When Raquel Reyes—a pioneering transgender icon and early-internet star—retired in 2005, she executed one of the earliest and most complete acts of digital eradication, removing nearly every trace of her work from the web. Thousands of images disappeared overnight. Still, her echo endures across time and space. What follows is an index of the places where her legend is being reexamined, reimagined, and remembered.
transraquelreyesindex.com (2025) Curated by The Trans Documentarian Project.The Trans Documentarian Project examines and honors trans pioneers whose work in early digital media transformed representation and redefined cultural visibility for a new century.