, affirming resources, and access to mental health professionals when and where you need them. Go The T-Men Photo Gallery Established in 1998, the T-Men Photo Gallery served as a space for men who are "transsexual, "FTM", "transmen", and intersexed" to share their personal photos and biographies. The site is no longer active since 2006 and is available for viewing only on the Wayback Machine. Go 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. Consult the guide on TransHealthCare (below). Go Trans Atlas The Trans Atlas is a New York City-based guide for resources benefitting the local trans*, non-binary, and intersex community. Go Trans Equality Name Change Project A4TE (Advocates for Trans Equality)'s Name Change Project provides pro bono legal name change services to low-income transgender, gender non-conforming, and nonbinary people through partnerships with some of the nation’s most prestigious law firms and corporate law departments. Go Trans Guy Supply Transguy Supply is a trans-owned brand offering gender-affirming gear, apparel, and accessories for trans men, trans masculine, gender non-conforming, and non-binary people. Go Trans Male Media Resources Trans Male (Media) Resources serves as a catalog of media (movies, TV shows, documentaries, etc.) featuring heavily implied or canonical trans male/masculine representation; including reviews of each media. The site also features a dictionary of gender-related terms and a guide to chest binding. Go 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 Trans Music Archive Trans Music Archive is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded to record the history of trans music and safeguard its future. In the age of social media and streaming services, our existence is at the whim of corporate oversight and algorithms. [They] aim to empower artists, promote the value of physical music, and preserve the legacy of trans musicians in a time tested and future proof medium - vinyl records. Go Trans Remembrance Project This project seeks to act as a space of remembrance and love for trans people who passed via unnatural causes. Currently a WIP. Go Trans Tape Founded in 2017 by Kaiyote Jackson after realizing he was trans, but didn't like the discomfort of wearing binders. TransTape is waterproof, hypoallergenic, 95% cotton, with medical-grade adhesive. Go Trans Tranderz The first record label by trans artists, for trans artists. Also on Instagram, @transtrenderz. Go Trans(forming) Trans(forming) is an inter-generational (with a focus on the aging population over 44 years), metro Atlanta membership-based non-profit organization led by and for trans masculine, transmen, intersex, gender non-conforming and non-binary persons, who were "wrongfully" assigned female at birth. Go TransGuys.com TransGuys.com is the "Internet's Magazine for Trans Men." Originated in 2009, the website has a variety of articles pertaining to topics 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 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'. You can also sort by country/region, insurance, and procedure. Use this website instead of the surgeons listed on phallo.net, topsurgery.net, etc! Go TransIntentional A new monthly group that provides a safe space for trans masc individuals to come together and engage with educational content that brings visibility, strength, compassion, and integrity to the lives of the trans masc community. We'll dive into meditation, sex education, relationship building, and more. By coming together in fellowship to engage, educate, and communicate, we will rise up to our authentic selves. Every 3rd Wednesday! Go Transgender Media Portal The Transgender Media Portal is a hub of feature films, documentaries, and other videos made by and about trans*, Two Spirit, nonbinary, intersex, and gender-nonconforming artists. Go Transmasculine Philippines Transmasculine Philippines (TmPH) is a community-based organization for Filipino trans men and transmasculine non-binary people. It is a community for Filipino transmasculine people to find each other and form valuable connections in order to achieve a sense of community. Transmasculine Philippines advocates for safe transitioning, trans rights, and the end of toxic masculinity and misogyny in the trans community. Go Underworks "At Underworks, we proudly offer compression gear to fit every possible need. Whether you want to look your best in the gym or underneath your work clothes, our compression undershirt can be counted upon to slim your torso and present your best figure possible." Go What to Expect When He's Expecting What to Expect When He's Expecting hopes to share a "holistic view of transmasculine fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, lactation, and parenthood with those who may benefit from this knowledge." Go gc2b Founded in 2015 by a Black and Latinx trans man based in Maryland, USA. gc2b were the first binders to be designed and patented specifically for gender-affirmation. Go r/FTMMen A support and community oriented space for binary FTM men. Go r/FTMOVer50 A community for FTMs/Transmascs/Trans men/AFABs/etc who are 50+ and wish to discuss the challenges of aging. Go r/FTMOver30 A place for FTM/FTN/FTX folk over 30 to come together for support and discussion. If your life experiences better align with those who are usually over 30, you're welcome here. Go r/TransMasc /r/TransMasc is a subreddit for all transmasculine people; whether you are FTM, pre-everything, nonbinary, genderqueer, or any other transmasculine identity. Go r/ftm Subreddit for support-based discussion place focused on trans men, trans-masc individuals, and other people assigned female at birth who are trans. Go

Quick Links Don't want to slog through the archive to find what you want? Find what you need through the carefully sorted sections below! Last updated: August 9th, 2026 Table of Contents (Click to jump) Sort by DATE Sort by AUTHOR NAME Sort by GENRE Sort by TOPIC Sort by COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Trans Guy Archive original publications Sort by DATE (Note: Only centuries with content currently on the Trans Guy Archive are listed below. To sort by decade, open a tab below. Biographies are sorted by the individual's birth date or most relevant date.) 1700s (18th c.) 1730s Biography: Deborah Lewis (approx. 1732 - Unknown) 1740s Newspapers: "The Female Husband: or, the Surprising History of Mrs. Mary, alias Mr. Charles Hamilton, who was Convicted of having Married a young Woman of Wells and Lived with her as her Husband" by Henry Fielding (1746) 1760s 1800s (19th c.) 1840s Biography: E.W. Burnham (1840-estimated 1918) Biography: Murray H. Hall (1841-1901) Biography: Augustus Baudouin (approx. 1843-1860) 1860s Biography: "Tommy" (birth/death date unknown) 1880s Biography: "A Woman Was Arrested" (birth/death date unknown) 1890s Biography: Henry Armstrong (Unknown - 1892) 1900s (20th c.) 1900s "Caroline Hall and her Predecessors" (1901) 1910s Biography: Sir Ewan Fobes-Sempill (1912-1991) 1920s Biography: James "Jim" McHarris (1924 - Unknown) Photos: Hedwig W. (left) and friend (circa 1922) Photos: Tintypes of trans men(?) in Germany, undated (likely pre-WWII) 1950s Biography: Lou Sullivan (1951-1991) 1970s Newspaper: "I Was a Les Stripper -- Until I Became a Man!" by Herman Matthiesen (1972) 1980s Newsletter/Flyer: Information for the Female-to-Male Crossdresser and Transsexual by Lou Sullivan (1980) Newsletter/Flyer: Lou Sullivan's FTM Newsletter (September 1987) ; (December 1987) ; (March 1988) ; (June 1988) ; (September 1988) ; (December 1988) ; (March 1989) ; (June 1989) ; (September 1989) ; (December 1989) -- see 1990s for continuation. Newsletter/Flyer: Adam's Word newsletter (1989) (August 1989) ; (September 1989) ; (October 1989) ; (November 1989) ; (December 1989) Book: Female-to-male transsexualism: historical, clinical, and theoretical issues by Dr. Leslie Martin Lothstein (1983) 1990s Articles: Showering Sans Penis by Brynn Craffey (1997) Newsletter/Flyer: Lou Sullivan's FTM Newsletter (March 1990) ; (June 1990) ; (September 1990) ; (December 1990) ; (April 1991) ; (July 1991) ; (October 1991) ; (January 1992) ; (April 1992) ; (July 1992) ; (October 1992) ; (January 1993) ; (May 1993) ; (July 1993) ; (October 1993) ; (February 1994) ; (April 1994) ; (July 1994) ; (January 1995) ; (April 1995) ; (July 1995) ; (October 1995) ; (January 1996) ; (May 1996) ; (Autumn 1996) ; (March 1997) ; (June 1997) ; (August 1997) [to be updated] Newsletter/Flyer: Adam's Word newsletter (1990) (August 1990) Newsletter/Flyer: F2M Fraternity flyers by Johnny Science (1990s) Book: From Female to Male - the life of Jack Bee Garland by Lou Sullivan (1990) Newsletter/Flyer : Transexual Mens' Forum event flyer (circa 1995-97) Newsletter/Flyer : Leather GenderBender Party poster (1995) Article: "Even Lesbian Avengers Get Confused" (1996) Article: "Gender Gauntlet Redux" (1996) Book: Body Alchemy: Transsexual Portraits by Loren Cameron (1996) Book: FTM: Female-to-Male Transsexuals in Society (2nd ed.) by Aaron Devor (1997) Newsletter/Flyer : Queer FTM sexuality event flyer, 1997 Newsletter/Flyer: Hero's Journey - FTM Conference event flyer (1997) Magazines/Zines: F2M Column: "Everything you always wanted to know about F2Ms But were afraid to ask" by "Andy" (1997) Magazines/Zines: "Building a Male Body" by Beryl Dean Kotula (1997) Magazines/Zines: "Worth 1,000,000 Words" a review of Loren Cameron's "Body Alchemy" by Mariette Pathy Allen (1997) Magazines/Zines: TIMTUM, a Trans Jew Zine by Micah Bazant (1999) 2000 (21st c.) 2000s Newsletter/Flyer: "T" for Two - A Dialogue for Queer FTMs and Other Gay Men poster (2000) Book: The Phallus Palace by Dean Kotula (2002) Magazines/Zines: Top Surgery advertisement (James Reardon, MD), 2002 Book: Becoming a Visible Man (2nd ed.) by Jamison Green (2004) Photos: Trans March, California (2004) Photos: Trans March, California (2006) Photos: Trans March, California (2007) Photos: Trans March, California (2008) Photos: Trans March, California (2009) Magazine/Zines: shortandqueer (zine collection) by "Kelly" (update) Magazine/Zines: Original Plumbing (magazine collection) edited by Amos Mac & Rocco Kayiatos (2009) 2010s Photos: Trans March, California (2010) Article: Reproductive wish in transsexual men (2011) Book: Re-Dressing America's Frontier Past by Peter Boag (2011) Article: Effects of Three Different Testosterone Formulations in Female-to-Male Transsexual Persons (2014) Article: Short- and Long-Term Clinical Skin Effects of Testosterone Treatment in Trans Men (2014) Book: True Sex: The Lives of Trans Men at the Turn of the 20th Century by Emily Skidmore (2017) 2020s Article: Thyroplasty Type III to Lower the Vocal Pitch in Trans Men (2021) Book: Trans and Genderqueer Subjects in Medieval Hagiography , edited by Alicia Spencer-Hall & Blake Gutt (2021) Book: Before We Were Trans by Kit Heyam (2022) Article: “I am a binary trans man and I love being pregnant”: Making meaning of pregnancy in seahorse dad narratives (2023) Article: Singing on Testosterone: A Handout for Vocal Transition (2023) Article: Trans-Formed by the Spirit: How the Doctrine of Miraculous Conception Reveals Jesus to Be an Intersex Trans Man (2023) Book: A Trans Man Walks into a Gay Bar by Harry Nicholas (2023) Article: From Outcast to Priest by Reverend Brynn Craffey (2024) Article: Hormones reconfigure the immune cells of trans men (2024) Article: Of Mermaids and Monsters: Transgender history and the boundaries of the human in eighteenth-and-early-nineteenth-century Britain (2024) Article/Essay: Do Clothes Make the Man? FTM crossdressing in the 18th-19th c. Anglo-American world (2026) Sort by AUTHOR NAME (Note: Only authors with content currently on the Trans Guy Archive are listed below. Names are listed as Last Name, First Name.) Last name A to O Allen, Mariette Pathy "Worth 1,000,000 Words" a review of Loren Cameron's "Body Alchemy" (1997) Alvarez, Cimmiaron “I am a binary trans man and I love being pregnant”: Making meaning of pregnancy in seahorse dad narratives (2023) "Andy" F2M Column: "Everything you always wanted to know about F2Ms But were afraid to ask" (1997) Bazant, Micah TIMTUM, a Trans Jew Zine (1999) Boag, Peter Re-Dressing America's Frontier Past (2011) Burke, C.P. "Even Lesbian Avengers Get Confused" (1996) Bultynck, Charlotte Thyroplasty Type III to Lower the Vocal Pitch in Trans Men (2021) Cameron, Loren Body Alchemy: Transsexual Portraits (1996) Craffey, Brynn Showering Sans Penis (1997) From Outcast to Priest (2024) Day, Georgia Trans-Formed by the Spirit: How the Doctrine of Miraculous Conception Reveals Jesus to Be an Intersex Trans Man (2023) Devor, Aaron FTM: Female-to-Male Transsexuals in Society (2nd ed.)(1997) Fielding, Henry "The Female Husband: or, the Surprising History of Mrs. Mary, alias Mr. Charles Hamilton, who was Convicted of having Married a young Woman of Wells and Lived with her as her Husband" (1746) Fullerton, Peter Singing on Testosterone: A Handout for Vocal Transition (2023) G., Aidrian Do Clothes Make the Man? FTM crossdressing in the 18th-19th c. Anglo-American world (2026) Green, Jamison Becoming a Visible Man (2nd ed.) (2004) Gust, Onni Of Mermaids and Monsters: Transgender history and the boundaries of the human in eighteenth-and-early-nineteenth-century Britain (2024) Gutt, Blake Trans and Genderqueer Subjects in Medieval Hagiography , edited (2021) Heyam, Kit Before We Were Trans (2022) Kayiatos, Rocco Original Plumbing (magazine collection) (2009) Kotula, Beryl Dean "Building a Male Body" (1997) The Phallus Palace (2002) Lothstein, Leslie Martin Female-to-male transsexualism: historical, clinical, and theoretical issues (1983) Mac, Amos Original Plumbing (magazine collection) (2009) Matthiesen, Herman "I Was a Les Stripper -- Until I Became a Man!" (1972) McCarthy, Margaret M. Hormones reconfigure the immune cells of trans men (2024) "Mr. FTM" "Gender Gauntlet Redux" (1996) Nicholas, Harry A Trans Man Walks into a Gay Bar (2023) Last name P to Z Pelusi, Carla (et. al) Effects of Three Different Testosterone Formulations in Female-to-Male Transsexual Persons (2014) Reardon, James J. Top Surgery advertisement (2002) Science, Johnny F2M Fraternity flyers (1990s) Skidmore, Emily True Sex: The Lives of Trans Men at the Turn of the 20th Century (2017) Spencer-Hall, Alicia Trans and Genderqueer Subjects in Medieval Hagiography , edited (2021) Sullivan, Lou Information for the Female-to-Male Crossdresser and Transsexual (1980) From Female to Male - the life of Jack Bee Garland (1990) Wierckx, Katrien Reproductive wish in transsexual men (2011) Short- and Long-Term Clinical Skin Effects of Testosterone Treatment in Trans Men (2014) Unknown Author/Creator "Caroline Hall and her Predecessors" (1901) Tintypes of trans men(?) in Germany, undated Hedwig W. (left) and friend (circa 1922) Adam's Word newsletter (1989-1990) (August 1989) ; (September 1989) ; (October 1989) ; (November 1989) ; (December 1989) ; (August 1990) "T" for Two - A Dialogue for Queer FTMs and Other Gay Men poster (2000) Leather GenderBender Party poster (1995) Transexual Mens' Forum event flyer (circa 1995-97) Queer FTM sexuality event flyer, 1997 Hero's Journey - FTM Conference event flyer (1997) Trans March, California (2004) Trans March, California (2006) Trans March, California (2007) Trans March, California (2008) Trans March, California (2009) Trans March, California (2010) Sort by TOPIC - WIP! Topics refer to specific subject matter which appears in the archive multiple times. Examples include religion, transitioning, dating, sex, locations, etc. Topics, A to O [placeholder] Topics, P to Z [placeholder] Sort by COUNTRY OF ORIGIN (Note: Countries are listed alphabetically. Only countries with content currently on the TGA are shown.) Belgium Scientific/Medical Articles Thyroplasty Type III to Lower the Vocal Pitch in Trans Men (2021) Cambodia (កម្ពុជា) Video Golden Voice (2022) Canada Books FTM: Female-to-Male Transsexuals in Society (2nd ed.) by Aaron Devor (1997) Video Tien: Becoming Queer Joy (2023) France Profiles Augustus Baudouin (approx. 1843-1860 Video Ink Deep (2012) EMBODIMENT (2022) Germany (Deutschland) Photos Tintypes of trans men(?) in Germany, undated Hedwig W. (left) and friend (circa 1922) Italy Scientific/Medical Articles Effects of Three Different Testosterone Formulations in Female-to-Male Transsexual Persons (2014) Japan (日本) Video Shinjuku Boys (1995) Malta Video Għażiż a Janet: Ittra b’tislima lill-pass at (Dear Janet: A goodbye letter to the past) (2021) Netherlands (Holland) Scientific/Medical Articles Reproductive wish in transsexual men (2011) Short- and Long-Term Clinical Skin Effects of Testosterone Treatment in Trans Men (2014) United Kingdom Books Female-to-male transsexualism: historical, clinical, and theoretical issues by Dr. Leslie Martin Lothstein (1983) Trans and Genderqueer Subjects in Medieval Hagiography , edited by Alicia Spencer-Hall & Blake Gutt (2021) A Trans Man Walks into a Gay Bar by Harry Nicholas (2023) Newspapers "The Female Husband: or, the Surprising History of Mrs. Mary, alias Mr. Charles Hamilton, who was Convicted of having Married a young Woman of Wells and Lived with her as her Husband" by Henry Fielding (1746) Profiles Murray H. Hall (1840-1901) Sir Ewan Forbes-Sempill (1912-1991) Video The Offside Project (2023, series) United States Articles Showering Sans Penis by Brynn Craffey (1997) Trans-Formed by the Spirit: How the Doctrine of Miraculous Conception Reveals Jesus to Be an Intersex Trans Man (2023) From Outcast to Priest by Reverend Brynn Craffey (2024) Do Clothes Make the Man? FTM crossdressing in the 18th-19th c. Anglo-American world (2026) Books From Female to Male - the life of Jack Bee Garland by Lou Sullivan (1990) Body Alchemy: Transsexual Portraits by Loren Cameron (1996) The Phallus Palace by Dean Kotula (2002) Becoming a Visible Man (2nd ed.) by Jamison Green (2004) Re-Dressing America's Frontier Past by Peter Boag (2011) True Sex: The Lives of Trans Men at the Turn of the 20th Century by Emily Skidmore (2017) Before We Were Trans by Kit Heyam (2022) Magazines/Zines F2M Column: "Everything you always wanted to know about F2Ms But were afraid to ask" by "Andy" (1997) "Building a Male Body" by Beryl Dean Kotula (1997) "Worth 1,000,000 Words" a review of Loren Cameron's "Body Alchemy" by Mariette Pathy Allen (1997) TIMTUM, a Trans Jew Zine by Micah Bazant (1999) "Gender Spectrum: Reflections on Transgendered Men and Women in the Islands" by Li Anne W. Taft (2002) Top Surgery advertisement (James Reardon, MD), 2002 Original Plumbing (magazine collection) (2009) Newsletters/Flyers Information for the Female-to-Male Crossdresser and Transsexual by Lou Sullivan (1980) Lou Sullivan's FTM Newsletter (September 1987) ; (December 1987) ; (March 1988) ; (June 1988) ; (September 1988) ; (December 1988) ; (March 1989) ; (June 1989) ; (September 1989) ; (December 1989); (March 1990) ; (June 1990) ; (September 1990) ; (December 1990) ; (April 1991) ; (July 1991) ; (October 1991) ; (January 1992) ; (April 1992) ; (July 1992) ; (October 1992) ; (January 1993) ; (May 1993) ; (July 1993) ; (October 1993) ; (February 1994) ; (April 1994) ; (July 1994) ; (January 1995) ; (April 1995) ; (July 1995) ; (October 1995) ; (January 1996) ; (May 1996) ; (Autumn 1996) ; (March 1997) ; (June 1997) ; (August 1997) [to be updated] Adam's Word newsletter (1989-1990) (August 1989) ; (September 1989) ; (October 1989) ; (November 1989) ; (December 1989) ; (August 1990) "T" for Two - A Dialogue for Queer FTMs and Other Gay Men poster (2000 F2M Fraternity flyers by Johnny Science (1990s) Adam Society meeting notice (c. 1991) Adam Society Meeting (February 1991) Leather GenderBender Party poster (1995) Transexual Mens' Forum event flyer (circa 1995-97) Hero's Journey - FTM Conference event flyer (1997) Queer FTM sexuality event flyer (1997) Newspapers "Caroline Hall and her Predecessors" (1901) Photos Trans March, California (2004) Trans March, California (2006) Trans March, California (2007) Trans March, California (2008) Trans March, California (2009) Trans March, California (2010) Profiles Deborah Lewis (approx. 1732 - Unknown) E.W. Burnham (approx. 1840 - approx. 1918) "Tommy" (birth/death date unknown) "A Woman Was Arrested" (birth/death date unknown) Henry Armstrong (Unknown - 1892 James "Jim" McHarris (1924 - Unknown) Louis "Lou" Sullivan (1951-1991) Scientific/Medical Articles “I am a binary trans man and I love being pregnant”: Making meaning of pregnancy in seahorse dad narratives (2023) Singing on Testosterone: A Handout for Vocal Transition (2023) Hormones reconfigure the immune cells of trans men (2024) Video You Don't Know Dick: Courageous Hearts of Transsexual Men (1997) Southern Comfort (2001) Audrey's Beard (2002) Boy I Am (2006) Albert Cashier (2016) Girlz to Men: A Documentary About Trans-Men (2019) DES!RE by Campbell X (2023) Unknown Origin Articles "Even Lesbian Avengers Get Confused" (1996) "Gender Gauntlet Redux" (1996) Newspapers "I Was a Les Stripper -- Until I Became a Man!" by Herman Matthiesen (1972) Trans Guy Archive original publications Articles & Essays Fashion Tips for Trans Guys (2026) Binding Tips for Trans Guys (2026) Hormone Replacement Therapy (2026) Do Clothes Make the Man? FTM crossdressing in the 18th-19th c. Anglo-American world

The Trans Guy Archive is a collaborative historical archive documenting transmasculine history and culture! Trans Guy Archive FOR ALL THE SELF-MADE MEN. Welcome, dudes! Welcome to the Trans Guy Archive! This is a collaborative 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. "[M]y work is not solely devoted to chronicling the past, but is a component of my organizing to help shape the future.” - Leslie Feinberg, from Transgender Warriors This site is best viewed on a computer. You may encounter visual glitches on mobile. FAQs General Trans related Why was this archive made? As a historian currently pursuing my Masters degree in History and a transsexual man myself, I often found it really frustrating at the lack of trans guys to relate to in queer studies. Much of queer studies revolves around cis gay men and trans women, and while this isn't necessarily a bad thing, it can create a lot of disconnect. Over the years, I've come across bits and snippets of articles, newspaper clippings, photos, and other sources detailing the rich lives of trans men/masc people, and I wanted to share my findings with the rest of the world. Similarly, pages like the Event calendar may inspire people browsing this site to go out and meet more friends (and lovers) like themselves. I sincerely hope this site can help somebody. What can I send into the transguyarchive? If you are a trans guy (or are uploading on behalf of someone who is), you can send in... photos of yourself (if you are a trans guy) or other historically relevant trans guys photos of trans events you went to (everyone in the photo must consent to being uploaded) places and spaces safe for our community resources surrounding HRT, surgeries, updating legal paperwork, etc. transmasculine historical figures you've found (newspaper clippings, interviews, articles, etc.) your own testimonies (section TBD) upcoming events safe for our community important trans male/masculine artists/content creators queer/trans theory sources, articles, essays, etc. If you're looking to submit an item to the archive itself, head to the DONATIONS section and fill out our submission form. If you're looking to submit anything else, head to the Contact page. Why are you using Wix to host the archive? To be transparent, it is mainly because other website builders are really terrible and complicated to use. I've tested out quite a few others (Squarespace, GoDaddy, neocities, etc.) but they're all either expensive and/or require coding skills that I simply do not have nor am willing to learn at this point in time. I used Wix to create my own personal art website, so I was already familiar with the interface. There definitely have been some struggles, but for now (until I can hire someone to remake this site perhaps in Java or HTML) I make do with what's available. Does the Trans Guy Archive host events? As of now (March '26) not very frequently. We had a collaboration with the Trans Visibility Club of NYC in January but this is currently a one-man-operation. I'd love to hold events in the future but for now there's already a LOT on my plate. Is this place a digital equivalent of a children's treehouse with a "NO GIRLZ ALLOWED" sign? No, obviously not lol. Throughout history there have been many male-only clubs and groups that have excluded women on a sexist basis, and understandably there may be some apprehension seeing a website like this. Women and other genders are absolutely welcome to explore the archive and contribute the works of their comrades, friends, and lovers! Trans women/femmes absolutely deserve their own archive, and as a transsexual man, I felt the most comfortable writing about my own people. Can I volunteer for the Trans Guy Archive? Yes! As this is a collaborative archive, I'm always looking for submissions and assistance from others in the transmasculine community! Check out this page for detailed information on how you can help grow the archive. Sign the guestbook! Name (optional) I'm visiting the TGA from... (country, city, etc.) Doodle us something? Drawing mode selected. Drawing requires a mouse or touchpad. For keyboard accessibility, select Type or Upload. Leave us a comment! 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The following is text from Reverend Brynn Craffey's forum presentation on July 21st, 2024. This source comes via St. Paul's Cathedral. As a Queer-Identified Trans Man, Why Am I Still Part of the Church? So, I was born in the dark ages of the 1950s. A time with no internet, no gay newspapers, no queer bookstores—in fact, the word “queer” itself was a terrible slur. It was a time before there were any visible liberation movements of any kind in the small, California towns and mixed working and middle-class, almost all-white neighborhoods where I was living. No feminist movement to speak of. No environmental movement. No Occupy, nor Black Lives Matter. Regarding gender, the assumption was there were two-and-only-two, with the correct determination made at birth by a quick peek between the legs. No one was talking about sex; no sex-ed in schools: the very idea of THIS would have shocked the community I lived in! Photo of Rev. Craffey, c. 2024. In this insular, repressive, conformist environment, I didn’t know what to think of myself. I knew I was different, but had no words to articulate what I was feeling. As a result, I was pretty checked out. People regarded me as a tomboy, and by the era’s unspoken rules I was supposed to discard male clothing and start “acting like a lady” when I hit puberty. Under growing pressure to do this, I became increasingly confused and even more checked out. My spiritual journey formed a backdrop to this identity drama. I was baptized and raised as an Irish Roman Catholic, but going to church was something I tried to avoid—until, that is, I turned 10. We moved to a new town that summer and my parents enrolled me in an outdoor summer school taught by Jesuit seminarians and sponsored by a tiny Roman Catholic parish. It was a few weeks before the opening of Vatican II. And while I can’t remember details, whatever emancipatory vison of Christianity they presented there, under an open sky beside a beautiful natural wetlands ignited a spiritual fire in me! It was expansive, mystical, and powerful—emphasizing big ideas and an inspired understanding of God and our calls to service in the world. And it kindled an early sense of vocation that prompted me to beg my parents to send me to Catholic school. Which they managed to do, poor as we were, for the next 6 years. Sadly, the religion I encountered in school focused more on orthodox belief. Joy in being alive was suspect, and our attention was directed to the catechism and sin. The guilt-oriented approach slowly extinguished my spiritual fire. In the midst of disappointment, denial, and confusion, tragedy struck in my late teens. My mother committed suicide with a handgun and I found her. I lost my faith in a benevolent God in a heartbeat, and from that day forward, it became harder and harder to attend Mass. The aftermath of my mother’s death took a terrible toll. In the subsequent years, grief and trauma became tangled up with the church’s attitudes, not only toward suicide, but gender, sex, birth-control, abortion—and queerness. Untangling all this took years. It helped greatly that I moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in the era of Harvey Milk and an amazingly transformative lesbian and gay movement. Unfortunately, though, as I moved toward greater acceptance and coming out, American Christianity was increasingly embracing homophobia, misogyny, hypocrisy, and reactionary politics. My denial and confusion led me to complicate my situation by marrying and having a child, but—in retrospect not surprisingly—I chose a deeply closeted gay man to marry. We were both playacting, and after a number of years, both came out. In my case, first as a lesbian, then, ten years later in 1994, as a trans man. I experienced true joy and genuine happiness for the first time in my adult life; went through puberty in my 40s; and benefited in many ways being perceived as a young white man even though I was entering my 50s. And I was blessed to transition with some amazing history-makers, including Jamison Green, Susan Stryker, Loren Cameron, and Kate Bornstein. I marched in the first trans contingent in both the San Francisco and Dublin (Ireland) Pride Parades, and sat down for burritos once with Leslie Feinberg here in San Diego. My first tentative steps back to the church occurred through a Unitarian Universalist congregation in Solana Beach, which was my introduction to queer-affirming, “Christian” denominations. A call to ministry surfaced then, but it took the Eucharist to prompt me into actually attending seminary. Long story short is that I briefly dated a person in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. On a visit there, circumstances conspired to bring me into a Sunday evening service in an Anglican church—not that I knew it was Anglican at the time—on a tragic day. June 12th, 2016. The night before, 49 people, mostly queer-identified and many LatinX or people of color, were shot to death in the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Fl. And two transformative things happened to me in that Anglican church that night. First, I was stunned when the priest entered and before starting the service, addressed the congregation movingly about the tragedy in faraway Orlando and how it was traumatizing the local community. The vision of a priest—vested like the Roman Catholic priests of my childhood—speaking lovingly about queer martyrs triggered a sort of cognitive dissonance, so accustomed had I become to associating these visual symbols with homophobia and transphobia. Then the service began, and as the moment to receive the Eucharist approached, I sat back in the pew so that people could pass. That’s when the priest issued the invitation you use here at St Paul’s. He welcomed EVERYONE to Christ’s table. That invitation moved me more than words can express and I received the Eucharist for the first time in roughly 50 years. And even though I didn’t start going to church for several more years, from that night on, the pull toward ministry grew stronger and stronger. Coincidentally—or is it the Holy Spirit’s doing?—I was ordained to the transitional diaconate on June 12th, 2021—five years to the day of receiving that Eucharist. Then on June 11th, 2022, I was ordained to the priesthood—as far as I know, the first openly queer-identified, trans person in BC to do so, and the second in Canada. And on June 12th, 2022, six years to that day in Winnipeg, I presided at my first Eucharist service. We LGBTQ+ people have much to offer the mainstream church—gifts that are relevant NOT just for people like us, but for EVERYONE! Particularly during this time of change we’re in, when so much is uncertain. It’s not just our resilience, insight, and abilities to think outside the box, it’s that we EMBODY hope and transformation. As a trans friend once pointed out, many of us understand viscerally what it’s like to die to one life and be resurrected to another. We understand, similarly to Jesus, what it’s like to transition—in the Lord’s case, from spirit into a physical, body; in our cases, from a life that feels wrong to one that is authentic. In light of ALL this, how can anyone believe that God wouldn’t want us to be full and affirmed members of God’s family? Read Rev. Craffey's sermon in context on St. Paul's Cathedral's website: https://stpaulcathedral.org/forum-from-outcast-to-priest-7-21-24/ This article is courtesy of St. Paul's Cathedral. All rights belong to Brynn Craffey. No copyright infringement is intended. The Trans Guy Archive shares this resource on our website for the purposes of education, research, and historical empowerment. Language: English Resource type: Article Publisher: Brynn Craffey, St. Paul's Cathedral Format: Text Date published: July 7th, 2024 Uploaded to TGA: October 30th, 2026 Last updated: October 30th, 2026

At an ISNA presentation in San Francisco, Brynn Craffey wondered how intersexual children, if assigned male in spite of having a diminutive penis, would deal with “the locker room problem.” It happens that Brynn was an acquaintance, and I knew that he was an FTM transsexual, and had decided against genital surgery. “How do you deal with the locker room, Brynn?” I asked him. You could almost see the light bulb go off over his head as it dawned on him that he himself deals successfully with “the locker room problem” on a regular basis. While there are important differences between an adult like Brynn—who can choose to brave the locker room or not— and a child, I found Brynn’s story fascinating, and asked him to write it up for Chrysalis readers —Ed. Showering “sans penis” in the YMCA men’s locker-room presents a few logistical challenges. Every time I pull it off, though, I feel such a thrill and sense of accomplishment. It’s surprisingly easy. Attitude is everything. When I pad, barefoot and dripping in swim trunks into the crowded shower-room, first thing I do is check in with myself. Am I feeling utterly self-confident? Am I totally convinced of my right to be there, even without a large, dangling member between my legs? In other words, do I feel legitimate penetrating this traditional male sanctum without first paying homage to our culture’s binary notion of gender by spreading my thighs to the surgeon’s scalpel? Most of the time, the answer is a resounding yes! I thread my way down the center aisle, a lone “post top-surgical” female-to-male transsexual who eschews bottom surgery, surrounded by naked, penisequipped men. On my way to a nozzle in a far corner, my feelings run the gamut. Curiosity: Penises fascinate me no end (pun intended). Entitlement: This is where I’ve belonged my whole life, dammit! And caution: Don’t let my transgression be discovered. I glance right and left out of the corners of my eyes. Is anyone paying me undue attention? I maintain a blank facial expression and avoid gazing long on any individual. In two years’ transition from living as a woman to living as a man, I’ve mastered the fundamentals of heterosexual male locker room etiquette. I give myself permission to bail at any point. If I’m uneasy, even if I don’t know why. If someone’s crowding me. If I can’t claim a corner nozzle. Or if I simply lack the nerve. I’ll not drop my trunks that day. I can always shower with them on—a lot of guys do. For me, the decision to shower or not rests on being true to myself in that it depends on listening to my inner voice. It’s a minor variation on the theme of my coming out as FTM only to discover that “hermaphrodite” more closely approximates my gender identity. My physical form, like my life, is far too diverse to be neatly categorized as either female or male. I love my testosterone-induced “in between” genitalia and am uninterested in lower surgery. Top surgery, however, was lifesaving. As was starting testosterone injections, developing secondary male sex characteristics and living publicly as a man. There’s more than just my male side, though. The peak experience of my life to date has been bearing, birthing and raising my daughter. In short, mothering. I’ve no desire to disavow that traditionally “female” experience, even as I say that to live the second half of my life as a woman would have rendered me suicidal. For me, encompassing these seemingly contradictory gender characteristics is both easy and natural. Hence, my comfort with the label hermaphrodite. Granted, I’ve come to this identity as an adult and thereby avoided the distress of growing up physically different in a culture that demands conformity. And, unlike most intersexed people, I chose the terms under which I submitted to the surgeon’s scalpel. These distinctions are huge. On the other hand, I wrestle with similar identity questions and logistical issues as those who were born physically intersexed. Some struggles, such as those involving my self-esteem, are private. Others, like showering at the Y or coming out to potential lovers, operate in a more public realm. In every case, I strive to remain faithful to my truth by listening closely to my heart. Thus, if for any reason I don’t want to shower naked, I don’t. But most of the time, after checking in with myself, I want to. Which brings me back to showering strategy. Second to attitude, positioning is critical. The YMCA shower is laid out on a rectangular plan, with nozzles spaced roughly every half-meter the entire length of the room. Only two corners afford privacy—the other two are compromised by proximity to an exit. If the two safe corners are occupied, I’ll position myself at a nearby nozzle, start my shower with trunks on and move over when a corner becomes free. If done casually, this maneuver goes unnoticed. Remember, gang, showers inspire modesty. If anybody notices that I always choose a corner, I imagine they chalk it up to shyness or assume my dick is smaller than theirs. Which it most likely is. No problemo, as long as no one sees how different my genitals are and tries to bar my entry into male space. Once I claim my corner, I drop my trunks, keeping my back to the room at all times. Even if a guy is showering inches away at an adjoining nozzle, he can’t see my crotch as long as I face the corner. If I need to turn, to rinse off soap for example, I cup my hand over my genitals as if cradling them—a common enough gesture in the showers. When I’m done, I securely wrap my towel around my waist—don’t want it accidentally slipping—and walk to my locker. I’ve dressed at my locker with as many as four guys inches away, all of us putting on or taking off clothes. Again, the key to success is to choose a corner and keep your back turned or towel on. Pull up underwear under the towel. Locker room etiquette dictates that straight men not check each other out. While we all know they do, when crowded elbow-to-elbow the big concern is to avoid being checked out or— worse—get caught looking. Everyone’s too preoccupied about themselves to pay much attention to anyone else. This may be the single way that the perversity of homophobia works in favor of FTMs and others with non- conventional genitalia. I believe in challenging homophobia —and I do in other venues. Likewise, I want to overturn our culture’s dominant male/female gender paradigm. However, I prefer to choose my battleground and the YMCA locker room is a place I’d rather just slip in and out unnoticed. Showering there serves as subversively inspirational for myself and my friends—a way to circumvent the gender police rather than confront them head-on. And it’s fun. Dare I say, “good clean fun”? As I stated in the beginning, I get a thrill every time I pull it off, both from a subversive place and for the simple reason that I’m in the men’s locker room. Read the entirety of Craffey's article in context in the Fall 1997/Winter 1998 issue of Chrysalis below. This magazine article is courtesy of the Internet Archive. All rights belong to Brynn Craffey and Chrysalis publishers. No copyright infringement is intended. The Trans Guy Archive shares this resource on our website for the purposes of education, research, and historical empowerment. Language: English Resource type: Article, magazine article Publisher: Chrysalis (The Journal of Transgressive Gender Identities) Format: Text Date published: Fall 1997. Republished to The Intersex Society of North America (ISNA) some time pre-2008. Uploaded to TGA: October 30th, 2026 Last updated: October 30th, 2026

An event poster titled ""T" for Two, A Dialogue for queer FTMs and other gay men" that took place August 24, 2000 in Collingwood, San Francisco. This poster is courtesy of JSTOR. All rights belong to the Stop AIDS Project. No copyright infringement is intended. The Trans Guy Archive shares this resource on our website for the purposes of education, research, and historical empowerment. Language: English Resource type: Event flyer, poster Publisher: Stop AIDS Project Format: Image Date published: 2000 Uploaded to TGA: August 9th, 2026 Last updated: August 9th 2026