What are the histories and experiences found in the notes and traces left behind?
What is the Source?
What is the Story? (Podcast)
Join Dr. Aaron Devor, Chair in Transgender Studies (University of Victoria), in a conversation about Leslie Feinberg (Stone Butch Blues), Rupert Raj, Reed Erickson, and how their histories come together in a single 1982 issue of Metamorphosis, a newsletter for trans men, published in Canada in the 1980s.
This conversation brings an under taught history to the forefront of current discussions surrounding pronouns, trans identity, and the LGBTQ2S+ community that can be helpful for students in historicizing the present.
We also spoke about: Stone Butch Blues (English free PDF) (French free PDF)
It's essential for young people to know these histories because it helps them understand their own identities. - Dr. Cutrara
Lesson Suggestions from the video – Comment to add your own!
LGBTQ History and Why It Matters – Facing History (American)
Queer Histories Matter Lesson Plans and Toolkits (New Brunswick)
Lesson Plans to Create Gender Expansive Classrooms – Human Rights Campaign Foundation (American)
Teaching Transgender Histories in School: Richard Harris in Conversation with Amy Austin (UK)
