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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 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 Marie Bobby Miller
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Miller, Marie Bobby, Kearns, John J. Date: Mar. 9, 2002 Topics: Black transgender people, Trans women, Transgender activism Subject: Hot Peaches, Marsha P. Johnson Description: An interview with Marie Bobby Miller about Marsha Johnson’s early days on the street panhandling, interest in Easter. The interviewer reads his poem “Marsha P. Johnson March.” -
Interview with Marie Jamille
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Kearns, John J., Jamille, Marie Date: Feb. 1, 2003 Topics: Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ theater, QTPOC, Transfeminine people Subject: ACT UP, Amy Coleman, Hot Peaches, Marsha P. Johnson Description: An interview with Marie Jamille about her time with Hot Peaches and her experience with Marsha. -
Interview with Michael Lynch
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Kearns, John J., Lynch, Michael Date: Dec. 6, 2000 Topics: Black queer people, Black transgender people, Drag queens, Gender expression, HIV/AIDS, Mental health care for LGBTQ+ people, Performance art, QTPOC, Stonewall riots, Transfeminine people Subject: Andy Warhol, Christopher Street Columbus Tour, Hot Peaches, Jimmy Camicia, Marsha P. Johnson, Spare Change for a Dying Queen, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera Description: An interview with Micheal Lynch. The two talk about Lynch's experience in the Hot Peaches, and provides stories about Marsha P. Johnson. Lynch describes the group's trip to London and Hambrug—speci... -
Interview with Randy Wicker
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Kearns, John J., Wicker, Randy Date: Feb. 1, 2003 Topics: Black transgender people, Detention of LGBTQ+ people under a hospital order, Drag queens, Gay men, HIV/AIDS, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ chosen families, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, LGBTQ+ unhoused people, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Transfeminine people, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Gay Activists Alliance (GAA), Hot Peaches, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Uplift Lighting Description: An interview with Randy Wicker in which he talks about Marsha Johnson’s involvement with GAA and Heritage of Pride. He also discusses Marsha’s mental health, institutionalization, prostitution, and... -
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 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 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 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 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... -
Jaheed Hines Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Hines, Jaheed Date: Dec. 1, 2021 Topics: Black transgender people, Family members of LGBTQ+ people, Gay pride week, LGBTQ+ visibility, Transgender community, Transmasculine people Description: Jaheed Hines (he/him) is a black trans masculine man who was raised in Brooklyn, NYC. He begins detailing his childhood and how he found himself uncomfortable with societal expectations set upon hi... -
Janetta Johnson Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: OUTWORDS Creator: Johnson, Janetta, Funk, Mason Date: Aug. 10, 2021 Topics: Anti-transgender discrimination, Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ imprisonment, LGBTQ+ sex workers, LGBTQ+ unhoused people, Trans women, Transmisogynoir Subject: Janetta Johnson, Miss Major, Transgender Gendervariant Intersex Justice Project (TGIJP) Description: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to sexual assault and transphobic language. -
Janice Toy
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: House of History Creator: Date: Dec. 11, 2022 Topics: African American transgender people, Ballroom families, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Coming out, Drag performers, LGBTQ+ communities, Trans women, Transgender activism Subject: Janice Toy Description: An interview with Janice Toy. Janice Toy is a transgender woman and the mother of the House of History. In the interview, Toy discusses the LGBTQ community, reflects on her transition and coming ou... -
Kiyan Williams Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Williams, Kiyan Date: Dec. 1, 2021 Topics: Arts, Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ artists, Transgender community Description: A conversation between Darnell L. Moore and Kiyan Williams, a trans identifying visual artist from Newtown, New Jersey.
