Thomas “Tom” Waddelow shares his stories as part of the Arizona LGBTQ Storytelling Project. He discusses his involvement with World War II in the Battle of the Bulge which earned him the respected Purple Heart military decoration. He discusses his…
This kite is made of pink fabric painted dark green over wooden rods. In the center is a dark blue circle halved by a white line inside a yellow diamond. In the top corner is “Toni Gretchen” written in purple paint.
This activity worksheet was used at the Trans 101 workshop during the 2006 Tucson Transgender Awareness Week. The first sheet gives an overview of the activity and the second sheet provides instructions and gender stereotypes for the activity itself.…
This kite is made of white fabric over wooden rods. In the right and left hand corners are dots made of multicolored glitter. In the upper section are painted purple letters with pink shadows saying “Trans Beautiful”. In the center is the transgender…
Attendees to Trangender Awareness Week Events were prompted to record their ZIP code. The document itself does not attach the ZIP codes to any names. Misty Blue, a secretary of some kind for the Southern Arizona Gender Alliance, compiled these ZIP…
This kite is made of purple fabric over wooden rods. In the center is the transgender symbol painted in white. Inside the circular part of the symbol is a red heart. Surrounding the symbol are 11 red flowers connected with green stems.
Physical newspaper pages with advertisements for events and art for Tucson in November 2006. Amongst all the events is the Southern Arizona Gender Alliance's 2006 Tucson Transgender Awareness Week. On the original document, the Awareness Week is…