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Amanda Armstrong Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Armstrong, Amanda Date: Mar. 21, 2019 Topics: Androgyny, Anti-transgender violence, Bathrooms, Bullying, Childbirth, Childhood, Clothing, Coming out, Communism, Counseling, Counterculture, Death penalty, Education, Family members, Feminists, Gay liberation, Gender, Gender diversity, Gender dysphoria, Gender role, Hormones, Labour, LGBTI community, LGBTQ+ parents, Liberalism, Menstruation, Middle class, Motherhood, MtFs, New Left, Police, Politics, Psychology, Religions, Resistance movements, Rural areas, Sexual assault, Socialism, Sports, Transgender movement, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transsexualism, Visibility, White people Subject: 9/11 Terror Attacks, Academic Workers for a Democratic Union, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Industrial Workers of the World (I.W.W.), Karl Marx, Occupy Oakland, Oscar Grant, Ralph Nader, Swarthmore College, Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminism (TERF), University of California Student-Workers Union (UAW) Description: Amanda Armstrong recounts her organizing as a graduate student militant in the 2009-2012 protest wave in Berkley and Oakland. She joined occupations and building take-overs organized by students an... -
Ash Stephens Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Ash Stephens Date: Apr. 19, 2019 Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Black people, Butches, Change of name, Childhood, Christianity, Education, Family members, Femininities, Gay men, Gender, Gender diversity, Genderfluid identity, Gentrification, Higher education, Lesbian culture, LGBTI community, LGBTQ+ movement, Masculinities, Military, Older people, Police patrol--Surveillance operations, Politics, Pronoun, Religions, Social classes, Soft butches, Transgender community, Transgender culture, Transgender identity, Transgender people Subject: Bible Belt, Black Hollywood, Brooklyn Bail Fund, Georgia Southern University, Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, University of Illinois at Chicago Description: Ash recounts growing up in a southern Bible Belt community. He details his journey from Georgia to Chicago where he completed his higher-level education and met his “chosen family.” Ash is currentl... -
B. Hawk Snipes Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Snipes, B. Hawk Date: Mar. 28, 2019 Topics: Artists, Bars, Black people, Childhood, Cocaine, Drug abuse, Education, Femininities, Gay and lesbian youth, Gay community centers, Gay liberation, Gay pride, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Health care, Homeless people, Homelessness, Hospitals, Housing, Jews, Latinos, LGBTI community, LGBTQ+ people who use substances, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Neighborhood government, Police, Police raids, Prisons, Pronoun, Stonewall riots, Substance use in LGBTQ+ communities, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transgender youth, Transitioning (Gender), Transsexual people, Unemployment, White people, Women, Youth, Youth organisations Subject: 9/11 Terror Attacks, Amanda Milan, Amy's Bread, Anderson Cooper, Bawdy Audie Josie, Center Lane, Chi-Chi's, Cole Cafe, Covenant House, Covenant House Rite of Passage (ROP), Fenced Out, Greenwich Village Youth Council (GYC), Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Iris House, James Street Hotel, JD Melendez, John Cameron Mitchell, Kate Barnhart, March of Dimes, Michael Bloomberg, New Neutral Zone, New York Police Department (NYPD), Octavia St. Laurent, Operation Spotlight, Peter Green, Project Reach, Rosie Perez, Sets, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera, The Garden Left Behind, Trans Health Conference, Trans in Action, Transy House, Wilson Cruz, Zendo's Description: B. Hawk Snipes discusses their growing in the Bronx, their time at the La Guardia High School of the Performing Arts and the Fashion Institute of Technology, and eventually becoming an entertainer ... -
Bianey Garcia Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: O'Brien, Michelle Esther, Garcia, Bianey Date: Jul. 13, 2017 Topics: Childhood, Coming out, Discrimination, Families, HIV/AIDS, Homelessness, Hormones, Immigration, Immigration law, Imprisonment, Latin american cultures, Lawyers, LGBTI community, LGBTQ+ sex workers, MtFs, Organisations, Police, Prisons, Racism, Sexual abuse, Transgender people, Transphobia, Violence Subject: Bianey Garcia, Make the Road Description: Bianey Garcia is a community organizer at Make the Road New York, a non-profit organization providing services and advocacy for Latinx and working class communities. Born in Veracruz, Mexico and ra... -
Capri Kasai Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Kasai, Capri Date: Mar. 19, 2019 Topics: Black people, Body image, Child abuse, Childhood, Climatic changes, Conservatism, Disaster medicine, Divorce, Environmental justice, Environmentalism, Femininities, Film, Gender, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Gender role, Genderfluid identity, Health care, Homophobia, Internet, Lesbian identity, LGBTI community, LGBTQ+ parents, Liberalism, Masculinities, Military, Misogyny, Moving, Household, Music, Politics, Polygamy, Public health, Queer theory, Racism, Religions, Skinheads, Southern States, Visibility, Writers Description: Capri recounts their childhood in a military family and the resulting relocations that their family underwent. They address family dynamics that continue to affect their inner monologue and relatio... -
Cayden Betzig Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Betzig, Cayden Date: Jun. 12, 2019 Topics: Childhood, Education, Family members, Gay men, Gender diversity, Health insurance, Hinduism, Homophobia, Hormones, Labour movement, Language, LGBTI community, Politics, Psychotherapy, Religions, Trade unions, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transgender youth, Transitioning (Gender), Visibility Subject: Callen-Lorde's Health Outreach to Teens Program, City Year, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), George Mason University, Hunter College, New York University (NYU), Student Labor Action Movement, United Federation of Teachers (UFT) Description: Cayden discusses his work as an untenured and trans educator. He reflects on his involvement in the NYC’s teacher’s union the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) and the UFT’s social justice caucus... -
Ceyenne Doroshow Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Nova, Cyd, Doroshow, Ceyenne Date: Feb. 19, 2017 Topics: Acceptance, Age, Childhood, Clothing, Coming out, Communities, Crossdressing, Discrimination, Families, Femininities, Gay community, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Health care, Homelessness, Hormones, Housing, Language, LGBTI community, Loneliness, MtFs, Racism, Representation, Riots, Roman catholicism, Sexual assault, Support groups, Therapies, Transgender people, Transgender rights, Transitioning (Gender), Violence Subject: Caitlyn Jenner, Ceyenne Doroshow, Miss Major Description: Ceyenne Doroshow shares her experience developing a supportive relationship with her family, enduring ignorance and discrimination, first meeting another transwoman, learning about hormones, and di... -
Christian Appel Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Appel, Christian, Martinez, Dinick Date: May 8, 2017 Topics: Assigned gender, Body image, Childhood, Ethnic groups, Families, Femininities, Gender diversity, Higher education, Hormones, LGBTI community, Mental health, MtFs, Oppression, Sexuality, Spirituality Subject: Christian Appel, SAGE, Trans Generational Theater Project Description: Christian Appel grew up in New Rochelle, escaping to find community in New York's party scene (particularly the Motherfucker parties) and at IDA, a queer gardening farmstead in Tennessee. She draws... -
Dylan Kapit Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Zavidow, Evan, Kapit, Dylan Date: Jun. 18, 2017 Topics: Bullying, Childhood, Coming out, Dating, Families, Gender diversity, Gender realignment surgery, LGBTI community, LGBTQ+ relationships, Mental health, Special education Subject: Barnard College, Dylan Kapit -
Eddie Jarel Jones Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Jones, Eddie Jarel Date: May 29, 2019 Topics: African American universities and colleges, Anti-transgender violence, Bathrooms, Beauty standards, Bisexual youth, Black people, Bullying, Childhood, Cosmetics, Crossdressing, Dating, Discrimination, Drag, Family members, Femininities, Gay and lesbian youth, Gay pride, Gender, Gender diversity, Gender realignment surgery, Harassment, Heterosexism, Homophobia, LGBTI community, Masculinities, Passing (Gender), Pronoun, Racism, Self-image, Social media, Telecommunication, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transgender youth, Transphobia, Visibility, Women's colleges Subject: Bathroom Act, BlackTransTV, Jussie Smollett, King Children, Lincoln University, MOBIfest, Morehouse College, Philly Fashion Week, Pose, Sean Torrington, Slay TV, SLAYFEST, SpeakOut, Spelman College, Terry Torrington, The Phluid Project, World Pride 2019 Description: Eddie Jarel Jones is a Cleveland, Ohio native and current social influencer, media personality, producer, Emcee, and model. They reflect on the experience of attending a Historically Black College ... -
Ei Meeker Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Awad, Nadia, Meeker, Ei Date: Oct. 9, 2017 Topics: Activists, AIDS organizations, Childhood, Clothing, Coming out, Community centres, Direct action, Educators, Families, FtMs, Gender identity, Gender role, Harassment, Health care, Help lines, HIV/AIDS, Housing, LGBTI community, Masculinities, Politics, Roman catholicism, Schools, Sex education, Sexuality, Tolerance, Transgender children, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: ACT UP, Bailey House, Ei Meeker, Terry McGovern -
Gia Love Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Love, Gia Date: Apr. 11, 2019 Topics: African diaspora, African-americans, Black people, Bullying, Butches, Childhood, Crossdressing, Debates, Drag balls, Femininities, Foster children, Gender, Gender diversity, Homelessness, Homophobia, Hormones, LGBTI community, Masculinities, Mothers, Racism, Sexism, Sexual abuse, Soft butches, Special education, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Violence, Women Subject: Butch Queen, City College, Destination Tomorrow, Ginovia, Greenlight Hub, Harlem United, Harvard University, House of Bacardi, House of Juicy, House of Louboutin, House of McQueen, Islan Nettles, Kalem Lord, Malcolm X, Marist College, Martin Luther King Jr., New York Urban Debate League (NYUDL), Paris Is Burning, Sundance, TQ, Uber Description: Gia Love reflects on her life in the kiki ball scene, an underground queer and trans dance community in New York City. In kiki, particularly the House of Juicy, Gia found deep friendships and a sup... -
Interview with Andrea Anderson
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Anderson, Andrea, Jenkins, Andrea Date: Apr. 26, 2016 Topics: Childhood, Communities, Discrimination, Employment discrimination, Harassment, Hormones, Immigration, Latinos, LGBTI community, LGBTQ+ poetry, Machismo, Marriage, Misogyny, MtFs, Politics, Racism, Spirituality, Suicide, Transgender people Subject: Andrea Anderson, Westside Clinic Description: In this oral history Andrea Anderson reflects on her experiences as a Latina trans woman. Anderson details her experiences immigrating from Mexico to the U.S. at around age 15 and the difficulties ... -
Interview with Farah N.
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: N., Farah Date: May 22, 2019 Topics: African cultures, Aggression, Capitalism, Childhood, Coming out, Cultures, Family members, Feminists, Gender, Gender diversity, Gender realignment surgery, Gender role, Gujarati diaspora, Health care, Homophobia, Insurance, Islam, Labour movement, LGBTI community, Machismo, Marxism, Microaggressions, Pronoun, Religions, Trade unions, Transphobia Subject: Callen-Lorde Health Center, LIES, Teen Cosmo, Teen Vouge Description: Farah N. discusses living at the intersection of being non-binary, Ismaili Muslim and an atheist. They are the co-founder of LIES, a materialist feminist journal exploring theories and experiences ... -
Interview with Jules Gleeson
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Gleeson, Jules Date: Nov. 4, 2019 Topics: Academics, Activists, Anime, Arab-Israeli conflict, Black people, Capitalism, Childhood, Comic books, strips, etc., Coming out, Communism, Cults, Discrimination, Feminism, Gay clergy, Gay men, Gender, Gender diversity, Gender dysphoria, Gender identity, Health care, Hormone therapy, Hormones, Immigration, Internet, Intersex, LGBTI community, Liberation theology, Literature, Night life, Peace movement, Physical affection, Police, Racism, Right-wing extremists, Roman catholicism, Sexual harassment, Social media, Transgender community, Transgender people Subject: Amnesty International Club, Anti-Scientology, British National Party, Donald Trump, Fairy Tales, Group of Eight (G8), Hillary Clinton, Historical Materialism Conference, Jesus College Cambridge, Julius, King's College London, New York Police Department (NYPD), Osteoporosis, Palestine, Stonewall, United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP), Werewolf The Apocalypse -
Izzy Mustafa Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Awad, Nadia, Mustafa, Izzy Date: Apr. 11, 2017 Topics: Acceptance, Childhood, Coming out, Ethnic groups, FtMs, Gender diversity, Identity, Intersex, Islam, LGBTI community, Masculinities, Passing (Gender), Politics, Religious right, Representation, Social norms, Training programs, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Visibility Description: Izzy's family-life intertwines heavily with his oral history and coming out process. The middle child of a Muslim-Palestinian man and Christian-American woman, he talks about the particular ways ea... -
Jay London Toole Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Toole, Jay London, Kerr, Ted Date: Jun. 15, 2016 Topics: Appearance, Arrests, Butches, Childhood, Coming out, Criminalization, Crisis centres, Families, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Genderfluid identity, Homeless people, Homelessness, Imprisonment, LGBTI community, Passing (Gender), Police, Prostitution, Sexual child abuse, Soft butches, Stigmatisation, Substance use in LGBTQ+ communities Subject: Jay London Toole Description: Jay Toole describes her experiences of queer homelessness in New York City. Born in the South Bronx, she became homeless as a child due to the circumstances of her family and identity as a stone bu... -
JD Davids Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: O'Brien, Michelle Esther, Davids, JD Date: Mar. 11, 2017 Topics: Activists, Childhood, Coming out, Demonstrations, Employment discrimination, Families, Feminism, FtMs, Gender dysphoria, Gender identity, Health care, HIV/AIDS, Hormones, Housing, Internet, LGBTI community, Politics, Pregnancy, Schools, Sports, Substance use in LGBTQ+ communities, Transgender parents Subject: ACT UP, Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project (CHAMP), JD Davids, Project TEACH Description: JD Davids, a writer, health activist, and communication strategist, recounts his experiences as a member of the Philadelphia HIV/AIDS activist movement and subsequent move to New York City. A Phila... -
Jeaux Henry Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Henry, Jeaux Date: May 22, 2019 Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Being in love, Black people, Childhood, Coming out, Crossdressing, Dating, Family members, Gender diversity, Gender role, Health care, Lesbian culture, Lesbians, LGBTI community, Masculinities, Pronoun, Psychotherapy, Secondary education, Social media, Solidarity, Transgender archives, Transgender community, Transgender people, Visibility, Women Subject: Bklyn Boihood, Black Boi Complex, Black Trans TV, Callen-Lorde Health Center, General Education Development (GED), Job Corps, One Medical Group, Racquel Reid, The Lighthouse, Zocdoc Description: Jeaux narrates their coming into black trans boihood, from their childhood in Atlanta to their life in New York City today. As the creator of Black Boi Complex, a virtual community for masculine-of... -
Josephine Perez Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Keyes, Anna, Perez, Josephine Date: Mar. 23, 2018 Topics: Abuse, Activists, Childhood, Coming out, Drag, Employment discrimination, Ethnic groups, Families, Gender identity, HIV/AIDS, Homelessness, Housing, LGBTI community, MtFs, Organisations, Police, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual orientation, Street violence, Substance abuse, Transgender community, Transgender prostitutes, Transgender youth, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia Subject: Audre Lorde Project (ALP) Description: Josephine Perez is a trans* advocate who emphasizes a need for better law enforcement protections for transgender women. Josephine experienced sexual violence on multiple occasions and became a sex... -
Kate Bornstein Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Bornstein, Kate Date: Nov. 4, 2019 Topics: Activists, Actors, Buddhism, Cancer, Chat rooms, Childhood, Counseling, Crossdressers, Crowdsourcing, Cults, Death and dying, Drag queens, Ethnic groups, Femininities, Film, FtMs, Fundraising, Gender, Gender diversity, Gender realignment surgery, Health, Health care, Lesbians, LGBTI community, Overweight people, Postmodernism, Religions, Scientology, SM, Suicide, Theatre, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transgender studies, Women's studies, World war II, Wrestling, Writers, Youth Subject: 9/11 Terror Attacks, A Queer and Pleasant Danger, A Thousand and One Ways to Live Without Working, America Online (AOL), B'hai, Barbara Carrellas, Christine Jorgensen, Church of Scientology, Gazebo, Gender Just for the Fun of it: Compassionate Gender Strategies for Divisive Times, Gender Outlaw, Hello Cruel World, I Am Cait, Jamison Green, Laura Vogel, Lee Sullivan, On Our Backs, Power Surge, Tuli Kupferberg, We Croak Description: Kate Bornstein discusses her life as a writer and actor. Moving between growing up in a Jewish family on the New Jersey shore, studying acting in school, joining the Church of Scientology, finding ... -
Kim Watson Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Watson, Kim Date: Jun. 18, 2019 Topics: Activists, Adoptive parents, AIDS activists, AIDS organizations, Childhood, Drag community, Drag queens, Family members, Gender, Health care, HIV-positive people, HIV/AIDS, Homelessness, Hormones, Intersex, LGBTI community, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Mental health, Parenthood, Psychiatry, Social service organisations, Substance use in LGBTQ+ communities, Transgender community, Transitioning (Gender), Writers Subject: ACT UP, Addicts' Rehabilitation Center (ARC), AIDS WATCH, Bright Point, Bronx Lebanon, Carmen Vasquez, Community Kinship Life (CK Life), Empire [State] Pride Agenda, Escuelitas, HIV Prevention Planning Group (HPG), Marti Adult Day Program, Odyssey House, Philadelphia Trans Health Conference, Pose, RuPaul's Drag Race, Stonewall, The Modern-Day Woman, The Monster, Two Potatoes Description: Kim Watson is co-founder of CK Life, author of The Modern Day Woman, and trans advocate and leader. In this interview, she discusses growing up in Barbados as an intersexed woman, her years of home... -
Kyle Katz Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Yesner, Lenni, Katz, Kyle Date: Apr. 29, 2017 Topics: Butches, Childhood, Clothing, Coming out, Depression, Femininities, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Health care, Hormones, LGBTI community, LGBTQ+ relationships, Masculinities, Night life, Single parent families, Soft butches, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Kyle Katz Description: In this interview Kyle Katz speaks about their childhood, growing up in Boston, coming to New York, and the role that timing, books and community have played in how they identify, and understand th... -
Lorenzo Van Ness Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Van Ness, Lorenzo, Acquaye-Reynolds, Cleopatra Date: Oct. 29, 2018 Topics: Childhood, Families, Gender identity, Human rights, LGBTI community, Masculinities, Social classes, Transgender people, Travel Description: Lorenzo Van Ness, a trans identifying individual, defines their gender as "super cute". They talk about their upbringing in a Dominican-American family, and their struggle with finding acceptance f... -
Morgan Hunlen Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Hunlen, Morgan Date: Aug. 7, 2019 Topics: Aeronautics, African American universities and colleges, Anime, Bathrooms, Childhood, City planning, Coming out, Conferences, Gay community centers, Gender diversity, Gender studies, Hormones, LGBTI community, Local transit, Mental health, Microaggressions, Police, Public safety, Religions, Sexuality, Stealth (Transgender), Suicide, Transgender people Subject: Ferguson, Kiwi Herring, Nashville Cares, Scout Schultz, Sean Hake, Stonewall, Trans Day of Remembrance, Transit, Vanderbilt Univeristy -
Naomi Clark Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: O'Brien, Michelle Esther, Clark, Naomi Date: Mar. 3, 2017 Topics: Activists, Bathrooms, Beauty standards, Change of name, Childhood, Coming out, Dating, Discrimination, Educators, HIV/AIDS, Homophobia, Internet forums, Isolation, LGBTI community, LGBTQ+ parents, MtFs, Oppression, Politics, Representation, Social networking websites, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Video games--Design, Work situation Subject: Judith Butler, Lambda Legal, Naomi Clark, Sylvia Rivera Description: Naomi Clark describes her work with hte Sylvia Rivera Law Project, the on-line trans and queer community Strap-On.org, and her career in video game design. She begins her oral history with her chil... -
Octavia Leona Kohner Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: O'Brien, Michelle Esther, Kohner, Octavia Leona Date: Mar. 27, 2017 Topics: Activists, Anarchism, Childhood, Clothing, Coming out, Depression, Discrimination, Families, Feminists, Gender identity, Isolation, Labour movement, LGBTI community, MtFs, Political movements, Solidarity, Trade unions, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Violence, Working class Subject: Babeland, Octavia Leona Kohner Description: Octavia Leona Kohner was active in the successful unionization campaign at Babeland, a NYC sex toy shop. Here, she recounts her upbringing in a working-class family in Staten Island, and describes ... -
Quito Ziegler Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Niculescu, Sebastián Castro, Ziegler, Quito Date: Jul. 18, 2018 Topics: Artists, Childhood, Education, Ethnic groups, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Judaism, LGBTI community, NGOs, Photography, Socialism Description: Quito Ziegler tells interviewer Sebastián Castro Niculescu about their childhood growing up in a Jewish and socialist environment. Their journey to find their gender identity and a queer community ... -
Rafaela Anshel Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Arban, Courtney Date: Jul. 13, 2017 Topics: Age, Child abuse, Childhood, Choirs, Clothing, Coming out, Families, Friendships, Gay identity, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Health care, HIV/AIDS, Hormones, Judaism, LGBTI community, LGBTQ+ relationships, MtFs, Music, Popular culture, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Privacy, Self-acceptance, Sexual assault, Sexual practices, Social workers, Stereotypes, Support groups, Therapies, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Violence Subject: Gender Identity Project, Rafaela Anshel Description: Rafaela Anshel is a Jewish trans woman, affiliated with the Congregation Beth Simchat Torah. This interview is a reflection of Anshel’s transition. She details accounts from youth up until present ... -
Raffi Marhaba Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Marhaba, Raffi Date: Feb. 26, 2019 Topics: Activists, Asylum migration, Bisexuality, Change of name, Childhood, Gender diversity, Immigration, Language, Lesbian identity, LGBTI community, Masculinities, Mental health, Microaggressions, Pronoun, Psychotherapy, Self-mutilation, Substance use in LGBTQ+ communities, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Verbal abuse Description: Raffi Marhaba, a non-binary Brazilian migrant, discussed seeking political asylum due to violence based on their sexual orientation and the immigration process to the US. They shared about their id... -
Sabelo Narasimhan Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Awad, Nadia, Narasimhan, Sabelo Date: Feb. 28, 2017 Topics: Acceptance, Activists, Artists, Bathrooms, Childhood, Clothing, Dating, Environmentalism, Ethnic groups, Families, FtMs, Gender identity, Immigration, LGBTI community, Life stories, Organisations, Passing (Gender), Police, Prisons, Schools, Sports, Transgender people, Visibility, Youth centres Subject: Sabelo Narasimhan Description: In this interview, Sabelo Narasimhan--a South Asian youth activist, organizer, photographer, and immigrant of color--discusses his penchant for collecting and sharing stories. Hear him talk about w... -
Santos Arce Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Arce, Santos, Van Ness, Lorenzo Date: Jul. 14, 2017 Topics: Acceptance, Child abuse, Childhood, Class struggle, Clothing, Coming out, Families, Friendships, FtMs, Gender identity, Hormones, Labour, Latinos, Lesbian identity, LGBTI community, LGBTQ+ relationships, Masculinities, Music, Music groups, Musicians, Night life, Sex education, Sexual orientation, Sexuality, Transgender community, Transgender people Description: Santos, a bassist and sex educator, shares the story of his life in New York City, from his strict upbringing in East New York in the 80's, to his introduction to the punk and hardcore scene in the... -
Simon Chartrand Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Chartrand, Simon Date: Jul. 27, 2017 Topics: Acceptance, Autism spectrum disorders, Childhood, Clothing, Colleges, Coming out, Community centres, Dating, Families, Gender identity, Gender minorities, Health care, Hormones, LGBTI community, LGBTQ+ relationships, Masculinities, Misogyny, Physicians, Racism, Schools, Social media, Support groups, Therapies, Transgender children, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Janet Mock, Simon Chartrand Description: Simon Chartrand describes his experience growing up in upstate New York, being outed to family, living with chronic pain and navigating healthcare as a trans person. Simon discusses the long proces... -
Sylver Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Maya, Elliott, Sylver Date: Jul. 28, 2017 Topics: Alcoholism, Childhood, Christianity, Clothing, Communities, Depression, Drag balls, Drag community, Families, Gender diversity, Lesbian community, LGBTI community, Self-acceptance, Social exclusion, Transgender people, Transgender youth, Two-Spirit people, Youth organisations, Youth shelters Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Sylver Description: In this interview, Sylver describes a childhood growing up in the Bronx and a period of awakening that began after they were kicked-out of their mother’s home at 15. Sylver, having at times struggl... -
Tanya Asapansa-Johnson Walker Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Van Ness, Lorenzo, Asapansa-Johnson Walker, Tanya Date: Apr. 2, 2017 Topics: Activists, Army, Bullying, Childhood, Christianity, Discrimination, Ethnic groups, Femininities, Gender identity, Harassment, Health care, HIV/AIDS, Homelessness, Homophobia, Hormones, LGBTI community, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Migration, MtFs, Nurses, Oppression, Passing (Gender), Politics, Racism, Resistance movements, Sexual harassment, Sexuality, Social exclusion, Social workers, Substance abuse, Transgender people, Transphobia, Violence Subject: Karen Burstein, Paris Is Burning, Tanya Asapansa-Johnson Walker Description: Tanya Asapansa-Johnson Walker is a co-founder of the New York Transgender Advocacy Group (NYTAG). Here, she shares her history of LGB and trans activism in New York City. Born on Staten Island, Mis... -
Tashan Lovermore Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Lovemore, Tashan Date: Feb. 28, 2019 Topics: Black people, Change of name, Childhood, Family members, Gender, Gentrification, Hormones, LGBTI community, Microaggressions, Photography, Pronoun, Religions, Self-acceptance, Transgender community, Transgender people Subject: Bklyn Boihood, Black Trans TV, BLK RYL Production, Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC), Kingsborough Community College, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), The Door, The Labyrinth Foundation Counseling/Gender Service, Inc., The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (The Center) Description: Tashan Lovemore shares his path to his "limitless" gender, pushing against narrow expectations of masculinity and manhood while finding contentment and confidence in his own gender. He grew up in t... -
Topher Gross Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Awad, Nadia, Gross, Topher Date: Oct. 15, 2017 Topics: Acceptance, Childhood, Colleges, Entertainers, Families, Festivals, FtMs, Gender identity, Lesbian community, Lesbian separatism, LGBTI community, LGBTQ+ relationships, Night life, Radical feminism, Schools, Social exclusion, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Topher Gross