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Abigail B. Thomas Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Ortiz, Natalia, Thomas, Abigail B. Date: Apr. 29, 2017 Topics: Bullying, Gender diversity, LGBTI community, Mental health, Passing (Gender), People with disabilities, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual child abuse, Sexual orientation, Special education, Transgender children, Transgender identity, Transgender people, Transgender rights, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Abigail B. Thomas, Janet Mock Description: Abigail Thomas, who identifies as non-binary trans-feminine, reflects upon their experiences of growing up as a disabled child in New York City. Xie explores the circumstances that shaped their jou... -
Adam's Word Update (August, 1990)
Collection: Adam's Word Institution: The ArQuives Creator: Adam Society Date: Aug. 1990 Topics: Conferences, Crossdressers, FtMs, History, Meetings, Transitioning (Gender), Transsexual people Subject: International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE), Lotte C van de Pol, Mariette Pathy Allen, Matt Doutre, Rudolf M. Dekker, Steve Parent, The Tartan Skirt, Yvonne Cook-Riley -
Adam's Word, Vol. 1 No. 2 (September, 1989)
Collection: Adam's Word Institution: The ArQuives Creator: Adam Society Date: Sep. 1989 Topics: FtMs, Gender dysphoria, Life stories, Meetings, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Androgyny Unlimited, Louis G. Sullivan, Midi Onodera, Peter Stirling, Roger E. Peo, Seahorse Club, The Gathering, The XX Club -
Adam's Word, Vol. 1 No. 4 (November, 1989)
Collection: Adam's Word Institution: The ArQuives Creator: Adam Society Date: Nov. 1989 Topics: AIDS awareness, FtMs, Hormone therapy, LGBTQ+ poetry, Meetings, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: C.P. Schooler, F2M, FTM Newsletter, Louis G. Sullivan, San Francisco AIDS Foundation -
Aelita Parizek Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Parizek, Aelita, Niculescu, Sebastián Castro Date: Aug. 10, 2018 Topics: Arts, Arts and entertainment occupations, Body image, Gender identity, Hormones, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Students, Testosterone, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender) Description: In this interview with Sebastián Casto Niculescu, Aelita Parizek discusses their journey of discovery both with their transness and in the art world. Parizek explains how their experiences at Parso... -
Aiden Simon Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Zavidow, Evan, Simon, Aiden Date: Aug. 16, 2017 Topics: Artists, Coming out, Gender role, Military, Parents of transgender people, Photographers, Siblings, Social norms, Support groups, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Aiden Simon Description: Aiden Simon, a Brooklyn-based visual artist, details a life spent moving among different spaces both geographically and in terms of community. He discusses his experiences living in various cities ... -
Alejandra Rodriguez Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Rodriguez, Alejandra, Oloya-Santiago, Tamara Date: Aug. 21, 2017 Topics: Activists, Discrimination, Employment discrimination, Families, Hormones, Immigrants, LGBTQ+ partners, MtFs, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia Subject: Community Healthcare Network (CHN) Description: In this oral history, Alejandra Rodriguez speaks about immigrating from Mexico to the United States as a young adult to escape the intense discrimination they were suffering. Alejandra speaks about... -
Alpha Zeta & A Rose News Vol. 4 No. 8 (July 15, 1988)
Collection: Alpha Zeta Newsletter Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Pierce, Wendi Date: Jul. 15, 1988 Topics: Advertisements, Communities, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Events, Finances, Lawyers, Photographs, Solidarity, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Fantasia Fair, Mariette Pathy Allen, Tri-Ess Society for the Second Self -
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... -
Amanda Hurtado Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Hurtado, Amanda, Oloya-Santiago, Tamara Date: Mar. 15, 2018 Topics: Acceptance, Allies, Cultures, Families, Gender identity, Immigrants, Language, MtFs, Self-acceptance, Sexuality, Support groups, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Violence Subject: Make the Road Description: Amanda Hurtado speaks with Tamara Oyola Santiago about her life in Ecuador and the change she experienced upon coming to the United States. In this intimate conversation, Amanda shares her history,... -
Amaree Jael Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Jael, Amaree, Maya, Elliott Date: Aug. 15, 2016 Topics: Bigender people, Black people, Bullying, Homophobia, Isolation, Parents of transgender people, Poverty, Race identity, Racism, Sexuality, Slavery, Social exclusion, Transgender community, Transitioning (Gender), Transsexual people, Verbal abuse, Visibility Subject: Amaree Jael Description: Amaree Jael recounts their life growing up in New York City as a transmasculine person of color. Beginning on 125th Street between 5th and Lennox, Amaree describes their early life in a changing ne... -
Anaïs Duplan Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Duplan, Anaïs Date: Jun. 18, 2019 Topics: Afro-caribbeans, Black people, Body image, Change of name, Gender, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Indeterminacy (Linguistics), Intimacy, LGBTQ+ poetry, Time perception, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Center for Afrofuturist Studies, Gennady Aygi, Mount Carmel and the Blood of Parnassus, Paul Celan, Take This Stallion, Terrance Hayes -
Angal Field Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Field, Angal Date: May 1, 2019 Topics: Colonialism, Family members, Film, Gay identity, Gay liberation, Gender, Gender bending, Health care, Hormones, Lesbians, Liberals, Photography, Politics, Privilege (Social psychology), Religions, Roman catholicism, Sexual practices, Sexuality, Transgender community, Transgender identity, Transgender people, Transgender youth, Transitioning (Gender), Visibility Subject: Barnard University, Celina Sciamma, Tomboy Description: Angal Field shares their experience of being a writer, filmmaker and photographer in today’s media landscape and discusses the trappings of trans visibility. Using the medium of film to “speak back... -
Anna Keyes Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Maya, Elliott, Keyes, Anna Date: Jul. 14, 2017 Topics: Acceptance, Artists, Bullying, Childhood, Colleges, Coming out, Depression, Ethnic groups, Families, Film, Film studies, Gender identity, Gender relations, Gender role, Health care, Hormones, LGBTQ+ relationships, MtFs, Passing (Gender), Public facilities, Representation, Self-acceptance, Social media, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Anna Keyes Description: Anna Keyes discusses the textured and representational aspects of her films, her process of self realization and the embodiment of her womanhood through online community, her family and being out i... -
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 ... -
Barms Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Barms Date: May 17, 2019 Topics: Anarchism, Anthropology, Anti-transgender violence, Art history, Autism spectrum disorders, Bars, Bisexual identity, Bisexuality, Childhood, Children, Christianity, Class struggle, Clubs, Coming out, Communism, Construction workers, Disabilities, Femininities, Gender, Gender diversity, Gender dysphoria, Gender role, Gentrification, Hate speech, Homophobia, Internet, Labour movement, LGBTQ+ relationships, Marxism, Masculinities, Mental disorders, New Left, People with disabilities, Performance art, Pronoun, Religions, Sexuality, Socialism, Solidarity, Surgery, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Writers Subject: 9/11 Terror Attacks, A Red Bloom, Chris O'Feeley, Me Too Movement, Michael Bloomberg, Pratt Institute, Queer Workers Project, Rudy Guiliani, Sam Goody, True Scum Description: Barms is a construction worker apprentice and a communist. In this interview, they discuss the role of philosophy and abstract thinking for themselves and many trans people as a strategy of managin... -
Bradley Picklesimer Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: OUTWORDS Creator: Picklesimer, Bradley Date: Mar. 28, 2018 Topics: Anti-gay violence, Berdache, Drag, Drag queens, Gay discos, HIV/AIDS, Homophobia, Hormones, LGBTQ+ porn films, Police raids, Sexual assault, Siblings, Stonewall riots, Transitioning (Gender), Transvestites Subject: ACT UP, AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA), Bernard Jay, Bradley Picklesimer, Café LMNOP, Chi Chi LaRue, Club Agogo, Courtney Act, David Bowie, Divine, Francis Marion Picklesimer, Henry Faulkner, Jayne County, Judy Garland, Lee Angelique, Martha Lynn Stone, Miss Bradley, Sweet Evening Breeze, The Montparnasse, The Thrusters, Wade Littrell Description: OUTWORDS interview with Bradley Picklesimer conducted by Kate Kunath on March 28, 2018 in Meally, KY. AT 20, Bradley opened his first downtown club in Lexington, KY with the help of his brother and... -
Brycen Gaines Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Elle, Eve, Gaines, Brycen Date: Apr. 29, 2017 Topics: Colleges, Discrimination, FtMs, Gay-straight alliances, Gender identity, Health care, Hormones, LGBTI community, Racism, Therapies, Transgender community, Transitioning (Gender), Work situation Subject: Brycen Gaines Description: In this brief interview, Brycen Gaines touches on a variety of topics, beginning with his first moment of awareness of his gender identity. He discusses discrimination, healthcare, family, and tran... -
Buffalo Belles Vol. 3 No. 1 (January, 1994)
Collection: Buffalo Belles Newsletters Institution: E.H. Butler Library, Buffalo State Creator: Miller, Denise W. Date: Jan. 1994 Topics: Change of name, Coming out, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Femininities, Finances, Masculinities, Meetings, Secrecy, Support groups, Transitioning (Gender), Wigs Subject: Be All You Want to Be, Deborah Feinbloom, DRAG, DRESSING UP - Transvestism and Drag: The History of an Obsession, Hara Marano, IFGE National Convention, Night Out in Buffalo, Peter Ackroyd, Rochester CD Network, Style is not a Size, Texas Tea Party, The Femme Mirror, Transvestites and Transsexuals, Tri-Ess Society for the Second Self, Virginia Prince -
Buffalo Belles Vol. 3 No. 7 (July, 1994)
Collection: Buffalo Belles Newsletters Institution: E.H. Butler Library, Buffalo State Creator: Lorraine, Kathy Date: Jul. 1994 Topics: Acceptance, Clothing, Coming out, Cosmetics, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Families, Gender dysphoria, Genetics, LGBTQ+ partners, Passing (Gender), Secrecy, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Annie Oakley, Be All You Want to Be, Canadian Crossdressers Club (CCDC), Jaye Davidson, Leonardo da Vinci, Mariette Pathy Allen, Peter Goodfellow, Philip Arne Oakley Mozee, The Crying Game, Tootsie, Transformations: Crossdressers and Those Who Love Them, Victor Victoria -
Buffalo Belles Vol. 4 No. 10 (October, 1995)
Collection: Buffalo Belles Newsletters Institution: E.H. Butler Library, Buffalo State Creator: Lorraine, Kathy Date: Oct. 1995 Topics: Child custody, Clothing, Cosmetics, Gender realignment surgery, Hormone therapy, LGBTQ+ partners, Meetings, Passing (Gender), Telecommunication, Transitioning (Gender), Transsexual people Subject: David Jung, Eleanor M. DeCoursey, Erie Sisters, Erie Sisters Riverside Gala Weekend, Julie MacFarlane, Night Out in Buffalo, Rochester CD Network -
Buffalo Belles Vol. 4 No. 11 (November, 1995)
Collection: Buffalo Belles Newsletters Institution: E.H. Butler Library, Buffalo State Creator: Lorraine, Kathy Date: Nov. 1995 Topics: Clothing, Cosmetics, Crossdressers, Gender dysphoria, Gender realignment surgery, LGBTQ+ partners, LGBTQ+ relationships, Philosophies of life, Plays, Support groups, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Curtain Up, Night Out in Buffalo, Nu Phi Chi -
Buffalo Belles Vol. 5 No. 2 (February, 1996)
Collection: Buffalo Belles Newsletters Institution: E.H. Butler Library, Buffalo State Creator: Lorraine, Kathy Date: Feb. 1996 Topics: Biology, Clothing, Crossdressers, Elections, Femininities, Gender dysphoria, Gender realignment surgery, Hormone therapy, Masculinities, Support groups, Transitioning (Gender), Transsexual people Subject: Christine Wheeler, Dick Swaab, JoAnn Drusilla, Spring Fling, Xpressions -
Buffalo Belles Vol. 5 No. 7 (July, 1996)
Collection: Buffalo Belles Newsletters Institution: E.H. Butler Library, Buffalo State Creator: Lorraine, Kathy Date: Jul. 1996 Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Families, Gender realignment surgery, Hair, Hairdressers, Heterosexual men, LGBTQ+ partners, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Be All You Want to Be, Miss Buffalo Cruise, Niagara Falls Outing, Xpressions -
Buffalo Belles Vol. 6 No. 4 (April, 1997)
Collection: Buffalo Belles Newsletters Institution: E.H. Butler Library, Buffalo State Creator: Lorraine, Kathy Date: Apr. 1997 Topics: Clothing, Cosmetics, Crimes, Crossdressing, Events, Film, Gender realignment surgery, Health care, HIV/AIDS, Meetings, Police, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Wigs Subject: GenderPAC, International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE), Just Like a Woman, Kindred Spirits, Peggy Rudd, Raquel Welch -
Buffalo Belles Vol. 7 No. 11 (November, 1998)
Collection: Buffalo Belles Newsletters Institution: E.H. Butler Library, Buffalo State Creator: H., Jean, H., Camille Date: Nov. 1998 Topics: Acceptance, Clothing, Conferences, Cosmetics, Crossdressers, Discrimination, FtMs, Hate crimes, Passing (Gender), Transgender people, Transgender rights, Transitioning (Gender), Transsexual people, Voice therapy (Gender) Subject: GenderPAC, John Whiteway, Matthew Sheppard, Melinda Marie Whiteway, Southern Comfort Conference, Terri Nicole Hess -
Buffalo Belles Vol. 7 No. 5 (May, 1998)
Collection: Buffalo Belles Newsletters Institution: E.H. Butler Library, Buffalo State Creator: H., Jean, H., Camille Date: May 1998 Topics: Clothing, Comic strips, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Drag, FtMs, Hair--Removal, Surgery, Plastic, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transsexual people Subject: Imperial Court of Buffalo, International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE), Norman Horton, Rochester CD Network, Virginia Prince -
Buffalo Belles Vol. 7 No. 7 (July, 1998)
Collection: Buffalo Belles Newsletters Institution: E.H. Butler Library, Buffalo State Creator: H., Jean, H., Camille Date: Jul. 1998 Topics: Gender dysphoria, Gender realignment surgery, Hormone therapy, Medicalisation, Psychiatry, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transsexual people Subject: Shoshanna Gillick -
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... -
Chelsea Goodwin and Dr. Rusty Mae Moore Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Awad, Nadia, Moore, Rusty Mae, Goodwin, Chelsea Date: May 4, 2017 Topics: Activists, Coming out, Feminism, Gender diversity, Harassment, Homelessness, Housing, Paganism, Police, Politics, Subculture, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: ACT UP, Chelsea Goodwin, Christine Jorgensen, Dyke Action Machine, Queer Nation, Rusty Mae Moore, Transy House Description: After purchasing a house in Park Slope in the 1980's to be closer to her kids, Dr. Rusty Mae Moore and Chelsea Goodwin opened their home to homeless trans folk. Transy House, as it was called, aime... -
Chi Chapter Tribune Vol. 38 Iss. 09 (September, 1999)
Collection: Chi Chapter Newsletters Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Peters, Denise Date: Sep. 1999 Topics: Acceptance, Appearance, Beauty standards, Children, Clothing, Coming out, Cosmetics, Counseling, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Drag, Drag queens, Elections, Families, Female impersonators, Femininities, Film, Gender dysphoria, Gender identity, Harassment, LGBTQ+ partners, LGBTQ+ relationships, Music festivals, Passing (Gender), Photographs, Prejudices, Sexual orientation, Support groups, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transsexual people, Travel Subject: Cher, Chicago Gender Society, Fall Harvest, Great Lakes Council of Gender Groups, Holiday En Femme, How the West was Fun, Kevin Kline, Positive Attitudes Living Side by side (PALS), Rachel Miller, Stadt Hallenfast, Tri-Ess Odyssey, Virginia Prince, Will Smith Description: Periodical name changed from "The Chi Tribune" starting with Vol. 36 No. 2 (February, 1997) -
Chichi Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Oloya-Santiago, Tamara, Chichi Date: Aug. 21, 2017 Topics: Acceptance, Childhood, Education, Families, Immigrants, LGBTQ+ sex workers, MtFs, Naturalisation, Self-acceptance, Siblings, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Violence, Waiters Description: This interview, conducted in Spanish, is conducted by Tamara Oloya-Santiago. Chici, the interviewee, tells their story of immigrating from Peru to Queens, New York and the discrimination they suffe... -
Documentation Workshop Report
Collection: International Conference on Transgender Law and Employment Policy: Annual Proceedings and Newsletters Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Schwart, Louis, Whiteway, Melinda Marie, Frye, Phyllis Randolph Date: Jun. 1995 Topics: Bathrooms, Birth certificate amendments, Change of name, Identification cards, Passports--United States, Personal and family law, Social security regulations, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: International Conference on Transgender Law & Employment Policy (ICTLEP), JoAnna McNamara, Mary Elizabeth, Stephen Whittle -
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 -
Elizabeth Coffey-Williams Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: OUTWORDS Creator: Coffey-Williams, Elizabeth Date: Aug. 8, 2016 Topics: Gender affirming surgery, HIV/AIDS, Trans women, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Cookie Mueller, Divine, Donna Reed, Elizabeth Coffey-Williams, Female Trouble, John Waters, Johns Hopkins Gender Identity Clinic, Mink Stole, Multiple Maniacs, Pat Moran, Pink Flamingos, The Carry On Thrift Shop Description: OUTWORDS interview with Elizabeth Coffey-Williams conducted by Mason Funk on August 8, 2016, in Philadelphia, PA. After moving to Baltimore in 1970 she met rising film director John Waters, and she... -
Elsie Hupp Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Hupp, Elsie, Ramsay, Grace Date: Feb. 21, 2017 Topics: Childhood, Christianity, Eating disorders, Education, Feminism, Isolation, Mental health, MtFs, Oppression, Sexual assault, Therapies, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Babycastles, Boy Scouts, DeviantArt, Elsie Hupp, Myspace, New York University, Twtich Description: Elsie grew up middle class in the Midwest where the church was a big presence in her life. Though she encountered a progressiveness in various ways within the religious communities she was part of ... -
Endowed Paper Dinner
Collection: International Conference on Transgender Law and Employment Policy: Annual Proceedings and Newsletters Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Feinberg, Leslie, Shea, Daniel J., Frederick, Latisha, Rothblatt, Martine Aliana, Frye, Phyllis Randolph Date: Aug. 1993 Topics: Awards, Capitalism, Coming out, Ethics, Fascism, Gay men, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Genderism, Intolerance, Labour, Law, Sexual identity, Socialisation, Stonewall riots, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transsexual people Subject: 1993 March on Washington, Christine Jorgensen, International Bill of Gender Rights (IBGR), Laurence Tribe, Leslie Feinberg, Phyllis Randolph Frye Writing Competition Award, Transgender Nation, Transgender Tapestry -
EON Newsletter (June, 1990)
Collection: Upstate New York Newsletters Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria Creator: Expressing Our Nature Date: Jun. 1990 Topics: Appearance, Clothing, Coming out, Conferences, Cosmetics, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Events, Femininities, Gatherings, Partners of transgender people, Self-acceptance, Support groups, Transgender community, Transitioning (Gender), Transsexual people Subject: Be All You Want to Be, International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE) -
Evan Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Tennenbaum, Ric, Evan Date: Jul. 29, 2017 Topics: Artists, Bars, Childhood, Coming out, Crossdressing, Families, FtMs, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Health care, Hormones, Marriage, Masculinities, Passing (Gender), Photography, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Evan, Pratt University Description: Evan is a Brooklyn based photographer whose photo work primarily touches upon issues of gender and identity, and in this interview he describes his perception of his own intersectional identity. Or... -
Eve Elle Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Elle, Eve, Gaines, Brycen Date: Apr. 29, 2017 Topics: Acceptance, Androgyny, Artists, Autonomy, Childhood, Dating, Families, Femininities, Gender identity, Gender role, MtFs, Schools, Sexual orientation, Transitioning (Gender), Work situation Subject: Eve Elle Description: Eve Elle describes the development of her identity and experiences as a trans woman over time, from realizing her identity at a very young age, to dating before and after transitioning, to her thou... -
Fainan Lakha Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Lakha, Fainan, Maya, Elliott Date: Jul. 13, 2017 Topics: Childhood, Coming out, Communities, Ethnic groups, Gender diversity, Islam, Liberation movements, MtFs, Oppression, Politics, Representation, Sexual abuse, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Visibility Subject: Fainan Lakha, Laverne Cox Description: Fainan Lakha is a student at Columbia majoring in Comparative Literature and Society. She grew up in a Shia Imami Ismaili Muslim community in Seattle and became involved in the Oneness University a... -
FTM Newsletter #9
Collection: FTM International Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Sep. 1989 Topics: Binding (Chest), Crossdressers, FtMs, Passing (Gender), Testosterone, Trans men, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Adam's Word, Americans with Disabilities Act, Berne (Betty) Lewis, Billy Tipton, Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet, Chez Mollet Resturant, Claremont Counseling Center, Dan Riley, Eli Coleman, Emmon, Fair Housing Act, FTM Get-Together, Gay Comix, Gay Freedom Day Parade, Gender Dysphoria Trust, Gender Minority Program, Harry Beard, Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association, Human Resources Committee, International Symposium on Gender Dysphoria, J. Jordan, Jean van Aarle, Jesse Helms, Joe Clark, Joni Israel, K. Hollinger, Lin Fraser, Majorie deMuynck, Michael Jackson, Partners in Process, Paul A. Walker, Roxanne Cherry, Rupert Raj, Sheila Kirk, Society for the Scientific Study of Sex, Stonewall Inn, Stonewall Rebellion, Sybil Holiday, The Adam Society, Walter Bockting, William A. Henkin, William Armstrong Description: Issue #9 of FTM International published in September 1989. Includes several open letters, a recap of the tenth FTM Get-Together, and a trans comic. -
"Gender 201" Event Footage, Part 1
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center Date: Nov. 6, 1997 Topics: Asian intersex people, Gender identity, Intersex artists, Manchuria (China), QTPOC, Transfeminine people, Transgender artists, Transitioning (Gender), World War, 1939-1945 Description: Content Warning: This item contains images of nudity. The video is age restricted by YouTube; viewers must be signed in and at least 18 years old to watch it. -
Genevieve Tatum Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Tatum, Genevieve, Dicken, Matthew Date: Jul. 22, 2017 Topics: Acceptance, Crossdressers, LGBTI community, Liberation movements, Music, Parents of transgender people, Politics, Sexuality, Transgender community, Transitioning (Gender), Violence Subject: Genevieve Tatum, Marsha P. Johnson, Stonewall Description: Genevieve Tatum, a transgender woman, retells her experiences as an adolescent in The Village in New York City. She describes the aftermath of the Stonewall riot, the Civil Rights movement, and the... -
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... -
Hannah Baer Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Baer, Hannah Date: Feb. 19, 2019 Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Buddhism, Capitalism, Femininities, Feminists, Gender, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Group relations training, Health care, Higher education, Homophobia, Insurance, Judaism, Masculinities, Microaggressions, Music, Plastic surgery, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Racism, Sexism, Social media, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Writers Subject: Against Me!, Eileen Fisher, Facial Feminization Surgery (FFS), Jews for Racial & Economic Justice (JFREJ), Joseph Stern Center for Social Responsibility (JCC), Transcend Legal -
Hoshina Seki Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: OUTWORDS Creator: Seki, Hoshina, Funk, Mason Date: Jan. 21, 2020 Topics: Buddhism, Gender affirming surgery, Gender identity, HIV/AIDS, Japanese Americans, Partners of transgender people, Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941, Transgender Buddhists, Transgender parents, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: American Buddhist Academy, Hoshina Seki, New York Buddhist Church Description: Hoshina Seki was born in 1941 in New York City. Her father founded the New York Buddhist Church in 1938 and Hoshina buried questions about her gender identity under the pressure to “set an example”... -
Ilan N. Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Maltsev, Tyler Date: Aug. 25, 2018 Topics: Family members, FtMs, Gender realignment surgery, Health care, Health insurance, Hormones, Lawyers, Mental health, Phalloplasty, Transitioning (Gender) Description: Ilan N., interviewed by Tyler Maltsev, spends this interview talking about his difficulties accessing gender realignment surgery, remarking that he has had to "jump through hoops" with physical and... -
Interview with EJ Olson
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Olson, EJ Date: Dec. 16, 2016 Topics: AIDS organizations, Allies, Appearance, Artists, Assigned gender, Bullying, Colleges, Coming out, Communities, Counseling, Dating, Families, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Health care, Hormones, Hysterectomy, Marriage, Masculinities, Pronoun, Racism, Religions, Self-acceptance, Sexual orientation, Theatre, Therapies, Transgender community, Transitioning (Gender), Women's colleges Subject: Callen Lorde, Chatham College, Family Tree Clinic, Garden State Equality, LGBT Task Force, LGBTQ Center, Rainbow Health Initiative, Riot Girl Feminism, Trans Hormone Care Program Description: EJ Olson was 37 at the time of the interview and was assigned female at birth. They identify as genderqueer, gender non-conforming, and gender fluid and grew up in Empire, Michigan. They are the ol... -
Interview with Geena Rocero
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Rocero, Geena Date: Nov. 16, 2016 Topics: Anthropology, Assigned gender, Bullying, Contraception, Cultures, Families, Femininities, Femmes, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Harassment, Hormone therapy, Hormones, Immigration, Indigenous peoples, Lectures, LGBTI rights, MtFs, Olympic games, Pageants, Passing (Gender), Photographic models, Poverty, Racism, Roman catholicism, Self-acceptance, Sexual harassment, Stealth (Transgender), Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia Subject: Asian Pacific Wellness Center, Babaylan, Bakla, Beutiful as I Want to Be, Caitlyn Jenner, Ferdinand Magellan, Gender Proud, Janet Mock, Jazz Jennings, Jeffrey Caliendo, Lauren Foster, Mahu, Papuan Description: Geena Rocero was raised in the Philippines and grew up poor in a small neighborhood in the metro city of Makati with three siblings and her parents. Realizing she identified as a girl at 4 or 5 yea... -
Interview with Gwendolyn Howard
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: RI LGBTQ+ Community Archives at Providence Public Library Creator: Howard, Gwendolyn Date: Mar. 30, 2020 Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Health care for LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ civil rights, LGBTQ+ discrimination, Mental disorders, Non-binary people, Passing (Gender), Queer youth, Social workers, Trans women, Transgender activism, Transgender clergy, Transgender community, Transgender youth, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia Subject: PFLAG, TGI Network of Rhode Island, Unitarian Universalist Association Description: An interview with Reverend Dr. Gwendolyn Howard. Reverend Dr. Howard is a transgender woman, Unitarian Universalist minister, social worker, and activist. Topics in order of discussion include: com... -
Interview with Imara Jones
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Jones, Imara Date: Apr. 25, 2019 Topics: Activists, Ageism, Black people, Capitalism, Childhood, Future, Gender identity, Gentrification, Journalists, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Marxism, Mass media, Politics, Representation, Transgender community, Transgender movement, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Audre Lorde, Black Trans Future, Color Lines, David French, Donald Trump, Free Speech Television, Governor's House, Happy Birthday, Marsha, Marsha Clark, Marsha P. Johnson, Morehouse College, New York Women's Studies Association Conference, Pose, Saidiya Hartman, The Anti-Violence Project (AVP), The Last Sip, The New York Women's Foundation, Tourmaline, Tovia Smith, Trans Slash Description: Imara Jones reflects on the challenges and rewards of producing independent media for diverse millennial audiences, including her talk show The Last Sip and her docuseries Translash. She addresses ... -
Interview with Meredeth Vezina
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Vezina, Meredith Date: Jan. 13, 2017 Topics: Assigned gender, Baseball, Cheerleaders, Contraception, Cosmetics, Divorce, Drag queens, Endocrinology, Femininities, Football, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Lesbian identity, LGBTQ+ relationships, Marriage, Military, MtFs, Passing (Gender), Privilege (Social psychology), Psychiatry, Shame, Sports, Support groups, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Wars Subject: Cuyamaca Woods, Harry Benjamin Standards of Care, Janet Mock, Laverne Cox, Marsha P. Johnson, Michele Bachmann, National Organization for Women (NOW), Silvia Rivera, Stonewall 25, Tracy O'Brien, Traditions Military Video Business, Trans Elders, Trans Narratives, University of California San Diego, University of California San Diego Gender Program, University of Vermont, Vietnam War Veteran Interviews Description: Meredith Vezina identifies as a trans woman and was assigned male at birth. She lived in Berlin, New Hampshire until she moved to Long Island, New York when she was 7. She has two much younger sist... -
Interview with Osiris Coleman
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Coleman, Osiris Date: Sep. 21, 2015 Topics: Assigned gender, Bisexuals, Black people, Change of name, Child abuse, Employment discrimination, Families, Gender realignment surgery, Heterosexuals, Hormones, Hysterectomy, Lesbians, MtFs, Ovariectomy, Phalloplasty, Pregnancy, Sexual abuse, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Curtis Crane, Janet Mock, Loren Cameron, New York City Department of Sanitation Description: Osiris Coleman is a 44-year-old black trans straight man. He was assigned female at birth. He grew up in West Philadelphia, going to public school for a couple of years and then to Catholic school.... -
Interview with Qui Dorian Alexander
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Alexander, Qui Dorian Date: Sep. 11, 2017 Topics: Bible, Black people, Dating, Depression, FtMs, Gay men, Gender diversity, Gender realignment surgery, Homophobia, Hormone therapy, Imprisonment, Lesbians, Masculinities, Oppression, Parents of transgender people, Partners of transgender people, Sexuality, Support groups, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia Subject: Adrienne Maree, Brown Boi Project, Charlene Arcila, Emergent Strategy, Mazzoni Center, Reg Ju, Ryan Li Dahlstrom, Tiq Milan, Trans Health Conference Description: Qui Dorian Alexander is a Puerto Rican/Black/Afro-Latinx trans-masculine non-binary FTM person who goes by he/him and they/them. At the time of this interview, Alexander was a graduate student and ... -
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 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... -
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... -
J. Soto Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Soto, J., Milks, M. Henry Date: Oct. 20, 2016 Topics: Acceptance, Artists, Arts, Childhood, Christianity, Coming out, Ethnic groups, Families, FtMs, Gay community, Gender identity, Genderfluid identity, Language, LGBTQ+ relationships, Migration, Night life, Social exclusion, Transgender community, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: J. Soto Description: J. Soto recounts his evolving understanding of gender and identity along his eastward migration across the United States. Born and raised in the Bay Area, J. attended graduate school in Chicago, IL... -
Jamie Bauer Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: O'Brien, Michelle Esther, Bauer, Jamie Date: Jun. 5, 2017 Topics: Activists, Age, Childhood, Civil rights, Clothing, Coming out, Dating, Demonstrations, Ethnic groups, FtMs, Gay rights, Gender diversity, Gender identity, HIV/AIDS, Homelessness, Lesbian community, LGBTQ+ relationships, Liberation movements, Politics, Racism, Substance use in LGBTQ+ communities, Therapists, Transgender community, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Violence, Work situation Subject: ACT UP, Anita Bryant, Jamie Bauer, Women's Pentagon Action Description: Jamie Bauer recounts their childhood and adolescence growing up in New York City’s Stuyvesant Town, resisting family pressure to conform to normative gender expressions and discovering butch femme ... -
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... -
Juliana Moraes Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Moraes, Juliana, Niculescu, Sebastián Castro Date: Aug. 18, 2018 Topics: Childhood, Dance, Discrimination, Education, Femininities, Hormones, Immigrants, Latinos, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Machismo, Mental health, MtFs, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender) Description: Juliana Moraes tells interviewer Sebastián Castro Niculescu about her family immigrating to New Jersey from Brazil, and how growing up as a dark-skinned gender non-confirming child has had lasting ... -
Kay Gabriel Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Gabriel, Kay Date: Jun. 4, 2019 Topics: Anarchism, Anarchists, Arab Spring, 2010-, Capitalism, Childhood, Christianity, Class struggle, Classicists, Communism, Crossdressing, Eating disorders, Jews, LGBTQ+ poetry, Modernism, MtFs, Poets, Self-mutilation, Therapists, Transitioning (Gender), Zionism Subject: Euripides, Jews for Racial & Economic Justice (JFREJ), Occupy Wallstreet Description: Kay Grabriel discusses studying critical theory and literature, her radicalization through Occupy Wall Street and becoming a communist, and her writing as a poet. Kay grew up in a left Jewish famil... -
Kiara St. James Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: O'Brien, Michelle Esther, St. James, Kiara Date: Mar. 6, 2017 Topics: Acceptance, Activists, Black people, Childhood, Christianity, Civil rights, Drag queens, Education, Families, Femmes, Foster families, Gender identity, Health care, HIV/AIDS, Homelessness, Hormones, Intimate partner violence, LGBTQ+ sex workers, MtFs, Night life, Organisations, Politics, Poverty, Racism, Transgender community, Transgender rights, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia Subject: Housing Works, Kiara St. James, New York Transgender Advocacy Group (NYTAG) Description: Kiara St. James is the CEO and a co-founder of New York Transgender Advocacy Group (NYTAG). Here, she recalls the experiences throughout her life that inform her activism and advocacy today as a tr... -
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... -
Kristen Lovell Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Lovell, Kristen Date: Apr. 4, 2019 Topics: Actors, Bisexual youth, Black people, Bullying, Cocaine, Drag, Drag queens, Gay and lesbian youth, Health care, Homeless people, Jews, LGBTI community, Substance use in LGBTQ+ communities, Transgender youth, Transitioning (Gender), Women, Writers Subject: Amanda Milan, Center Lane, Chi-Chi's, Cole Cafe, Covenant House, Fenced Out, Iris House, James Street Hotel, March of Dimes, Marsha P. Johnson, Michael Bloomberg, New Neutral Zone, New York Police Department (NYPD), Octavia St. Laurent, Operation Spotlight, Rites of Passage, Stonewall mobile, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera, Trans Empowerment Group, Two Potatoes Description: Kristen Lovell discusses her time working "the stroll," in the West Village in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She recounts the community, conflict and challenges faced by fellow sex workers, inclu... -
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... -
Kyle Lukoff Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Lukoff, Kyle, Tennenbaum, Ric Date: Jun. 21, 2017 Topics: Body image, Body politics, Books, Change of name, Childhood, Colleges, Coming out, Eating disorders, FtMs, Health care, Hormones, Internet, Librarians, Literature, Mental health, Passing (Gender), Representation, Schools, Therapies, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia Subject: Caitlyn Jenner, Kyle Lukoff -
Leopoldo Bloom Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Bloom, Leopoldo Date: Dec. 1, 2021 Topics: Artists, Gender dysphoria, Trans men, Transgender community, Transitioning (Gender) Description: An interview with Leopoldo Bloom about his life and experiences as a trans person in NYC. -
Letter from Bet Power to Lou Sullivan (July 24, 1987)
Collection: Lou Sullivan Collection Institution: Sexual Minorities Archives Creator: Power, Bet, Power, Ben Date: Jul. 24, 1987 Topics: Alcoholism, Buddhism, Clothing, Crossdressers, Femmes, FtMs, Gatherings, Gender realignment surgery, HIV/AIDS, Labelling, Lesbians, LGBTQ+ lovers, Masculinities, Menopause, Self-acceptance, Self-image, Shamanism, SM, Spirituality, Support groups, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: B Group, Ben Power, Bet Power, International Ms. Leather, Lou Sullivan, Outrageous Women, The Lesbian and Gay Pride Rally Description: Included with the letter is a speech given by Bet. -
Lorena Borjas Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Borjas, Lorena, Van Ness, Lorenzo Date: Jun. 11, 2017 Topics: Activists, Deportation, Friendships, Hormones, Human rights, Immigrants, LGBTQ+ partners, MtFs, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Visibility Subject: Lorena Borjas Community Fund, Sylvia Rivera Law Project Description: (Entrevista en Español) Lorena Borjas habla con Lorenzo Van Ness sobre su vida como activista de los derechos de las mujeres trans inmigrantes indocumentadas y trabajadoras sexuales en Jackson Heig... -
Marcus Arana Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: OUTWORDS Creator: Arana, Marcus Date: Jul. 26, 2016 Topics: Biphobia, Bisexuality, Child abuse, Coming out, Feminism, FtMs, Gender identity disorder, Health care for LGBTQ+ people, Indigenous LGBTQ+ people, Intersex genital mutilation, Intersex people, Lesbian separatism, Lesbians, LGBTQ+ civil rights, LGBTQ+ discrimination, LGBTQ+ night life, LGBTQ+ spiritual people, Native American LGBTQ+ people, Poverty, Public bathroom bills, Queer people, Stonewall riots, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transsexual people, Two-Spirit people Subject: Advocates for Informed Consent, Anita Bryant, Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirits (BAAITS), Briggs Initiative, Center for Individual Responsibility, Christine Jorgensen, City College of Fresno, Claire Skiffington, Community United Against Violence (CUAV), Dan White, David Harris, David Rubin, Donald Laub, Dubcoe Park, Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex but Were Afraid to Ask, George Moscone, Harvey Milk, Human Rights Commission of San Francisco, Humboldt State University, James Green, Joan Baez, John Briggs, Larry Baskin, Lina, Marcus Arana, Octavian Haight, People's Union Co-Op Farm, Pinocchio, Queer Nation, Renee Richards, Rock Hudson, Ronald Reagan, Running Eagle, Steve Dain, Stonewall Parade, Tom Ammiano, Tom Waddell Clinic, Trans March, University of California San Francisco Description: OUTWORDS interview with Marcus Arana conducted by Mason Funk on July 26, 2016 in San Francisco. In 1976, Marcus moved to the “queer paradise” of San Francisco, falling immediately in love with the ... -
Margaret Berg Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Berg, Margaret, Anshel, Rafaela Date: Sep. 5, 2018 Topics: Acceptance, Alcoholism, Androgyny, Childhood, Clothing, Coming out, Crossdressing, Families, Friendships, Gay identity, Gender identity, Health care, Labelling, Medical interventions, MtFs, Passing (Gender), Religions, Schools, Self-acceptance, Sexuality, Stealth (Transgender), Suicidal behavior, Therapists, Transgender community, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Transsexual people Subject: Christine Jorgensen, Gender Identity Project, Margaret Berg -
Marty Hernandez Avedon Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Hernandez Avedon, Marty, Van Ness, Lorenzo Date: Apr. 1, 2017 Topics: Abuse, Adoption, Bullying, Change of name, Colleges, Coming out, Dating, Demonstrations, Diversity, Employment discrimination, Ethnic groups, Families, Foster families, Gender diversity, Gender identity, LGBTQ+ relationships, Mental health, Passing (Gender), Politics, Racism, Stereotypes, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Marty Hernandez Avedon Description: Marty Hernandez Avedon discusses growing up in the foster care system only to be adopted by a family who rejected him at the age of 10, reconnecting with his biological parents, and what the name H... -
McKenzie Wark Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Wark, McKenzie Date: Jun. 20, 2019 Topics: Abortion, Bisexuality, Childhood, Children, Cruising (LGBTQ+ culture), Femininities, Gay men, Gender, Gender diversity, Gender dysphoria, Hormones, Immigration, Journalists, LGBTQ+ parents, LGBTQ+ relationships, Mardi gras, Marxism, Masculinities, MtFs, Peace movement, Pronoun, Punk, Sexuality, Substance use in LGBTQ+ communities, Trade unions, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transgender studies, Transitioning (Gender), Upbringing, Writers Subject: Christen Clifford, Kathy Acker, Macquarie University, The New School of Social Reserach, Ugenia College, University of Technology Sydney Description: McKenzie Wark discusses their career as a cultural critic, journalist, academic, and author. They came of age as a radical and writer in underground counterculture scenes in Australia, moving to Ne... -
Melissa Sklarz Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Sklarz, Melissa, Tennenbaum, Ric Date: Jul. 5, 2017 Topics: Bathrooms, Civil rights, Crossdressing, Elections, Ethnic groups, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Homelessness, Hormones, Isolation, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Lobbying, MtFs, Night life, Politics, Public facilities, Public sex, Representation, Schools, Stigmatisation, Substance abuse, Transgender people, Transgender rights, Transitioning (Gender), Visibility Subject: Caitlyn Jenner, Christine Jorgensen, Gay and Lesbian Independent Democrats, GenderPAC, Kate Bornstein, Laverne Cox, Melissa Sklarz, Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, Riki Anne Wilchins, Stonewall Democrats Description: Melissa Sklarz was the first transgender elected official in New York, having been a judicial delegate since the 1990s. She has served on many trans rights legislative committees, including the Sto... -
Memory Circle: Remembering Bryn Kelly
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Scholl, Zachary, Barton, Joss, Lewis, AJ, Kerr, Theodore, Clark, Naomi, Liederman, Katie, Crandall, Maxe, Parker, Chris, Cage, Diana, Shulman, Sarah, Novack, Rebecca, Buffalo Trace Date: Aug. 20, 2016 Topics: Activists, AIDS phobia, Artists, Blogs, Christianity, Colleges, Coming out, Depression, Discrimination, Families, Gender identity, Health care, HIV/AIDS, Hormones, Hospitals, Isolation, LGBTQ+ relationships, Marriage, MtFs, Music groups, Night life, Self-help, Smoking, Solidarity, Suicide, Tarot, Transgender community, Transgender culture, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Writers Subject: ACT UP, Bryn Kelly, Lambda Literary Retreat, Testo Junkie Description: Story sharers include: Katie Liederman, Diana Cage, Maxe Crandall, Chris Parker, Naomi Clark, Buffalo Trace, AJ Lewis, Zachary Scholl, Rebecca Novack, Joss Barton, Sarah Shulman / / Friends of prol... -
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Griffin-Gracy, Major, Lewis, AJ Date: Dec. 16, 2017 Topics: Care, Clothing, Crossdressing, Drag queens, Ethnic groups, Families, Gender realignment surgery, HIV/AIDS, Hormones, Law, Legal aid, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Organisations, Police, Prisons, Stigmatisation, Transgender people, Transgender prostitution, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Angels for Care, Christine Jorgensen, Griffin Gracy Historical Retreat and Resource Center, Harry Benjamin, Major Griffin-Gracy, Marsha P. Johnson, Miss Major, Sylvia Rivera, Tenderloin AIDs Resource Project, Trans Gender, Gender Variant and Intersex Justice Project Description: In this interview, Miss Major talks about the culture of transwomen sex workers in New York City and Chicago during the 1960's through 1980's as well as her care-work and advocacy during the rise o... -
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: OUTWORDS Creator: Griffin-Gracy, Miss Major Date: Jul. 27, 2016 Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Catholic Church, Drag, Drag queens, Gay men, Gender affirming surgery, LGBTQ+ clubs, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Misogyny, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Normalization, Passing (Gender), Police, Sex work, Sissies, Stonewall riots, Substance abuse, Trans men, Trans women, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Women's movement Subject: Ashley, Christine Jorgensen, Cookie, Evelyn, Frank Smith, Grandma Cerils, Helen, Judy Garland, Kitty, Madison Society, Major!, Marcus Arana, Marsha P. Johnson, Mattachine Society, Miss Major, Monica, Natalie Wood, National Lawyers Guild, Puppy, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera Description: Interview with Miss Major Griffin-Gracy conducted by Mason Funk August 27, 2016 at the apartment she shared with her son in Oakland. Miss Major Griffin-Gracy was one of a group of transgender women... -
Moira Airington and Nicole White Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Towne, Tyler, Airington, Moira, White, Nicole Date: Apr. 15, 2018 Topics: Acceptance, Ambulance drivers, Childhood, Colleges, Coming out, Discrimination, Educators, Families, Gender identity, LGBTQ+ partners, LGBTQ+ relationships, Marriage, Parents of transgender people, Passing (Gender), Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Moira Airington, Nicole White Description: Moira Airington and Nicole White are a married couple who both identify as trans women. They discuss their experience with family, education, and the working world, as well as the story of how they... -
Morgan Gus Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Gus, Morgan, Honkasalo, Julian Date: May 20, 2018 Topics: Communities, FtMs, Gentrification, Hormones, Lesbians, Music, Music groups, Plastic surgery, Roman catholicism, Self-acceptance, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender) Description: Morgan Gus, interviewed by Julian Honkasalo, talks about growing up in a community neighborhood of New York City where their mother was supportive of gender expression. Gus remarks about the changi... -
Nala Simone Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Simone, Nala, Calou, Yana Date: May 9, 2017 Topics: Acceptance, Activists, Anti-transgender violence, Childhood, Clergy, Colleges, Coming out, Drag balls, Employment discrimination, Ethnic groups, Families, Femininities, Gender realignment surgery, Harassment, Hormones, Masculinities, Oppression, Racism, Religions, Representation, Solidarity, Trade unions, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Workshops Subject: Aaryn Lang, Janet Mock, Laverne Cox, Lourdes Ashley Hunter, Miss Major, Nala Simone Description: Nala Simone is an activist who was born and raised in Brooklyn. Nala begins with her childhood in Bushwick, her time as a fashion design student at the Fashion Institute of Design, and her process ... -
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... -
Naz Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Naz, Awad, Nadia Date: Apr. 20, 2017 Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Childhood, Class struggle, Clothing, Colleges, Communities, Employment discrimination, Ethnic groups, Families, Gender diversity, Homosexuality, Identity, Immigration, Islam, Labour, Politics, Refugees, Schools, Sexuality, Sports, Substance abuse, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender) Description: Naz is a gender non-conforming queer artist who works around in between spaces. They were born in Iran into a middle class muslim family, and followed their parents to the United States as a child ... -
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 ... -
Officer Joe is Now Police Girl Jennifer
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria Creator: Gordon, George Date: Jan. 26, 1983 Topics: Hormone therapy, MtFs, Police officers, Transitioning (Gender), Transsexual people, Veterans Subject: Jennifer McCormick Description: Clipping originally collected by Richard Ekins (from The University of Ulster Trans-Gender Archives/Richard Ekins collection at the Transgender Archives, University of Victoria) -
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... -
Renaissance News & Views, Vol. 12 No. 9 (September 1998)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria Creator: Renaissance Education Association Date: Sep. 1998 Topics: Anti-discrimination law, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Gender minorities, Hormones, Local government, Parents of crossdressers, Peep shows, Sex industry, Sportspersons, Surveys, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: American Bar Association Convention, Denise Brogan, Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), Gay Games, GenderPAC, Human Rights Campaign (HRC), International Conference on Transgender Law & Employment Policy (ICTLEP), OUT Magazine, The National Lesbian and Gay Law Association (NLGLA) -
Renaissance News & Views, Vol. 9 No. 10 (October 1995)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria Creator: Renaissance Education Association Date: Oct. 1995 Topics: Activists, Appearance, Bigender people, Clothing, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Discrimination, Drag queens, Employment discrimination, Events, FtMs, Help lines, Homophobia, Hormone therapy, Hormones, Letters, LGBTI community, Mass media, Media, MtFs, Passing (Gender), Self-acceptance, Support groups, Television, Therapies, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Transsexual people, Transsexualism Subject: Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), GENDER 101, International Conference on Transgender Law & Employment Policy (ICTLEP), John Epperson, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar, Tri-Ess Society for the Second Self Description: Article reprints from: Washington Blade; NYP&G VISION & ATTITUDES. -
Renaissance News & Views, Vol. 9 No. 7 (July 1995)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria Creator: Renaissance Education Association Date: Jul. 1995 Topics: Androgyny, Bars, BDSM, Breast, Clothing, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Drag queens, Families, Femininities, Fetishism, Gatherings, Gender dysphoria, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Judaism, Media, Night life, Politics, Religions, Self-image, Shamanism, Sports, Support groups, Swimwear, Television, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transsexual people Subject: Be All You Want to Be, Camille Paglia, Congregation Beth Simchat Torah, Congress of Transgender Organizations (CTO), Crossdressers: And Those Who Share Their Lives, GenderPAC, International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE), Jayne County, Peggy Rudd, RuPaul, Sexual Personae, Thermolase, Tri-Ess Society for the Second Self, World Congress of Gay and Lesbian Jewish Organizations -
Renaissance News, Vol. 4 No. 11 (November 1990)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria Creator: Renaissance Education Association Date: Nov. 1990 Topics: Gender dysphoria, Gender realignment surgery, HIV/AIDS, Kidnappings, LGBTI community, Parents of transgender people, Stonewall riots, Support groups, Transgender families, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transsexual people, Victims of crime -
Renaissance News, Vol. 5 No. 10 (October 1991)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria Creator: Renaissance Education Association Date: Oct. 1991 Topics: Army, Child custody, Civil rights, Clothing, Crossdressing, Hate crimes, Law, LGBTQ+ poetry, Media, Money, Police, Prisoners, Rape, Representation, Scams, Soldiers, Support groups, Transgender parents, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Visitation rights, World war II Subject: ABC, American Educational Gender Information Service, Inc. (AEGIS), Amnesty International, CBS, Erwin Rommel, FOX, Gender Alternatives League (GAL), John Brown, Michael Salem, NBC -
Renaissance News, Vol. 7 No. 11 (November 1993)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria Creator: Renaissance Education Association Date: Nov. 1993 Topics: Activists, Appearance, BDSM, Clothing, Coming out, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Femininities, Gender realignment surgery, Genetics, Health care, Hormones, Masculinities, Music, Popular culture, Racism, Self-image, Self-respect, Socialisation, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Transvestites Guide to London -
Renaissance News, Vol. 7 No. 3 (March 1993)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria Creator: Renaissance Education Association Date: Mar. 1993 Topics: Appearance, Bisexuals, Civil rights, Discrimination, Drag queens, Fantasy, FtMs, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Hate crimes, HIV/AIDS, LGBTI community, MtFs, Prisoners, Support groups, Television, Transgender families, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Transsexualism Subject: Garden State Gender Coalition, March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation -
Ric Tennenbaum Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Vaccaro, Jeanne, Tennenbaum, Ric Date: Aug. 2, 2017 Topics: Action campaigns, Appearance, Body image, Clothing, Colleges, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Gender minorities, Harassment, Help lines, Labelling, Language, LGBTI community, Oral history, Party drugs, Transgender community, Transgender identity, Transgender studies, Transitioning (Gender), Visibility Subject: Mackenzie Reynolds, Ric Tennenbaum -
Robbi Ann Mecus Oral Hisory
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Mecus, Robbi Ann Date: Aug. 23, 2019 Topics: Anti-gay violence, Anti-transgender violence, Bathrooms, Crossdressing, Disabilities, Drag, Family members, Femininities, Forest rangers, Gay pride, Gender, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Gentrification, Health care, Homophobia, Internalized homophobia, Lesbians, LGBTI community, Machismo, Masculinities, Parenthood, Passing (Gender), Police, Pronoun, Racism, Religions, Roman catholicism, Secrecy, Sexism, Siblings, Trade unions, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Transsexual people, Visibility Subject: 2017 Women's March, Bizarre Bushwick, Donald Trump, Kate Bornstein, Renee Richards, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Second Serve, Stonewall, The Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA), Trans Day of Action Description: In this interview, Robbi Ann Mecus describes her journey from growing up with her family, experiencing gender dysphoria in a working-class neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York City, to living as her ... -
Robin Scott Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Scott, Robin, Towne, Tyler Date: Mar. 28, 2018 Topics: Artists, Childhood, Coming out, Gender diversity, Gender dysphoria, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, LGBTQ+ relationships, Mental health, Representation, Sexual orientation, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Weddings Subject: Robin Scott Description: Robin discusses growing up in the Upper East Side of New York, how her neighborhood has evolved over time, and her favorite areas in the city. She recalls mental issues preventing her from attendin... -
Rona Love Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Love, Rona Date: Jul. 2, 2019 Topics: Arts, Bisexual community, Butches, Child abuse, Drag community, FtMs, Gay community, Gender realignment surgery, Hormones, Judaism, Kidnappings, Lesbians, LGBTI community, Mental health, MtFs, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Music, Prison guards, Prisons, Self-respect, Sexual abuse, Slang, Soft butches, Street violence, Suicide, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Violence Subject: Black and Pink, Daniel Poliak, Director of Prison Justice Project, Hazel Katz, Mick King K, Parole Preparation Project, Sparkle, Tremont Description: Rona Love discusses her early childhood hardships, three decade long incarceration and experiences in psychiatric hospitals. She details abuse, violence and the extreme isolation of being a trans-f...
