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Minnesota Men of Color (MMC) Records
Collection: Discovery Resources Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Datta, Kristen Date: Unknown Topics: AIDS awareness, LGBTQ+ people of color, Two-Spirit people Description: These records document the history and work of Minnesota Men of Color. The collection includes publications such as magazines and newspapers, brochures, textual resources, reports, and articles on ... -
Richard LaFortune (Anguksuar) Papers
Collection: Discovery Resources Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Bettine, Aiden Date: Unknown Topics: AIDS education, Two-Spirit people Subject: American Indian Gay and Lesbian Center, American Indian Gays and Lesbians in the Twin Cities, Richard LaFortune (Anguksuar) Description: The Richard LaFortune (Anguksuar) Papers include manuscript, visual, and digital materials. Coverage includes general Two-Spirit issues, the representation of Native Americans in the national GLBT ... -
Interview with Margaret Deirdre O'Hartigan
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: O'Hartigan, Margaret Deirdre Date: Apr. 6, 2022 Topics: Gender affirming surgery, Irish American Catholics, LGBTQ+ civil rights, LGBTQ+ older people, Trans women, Transgender activism, Transsexual people Subject: Filisa Vistima Foundation Description: An interview with Margaret Deirdre O'Hartigan, an Irish Catholic transsexual woman, transsexual health and rights activist, writer, and retired secretary and typesetter living in Portland, Oregon. ... -
Interview with Stephanie Luz Hernandez
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Luz Hernandez, Stephanie Date: Aug. 20, 2021 Topics: BIPOC, Femmes, Gender affirming surgery, Health care for LGBTQ+ people, Hormone therapy (Gender), Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Medical care, Queer people Subject: Gender Affirming Letter Access Project (GALAP) Description: An interview with Stephanie Luz Hernandez, LMFT, a queer Latinx trans-femme licensed mental health therapist, gender health specialist, and trans health activist based in the San Francisco Bay Area... -
Interview with Shawn Demmons
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Demmons, Shawn Date: Apr. 23, 2021 Topics: AIDS activists, BIPOC, Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Trans men, Transgender activism Subject: California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP), Center of Excellence for Transgender Health (CoE), LA Gay and Lesbian Center, San Francisco AIDS Foundation, Transgender Law Center (TLC) Description: An interview with Shawn Demmons, MPH, a Black trans man, community organizer, public health and HIV/AIDS advocate, and trans health activist based in Oakland, California. At the time of this interv... -
Interview with Shannon TL Kearns
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Kearns, Shannon TL Date: Nov. 18, 2021 Topics: LGBTQ+ religious people, Queer community, Trans men, Transgender clergy, Transgender community, White transgender people Subject: QueerTheology.com, Uprising Theatre Company Description: An interview with Shannon TL Kearns, a white trans man, playwright, and ordained priest based in Minneapolis. At the time of this interview, he was the founder and artistic director of Uprising The... -
Interview with Nico Amador
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Amador, Nico Date: Jan. 22, 2021 Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ discrimination, Trans men, Transgender authors, Transgender community Subject: Fund for Trans Generations, Trans Justice Funding Project Description: An interview with Nico Amador, a Latinx trans man, community organizer, trainer, educator, and writer based in Vermont. At the time of this interview, he was the Director of Operations at People's ... -
Interview with Katie Burgess
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Burgess, Katie Date: Nov. 16, 2021 Topics: Coming out, Queer people, Social workers, Trans women, Transgender people of color, Transgender political activists, Transgender youth, White transgender people Subject: CeCe McDonald, Homeless Youth and the Minnesota Trans Health Coalition (MTHC), Open Flame Theatre, The Exchange, Trans Youth Support Network (TYSN) Description: An interview with Katie Burgess, a white trans woman, community organizer, social worker, trans activist, and theatre artist based in Minneapolis. At the time of this oral history interview, she wa... -
Interview with Jenna Rapues
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Rapues, Jenna Date: Jun. 21, 2021 Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Asian transgender people, BIPOC, Health care for LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ migrants, LGBTQ+ older people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Public health, Trans women, Transgender political activists Subject: Center of Excellence for Transgender Health (CoE), Gender Health SF, Openhouse, U.S. Professional Association for Transgender Health (USPATH), World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) Description: An interview with Jenna Rapues, MPH, a Filipina trans woman, activist, and leader in public and transgender health in government, research, academic and public health institutions. She lives in San... -
Interview with Jacsen Callanan
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Callanan, Jacsen Date: Mar. 16, 2021 Topics: Educators, Gender non-conforming people, LGBTQ+ health education, LGBTQ+ youth, Transmasculine people, White transgender people Subject: Philadelphia Trans Health and Wellness Conference Description: An interview with Jacsen Callanan, a white masculine trans health organizer and educator based in rural Vermont. At the time of this oral history interview, he was working in the NICU (newborn/neon... -
Interview with Harper Jean Tobin
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Tobin, Harper Jean Date: Jun. 25, 2021 Topics: Anti-discrimination law, Government policy, Health care for LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ civil rights, LGBTQ+ employment, Official documentation, Trans women, White transgender people Subject: National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) Description: An interview with Harper Jean Tobin, a white trans woman, consultant, and policymaker based in Washington, D.C. At the time of this interview, she worked as an independent policy consultant and edu... -
Interview with Hailey Ockinga
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Ockinga, Hailey Date: Nov. 8, 2021 Topics: Alaska Natives, Gender non-conforming people, Tlingit Indians, Trans women, Transgender political activists, Transgender prisoners Subject: Beyond These Walls Description: An interview with Hailey A Ockinga, an Alaskan Native / Tlingit trans woman, anti-incarceration activist, and community organizer based in Washington state. At the time of this interview, she was E... -
Interview with Emerson Steiner Hayward
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Steiner Hayward, Emerson Date: Nov. 22, 2021 Topics: Harm reduction, Jewish LGBTQ+ people, Mental health care for LGBTQ+ people, Non-binary people, Transgender people in the workplace, Transitioning (Gender), Transmasculine people, White transgender people Description: An interview with Emerson Steiner Hayward, a white, Ashkenazi Jewish, trans-masc, and nonbinary individual based in St. Paul, Minnesota. In this oral history interview with Macalester College stude... -
Interview with Dr. Rhys Preston
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Preston, Rhys Date: Oct. 28, 2021 Topics: Chiropractors, Health care for LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ activists, LGBTQ+ recovery groups, LGBTQ+ youth, Trans men, White transgender people Subject: Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition, Queerspace Collective Description: An interview with Dr. Rhys Preston, a white trans man, chiropractor, and trans health activist based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. At the time of this interview, he was practicing at his chiropractic ... -
Interview with Dr. Marci Bowers
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Bowers, Marci Date: Nov. 4, 2021 Topics: Gender affirming surgery, Health care for LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ parenthood, Plastic surgeons, Trans women, Transitioning (Gender), White transgender people Subject: World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) Description: An interview with Dr. Marci Bowers, a white woman with a lived trans experience, OB/GYN, and plastic surgeon specializing in gender affirming surgeries. At the time of this interview, she was the p... -
Interview with Dominique Morgan
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Morgan, Dominique Date: Jan. 29, 2021 Topics: BIPOC, Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ prisoners, Prison abolition movements, Trans women, Transgender political activists Subject: Black and Pink, Nebraska Pride, Nebraska Youth Pride Description: An interview with Dominique Morgan, a Black trans woman, prison abolition activist, and artist based in Omaha, Nebraska. At the time of this interview, Morgan was the Executive Director of Black an... -
Interview with Devi Peacock
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Peacock, Devi Date: Feb. 24, 2021 Topics: BIPOC, LGBTQ+ people of color, Non-binary people, Restorative justice, South Asian transgender people, Transgender artists Subject: Alliance of South Asians Taking Action (ASATA), Peacock Rebellion, Queer Cultural Center Description: An interview with Devi Peacock, a South Asian non-binary storyteller, performing artist and community organizer based in Oakland, California. At the time of this interview, they were the founding A... -
Interview with Canyon Carballosa
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Carballosa, Canyon Date: Nov. 11, 2021 Topics: Choreographers, Dancers, Gender roles, Non-binary people, White transgender people Description: An interview with Canyon Carballosa, a white Cuban queer trans nonbinary dancer and movement maker based in Los Angeles. At the time of this oral history interview, they were working as a professio... -
Interview with Bran Fenner
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Fenner, Bran Date: Nov. 12, 2021 Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ people of color, LGBTQ+ youth, Nurses, Transmasculine people Subject: Education for Liberation Project, FIERCE, The Audre Lorde Project (ALP), Transgender Law Center (TLC) Description: An interview with Bran Fenner, a Black transmasculine activist, consultant, educator, and ER and hospice nurse based in Brooklyn, New York. At the time of this interview, he was Director of People ... -
Interview with Beau Larsen
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Larsen, Beau Date: Nov. 20, 2021 Topics: Feminism, Femmes, Forensics (Public speaking), Genderqueer people, Non-binary people, Queer theory, Sex work, White transgender people Subject: ONE Archives Description: An interview with Beau Larsen, a white trans educator, scholar, and forensics coach based in St. Paul, Minnesota. At the time of this interview, they were the Director of Forensics at Macalester Co... -
Interview with Andy Marra
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Marra, Andy Date: Feb. 26, 2021 Topics: Asian LGBTQ+ people, Asian transgender people, BIPOC, Gender non-conforming people, Interracial adoption, Korean American women, LGBTQ+ activism, Trans women, Transgender people of color, Transgender political activists Subject: Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF) Description: An interview with Andy Marra, a Korean-American trans woman, activist, educator, and public policy advocate based in New York City. At the time of this interview, she was the Executive Director of ... -
Interview with Wahira LaBelle
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: LaBelle, Wahira Date: Dec. 7, 2020 Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ migrants, Queer people, Transfeminine people, Women, Somali Subject: Black LGBTQ+ Migrant Project (BLMP), Black Trans Migrants United (BTMU) Description: An interview with Wahira LaBelle, a trans fem queer of Somali descent, community organizer, migrant justice activist, and advocate based in California. At the time of this interview, she was the Ba... -
Interview with Tristan "TK" Morton
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Morton, Tristan "TK" Date: Dec. 4, 2020 Topics: BIPOC, Black transgender people, Coming out, Education, Higher, LGBTQ+ people of color, Queer people, Racial justice in education, Transgender activism, Transgender people Description: An interview with TK Morton is a Black queer trans higher education professional, advocate, and activist based in St. Paul, Minnesota. At the time of this interview, ze was the Assistant Director o... -
Interview with Thalia Hernandez
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Hernandez, Thalia Date: Aug. 3, 2020 Topics: Anti-discrimination law, Gender non-conforming people, Latino/a/x transgender people, Non-binary people, Trans women, Transgender people, Transgender political activists, White transgender people Subject: Equality Virginia Description: An interview with Thalia Hernandez, a white and Latinx non-binary trans woman, trans activist, and advocate based in Richmond, Virginia. At the time of this interview, she was the Program Director ... -
Interview with Shauntelle Hammonds
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Hammonds, Shauntelle Date: Jul. 20, 2020 Topics: Anti-transgender violence, BIPOC, Black transgender people, Halfway houses, LGBTQ+ people of color, Trans women, Transgender activism, Transgender community, Transphobia Subject: Black Trans Lives Matter, Peter's Place Description: An interview with Shauntelle Hammonds, a Black trans woman, activist, and outreach worker based in Richmond, Virginia. At the time of this interview, she was serving as the Executive Director of Pe... -
Interview with Sam Ames
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Ames, Sam Date: Jan. 17, 2020 Topics: Civil disobedience, Civil rights lawyers, Harm reduction, LGBTQ+ civil rights, LGBTQ+ youth, Sexual reorientation, Transgender activism, Transgender people, Transmasculine people, White transgender people Subject: Our Family Coalition, Trans Lifeline, Unitarian Universalist Church Description: An interview with Sam Ames, a white transmasculine civil rights attorney, anti-conversion therapy activist, and theologian based in Oakland, California. At the time of this interview, he was the in... -
Interview with Na Choih
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Choih, Na Date: Oct. 9, 2020 Topics: Asian American transgender people, Environmental justice, Non-binary people, Transgender political activists Subject: Climate Generation, Korean people Description: An interview with Na Choih, a Korean non-binary activist based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. At the time of this interview, they worked as the Youth Leadership Mentor for Climate Generation, a Twin Ci... -
Interview with Lee Andel Dewey
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Dewey, Lee Andel Date: Dec. 18, 2020 Topics: AIDS activists, BIPOC, Non-binary people, Prison abolition movements, Queer people, Reproductive rights, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transmasculine people, White transgender people Subject: CommunityCave Chicago, GenderQueer Chicago, LADhoc Accounting Description: An interview with Lee Andel Dewey, a white nonbinary organizer, HIV/AIDS activist, and abolitionist based in Chicago. They are the founder of LADhoc Accounting, a business providing sliding-scale-t... -
Interview with Kiyomi Fujikawa
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Fujikawa, Kiyomi Date: Jan. 15, 2020 Topics: BIPOC, Intersectionality, Multiracial transgender people, Queer people, Transfeminine people, Transgender people, Transgender people of color, Transgender youth Subject: Fund for Trans Generations, Third Wave Fund Description: An interview with Kiyomi Fujikawa, a mixed-race queer trans femme and activist based in Seattle. At the time of this interview, she served as Co-Director of Third Wave Fund, an activist philanthrop... -
Interview with Kayla Gore
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Gore, Kayla Date: Nov. 19, 2020 Topics: AIDS activists, BIPOC, Black transgender people, Criminalization, Homelessness, LGBTQ+ support groups, Public health personnel, Trans women, Transgender people of color, Transgender political activists Subject: My Sistah’s House, Tennessee Department of Health's Transgender Task Force, Trans Justice Funding Project, Transgender Law Center (TLC) Description: An interview with Kayla Gore, a Black trans woman, community organizer, housing activist, and public health worker based in Memphis, Tennessee. At the time of this interview, she served as the Sout... -
Interview with Kat Purcell
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Purcell, Kat Date: Dec. 10, 2020 Topics: Homelessness, LGBTQ+ theater, Non-binary people, Prison abolition movements, Transgender artists, Transgender people, Transgender political activists, White transgender people Subject: Lightning Rod, Studio he(ART)h Project Description: An interview with Kat Purcell, a white (irish famine diaspora) non-binary trans performer, lighting designer, installation artist, producer, director, and street activist based in Minneapolis, Minn... -
Interview with JD Davids
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Davids, JD Date: Jan. 16, 2020 Topics: AIDS activists, Journalists, LGBTQ+ people with chronic illnesses, Trans men, Transgender authors, Transgender people, White transgender people Subject: ACT UP Philadelphia Description: An interview with JD Davids, a white trans journalist, writer, AIDS activist, and advocate for people living with HIV/AIDS and chronic illnesses. At the time of this interview, he was director of J... -
Interview with Jay Corprew
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Corprew, Jay Date: Jul. 16, 2020 Topics: Black transgender people, Homelessness, LGBTQ+ support groups, LGBTQ+ unhoused people, LGBTQ+ visibility, Queer people of color, Trans men, Transgender authors, Transgender people of color, Transgender political activists, Transmasculine people Subject: LGBT Life Center, Organizing for the Transgender Assistance Program of Virginia Description: An interview with Jay Corprew, a Black trans man, activist, poet, and mentor based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. At the time of this interview, he was the Director of Organizing for the Transgender ... -
Interview with Grecia Magdaleno
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Magdaleno, Grecia Date: Dec. 4, 2020 Topics: Cults, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ activists, LGBTQ+ artists, LGBTQ+ youth, Non-binary people Subject: Planned Parenthood, Safe Schools Alliance Description: An interview with Grecia Magdaleno, a Latinx non-binary advocate, organizer, and interdisciplinary artist based in Chicago, Illinois. At the time of this interview, they were the Policy and Adovcac... -
Interview with Essence Thompson
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Thompson, Essence Date: Aug. 7, 2020 Topics: Anti-transgender violence, BIPOC, Black transgender people, Family members, Harassment, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Trans women, Transgender activism, Transgender people in the workplace, Transgender people of color, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Equality Virginia, Nationz Foundation Description: An interview with Essence Thompson, a Black trans woman, performer, community advocate, and union meatpacker based in Richmond, Virginia. In this oral history interview, Thompson discusses her upbr... -
Interview with Emmett Schelling
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Schelling, Emmett Date: Dec. 1, 2020 Topics: Asian LGBTQ+ people, Health care for LGBTQ+ people, Transgender activism, Transgender people, Transgender political activists, Transitioning (Gender), Transmasculine people Subject: San Antonio Gender Association (SAGA), Transform Houston, TransFORWARD, Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT) Description: An interview with Emmett Schelling, a transmasculine activist based in San Antonio, Texas. At the time of this interview, Schelling was the Executive Director of the Transgender Education Network o... -
Interview with Dr. Colton St. Amand
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: St. Amand, Colton Date: May 22, 2020 Topics: Gender non-conforming identity, Health care for LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ authors, Medicalization, Transgender community, Transgender youth, Transgenderqueer people, Two-Spirit people Subject: Gender Infinity, Stacey's Not A Girl, U.S. Professional Association for Transgender Health (USPATH), World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) Description: An interview with Dr. Colton St. Amand, a transgenderqueer Two Spirit man, Texas Licensed Clinical Psychologist, and family medicine physician resident with a concentration in gender and sexuality ... -
Interview with LaSaia Wade
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Wade, LaSaia Date: Jan. 18, 2020 Topics: Afro-Latin American transgender people, Anti-transgender discrimination, BIPOC, Black transgender people, Discrimination in employment, Indigenous transgender people, LGBTQ+ community centers, LGBTQ+ visibility, Trans women, Transgender activism, Transgender people of color Subject: Afro-Puerto Rican people, Black Trans Gender Nonconforming Collective, Brave Space Alliance, Tennessee Trans Journey Project (TTJP) Description: An interview with LaSaia Wade, an Afro-Puerto Rican indigenous trans woman, activist, and community organizer based in Chicago, Illinois. At the time of this oral history interview, she was the Dir... -
Interview with De Sube
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Sube, De Date: Jul. 17, 2020 Topics: LGBTQ+ support groups, LGBTQ+ visibility, Trans women, Transgender activism, Transgender community, Transgender political activists, Transitioning (Gender), White transgender people Subject: Gender Expression Movement, Transgender Assistance Program of Virginia, Virginia Values Act Description: An interview with De Sube is a white trans woman and activist based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. At the time of this interview, she served as the Chairperson, Director of Client Services, and Treas... -
Interview with Carter Brown and Diamond Stylz
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Brown, Carter, Stylz, Diamond Date: Jan. 17, 2020 Topics: Anti-transgender discrimination, BIPOC, Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ visibility, Trans men, Trans women, Transgender activism, Transgender community, Transgender employment, Transgender people of color Subject: Black Trans Advocacy Coalition (BTAC), Black Trans Women, Inc., Black Transmen, Inc., Marsha's Plate Description: An interview with Carter Brown and Diamond Stylz. Carter Brown is a Black trans man, activist, and community organizer from Dallas, Texas. Brown is the founder of Black Transmen, Inc., and served ... -
Interview with Christopher J. Cuevas
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Cuevas, Christopher J. Date: Sep. 28, 2020 Topics: BIPOC, Indigenous LGBTQ+ people, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ activism, Non-binary people, Queer community, Queer people of color, Transgender community, Transgender people of color Subject: QLatinx, Trans Justice Funding Project Description: An interview with Christopher J. Cuevas, an Indigenous-Latinx, non-binary community organizer, educator, and peace practitioner based in Orlando, Florida. Since co-founding the organization in 2016... -
Interview with Zakia McKensey
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: McKensey, Zakia Date: Jul. 21, 2020 Topics: African American transgender people, AIDS education, Anti-transgender violence, BIPOC, LGBTQ+ communities, Trans women, Transgender community, Transgender people of color Subject: Nationz Foundation, Trans Justice Funding Project Description: An interview with Zakia McKensey, an African-American trans woman and native of Richmond, Viginia. At the time of this interview, she was the executive director of Nationz Foundation, a Richmond-ba... -
Interview with Chase Strangio
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Strangio, Chase Date: Dec. 2, 2020 Topics: Anti-discrimination law, Detention of LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ immigration rights, LGBTQ+ visibility, Transgender activism, Transgender people, Transgender political activists, Transmasculine people, White transgender people Subject: Aimee Stephens, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Chelsea Manning, Gavin Grimm, Gerald Bostock, LGBT & HIV Project, Sylvia Rivera Law Project Description: Chase Strangio is a white transmasculine attorney and activist. At the time of this interview, he was a staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and served as Deputy Director f... -
Interview with Cathy Kapua
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Kapua, Cathy Date: Oct. 29, 2020 Topics: Anti-transgender violence, BIPOC, Decriminalization, Imprisonment, Sex work, Trans women, Transfeminine people, Transgender activism, Transgender community, Transgender people of color Subject: Hawai'i Health & Harm Reduction Center, Kulia Na Mamo, Trans Justice Funding Project Description: An interview with Cathy Kiana Keiko Kapua, a Native Hawaiian māhūwahine and trans woman, community organizer, and public health advocate based on O'ahu. At the time of this interview, she was Deput... -
Interview with Aldita Gallardo
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Gallardo, Aldita Date: Jan. 16, 2020 Topics: Anti-transgender violence, BIPOC, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ people of color, LGBTQ+ youth, Public health, Trans women, Transgender activism, Transgender community centers Subject: Borealis Philanthropy, El/La Para Translatinas, Fund for Trans Generations Description: An interview with Aldita Gallardo, a Latinx trans woman, community organizer, and former youth worker based in Oakland, California. At the time of this interview, she served as a Senior Program Ass... -
Interview with Mariah Moore
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Moore, Mariah Date: Jul. 6, 2020 Topics: BIPOC, Black transgender people, Gentrification, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ people of color, LGBTQ+ sex workers, LGBTQ+ unhoused people, Trans women, Transgender activism, Transphobia Subject: Black LGBTQ+ Migrant Project (BLMP), House of Tulip, LGBTQ Task Force, Transgender Law Center (TLC) Description: An interview with Mariah Moore a National Organizer at Transgender Law Center and also a Co-director at House of Tulip. Her work includes fighting to ensure equity, equality and safety for the tran... -
Interview with Alex Griffin
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Griffin, Alex Date: Oct. 2, 2020 Topics: LGBTQ+ arts, LGBTQ+ self-defense, Police brutality, Social workers, Trans women, Transgender political activists, White transgender people Description: An interview with Alex Griffin, a white trans woman, social worker, and community activist based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In this oral history interview, Griffin discusses the impact of her upbri... -
Interview with Agaiotupu Viena
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Viena, Agaiotupu Date: Jul. 24, 2020 Topics: BIPOC, Fa'afafine, Indigenous LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Pacific Islander American LGBTQ+ people, Pacific Islander American transgender people, Trans women, Transgender people of color Subject: Pride Foundation, Trans Justice Funding Project, TRANSform Culture, United Territories of Pacific Islanders Alliance (UTOPIA) Description: An interview with Agaiotupu Viena, a fa'afafine and trans woman from Amerika Samoa, educator, advocate, and community organizer based in the Seattle area. At the time of these interviews, she was P... -
Interview with Roxanne Anderson, Part 2
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Anderson, Roxanne Date: Jul. 20, 2017 Topics: Ball culture, BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Gender non-conforming people, LGBTQ+ discrimination, Queer community, Racial profiling in law enforcement, Transmasculine people Subject: OutFront Minnesota Description: A second interview with Roxanne Anderson, a Black gender non-conforming masculine of center person. At the time of this interview, they were the Director of Trans & Racial Justice at the organizati... -
Interview with Thalia Fontan
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Fontan, Thalia Date: Feb. 12, 2016 Topics: LGBTQ+ discrimination, LGBTQ+ visibility, Mental health care for LGBTQ+ people, Puerto Rican women, Trans women, Transgender victims of bullying, Transgender youth, White transgender people Subject: Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Asexual College Conference (MBLGTACC) Description: An interview with Thalia Fontan, a Puerto Rican and white transwoman from Wisconsin. At the time of this interview, Fontan was a student at the University of Minnesota. In this oral history Fontan ... -
Interview with Susan Kimberlya
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Kimberly, Susan Date: Mar. 9, 2016 Topics: Gender affirming surgery, LGBTQ+ activism, Official documentation, Older transgender people, Trans women, Transgender youth, Transitioning (Gender), White transgender people Description: An interview with Susan Kimberly, a white transwoman from St. Paul, Minnesota. In this oral history interview, she discusses her childhood and early life, her time in the Peace Corps, her transitio... -
Interview with Raymond Rea
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Rea, Raymond Date: Oct. 16, 2016 Topics: Butches, Gay and lesbian film festivals, Genderfluid identity, Genderqueer people, Italian American men, LGBTQ+ films, Older queer people, Older transgender people, Trans men, Transitioning (Gender), White transgender people Description: An interview with Raymond Rea, an Italian-English-American-white trans male raised in Massachusetts. At the time of this oral history, Rea was working as a Professor in the School of Media Arts & D... -
Interview with Max Gries
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Gries, Max Date: Oct. 28, 2016 Topics: Genderqueer people, Health care for LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ activists, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ relationships, Medical care, Sexual orientation, Transitioning (Gender), White LGBTQ+ people Subject: Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, Minnesota Trans Health Coalition, UMN Transgender Commission Description: An interview with Max Gries, a white genderqueer person from Wisconsin. At the time of this oral history, Gries was working at Capella University in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In this oral history, Gr... -
Interview with Ellie Krug
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Krug, Ellie Date: Dec. 15, 2015 Topics: Gender affirming surgery, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ actors, LGBTQ+ families, LGBTQ+ people with addictions, Trans women, Transitioning (Gender), White transgender people Subject: Call for Justice, Getting to Ellen: A Memoir About Love, Honesty, and Gender Change Description: An interview with Ellie Krug, a white trans woman from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In this oral history interview, she discusses her childhood, family, and relationships, her memoirs and experiences of tra... -
Interview with Rickke Mananzala
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Mananzala, Rickke Date: Nov. 19, 2019 Topics: BIPOC, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ people of color, LGBTQ+ youth, Trans women, Transgender people, Transgender youth Subject: Borealis Philanthropy, FIERCE, Fund for Trans Generations Description: An interview with Rickke Mananzala, a trans activist and community organizer. At the time of this interview, he was the Vice President for Strategy & Programs with Borealis Philanthropy, working wi... -
Interview with Gabriel Foster
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Foster, Gabriel Date: Nov. 19, 2019 Topics: Black queer people, Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ youth, LGBTQ+ youth centers, Transgender activism, Transgender youth, Transmasculine people Subject: American Friends Service Committee, Lambert House, Sylvia Rivera Law Project, Trans Justice Funding Project Description: An interview with Gabriel Foster, a Black queer and trans activist, youth worker, and community organizer. At the time of this interview, he was the co-founder and executive director of the Trans ... -
Interview with Nathan Levitt
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Levitt, Nathan Date: Sep. 7, 2019 Topics: Gender affirming surgery, Health care for LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ health care centers, LGBTQ+ health education, Nurse practitioners, Social justice, Trans men, Transgender people, White transgender people Subject: Rachel Bluebond-Langner Description: An interview with Nathan Levitt, a white trans man and family nurse practitioner. At the time of this interview, he worked in the office of Dr. Rachel Bluebond-Langner, who specializes in gender-a... -
Interview with Alex Lee
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Lee, Alex Date: Nov. 17, 2019 Topics: Asian American transgender people, Legal services, LGBTQ+ imprisonment, Police harassment, Prisoners--Civil rights, Social justice, Transgender activism, Transgender people, Transmasculine people Subject: Funders for LGBTQ Issues, Grantmakers United for Trans Communities (GUTC), TransAction Description: An interview with Alexander Li-Hua Lee, an Asian American trans masculine activist and attorney from Oakland, California. At the time of this interview, he was the Project Director for the Grantmak... -
Interview with Maddie Deutsch
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Deutsch, Maddie Date: Sep. 6, 2019 Topics: Health care for LGBTQ+ people, Hormone therapy (Gender), Lesbians, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ health care centers, Queer women, Trans women, Transgender people, White transgender people Subject: Affordable Care Act, LGBT Center Los Angeles, Transgender Care, U.S. Professional Association for Transgender Health (USPATH) Description: An interview with Maddie Deutsch, MD, MPH, a queer, lesbian, transgender white woman. At the time of this interview, she was the Medical Director for Transgender Care at the University of Californi... -
Interview with Dean Spade
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Spade, Dean Date: Nov. 9, 2019 Topics: LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ people of color, Nonprofit organizations, Trans men, Transgender authors, Transgender political activists, White transgender people Subject: Sylvia Rivera Law Project Description: An interview with Dean Spade, a white trans activist, writer and teacher. He founded the Sylvia Rivera Law Project, a non-profit law collective that provides free legal services to transgender, int... -
Interview with Erica Anderson
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Anderson, Erica Date: Sep. 6, 2019 Topics: Gender affirming surgery, Health care for LGBTQ+ people, Medical care, Mental health care for LGBTQ+ people, Trans women, White transgender people Subject: U.S. Professional Association for Transgender Health (USPATH), World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) Description: An interview with Erica Anderson, a white trans woman and clinical psychologist. At the time of this interview, she was President of the U.S. Professional Association for Transgender Health (USPATH... -
Interview with Ola Osaze
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Osaze, Ola Date: Nov. 21, 2019 Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black queer people, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ migrants, LGBTQ+ people of color, Queer authors, Transgender people, Transmasculine people Subject: Audre Lorde Project (ALP), Black LGBTQ+ Migrant Project (BLMP), Queers for Economic Justice, Sylvia Rivera Law Project, Transgender Law Center (TLC), Uhuru Wazobia Description: An interview with Ola Osifo Osaze, a transmasculine queer of Edo and Yoruba descent. At the time of this interview, Osaze was the Director for the Black LGBTQ+ Migrant Project (BLMP) and had been a... -
Interview with the Reverend Louis Mitchell
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Mitchell, Louis Date: Nov. 18, 2019 Topics: BIPOC, Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ religious people, Older transgender people, Trans men, Transgender activism, Transgender clergy Subject: Chris Paige, TransFaith Description: An interview with Reverend Louis Mitchell, a Black trans man, trans activist and advocate.At the time of this interview, he was the executive director and co-founder of TransFaith, a multi-traditio... -
Interview with Sand Chang
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Chang, Sand Date: Sep. 6, 2019 Topics: Asian American transgender people, Chinese Americans, Health care for LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ health education, Non-binary people Subject: The Gender Affirming Letter Access Project (The GALAP), Trans Bodies, Trans Selves, World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) Description: An interview with Sand Chang, a nonbinary Chinese American psychologist/psychotherapist and educator from Oakland, California. Chang co-authored A Clinician's Guide to Gender Affirming Care (New Ha... -
Interview with Kris Hayashi
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Hayashi, Kris Date: Nov. 17, 2019 Topics: Asian American transgender people, BIPOC, Trans men, Transgender activism, Transgender people of color Subject: Audre Lorde Project (ALP), Transgender Law Center (TLC), Youth United for Community Action Description: An interview with Kris Hayashi, an Asian American trans man, community organizer, and activist. At the time of this interview, he was the executive director of the Transgender Law Center (TLC.) Pr... -
Interview with Taffy Johnson
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Johnson, Taffy Date: Nov. 19, 2019 Topics: BIPOC, Fa'afafine, Gender non-conforming identity, LGBTQ+ people of color, Pacific Islander American transgender people, Trans women, Transgender people of color Subject: United Territories of Pacific Islanders Alliance (UTOPIA) Description: An interview with Taffy Johnson, a fa'afafine and trans woman of color from Sāmoa. Taffy is also a queer and trans activist and community organizer in the Pacific Islander communities of South King... -
Night of a Thousand Gowns
Collection: Drag Show Programs Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Corso, R. Date: circa Mar. 28, 1987 Topics: AIDS organizations, Drag Subject: Aids Action Council, Bill Harington Orchestra, Human Rights Campaign Fund (HRCF), March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF), New York Gay and Lesbian Community Center -
Andrea Jenkins Papers, 2005-17
Collection: Discovery Resources Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in GLBT Studies Date: Unknown Topics: Black transgender people, Trans women, Transgender poetry, Transgender political activists Subject: Andrea Jenkins, Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Centre, Elizabeth Glidden, One Minneapolis, One Read, Robert Liligreen, Seward Co-op Friendship Store, Trans*Equity Summit Description: This collection documents politician, writer, and activist Andrea Jenkins' activities within the City of Minneapolis, including her fight for the rights of LGBT people and racial minorities. -
Interview with Lawrence Tanner Richardson
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Richardson, Lawrence Tanner Date: Jun. 10, 2016 Topics: African American transgender people, Androgyny, Assigned gender, Bisexuality, Child abuse, Christianity, Depression, Drug abuse, Families, Femininities, FtMs, Gender realignment surgery, Gender role, Homeless people, Identity, Language, Loneliness, Marriage, Menstruation, Mental disorders, Police, Puberty, Role behavior, Self-acceptance, Separation, Sexual orientation, Suicide, Transgender people Subject: Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition, OutFront Minnesota Description: Lawrence Tanner Richardson identifies as a queer black trans man who was assigned female at birth. He was born in St. Paul, Minnesota and had a difficult childhood. He’s the oldest with two sisters... -
Interview with George Hoagland
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Hoagland, George Date: Aug. 24, 2017 Topics: Androgyny, Assigned gender, Black people, Change of name, Christianity, Dating, Depression, Effeminacy, Families of military personnel, Family members, Gender role, Genderfluid identity, Heteronormativity, Marriage, Mental disorders, Police, Reduction mammaplasty, Schools, Separation, Tomboys Subject: Queer, Trans, Intersex, People of Color and Indigenous People Studies (QTIPOCI) Description: George Hoagland identifies as black and androgynous. They were assigned female at birth and use all pronouns. There were born on a naval base in Yokosuka, Japan. They grew up in San Diego, Californ... -
Interview with Xaundra Nawa
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Nawa, Xaundra Date: Aug. 29, 2017 Topics: Androgyny, Assigned gender, Bisexuality, Coming out, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Definitions, Discrimination, Drug abuse, Families, Femininities, Gay identity, Genderfluid identity, Health insurance, Hormone therapy, Non-monogamous relationships, Police, Poor, Racism, Racism in language, Sexual orientation, Transgender people, Unemployed Description: Xaundra Nawa identifies as a black pansexual fluid demi girl and was assigned male at birth. She is the oldest of two brothers and was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her parents protect... -
Interview with Monet (Kisha) Martin
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Martin, Monet (Kisha) Date: May 18, 2017 Topics: Assigned gender, Cannabis, Cross-cultural relationships, Drag queens, Families, Gender identity, Hormones, LGBTQ+ sex workers, MtFs, Rape, Sexual relationships, Sports, Substance use in LGBTQ+ communities, Surgery, Transgender people, Violence Description: Monet (Kisha) Martin identifies as a trans woman and was assigned male at birth. She played sports growing up such as basketball, baseball, hockey, and soccer. Martin was kicked out of high school ... -
Interview with Nemo Siqueiros
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Siqueiros, Nemo Date: Oct. 14, 2016 Topics: Academic education, Acceptance, Artificial insemination, Assigned gender, Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Autism spectrum disorders, Aztec calendar, Bullying, Clothing, Colonialism, Coming out, Depression, Discrimination, Families, Femininities, Gender role, Gender swapping, Genderfluid identity, Homophobia, Hormone therapy, Indigenous peoples, Intersectionality (Sociology), LGBTQ+ relationships, Media, Medication, Mexican Americans, Mexicans, Mexico--Civilization, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Psychiatry, Racism, Schools, Scoliosis, Sexism, Suicide, Terminology, Third gender, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Finding Me, Mexi DashCamm People's Press Project, Muxe of the Zapotec, National Coming Out Description: Nemo Siqueiros identifies as a demisexual trans man assigned female at birth and uses he/him and they/them pronouns. They were born in Iowa City, Iowa and raised in Muscatine, Iowa and North Libert... -
Interview with Aria Said
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Said, Aria Date: Jun. 6, 2017 Topics: Adopted children, African American transgender people, Appearance, Assigned gender, Black people, Catholic Church--Education, Drag queens, Film, Foster parents, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Gender role, Genderfluid identity, Gentrification, Imprisonment, Language, Mental health, MtFs, NGOs, Passing (Gender), Privilege (Social psychology), Self-acceptance, Serial killings, Sexuality, Social media, Therapies, Transgender community, Transgender people, Visibility Subject: Christine Jorgensen, Harry Benjamin Standards of Care, Isis King, Marsha P. Johnson, Miss Major, Sojurner Truth Leadership Circle Fellowship for Transformational Leadership, Stonewall, Sylvia Rivera, TGI Justice Project Description: Aria Said identifies as a black heterosexual transsexual female or trans woman, and she was assigned male at birth. She was born and raised in Portland, Oregon as well as Beaverton, Oregon, which i... -
Interview with Quinton Neal
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Neal, Quinton Date: Feb. 23, 2016 Topics: African American transgender people, Androgyny (Psychology), Appearance, Discrimination, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Intersectionality (Sociology), LGBTI community, Medical interventions, Online dating, Privilege (Social psychology), Problem-oriented policing, Psychic trauma, Racism, Rape, Religions, Religious institutions, Role behavior, Rural areas, Schools, Self-care, Health, Sexual freedom, Sexual orientation, Sexual violence, Sexuality, Support groups Subject: Black Liberation Projects, Black Lives Matter (BLM), Caitlyn Jenner, Delta Phi Upsilon, Janet Mock, Laverne Cox Description: Quinton Neal was born in the small, rural town of Peoria, Illinois and identifies as black, gay, and gender fluid where she switches between genders. She was assigned male at birth and uses both he... -
Interview with Melinda Lee
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Lee, Melinda Date: Aug. 17, 2017 Topics: Asian Americans, Dating, Families, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Hormone therapy, Labeling, Language, LGBTI community, Politics, Pronoun, Rape, Schools, Sexual orientation, Social media, Surgery, Transphobia, Violence, White supremacy movements--United States Subject: Black and Pink, Khmer Rouge, Lobby Days, OutFront Minnesota, The Gender and Sexuality Center for Queer and Trans, Trans Advisory and Action Team Description: Melinda Lee is a gender non-conforming, non-binary person. They were assigned female at birth, and they come from Cambodian, Chinese, and Vietnamese descent. They were born and raised in Long Beach... -
Interview with Valerie Spencer
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Spencer, Valerie Date: Oct. 5, 2017 Topics: African American transgender people, Assigned gender, Bullying, Butches, Christianity, Clothing, Depression, Drag queens, Employment discrimination, Exorcism, Families, Families, Black, Femininities, Heteronormativity, HIV/AIDS, Identity politics, Intersectionality (Sociology), Labeling, Language, Marriage, Medical interventions, Medicalisation, Privilege (Social psychology), Psychic trauma, Racism, Role behavior, Role models, Schools, Self-care, Health, Social advocacy, Soft butches, Support groups, Therapies, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia Subject: Caitlyn Jenner, Janet Mock, Laverne Cox, Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center of Color Description: Valerie Spencer identifies as a black trans woman and was assigned male at birth. She was born and raised in Los Angeles, California in the suburbs. She had an older brother who was murdered when s... -
Interview with Julienne Brown (Mizz June)
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Brown, Julienne (Mizz June) Date: May 6, 2016 Topics: African American transgender people, Allies, Bullying, Christianity, Clothing, Dating, Femininities, Film, Gender identity, Genderfluid identity, Gentrification, Intersectionality (Sociology), Labelling, LGBTI community, Migration, Representation, Role behavior, Schools, Sexism, Sexual identity, Transgender identity, Transgender people, Transphobia Subject: Audre Lorde Project (ALP), FIERCE, Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC), Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera Description: Julienne Brown “Mizz June,” grew up in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. She describes her strong relationship with her grandfather and her challenges with her mother’s adherence to her Jehovah’s W... -
Interview with Elliot Winter
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Winter, Elliot Date: Jun. 8, 2016 Topics: Adopted children, Anti-transgender violence, Assigned gender, Bullying, Clothing, Drug abuse, Families, Femininities, Gender realignment surgery, Hormone therapy, Korean Americans, Masculinities, Online dating, Parents, White, Racism, Role behavior, Schools, Self-acceptance, Sexuality, Social media, Suicide, Therapies, Tomboys, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender) Description: Elliot Winter identifies as a transgender male and was assigned female at birth. One of his earliest memories is fighting his parents to wear clothing that suited him as a child. He moved around a ... -
Interview with Andre Reed
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Reed, Andre Date: Sep. 6, 2017 Topics: Adoption, African American transgender people, Appearance, Children of military personnel, Clothing, Drag, Employment discrimination, Families, FtMs, Gender identity, Homophobia, Identification cards, LGBTQ+ relationships, Masculinities, Men, Black, Passing (Gender), Patriarchy, Racism, Religions, Sexism, Sports, Transgender prostitutes, Transitioning (Gender), Visibility Description: Andre Reed identifies as a trans male and was assigned female at birth. He was born in Indiana. His dad was stationed in Georgia at Fort Benning where he lived. His father was later stationed in Ge... -
Interview with Micky Bradford
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Bradford, Micky Date: Oct. 4, 2017 Topics: Acceptance, African American transgender people, Androgyny (Psychology), Assigned gender, Coming out, Dating, Drag, Families, Femininities, Feminism, Gender diversity, Health facilities, Hormone therapy, Isolation, Lesbian community, Medical interventions, Migration, Military, Passing (Gender), Prisons and race relations, Racism, Self-care, Health, Social advocacy, Support groups, Transgender people Subject: Southerners on New Ground (SONG), Trans Women of Color Collective (TWOC), Transgender Law Center Description: Micky Bradford identifies as a black non-binary trans feminine person and was assigned male at birth. They use she/her and they/them pronouns and were 26 at the time of the interview. Both of her p... -
Interview with Ash (Ashley) Scott
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Scott, Ash (Ashley) Date: Oct. 29, 2015 Topics: African American transgender people, Appearance, Bullying, Communication, Dating, Disabilities, Discrimination, Drag kings, Femininities, FtMs, Gender realignment surgery, Gender role, Hormone therapy, Language, Masculinities, Military, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Schools, Surgery, Therapies Description: Ash Scott identifies as a black female to male trans guy who was assigned female at birth. He is an Air Force brat. He was born in California at the Castle Air Force Base. He also lived in Louisian... -
Interview with Taya Mitchell
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Mitchell, Taya Date: Apr. 6, 2016 Topics: African American transgender people, Appearance, Assigned gender, Bathrooms, Black race--Color, Bullying, Clothing, Coming out, Families, Femininities, Gender identity, HIV/AIDS, Homophobia, Hormone therapy, Identification cards, Inclusive education, Language, Medical care, Privilege (Social psychology), Racism, Representation, Reproduction, Schools, Social media, Surgery, Transgender people, Transphobia Subject: Black Lives Matter (BLM), Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition, OutFront Minnesota Description: Taya Mitchell is a performance artist and community organizer who was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. In this oral history, she shares many of her experiences with being homeschooled; bullying ... -
Interview with Sandy James
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: James, Sandy Date: Sep. 29, 2017 Topics: African American transgender people, Census, Colonization, Discrimination, FtMs, Gender diversity, Immigrants, Linguistics, Police, Poor, Private schools, Privilege (Social psychology), Racism, Role behavior, Social advocacy, Sports, Statistics, Transgender people, Transphobia Subject: Forth Annual Trans Equity Summit, National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) Description: Sandy James identifies as a black trans man only in circles of people who understand and was assigned female at birth. He describes his experiences being a black female where typically he fared bet... -
Interview with Catalina Velasquez
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Velasquez, Catalina Date: Dec. 9, 2016 Topics: Augmentation mammaplasty, Change of name, Citizenship, Colombian Americans, Dating, Development, Employment, Gender realignment surgery, Health insurance, Illegal aliens, LGBTQ+ relationships, Masculinities, MtFs, Privilege (Social psychology), Racism, Role behavior, Self-acceptance, Transgender people, Xenophobia Subject: Audre Lorde, Casa Ruby, Laverne Cox Description: Catalina Velasquez identifies as a straight transgender woman attracted to cis men and goes by Queen Goddess Sister. She is Colombian, was born in Cali, Colombia, and has a sister. She came to the ... -
Interview With Breatta Bee Amore
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Amore, Breatta Bea Date: Feb. 16, 2017 Topics: African Americans, AIDS (Disease)--Patients, Bathrooms, Christianity, Coming out, Dating, Drug abuse, Employment discrimination, Femininities, Film mini-series, Harassment, HIV/AIDS, MtFs, Pornographic films, Self-acceptance, Single parent families Description: Breatta Bee Amore was 58 at the time of the interview. She is a black trans female living with AIDS and was assigned male at birth. She was born in Madison, Wisconsin, predominately raised in Chica... -
Interview With Tracie Jada O'Brien
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: O'Brien, Tracie Jada Date: Jan. 13, 2017 Topics: Adult child abuse victims--Mental health, African American transgender people, African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc, Assigned gender, Blacks--Segregation, Bullying, Christianity, Cosmetics, Counselors, Depression, Mental, Drag queens, Families, Femininities, Gender diversity, Gender realignment surgery, HIV/AIDS, Hormone therapy, Imprisonment, MtFs, Police raids, Religions, Sexual abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual practices, Transgender prostitution Subject: Affordable Care Act, Christine Jorgensen, Miss Fannie's Ball, National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE), Tenderloin, The Center for Special Problems Description: Tracie Jada O’Brien identifies as an African American female and was assigned male at birth. She was 65 at the time of the interview. She grew up in St. Louis, Missouri in the 1950s and 1960s in an... -
Interview With Paulina Angel
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Angel, Paulina Date: Dec. 8, 2016 Topics: Abuse, Assigned gender, Bullying, Coming out, Crossdressing, Families, Femininities, Gender identity, Hispanic Americans, Hormone therapy, Linguistics, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Music, Online social networks, Passing (Gender), Politics, Pronoun, Role behavior, Self medication, Self-acceptance, Social advocacy, Social movements, Transgender community, Transgender identity, Transgender people Subject: Fair Education Act, Human Rights Campaign (HRC), The Student Senate for California Community Colleges, Transgender Educational Resources Description: Paulina Angel is a Hispanic trans woman and musician originally from Indio, CA. Angel is an activist and organizer who has done work for multiple organizations including the Student Senate for Cali... -
Interview with Naiymah Sanchez
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Sanchez, Naiymah Date: Jan. 21, 2017 Topics: AIDS (Disease), Appearance, Assigned gender, Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Bathrooms, Children of immigrants, Citizenship, Clothing, Cosmetics, Cubans, Depression, Ethiopians, Ethnic relations, Femininities, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Identification cards, Intersectionality (Sociology), LGBTQ+ relationships, Manic-depressive illness, Privilege (Social psychology), Pronoun, Psychology, Pathological, Puerto Ricans, Race, Racially mixed people, Stereotypes (Social psychology), Transgender people, Unemployment Description: Naiymah Sanchez identifies as a heterosexual Afro-Latina transgender female of color who was assigned male at birth. She is of Puerto Rican, Cuban, and Ethiopian immigrant decent. She was born in 1... -
Interview with Ameriah Neal
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Neal, Ameirah Date: Dec. 1, 2016 Topics: Assigned gender, Black people, Child abuse, Colleges, Discrimination, Division, Drug abuse, Employment policies, Etymology, Families, Femininities, Homelessness, Hormone therapy, Intersectionality (Sociology), Language, Passing (Gender), Politics, Prejudices, Race relations, Sexual orientation, Stereotypes, Transgender community, Transgender people Subject: Black Lives Matter (BLM) Description: Ameirah Neal is a 27 years old straight transgender woman of color who was assigned male at birth. She grew up on the southeast side of Washington, D.C. She realized from the young age of 5 that sh... -
Interview with Destinee Salinas
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Salinas, Destinee Date: Sep. 28, 2016 Topics: Acceptance, Androgyny, Anti-transgender violence, Anxiety, Augmentation mammaplasty, Bathrooms, Bullying, Catholic schools, Clothing, Cosmetics, Discrimination, Drag, Families, Gender identity, Gender role, Health insurance, Hispanic Americans, Hormones, Language, LGBTI community, LGBTQ+ relationships, Media, Mental health, Mexican Americans, Police, Popular culture, Pronoun, Racially mixed people, Racism, Social media, Transgender people Subject: Annual Minneapolis Transgender Equity Summer Description: Destinee Salinas is a 35-year-old Hispanic straight female and was assigned male at birth. Their pronouns are she/her and they/them. She is the middle child of four brothers and, having an acceptin... -
Interview with Renan (Ashley) Sapalaran
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Sapalaran, Renan Date: May 16, 2017 Topics: Acceptance, Anti-transgender violence, Appearance, Bathrooms, Catholic schools, Celebrities, Christianity, Church--Unity, Colorism, Discrimination, Employment discrimination, Families, Gender realignment surgery, Hormones, Identity, Immigration, Katoeys, LGBTQ+ relationships, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Linguistics, Occupations, Passing (Gender), Politicians, Privilege (Social psychology), Pronoun, Psychiatrists, Same-sex marriage, Self-acceptance, Skin--Bleaching, Social advocacy, Spirituality, Surgery, Transgender people, Translations, Visas Subject: Barack Obama, Laverne Cox Description: Renan (Ashlee) Sapalaran identifies as female and was assigned male at birth. She is from the Philippines. Her father is a policeman and has always been supportive of her transition. She struggled ... -
Interview with Quinn Villagomez
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Villagomez, Quinn Date: Sep. 17, 2015 Topics: Acceptance, Appearance, Assigned gender, Bullying, Coming out, Depression, Drag, Family members, Femininities, Gender dysphoria, Gender identity, Health insurance, LGBTQ+ partners, LGBTQ+ radio, LGBTQ+ relationships, MtFs, Pronoun, Schools, Self-acceptance, Support groups, Transgender people, Transphobia Subject: Brown College, Caitlyn Jenner, Janet Mock, Laverne Cox, University of Minnesota Description: Quinn Villagomez identifies as a biracial female and trans woman. She was assigned male at birth and was born and raised in north Minneapolis, Minnesota. She has an older sister who struggles with ... -
Interview with Andrea Jenkins and Phillipe Cunningham
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Cunningham, Phillipe, Jenkins, Andrea Date: Nov. 27, 2017 Topics: Activists, African American transgender people, Black people, Elections, Family members, Femininities, Gender diversity, Political campaigns, Politicians, Politics, Race, Social advocacy, Social classes, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transphobia, Visibility Subject: Althea Garrison, Barack Obama, Minneapolis’ Youth Violence Prevention Executive Committee, Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, Monica Roberts, Trans Equity Summit, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project, University of Minnesota Description: Andrea Jenkins grew up in Chicago, Illinois and went to college in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is the Oral Historian for the Transgender Oral History Project at the GLBT Tretter Collection. She wor... -
Interview with Andrea Jenkins
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Jenkins, Andrea Date: Jul. 25, 2017 Topics: African American transgender people, Assigned gender, Depression, Divorce, Ethnicity, Family members, Gender diversity, Gender dysphoria, Historians, Hormones, Labour, MtFs, Parents of transgender people, People with disabilities, Politics, Pronoun, Prostitution, Religions, Sexism, Sexual assault, Social advocacy, Social media, Therapies, Transgender people, Two-spirit people, Women, Black Subject: Caitlyn Jenner, Lisa Vecoli, Program in Human Sexuality, Trans Equity Summit, Transgender Oral History Project Description: Andrea Jenkins identifies as a transgender woman and was assigned male at birth. She was an employee at the city of Minneapolis and was involved in a project called the Trans Equity Summit which is... -
Interview with Nichole Moravec
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Moravec, Nichole Date: Mar. 30, 2017 Topics: Acceptance, Appearance, Bathrooms, Binders (Materials), Bullying, Colleges, Coming out, Divorce, Family members, Gender diversity, Internet, Intersectionality (Sociology), Lesbian identity, Masculinities, Pronoun, Sexuality, Social advocacy, Therapies, Transgender people, Transphobia Subject: Mumbletech Description: Nichole Moravec is 23 and grew up in Faribault, Minnesota. Their parents divorced when they were fifteen. They were assigned female at birth and identify as non-binary and genderqueer. To them bein... -
Interview with Daye Pope
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Pope, Daye Date: May 20, 2017 Topics: Appearance, Assigned gender, Bullying, Change of name, Clothing, Family members, Femininities, Feminism, Gender diversity, Gender dysphoria, Hair, Health, Health care, Homelessness, Hormones, Labour, LGBTQ+ relationships, Politics, Poverty, Pronoun, Schools, Sexuality, Social advocacy, Transgender community, Transgender people Subject: Caitlyn Jenner, Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), Environnmental Justice Community, Trans Union, Victory Fund Description: Daye Pope identifies as a woman and was assigned male at birth. She was born in Centerville, Iowa and spent part of her childhood on a farm outside Nashua, Iowa. She spent the bulk of her school ye... -
Interview with Awen Briem
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Briem, Awen Date: Dec. 28, 2015 Topics: Acceptance, Appearance, Assigned gender, Bullying, Change of name, Clothing, Coming out, Communities, Employment discrimination, Femininities, Gender diversity, Gender dysphoria, Gender identity, Harassment, Health care, HIV/AIDS, Homophobia, Hormones, Language, LGBTQ+ partners, Masculinities, Politics, Religions, Schools, Sexuality, Social media, Suicide, Surgery, Therapies, Transgender people, Transphobia, Youth Subject: OutFront Minnesota Description: Awen Briem identifies as transgender and as male if he’s not out to them. He was assigned female at birth and grew up in Syracuse, New York. His family then moved to Des Moines, Iowa. He experience... -
Interview with Alyssandra Taylor
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Taylor, Alyssandra Date: May 14, 2016 Topics: Acceptance, Body image, Change of name, Coming out, Depression, Discrimination, Family members, Femininities, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Hormones, Intersectionality (Sociology), LGBTQ+ relationships, MtFs, Oppression, Racism, Self-acceptance, Sexuality, Theatre, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Boston Alliance for Gay, Lesbian Youth (BAGLY) Description: Alyssandra Taylor identifies as a trans feminine and non-binary woman depending on how they feel. She uses they/them and she/her pronouns and was assigned male at birth. They’re nicknames include A... -
Interview with Rehema Mertinez
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Mertinez, Rehema Date: Mar. 28, 2016 Topics: Acceptance, Authority, Bullying, Clothing, Coming out, Depression, Discrimination, Ethnic diversity, Ethnic groups, Family members, Femininities, Gender identity, Hormones, Intersectionality (Sociology), LGBTQ+ relationships, Media, Mental health, MtFs, Police, Police brutality, Schools, Self-acceptance, Sexuality, Spirituality, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Visibility Subject: Avenues for Homeless Youth, Trans Youth Support Network Description: Rehema Mertinez is a trans woman of color from Minneapolis, MN, though she lived for several years in Perth, Australia as a child. In this oral history, she shares her experiences with being kicked...
