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

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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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

Magazines/Zines Professional magazines and indie zines, written about and by trans guys. Contains academic magazine articles as well. 1 2

Medieval Typically referring to the European "Dark Ages", approx. 477 AD to mid 1400s. Check back soon Once posts are published, you’ll see them here.

Trans Guy Archive Origins Land Acknowledgement: Though the Trans Guy Archive is almost fully digital, we operate and gather in New York City within Lenapehoking, the ancestral land of the Lenape people. As we recognize the Lenape people, the Trans Guy Archive stands firm in our commitment to dismantling the historical and present erasure of Indigenous peoples around the world, as well as the effects of settler colonialism. Want to learn more about speaking the language of the Lenape? Trans Guy Archive began officially in May 2025. Before that, it was the pipedream of a sleep-deprived and overly-caffeinated grad student. Transmasculine history and culture is underrepresented, both in popular knowledge and within the LGBTQ+ community itself. It is our strong belief that the documents, biographies, photographs, and other relevant items must be preserved for the benefit of future generations. The Trans Guy Archive was created under the mission that knowledge should be easily accessible AND free/low in cost. By the end of 2025, the Trans Guy Archive has been able to welcome hundreds of eager learners to our website. We have also collaborated with local organizations such as the Trans Visibility Social Club of NYC to bring trans* folk together in a free or low cost third space. Thanks to the advent of social media, we have also been able to disperse a love of history to thousands of people! We will continue to add new artifacts to our digital stacks -- as well as slowly building up our physical archive for a future brick-and-mortar archival space! 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. About Aidrian Aidrian (he/him) is the admin of the Trans Guy Archive! His mission is to make a unified space for all trans male/masculine content, both modern and historical. Aidrian recently graduated with a Master of Arts in History after finishing a Bachelor of Arts in History, both in New York state. His historical specialization concerns the European Middle Ages and general queer/transmasculine history. He does part-time museum work to pay the bills and lives with his parents, sister, and spoiled kitty. He's also working on two webcomics: Instructions to Light-Keepers - When sickly Victorian author Ambrose Bloom is sent away by his wealthy parents to work at a dilapidated lighthouse, he realizes all is not what it seems when a shadowy figure begins stalking him from afar -- thrusting everything Ambrose holds dear into turmoil. Persian Knights - After a Crusader flees his King's service, he finds unlikely employment in a war-torn enemy nation, where he must protect the Prince of a nation he once fought against, leading to unexpected bonds and a quest to dethrone those whom he once served. Some of his other interests include (but aren't limited to): Star Wars, any campy 80s horror movie, Tetris, too many open-world RPGs to count, D&D (forever DM), his aforementioned cat, deep sea marine life, and phallic imagery. Find Aidrian on... A few scholarly books and texts unrelated to trans guy history that Aidrian enjoys and recommends: White Rage: the Unspoken Truth of our Racial Divide by Carol Anderson America on Fire: The Untold History of Police Violence & and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s by Elizabeth Hinton Let Us Make Men: The Twentieth-Century Black Press and a Manly Vision for Racial Advancement by D'Weston Haywood Sex after Fascism: Memory and Morality in Twentieth-Century Germany by Dagmar Herzog Published Essays by Aidrian A Short History of Anti-Black Discrimination in American Medicine (2026) Do Clothes Make the Man? FTM crossdressing in the 18th-19th c. Anglo-American world (2026) Buboes, Baptisms, and Bills: The Black Death and its Impact on Faith and Labor in Post-Pandemic England (2024) From Schmaltz to Success: A Deli-cious Analysis of the History and Evolution of Ashkenazi Jewish Cuisine (2024) Into the Iron Closet: historiography of homosexuality in the USSR after World War II (2024) Eat or be “Eoten”: Homoerotic Battle and the Fear of Being the Loser (2023) Sign the guest book? 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! Sign the guestbook

Volunteer with the Trans Guy Archive! The Trans Guy Archive is looking for inquisitive volunteers to help make our digital and physical space welcoming and educational to all! See more information about each position below. Apply Now Writer/Researcher Close Social Media & Graphic Design Close In-Person Event Supporter Close More details: Due to the sensitive nature of some of the materials in the archive, all volunteers must be 18 years or older to apply. If you are currently in college or another program that requires a certain number of volunteer hours, please alert us during your application so we can coordinate to record your hours. All volunteers must have access to the use of Discord (the app) for communication. As this is a volunteer position, there is no financial compensation. We’re all doing this for the love of the game.

Photos Photographs of trans guys throughout history.

Early Modern Around the start of the Industrial Revolution and the Enlightenment, approx. 1600s to early 1800s.

Victorian Covers the majority of the 19th century and parts of the early 20th. 1 2

Trans Resources Miscellaneous resources for trans guys -- everything from scientific studies to guides on HRT and binding. 1 2

The (new) FTM Newsletter Home General Info Newsletter Details Payment Current Newsletter Submit Work FAQ Menu Close The quarterly FTM newsletter was started by FTM transsexual activist Lou Sullivan in the late 1980s. The newsletter had everything – comics, networking, upcoming events, surgery advice, testosterone stories, and more. The newsletter served as a way to connect FTM transgender and transsexual men, many of whom were isolated from larger trans communities. After Sullivan passed away in 1991, the newsletter was run by Jamison Green and co. until 2008. That’s over 60 issues! Trans men and transmasculine people deserve a newsletter/magazine that caters to them and their issues, desires, and interests. As far as we know, there is no other newsletter/magazine in this nature. Drawing on a combination of TGA-authored articles and visitor submissions, we hope to re-create the magic that the original FTM newsletter brought to its decades of readership. We aim to publish this newsletter quarterly, on the last day of the month. All submissions must be submitted to the Trans Guy Archive at least five days before the publishing date. Issues will be published directly on the Trans Guy Archive's website on: - January 30th - April 30th - July 31st - October 31st You can submit to any of the above dates. Submission boxes for each date will open the date the previous newsletter is published (for example: the submission box for July's newsletter will open April 30th, and so on). Newsletter Details In essence, we will accept nearly anything, as long as it strictly relates to the trans male/transmasculine experience. Please see below for more details on what the newsletter is willing to accept: ART/COMICS The TGA will accept visual art and short comics. Given the nature of the newsletter, each piece of art/comic must relate to the transmasculine experience - how it relates is up to you. Art/comics do not have to be "good", but they should show some level of effort. Artistic nudity is permitted - if it is nudity that you could realistically encounter in an art museum. Artworks must be 8.5 x 11 inches or less. The newsletter is printed vertically ("portrait"-style). Art/comics must be submitted as JPEG or WEBP. ARTICLES If you've read any of the old FTM newsletter articles, you'll know they've written an article of just about every FTM-related topic there is. As a history archive, we primarily look for educational/academic think-pieces, op-eds, informational guides, etc. You can also write about... ★ Experiences with PCOS ★ Sex ★ Your personal gender experience ★ Packing ★ Binding ★ Top surgery ★ Bottom surgery ★ How has masturbation changed while on T? ★ Experiences taking testosterone ★ Getting on T with/out insurance ★ Experiences of being a T-guy in [your country] ★ Reviews of FTM-themed books (non-fiction & fiction) ★ An experience you had being called a slur ★ Tattoos ★ Shaving ★ Gender identity and its evolution ★ Transgender "vs." Transsexual ★ Transandrophobia/misia ★ The online trans+ experience ★ Film reviews ★ Disability and being trans+ ★ Penis envy ★ etc....... Articles may not exceed 1000 words, including any quotations. Academic articles must follow Chicago Manual Style of citations. Non-academic articles do not have to follow Chicago. FLASH FICTION To those familiar with sites like Archive of Our Own & Fanfiction.net, you likely have experience writing short flash fiction. Flash fiction submitted to the Trans Guy Archive can encompass a variety of themes (unless otherwise stated by that edition's theme). All flash fiction entries must relate to transmasculinity in some capacity. We will only publish ORIGINAL fiction. We will not publish fanfiction, unless the established character already belongs to the public domain (e.g. Hercules, King Arthur, Dracula, Merlin, etc.) We DO allow erotic/NSFW flash fiction. We will include a short list of content/trigger warnings, if applicable. See the FAQ for more details. Flash fiction submissions may not exceed 1000 words, not including the title & author blurb. NETWORKING In an age of social media, isn't it odd that many of us feel so alone? Back before the advent of the internet, to get to know someone from far away you had to put a Classified or other ad in the paper. Now, you can have physical proof of your existence and maybe attract some cuties along the way. The networking section does not necessarily have to contain romantic ads. You can put out a call for lovers, your recent theater project, future roommates, pets, supplies, medicine, and so on. Networking ads must be 200 characters or less. All ads put into the networking section will be thoroughly background checked by the Trans Guy Archive to prevent unsavory characters and spam. The Trans Guy Archive does not take responsibility for any interactions, online or in real life, that may occur as a result of any published networking ad. Examples of networking ads and how to format them: "24yr old FTM from Brooklyn ISO friends & lovers. Big fan of Star Wars, cats, & Korean food. Contact @ 123-456-7890" "Trying to find roommates in Santa Fe. Must be clean. I am 32yr old transmasc nightlife worker. I have 2 cats. Find me on IG @..." "FTMs wanted for sleep study at NYU. $25/day. Contact Dr. Applebaum at fakeemail@gmail.com ." PHOTOGRAPHY Photography is one of the best ways to document transmasculine life. We're looking for more examples that we've always been here - and we'll continue to be here, despite everything going on in the world right now. Photographs for the newsletter do not need to fall under a specific theme, unless otherwise stated. Artistic nudity is permitted - if it is nudity that you could realistically encounter in an art museum. Photographs must be 8.5 x 11 inches or less. The newsletter is printed vertically ("portrait"-style). Photos may be in color or black & white. Photos must be submitted as JPEG or WEBP. POETRY Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Poetry is similar to our call for flash fiction. Poems submitted to the Trans Guy Archive do not have to follow a particular theme, but must be relevant to transmasculinity in some capacity. Poems must be 350 words or less, not including the title or author blurb. Payment The Trans Guy Archive is an indie company run by one guy and the funds from his part-time job. As a result, the TGA does want to offer suitable compensation for any work submitted to our newsletter, but in an amount that doesn't run our (my) coffers dry. All rates are in USD. In return for your work, we will offer you: Artwork: $5/artwork Academic/Educational Articles : $0.03/word, up to 1000 words. Comics (any length/color): $5 Flash Fiction: $0.02/word, up to 1000 words. Photographs : $3/photo Poetry (any length, up to 350 words): $5/poem To prevent spam and to offset any future printing costs, any Networking ads will incur a fee of $5. ─────── All payments will be completed via Venmo, Paypal, or Zelle ONLY. October 2026 Newsletter With this being the first edition of this newsletter and October being notably a month devoted to spooky things, the theme for this issue will be: "Monstrosity as a symbol of change." Submit Work Here! Submissions are closed for October! Want to avoid using Google? The button above will take you to a Google Form, where you will be asked to sign in with your email in order to submit your work. For those who don't wish to associate themselves with Google in this way, you can email the Trans Guy Archive your information + submission. In your email, along with your submission, please include the information in the PDF document below. You may write the information in a separate PDF document or within the body of the email. All submissions should be sent to transguyarchive [at] proton [dot] me Frequently Asked Questions Is there an age requirement for submission? Yes, all submissions must come from creators who are age 18 or older. How can I stay updated when the newsletter(s) come out? Through our...Substack - primary update methodTumblrInstagram Can I submit work created with generative AI? NO! The Trans Guy Archive does not accept any work created with or with the assistance of generative AI in any capacity. Submissions created by generative AI will revoke your right to any type of submission to the TGA in the future. Do you accept every submission? As nice as that would be, we have to be reasonable with how many submissions are accepted on account of our funding and limited printing (when available) capacity. You will be alerted if your submission was not accepted into this newsletter. What sort of submissions do you NOT accept? We generally follow the moderators at Archive of Our Own's policy of "all art is good art". However, we will not accept any work that promotes:Eating disorders/disordered eating habits/negative body image talk.Self harm or suicidal thoughtsAnimal cruelty or death.Abuse, child abuse, domestic assault, sexual assault or CSAPedophilia or incestExtreme acts of homophobia or transphobiaImportant note -- "promotes" is different than "contains". A work containing X topic does not necessarily mean the author endorses the topic. Our editors will use our discretion in this regard. What format(s) should my work be in? All text-based writing must be submitted in PDF form. If you have specific formatting requirements (such as for poetry), please note that somewhere in the file.All images must be submitted as JPGs or WEBPs. What sort of erotic/NSFW fiction is permitted? There are some topics/themes which will require a content/trigger warning for our readers, but we are still open to publishing. These topics are listed below: Extreme pain and extreme BDSMBlood, scars, and any other cutting/piercingKnives/ WeaponsSomnophilia (sex while asleep)Intox(ication)CNC (consensual non-consent)Feederism/Weight gainWhile the Trans Guy Archive is pro-kink/fetish, there are a couple kinks/fetishes we are unwilling to publish. They are listed below:WatersportsScatAgeplay/sexual age regression (including ABDL)Snuff and necrophilia When will I receive payment? Payments are sent via Venmo, Paypal, or Zelle the same day the newsletter publishes. If you have not received your payment after a few days, please contact us ASAP. Do I *have* to stick to the theme of that month's newsletter? It's not mandatory, but you're much more likely to have your work accepted if you do. Can I submit my work multiple times to the same newsletter? For the sake of fairness to others, you are permitted one (1) submission from each category (art, poetry, article, etc.) per newsletter.For example, you can send in a 700 word article and a comic, but you can't submit two comics at once. What if I'm writing an article about an important topic and I can't make the word cut off? If you truly believe your article won't be sufficient under 1000 words, please contact us ASAP and we will discuss this.