Noise in the Trans Archives

Join Dr. Sid Hansen as they discuss the themes of noise and trans empowerment through the Jan Dailey and John Money Correspondence Collection at CSUN. 

See the sources discussed in this episode at https://library.csun.edu/SCA/Peek-in-the-Stacks/circa-hansen.   

Read a transcript of this episode.  

Audio excerpts in this episode are from:

• Sex and Money: John Money on Sexual Identity New York: Filmmakers Library: 1991. 
• “Dr. Paul McHugh: Gender Dysphoria, Transgenderism, Sex, Social Crazes, and Psychiatry’s Weaknesses.” YouTube video. 51:52. July 25, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DmdEjofiN0&t=1887s. 
• “Hermaphrodites Speak! Archives Intersex Society of North America.” YouTube video. 35:02. February 15, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sf7l1GKGgw&t=1355s. 
• The Remarkable John/Joan Case. Directed by Morris Karp. New York, NY: Filmmakers Library 1999. 
• “The Shocking and Twisted Origins of Modern Gender Theory | The Matt Walsh Show Ep. 557.” YouTube video. 27:29. September 3, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-j4xSW-XEo&t=1s  
• “Boy Forgives His Mother for Raising Him as a Girl.” YouTube video. 29:43. June 26, 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2RcbUrD01c.  
• “Silvia Rivera, ‘Y’all Better Quiet Down’ Original Authorized Video, 1973 Gay Pride Rally NYC.” YouTube video. 5:28. May 23, 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb-JIOWUw1o. 
• “At Issue: The Noisemakers.” National Education Television Network. https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip_512-vq2s46j69x 
• “Center for Transgender and Gender Expansive Health’s New Name.” YouTube video. 2:24. March 15, 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usww6PJW3Zw. 

Thanks to Tara Stewart for her narration work, Kate Ridgewell for production assistance, and to SmallPox for our theme music!   

Edited by Sid Hansen and Ellen Jarosz.  

Learn more: 

• Circa Queer Histories Festival  
• Remnants of Resistance Live Event  
• CSUN Queer Studies Program  
• CSUN University Library  
• Vern and Bonnie Bullough Collection on Sex and Gender