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In the Life: Ep. 2110, "Words Do Matter"
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: UCLA Film and Television Archive Creator: Scagliotti, John Date: Jul. 2012 Topics: Activists, Black transgender people, Documentary television programs, Hate speech, Mass media, MtFs, Press coverage, Representation, Trans women, Transgender people, Transgender people in motion pictures, Transgenderism on television, Transphobia, Visibility Subject: Isis King, Janet Mock Description: Segment on Isis King and Janet Mock: 14:53 -
Interview with Andre Reed
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Reed, Andre Date: Sep. 6, 2017 Topics: Adoption, African American transgender people, Appearance, Children of military personnel, Clothing, Drag, Employment discrimination, Families, FtMs, Gender identity, Homophobia, Identification cards, LGBTQ+ relationships, Masculinities, Men, Black, Passing (Gender), Patriarchy, Racism, Religions, Sexism, Sports, Transgender prostitutes, Transitioning (Gender), Visibility Description: Andre Reed identifies as a trans male and was assigned female at birth. He was born in Indiana. His dad was stationed in Georgia at Fort Benning where he lived. His father was later stationed in Ge... -
Interview with Andrea Jenkins and Phillipe Cunningham
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Cunningham, Phillipe, Jenkins, Andrea Date: Nov. 27, 2017 Topics: Activists, African American transgender people, Black people, Elections, Family members, Femininities, Gender diversity, Political campaigns, Politicians, Politics, Race, Social advocacy, Social classes, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transphobia, Visibility Subject: Althea Garrison, Barack Obama, Minneapolis’ Youth Violence Prevention Executive Committee, Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, Monica Roberts, Trans Equity Summit, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project, University of Minnesota Description: Andrea Jenkins grew up in Chicago, Illinois and went to college in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is the Oral Historian for the Transgender Oral History Project at the GLBT Tretter Collection. She wor... -
Interview with Aria Said
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Said, Aria Date: Jun. 6, 2017 Topics: Adopted children, African American transgender people, Appearance, Assigned gender, Black people, Catholic Church--Education, Drag queens, Film, Foster parents, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Gender role, Genderfluid identity, Gentrification, Imprisonment, Language, Mental health, MtFs, NGOs, Passing (Gender), Privilege (Social psychology), Self-acceptance, Serial killings, Sexuality, Social media, Therapies, Transgender community, Transgender people, Visibility Subject: Christine Jorgensen, Harry Benjamin Standards of Care, Isis King, Marsha P. Johnson, Miss Major, Sojurner Truth Leadership Circle Fellowship for Transformational Leadership, Stonewall, Sylvia Rivera, TGI Justice Project Description: Aria Said identifies as a black heterosexual transsexual female or trans woman, and she was assigned male at birth. She was born and raised in Portland, Oregon as well as Beaverton, Oregon, which i... -
Interview with Harvey Katz
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Jenkins, Andrea, Katz, Harvey Date: Jan. 29, 2016 Topics: Colleges, Educators, Entertainers, Gender realignment surgery, Hormones, Jewish transgender people, LGBTQ+ poetry, Marriage, Masculinities, Passing (Gender), Representation, Storytelling, Visibility, White people Subject: Athens Boys Choir Description: "Harvey Katz describes himself as a “Man with a transgender history.”. Katz is a performer and educator best known for his storytelling act, Athens Boys Choir which performs across the U.S. on coll... -
Interview with Kate Bornstein
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Jenkins, Andrea, Bornstein, Kate Date: Aug. 20, 2015 Topics: Activists, BDSM, Cancer, Drag, Dramatists, Families, Gender minorities, History, Hormones, LGBTQ+ sex workers, MtFs, Phone sex, Transgender community, Transitioning (Gender), Transsexual people, Visibility, Writers Subject: Caitlyn Jenner, Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women, and the Rest of Us, Kate Bornstein, Lou Sullivan Description: Kate Bornstein is an author, playwright, advocate and pioneer in the trans community. In this oral history, Bornstein shares her experiences transitioning over 30 years ago. From drag bars to phone... -
Interview with Lane Cunningham
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Cunningham, Lane, Jenkins, Andrea Date: Aug. 11, 2015 Topics: Bullying, FtMs, Gender identity, Genderfluid identity, Masculinities, Musicians, Visibility Description: In this oral history, Cunningham recounts his childhood awareness of his masculinity and his boredom in school. He details his process of coming out as trans and his experimentation with masculinit... -
Interview with Rehema Mertinez
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Mertinez, Rehema Date: Mar. 28, 2016 Topics: Acceptance, Authority, Bullying, Clothing, Coming out, Depression, Discrimination, Ethnic diversity, Ethnic groups, Family members, Femininities, Gender identity, Hormones, Intersectionality (Sociology), LGBTQ+ relationships, Media, Mental health, MtFs, Police, Police brutality, Schools, Self-acceptance, Sexuality, Spirituality, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Visibility Subject: Avenues for Homeless Youth, Trans Youth Support Network Description: Rehema Mertinez is a trans woman of color from Minneapolis, MN, though she lived for several years in Perth, Australia as a child. In this oral history, she shares her experiences with being kicked... -
Interview with Terry Dickelman
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Dickelman, Terry, Jenkins, Andrea Date: May 27, 2016 Topics: Gender realignment surgery, Hormones, Language, Passing (Gender), Politics, Pronoun, Transgender youth, Visibility Subject: Janus Society, Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival, RECLAIM!, Terry Dickelman, Transforming Families Description: Originally from Des Moines, IA, Terry Dickelman is an activist working in the field of mental health, who now calls Minnesota home. In this oral history, he recounts early childhood experiences of ... -
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... -
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... -
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Community Archives at London Metropolitan Archives
Collection: Discovery Resources Institution: London Metropolitan Archives Creator: London Metropolitan Archives Date: Jun. 2010 Topics: Archives, Court records, Courts, Gay rights, Lesbians, Letters, LGBTI community, Medical records, Oral history, Organisations, Religions, Visibility Subject: Glasgow Women's Library, Out There, Peter Tatchell, Speak Out London, The Lesbian and Gay Newsmedia Archive, Unfinished Histories Description: This guide explores collections relevant to the research of LGBT history from 17th century to the present day. -
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... -
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... -
Notorious or Not Gay Enough
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Independent Voices Creator: Date: Summer 1988 Topics: Gay identity, Gay movement, Gay rights, Homosexuality, Masculinities, Self-image, Visibility Subject: Allan Spear, David Kopay, Elaine Noble, Gay Rights National Legislation, Leonard Matlovich
