A special episode LIVE from Camp Trans UK! Listen to the sounds of the wind in the trees and the smoke of a camp fire getting in my face as OFTV tells the story of the original Camp Trans.Works Cited:https://www.camp-trans.org/pages/ct-history.htmlhttp://eminism.org/michigan/faq-protest.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan_Womyn%27s_Music_Fes…

In this double-length episode, OFTV speaks to trans historian Abram J. Lewis about TAO (Transsexual Action Organization), about oral history work, and about how magic, witchcraft, and "unreason" intersect with the emergence of Gay Liberation and early trans organizations.AJ Lewis is a post doctoral fellow at Grinnell College in Iowa, and the co-fou…

This month OFTV presents a special interview with archivist Librada González Fernández of the Cubanecuir archive! Librada is a young trans woman based in NYC and Miami who is pulling together the stories and ephemera of queer and trans Cubans, both on the island and in the diaspora! She joins OFTV to talk Cuban queer history, the ethics of archival…

To celebrate five years of One From the Vaults, this year I'll be presenting a series of interviews with artists, filmmakers, writers, and historians working on trans history. First up is the brilliant and beautiful artist Zackary Drucker, co-director of the new HBO docuseries The Lady and the Dale, which tells the wild story of 1970s icon Liz Carm…

This month's episode of OFTV follows the life of a gender non-conforming mystic who lead an early insurgency in the Haitian Revolution!Works cited:The Priest and the Prophetesse (2018) by Terry ReyDes hommes et des dieux (2002)Sex and the Empire That is No More (1994) by J. Lorand MatoryMama Lola: a Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn (1991) by Karen McCar…

In this episode of OFTV, we follow Steve Dain - teacher of the year, and later mentor to Lou Sullivan - in his fight for the right to keep teaching after his sex change!Works Cited:http://revolution.berkeley.edu/steve-dain-teacher-transitions/https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/eastbaytimes/obituary.aspx?n=steve-dain&pid=96301343https://www.digitaltr…

By Morgan M Page

In our very first HALLOWEEN SPECIAL, OFTV looks at the all-too-brief story of a Vicar, a ghost, and a veil! Join us this All Hallow's Eve for a chilling tale from trans history!Works Cited:https://archive.org/details/venuscastinafamobull/page/248https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/history/somersets-most-unusual-ghost-storya-1208123https://dangerous…

A sneak peek of the new bonus episode available to our Patrons over at Patreon.com/oftv.By Morgan M Page

In this episode, we take a look at artist, sculptor, and dollmaker Greer Lankton - muse to Nan Goldin and other downtown luminaries!Works Cited:https://www.documentjournal.com/2014/10/doll-parts-hilton-als-recalls-some-of-his-most-poignant-memories-of-artist-greer-lankton/https://www.artforum.com/interviews/lia-gangitano-discusses-the-first-new-yor…

A sneak peak of the latest Patrons-only mini episode! Available at patreon.com/oftv.By Morgan M Page

In this episode of OFTV, we take a look at the life of burlesque queen Alexandra - The Great 48!Works cited:https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/dallas-tx/geraldine-weise-8182441http://www.lasvegasshowgirlmuseum.com/april-and-alexandra-interviewBehind the Burly Q (2009)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTuGMbNUio0http://www.queermusicheritage.c…

A sneak peak of our latest Patrons-only special bonus mini episode! This episode features the life of non-binary painter Gluck!By Morgan M Page

Indulge in a tale of ill-fated bad boy Harry Allen!Works Cited:https://zagria.blogspot.com/2018/08/harry-allen-1882-1922-musician.htmlhttps://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/this-week-in-history-1906-the-notorious-nell-pickerell-returns-to-seattlehttps://crosscut.com/2014/06/nell-pickerell-transgender-youth-knute-berger…

In this month's episode, we follow the fabulous life of AIDS outreach worker Adela Vázquez - from her childhood in Camagüey, through the Mariel Boatlift, and onto the streets of San Francisco!Works Cited:Sexile by Jaime Cortezhttps://www.auntlute.com/cuentamelohttps://archives.sfweekly.com/sanfrancisco/cuentamelo-an-oral-history-of-queer-latin-immi…

A sneak peek our latest bonus mini-episode available exclusively to subscribers of our Patreon! Visit Patreon.com/oftv to sign up today!By Morgan M Page

In this episode, we look at the fabulously embellished life of known liar Rae Bourbon!Works Cited:http://www.coolcatdaddy.com/bourbon.htmlhttp://www.coolcatdaddy.com/bourbon-hookers.htmlhttp://www.coolcatdaddy.com/bourbon-doc-operat-ja.jpghttp://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Rae%20Bourbon%20aka%20Ray%20Bourbon%22https://www.queermusiche…

The Battle of the Femmes Fatale! Check out this new bonus episode for OFTV's patrons over at Patreon.com/OFTV.By Morgan M Page

In this short episode of OFTV, we take a look at a gonzo story from the headlines of 1975! Join us for the story of the best car never built!Works Cited: https://web.archive.org/web/20060618171208/http://www.automotivechronicles.com/articles/2005/dec/02/1975_05.pdfhttps://mises.org/library/complete-libertarian-forum-1969-1984https://jalopnik.com/mu…

In this month's episode, OFTV travels to 19th Century Hungary to investigate the life of an early trans man whom psychologists would later use to form their theories about lesbians.Works Cited:Richard von Krafft-Ebing, Psychopathia Sexualishttp://blog.wellcomelibrary.org/2014/01/a-lady-of-masculine-appearance/https://muse.jhu.edu/article/53005https…

Check out this special previous of the latest bonus mini episode of OFTV, available exclusively to patrons who donate $5 or more per month to our Patreon account over at Patreon.com/OFTV. This episode looks at the life of Mexican revolutionary, socialist, and trans man, Amelio Robles Avila!By Morgan M Page

OFTV's special two year anniversary episode covers the story of Ralph Kerwineo, whose life sat at the crux of cultural debates around gender, race, and eugenics in the United States during the 1910s.Works Cited:Emily Skidmore's True Sex: the Lives of Trans Men at the Turn of the 20th Century (NYU Press, 2017).https://forgottenstories.net/2012/05/10…

In The Ballad of Dawn and John-Paul, we take a look at the turbulent romance of 1960s white trans woman writer Dawn Langley Simmons and her younger Black husband John-Paul Simmons in the Jim Crow South.Works Cited:https://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/15/dawnhttp://www.postandcourier.com/news/local_state_news/dawn-langley-simmons-…

Enjoy this sneak peak of the latest bonus mini-episode of OFTV, available exclusively for patrons over at Patreon.com/oftv.By Morgan M Page

In this episode of OFTV, we get mystical with the life of Georges Marasco - a trans man singer, lion tamer, poet, and stigmatic!Works Cited:http://vintagemedals.webs.com/hal.htmhttps://archive.org/stream/physicalphenomen007373mbp#page/n219/mode/2uphttps://zagria.blogspot.ca/2010/12/georges-marasco-1890-lion-tamer.html#.WezGwhNSyRsPaula Kane, Sister…