The DTA Story

The DTA Story

 

Since its launch in 2016, the Digital Transgender Archive has been working to preserve and make accessible the histories of transgender and gender-diverse people. This page details the DTA's growth throughout the past 10 years and we invite you to celebrate this milestone with us! 

 

Over 10 Years of the Digital Transgender Archive 

 

Favorite Collections

To celebrate our 10-year anniversary, we asked the DTA community to name some of their favorite items and collections.

 

Voices From the DTA Community

We also invited members of the DTA community to share how they’ve engaged with the archive and what it has meant to them. 

 

"The DTA has unlocked possibility and created a space in which it is not silly or impossible to imagine myself represented" 

 

"To me, the representations and archives within the DTA are a reminder that we as trans people have always been here and will always be here. These archives are reminders that I'm not alone, and that there were so many transcestors that came before me that were resilient, beautiful, and thriving.”

 

“DTA means having a beautiful library of our history in my back pocket, ready to unfold any time.”

 

“The worth of the DTA is immeasurable. I literally could not haven written my PhD thesis without you! It's amazing that all these materials are available online for free, where everyone can check them out.”

 

 

DTA By the Numbers

Over the past 10 years, our users, contributors, and partners have helped grow the DTA into what it is today.