the content of the archive includes extensive diaries as well as photographs, short stories, poems, essays, correspondences, medical research files and important primary sources related to transgender history. He left left 8.4 cubic feet of archival material from his life and studies to the GLBT HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Six years later, he organized FTM, the first peer-support group for trans men. In 1980, Sullivan published his first edition of Information for the FTM, a practical guidebook. After moving to San Francisco in his mid-twenties, Sullivan became involved with Golden Gate Girls/Guys, one of the first social and educational transgender organizations to offer support to trans men. Even when it would have made transition easier, Sullivan resisted lying about his sexuality, remaining committed to his vision of authenticity. Many medical professionals he met with throughout his transition had never heard of a female-to-gay-male. The GPU News featured Sullivan’s earliest writings in their newsletter including the now widely-quoted “A Transvestite Answers a Feminist.” “Lou first sought out other queer people just after high school through his job at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee which connected him to the college’s queer group, Gay People’s Union. Lou kept candid diaries from the age of 10. The Gay Peoples Union featured Sullivans earliest writings in their newsletter including the now widely-quoted 'A Transvestite Answers a Feminist'. Quoted from Visiting Lou’s “ About Lou Sullivan” page: Louis Graydon Sullivan (1951-91) was a writer, activist, typesetter, trans historian, and queer revolutionary.
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