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Interview with Nico Amador
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Amador, Nico Date: Jan. 22, 2021 Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ discrimination, Trans men, Transgender authors, Transgender community Subject: Fund for Trans Generations, Trans Justice Funding Project Description: An interview with Nico Amador, a Latinx trans man, community organizer, trainer, educator, and writer based in Vermont. At the time of this interview, he was the Director of Operations at People's ... -
Interview with Nicole Vanderheiden
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Vanderheiden, Nicole Date: May 17, 2017 Topics: Air force, Assigned gender, Bisexual women, Bisexuality, Bullying, Children of transgender people, Coming out, Conservatism, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Employment discrimination, Evangelisation, Gender identity, Hormone therapy, Isolation, Law, LGBTQ+ partners, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Marriage, Military, Passing (Gender), Religions, Self-repression, Sexual assault, Sexuality, Shame, Surgery, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia Subject: Alic Bitney, CeCe McDonald, Don't Ask, Don't Tell, HB2, Human Rights Campaign (HRC), Martin Luther King Jr., Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition, Queer Veterans Support Group, Reese Rathgen, SPARTA, Sylvia Rivera, Vote No Campaign Description: Nicole Vanderheiden identifies as a bisexual woman and was assigned male at birth. She was born in Marquette, Michigan and has 3 brothers who she got along with as a kid. Her parents relocated to D... -
Interview with Ola Osaze
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Osaze, Ola Date: Nov. 21, 2019 Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black queer people, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ migrants, LGBTQ+ people of color, Queer authors, Transgender people, Transmasculine people Subject: Audre Lorde Project (ALP), Black LGBTQ+ Migrant Project (BLMP), Queers for Economic Justice, Sylvia Rivera Law Project, Transgender Law Center (TLC), Uhuru Wazobia Description: An interview with Ola Osifo Osaze, a transmasculine queer of Edo and Yoruba descent. At the time of this interview, Osaze was the Director for the Black LGBTQ+ Migrant Project (BLMP) and had been a... -
Interview with Oliver Schminkey
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Schminkey, Oliver, Jenkins, Andrea Date: Aug. 18, 2015 Topics: Coming out, Dating, LGBTQ+ poetry, Polyamory, Sexuality, Students, Transgender people Description: Oliver Schminkey is a non-binary transgender person who attends Macalester College. They describe the troubles they face with faculty, dating, family and finding work as a non-binary person. Schmin... -
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 Paula Overby
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Overby, Paula, Jenkins, Andrea Date: Nov. 16, 2015 Topics: Crossdressers, Divorce, Marriage, Politics, Sexuality, Theatre, Transgender rights Subject: Confessions of a Crossdresser Description: In this oral history, Paula Overby describes her lifelong experiences with her sexuality and gender identity. Her political commitment in clear in this interview: she discusses current LGBT politic... -
Interview With Paulina Angel
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Angel, Paulina Date: Dec. 8, 2016 Topics: Abuse, Assigned gender, Bullying, Coming out, Crossdressing, Families, Femininities, Gender identity, Hispanic Americans, Hormone therapy, Linguistics, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Music, Online social networks, Passing (Gender), Politics, Pronoun, Role behavior, Self medication, Self-acceptance, Social advocacy, Social movements, Transgender community, Transgender identity, Transgender people Subject: Fair Education Act, Human Rights Campaign (HRC), The Student Senate for California Community Colleges, Transgender Educational Resources Description: Paulina Angel is a Hispanic trans woman and musician originally from Indio, CA. Angel is an activist and organizer who has done work for multiple organizations including the Student Senate for Cali... -
Interview with Peter Marie Jenkins
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Louisiana Trans Oral History Project Creator: Jenkins, Peter Marie Date: Feb. 20, 2021 Topics: Coming out, LGBTQ+ spiritual people, Non-binary people, Queer people, Transgender political activists Subject: Gay Straight Alliance (GSA), The Future of Transgender and Nonbinary People Description: An interview with Peter Marie Jenkins. Peter is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns. The interview covers topics related to their childhood, activism, and trans visibility. -
Interview with Peyton Michelle
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Louisiana Trans Oral History Project Creator: Peyton, Michelle Date: Aug. 17, 2020 Topics: Trans women, Transfeminine people, Transgender political activists Subject: Louisiana Trans Advocates, PFLAG Lafayette Description: An interview Petyon Michelle who identifies as transfemme. Michelle discusses homecoming dresses, visibility as activism, and being the first out trans woman elected to office in Louisiana. -
Interview with Phillipe Cunningham
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Cunningham, Phillipe, Jenkins, Andrea Date: Sep. 25, 2015 Topics: Black people, Bullying, Ethnic groups, Ethnic relations, FtMs, Gay community, Gender minorities Description: In this powerful oral history, Phillipe Cunningham shares his experiences as Black trans man with a complicated history of gendered and sexual identities. -
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 Quinn Villagomez
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Villagomez, Quinn Date: Sep. 17, 2015 Topics: Acceptance, Appearance, Assigned gender, Bullying, Coming out, Depression, Drag, Family members, Femininities, Gender dysphoria, Gender identity, Health insurance, LGBTQ+ partners, LGBTQ+ radio, LGBTQ+ relationships, MtFs, Pronoun, Schools, Self-acceptance, Support groups, Transgender people, Transphobia Subject: Brown College, Caitlyn Jenner, Janet Mock, Laverne Cox, University of Minnesota Description: Quinn Villagomez identifies as a biracial female and trans woman. She was assigned male at birth and was born and raised in north Minneapolis, Minnesota. She has an older sister who struggles with ... -
Interview with Quinton Neal
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Neal, Quinton Date: Feb. 23, 2016 Topics: African American transgender people, Androgyny (Psychology), Appearance, Discrimination, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Intersectionality (Sociology), LGBTI community, Medical interventions, Online dating, Privilege (Social psychology), Problem-oriented policing, Psychic trauma, Racism, Rape, Religions, Religious institutions, Role behavior, Rural areas, Schools, Self-care, Health, Sexual freedom, Sexual orientation, Sexual violence, Sexuality, Support groups Subject: Black Liberation Projects, Black Lives Matter (BLM), Caitlyn Jenner, Delta Phi Upsilon, Janet Mock, Laverne Cox Description: Quinton Neal was born in the small, rural town of Peoria, Illinois and identifies as black, gay, and gender fluid where she switches between genders. She was assigned male at birth and uses both he... -
Interview with Rachel Schroeder
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Schroeder, Rachel Date: Feb. 23, 2016 Topics: Anxiety, Bisexual identity, Bisexuality, Body building, Child custody, Children, Counseling, Crossdressing, Depression, Divorce, Electrolysis, Family members, Femininities, Gay pride, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Health insurance, Homophobia, Hormone therapy, Hormones, Intersectionality (Sociology), Intolerance, Lesbian identity, Marriage, Medication, MtFs, Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis, Self-acceptance, Social exclusion, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia Subject: City of Lakes Crossgender Community (CLCC), Janitorial Company, Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition Description: Rachel Schroeder identifies as trans was assigned male at birth. She grew up in Burnsville, Minnesota in a trailer park and worked on her grandparent’s farm. She experimented with crossdressing at ... -
Interview with Randy Wicker
Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Kearns, John J., Wicker, Randy Date: Feb. 1, 2003 Topics: Black transgender people, Detention of LGBTQ+ people under a hospital order, Drag queens, Gay men, HIV/AIDS, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ chosen families, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, LGBTQ+ unhoused people, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Transfeminine people, Venezuelan Americans Subject: Gay Activists Alliance (GAA), Hot Peaches, Marsha P. Johnson, Randy Wicker, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Uplift Lighting Description: An interview with Randy Wicker in which he talks about Marsha Johnson’s involvement with GAA and Heritage of Pride. He also discusses Marsha’s mental health, institutionalization, prostitution, and... -
Interview with Raquel Willis
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Willis, Raquel Date: Jun. 7, 2017 Topics: Activists, Assigned gender, Black people, Coming out, Counseling, Dating, Drag, Drag kings, Family members, Femininities, Feminism, FtMs, Gay identity, Gender dysphoria, Gender identity, Gender role, Homophobia, Hormone therapy, Masculinities, MtFs, Religions, Religious texts, Role behavior, Sexism, Southern States, Sports, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Writers Subject: Black Girl Dangerous, RuPaul, Trans Advocacy Organization, Transgender Law Center Description: Raquel Willis is a black southern transgender queer woman from Augusta, Georgia who was raised Catholic. Her mom was an educator for almost 30 years at Augusta Technical College while her dad worke... -
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 Rebecca Kling
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Kling, Rebecca Date: Jan. 25, 2016 Topics: Acceptance, Bullying, Coming out, Dating, Discrimination, Employment discrimination, Gender dysphoria, Gender realignment surgery, Hair--Removal, Hormones, LGBTQ+ partners, Mental health, Passing (Gender), Schools, Self-acceptance, Sexual orientation, Surgery, Theatre, Therapies, Transgender identity Subject: Caitlyn Jenner, Creating Change, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Philadelphia Trans Health Conference Description: Rebecca Kling identifies as a white woman and sometimes as a trans woman. She was assigned male at birth. She grew up on the north side of Chicago, Illinois in the 1990s and has an older brother. S... -
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 Renae Pagel
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Pagel, Renae Date: Aug. 23, 2016 Topics: Acceptance, Anxiety, Augmentation mammaplasty, Change of name, Coming out, Crossdressing, Depression, Electrolysis, Estrogen, Friendships, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Hormone therapy, Hormones, LGBTQ+ relationships, Medication, Progesterone, Support groups, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender) Description: Renae Pagel identifies as female and was assigned male at birth. She grew up in Cannon Falls, Minnesota on a hobby farm on 25 acres with horses, chickens, ducks, a goat, and a few pigs. She has fiv... -
Interview with Renan (Ashley) Sapalaran
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Sapalaran, Renan Date: May 16, 2017 Topics: Acceptance, Anti-transgender violence, Appearance, Bathrooms, Catholic schools, Celebrities, Christianity, Church--Unity, Colorism, Discrimination, Employment discrimination, Families, Gender realignment surgery, Hormones, Identity, Immigration, Katoeys, LGBTQ+ relationships, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Linguistics, Occupations, Passing (Gender), Politicians, Privilege (Social psychology), Pronoun, Psychiatrists, Same-sex marriage, Self-acceptance, Skin--Bleaching, Social advocacy, Spirituality, Surgery, Transgender people, Translations, Visas Subject: Barack Obama, Laverne Cox Description: Renan (Ashlee) Sapalaran identifies as female and was assigned male at birth. She is from the Philippines. Her father is a policeman and has always been supportive of her transition. She struggled ... -
Interview with Renata Garcia and Jennicet Gutierrez
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Garcia, Renata, Gutierrez, Jennicet, Jenkins, Andrea Date: Oct. 3, 2015 Topics: Activists, Alien detention centers, Catholic Church, Dating, Families, Hormones, Illegal residents, Immigrants, MtFs, Sexuality, Transgender people Subject: Bamby Salcedo, Barack Obama, FAMILIA Trans Queer Liberation Movement, Jennicet Gutierrez, Renata Garcia, Trans Latina Coalition Description: Renata Garcia and Jennicet Gutierrez participate in a mediated conversation with Andrea Jenkins, sharing their experiences as immigrant Latina trans women living in the United States. While Garcia ... -
Interview with Reneka Evans
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Evans, Reneka, Jenkins, Andrea Date: Aug. 21, 2016 Topics: Black people, Dating, Drag, Educators, Employment discrimination, Families, Health insurance, Hormones, MtFs, Surgery, Transgender community, Transgender people Subject: Red Door Clinic, Reneka Evans, University of Minnesota Program in Human Sexuality Description: Reneka Evans was born and raised in Memphis, TN. In this oral history, Evans discusses moving to Minneapolis in the early 90s, drag culture, sex after surgery, workplace discrimination, the importa... -
Interview with Rex Labeau
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: RI LGBTQ+ Community Archives at Providence Public Library Creator: Labeau, Rex Date: Aug. 30, 2020 Topics: Anti-transgender discrimination, Asexuality, Autistic people, Bisexuality, Genderqueer people, Legal name change, Non-binary people, Public health, Transgender activism, Transgender people, Transphobia, White transgender people Subject: Borderlands, Unitarian Universalist Church Description: An interview with Rex Labeau. Rex lives in Newport; Rhode Island and is an artist and activist. They work in public health and are an active Unitarian Universalist and member of the Channing Memori... -
Interview with Richard (Katherine) Longnecker
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Longnecker, Richard (Katherine) Date: Mar. 17, 2017 Topics: Assigned gender, Cancer, Cosmetics, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Discos, Discrimination, Divorce, Drag, Estrogen, Family members, Femininities, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Hair, Hairstyles, Homophobia, Hormones, LGBTQ+ relationships, Masculinities, Mental health, Military, People with disabilities, Prejudices Subject: Caitlyn Jenner, United States Army Infantry, Vietnam War Description: Richard Longnecker also goes by Katherine. He was assigned male at birth and identifies as a crossdresser. He was born in New York City, New York, August 15, 1942. His mother was a showgirl in New ... -
Interview with Rickke Mananzala
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Mananzala, Rickke Date: Nov. 19, 2019 Topics: BIPOC, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ people of color, LGBTQ+ youth, Trans women, Transgender people, Transgender youth Subject: Borealis Philanthropy, FIERCE, Fund for Trans Generations Description: An interview with Rickke Mananzala, a trans activist and community organizer. At the time of this interview, he was the Vice President for Strategy & Programs with Borealis Philanthropy, working wi... -
Interview with Riley Valentine
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Louisiana Trans Oral History Project Creator: Valentine, Riley Date: May 10, 2020 Topics: Educators, LGBTQ+ religious people, Non-binary people, Transgender political activists Description: An interview with Riley Valentine, who identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns. Valentine talks about their early life experiences, moving to Louisiana from Atlanta, and their Catholic... -
Interview with Robert Labossier (Vilet Labossier)
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: RI LGBTQ+ Community Archives at Providence Public Library Creator: Labossier, Robert Date: Aug. 5, 2019 Topics: Drag, Drag community, Drag queens, Female impersonators, Gay pride, LGBTQ+ events Subject: Empress XIII, Imperial Court of Rhode Island, Vilet Labossier Description: An interview with Vilet Labossier. Vilet is a drag persona performed by Robert Labossier in Rhode Island since the early 1990s. Topics in order of discussion include: developing a drag persona and ... -
Interview with Roxanne Anderson
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Anderson, Roxanne, Jenkins, Andrea Date: Jul. 23, 2015 Topics: Activists, Appearance, Artists, Discrimination, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Hormones, Racially mixed people Subject: queer identity, Transmasculine Description: In this oral history, Roxanne Anderson reflects on their experiences as a black, masculine of center, gender nonconforming person living in the Midwest. Anderson describes what they see as the most... -
Interview with Roxanne Anderson, Part 2
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Anderson, Roxanne Date: Jul. 20, 2017 Topics: Ball culture, BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Gender non-conforming people, LGBTQ+ discrimination, Queer community, Racial profiling in law enforcement, Transmasculine people Subject: OutFront Minnesota Description: A second interview with Roxanne Anderson, a Black gender non-conforming masculine of center person. At the time of this interview, they were the Director of Trans & Racial Justice at the organizati... -
Interview with Roz Raskin
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: RI LGBTQ+ Community Archives at Providence Public Library Creator: Raskin, Roz Date: Aug. 31, 2020 Topics: Bisexual people, Costumes, Feminism, Gender expression, Jewish LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ activists, LGBTQ+ musicians, Non-binary people, Queer people, Sexism Subject: NOVA ONE, Rosalind Raskin Description: An interview with Roz Raskin. Roz is a musician; piano instructor; activist and community organizer who was born and has lived in Providence; RI. They identify as non-binary; queer; Jewish and also... -
Interview with Roze Brooks (R.B.)
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Brook, Roze, Jenkins, Andrea Date: Nov. 3, 2016 Topics: Activists, Adolescence, Allies, Bathrooms, Colleges, Education, Families, Friends, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Higher education, LGBTI community, Masculinities, Politics, Sexism, Sexuality, Support groups, Transphobia Subject: Title IX Description: In this oral history, Roze (R.B.) Brooks shares their experiences about growing up in St. Louis, MO and their journey of doing queer and trans activism and advocacy work in higher education at Univ... -
Interview with Ryan Li Dahlstrom
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Dahlstrom, Ryan Li, Jenkins, Andrea Date: Mar. 28, 2016 Topics: Activists, Communities, FtMs, Gender realignment surgery, Hormones, LGBTI community, Liberation movements, Race relations, Transgender people, Violence Subject: Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice Board, Gender Blur, Ryan Li Dahlstrom, Transgender Youth Support Network Description: Originally from Minnesota, Ryan Li Dahlstrom is a community builder and leader, who has helped found, build, and be a part of organizations such as Gender Blur, Trans Youth Support Network, Astraea... -
Interview with Sally Jackson
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Louisiana Trans Oral History Project Creator: Jackson, Sally Date: Feb. 23, 2021 Topics: Gender identity, HIV/AIDS, Trans women, Transitioning (Gender) Description: An interview with Sally Jackson, a trans woman. She talks about growing up in Fort Worth in the 1950s and 60s, moving to New Orleans, PFLAG New Orleans, and her show on WHIV-LV FM. -
Interview with Sam Ames
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Ames, Sam Date: Jan. 17, 2020 Topics: Civil disobedience, Civil rights lawyers, Harm reduction, LGBTQ+ civil rights, LGBTQ+ youth, Sexual reorientation, Transgender activism, Transgender people, Transmasculine people, White transgender people Subject: Our Family Coalition, Trans Lifeline, Unitarian Universalist Church Description: An interview with Sam Ames, a white transmasculine civil rights attorney, anti-conversion therapy activist, and theologian based in Oakland, California. At the time of this interview, he was the in... -
Interview with Sand Chang
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Chang, Sand Date: Sep. 6, 2019 Topics: Asian American transgender people, Chinese Americans, Health care for LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ health education, Non-binary people Subject: The Gender Affirming Letter Access Project (The GALAP), Trans Bodies, Trans Selves, World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) Description: An interview with Sand Chang, a nonbinary Chinese American psychologist/psychotherapist and educator from Oakland, California. Chang co-authored A Clinician's Guide to Gender Affirming Care (New Ha... -
Interview with Sandy James
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: James, Sandy Date: Sep. 29, 2017 Topics: African American transgender people, Census, Colonization, Discrimination, FtMs, Gender diversity, Immigrants, Linguistics, Police, Poor, Private schools, Privilege (Social psychology), Racism, Role behavior, Social advocacy, Sports, Statistics, Transgender people, Transphobia Subject: Forth Annual Trans Equity Summit, National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) Description: Sandy James identifies as a black trans man only in circles of people who understand and was assigned female at birth. He describes his experiences being a black female where typically he fared bet... -
Interview with Sayuri Hernandez
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Hernandez, Sayuri, Jenkins, Andrea Date: Sep. 12, 2016 Topics: Addictions, Child abuse, Dating, Exercise, Feminism, Gender realignment surgery, Hormones, Racially mixed people, Spirituality, Stores, Retail, Substance abuse, White people, Women Subject: Loyola University, Sayuri Hernandez Description: Sayuri Hernandez describes herself as a Puerto Rican, German and Irish heterosexual female. In this oral history, Hernandez reflects upon her early experiments in “drag,” childhood abuse, addiction... -
Interview with Selena Meza
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Meza, Selena Date: Nov. 19, 2017 Topics: Assigned gender, Bullying, Coming out, Families, Feminists, Femmes, Ho Chunk women, Latinos, Mexican American women, Migration, Transgender people, Transphobia, Women's studies Subject: bell hooks, Liv Mickla, Planned Parenthood, Project Runway Description: Selena Meza identifies as a Mexican-American queer trans femme assigned male at birth. She uses they/them and she/her pronouns. She’s from Chicago, Illinois originally and then moved to Nekoosa, Wi... -
Interview with Selene Means
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: RI LGBTQ+ Community Archives at Providence Public Library Creator: Means, Selene Date: Unknown Topics: Gender identity, Intersectionality, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ support groups, Mexican American families, Non-binary people, Political activists, Social justice Description: An interview with Selene Means. Means is a Latinx, non-binary person. He / They is an activist as well as a photographer and filmmaker who focuses on documenting social justice and activist work in... -
Interview with Shannon TL Kearns
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Kearns, Shannon TL Date: Nov. 18, 2021 Topics: LGBTQ+ religious people, Queer community, Trans men, Transgender clergy, Transgender community, White transgender people Subject: QueerTheology.com, Uprising Theatre Company Description: An interview with Shannon TL Kearns, a white trans man, playwright, and ordained priest based in Minneapolis. At the time of this interview, he was the founder and artistic director of Uprising The... -
Interview with Shauntelle Hammonds
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Hammonds, Shauntelle Date: Jul. 20, 2020 Topics: Anti-transgender violence, BIPOC, Black transgender people, Halfway houses, LGBTQ+ people of color, Trans women, Transgender activism, Transgender community, Transphobia Subject: Black Trans Lives Matter, Peter's Place Description: An interview with Shauntelle Hammonds, a Black trans woman, activist, and outreach worker based in Richmond, Virginia. At the time of this interview, she was serving as the Executive Director of Pe... -
Interview with Shawn Demmons
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Demmons, Shawn Date: Apr. 23, 2021 Topics: AIDS activists, BIPOC, Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Trans men, Transgender activism Subject: California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP), Center of Excellence for Transgender Health (CoE), LA Gay and Lesbian Center, San Francisco AIDS Foundation, Transgender Law Center (TLC) Description: An interview with Shawn Demmons, MPH, a Black trans man, community organizer, public health and HIV/AIDS advocate, and trans health activist based in Oakland, California. At the time of this interv... -
Interview with Sherenté Harris
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: RI LGBTQ+ Community Archives at Providence Public Library Creator: Harris, Sherenté Date: May 27, 2020 Topics: BIPOC, Coming out, Decolonization, Hate crimes, Homophobia, Indigenous LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ activists, LGBTQ+ youth, Misgendering, Narragansett Indians, Powwows, Transphobia, Two-Spirit people Description: An interview with Sherenté Harris. Harris is a two-spirit indigenous person, member of the Narragansett Tribe, artist, cultural educator, and activist. Topics in order of discussion include: growin... -
Interview with Shey Rivera
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: RI LGBTQ+ Community Archives at Providence Public Library Creator: Rivera, Shey Date: Unknown Topics: BIPOC, Decolonization, Intersectionality, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, Latino/a/x queer people, LGBTQ+ artists, Non-binary people, Puerto Ricans, Queer people, Taino Indians, Transphobia Description: An Interview with Shey Rivera. Shey is a queer and non-binary multidisciplinary artist from Puerto Rico. Shey studied Psychology and Sociology at the Universidad de Puerto Rico and Contemporary Med... -
Interview with Sophie Marie White
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Louisiana Trans Oral History Project Creator: White, Sophie Marie Date: Jan. 25, 2021 Topics: Coming out, LGBTQ+ parenthood, Trans women, Transitioning (Gender) Description: An interview with Sophie Marie White discussing being trans in the workplace, mental health, and her experiences with coming out and transitioning. -
Interview with Spencer Fugate
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Jenkins, Andrea, Fugate, Spencer Date: Sep. 5, 2015 Topics: Bisexuality, Families, Femmes, Health insurance, MtFs, Passing (Gender), Polyamory, Sexuality, Students Description: Spencer Fugate is a trans femme who attends Macalester College in St. Paul, MN. In this interview, Fugate describes her experiences learning about trans identities and beginning to identify as tran... -
Interview with Stef Wilenchek
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Jenkins, Andrea, Wilenchek, Stef Date: Sep. 11, 2015 Topics: Higher education, LGBTQ+ parents, Middle class, Self-acceptance, Sexuality, Transphobia, Violence Description: Stef Wilenchek shares their experiences growing up middle class in the South, coming out as gay in college and discovering their genderqueer identity through their work in LGBTQ college student ser... -
Interview with Stef Wilenchek
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Wilenchek, Stef Date: Sep. 11, 2015 Topics: Bisexuality, Coming out, Depression, Disabilities, Discrimination, Eating disorders, Family members, Gender diversity, Gender dysphoria, Gender identity, Health insurance, Heteronormativity, Higher education, Homophobia, Hormone therapy, Hormones, Intersex, Justice, LGBTI community, LGBTQ+ partners, Parenthood, Police brutality, Politics, Pronoun, Puberty, Race, Racism, Schools, Self-acceptance, Sexism, Sexuality, Transgender community, Transphobia, Violence Subject: Laverne Cox Description: Stef Wilenchek shares their experiences growing up middle class in the South, coming out as gay in college and discovering their genderqueer identity through their work in LGBTQ college student ser... -
Interview with Steinarr Harriday
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Jenkins, Andrea, Harriday, Steinarr Date: Apr. 20, 2016 Topics: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Hormones, Lutheranism, Men, Passing (Gender), Sportspersons, Transgender people Subject: Aydian Dowling, BECAUSE Conference, Laith Ashley, Steinarr Harriday Description: Steinarr Harriday describes himself as biracial and pansexual trans male. In this oral history he discusses playing on the boy’s football team in school, the passing of his father, learning how to ... -
Interview with Stephanie Luz Hernandez
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Luz Hernandez, Stephanie Date: Aug. 20, 2021 Topics: BIPOC, Femmes, Gender affirming surgery, Health care for LGBTQ+ people, Hormone therapy (Gender), Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Medical care, Queer people Subject: Gender Affirming Letter Access Project (GALAP) Description: An interview with Stephanie Luz Hernandez, LMFT, a queer Latinx trans-femme licensed mental health therapist, gender health specialist, and trans health activist based in the San Francisco Bay Area... -
Interview with Susan Kimberlya
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Kimberly, Susan Date: Mar. 9, 2016 Topics: Gender affirming surgery, LGBTQ+ activism, Official documentation, Older transgender people, Trans women, Transgender youth, Transitioning (Gender), White transgender people Description: An interview with Susan Kimberly, a white transwoman from St. Paul, Minnesota. In this oral history interview, she discusses her childhood and early life, her time in the Peace Corps, her transitio... -
Interview with T. Aaron Hans
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Hans, T. Aaron Date: Feb. 25, 2017 Topics: Activists, AIDS activists, Bullying, Coming out, Discrimination, Employment discrimination, Family members, Femininities, FtMs, Gay identity, Gay pride, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Hormones, Identity, Lesbians, LGBTI community, Masculinities, Medication, Passing (Gender), Social norms, Sports, Transgender community, Transgender people, Voice therapy (Gender) Subject: Creating Change, Gay and Lesbian Antiviolence Program, Kate Bornstein, Leslie Feinberg, Minnie Bruce Pratt, National Youth Advocacy Coalition, Shadow Morton, Title IX, Trans Youth Support Network, Trump Administration Description: T. Aaron Hans describes themselves as a butch transmasculine person. Ze has worked for 20 year as a national organizer for LGBTQIA justice and has worked with and been party of organizations such a... -
Interview with Taffy Johnson
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Johnson, Taffy Date: Nov. 19, 2019 Topics: BIPOC, Fa'afafine, Gender non-conforming identity, LGBTQ+ people of color, Pacific Islander American transgender people, Trans women, Transgender people of color Subject: United Territories of Pacific Islanders Alliance (UTOPIA) Description: An interview with Taffy Johnson, a fa'afafine and trans woman of color from Sāmoa. Taffy is also a queer and trans activist and community organizer in the Pacific Islander communities of South King... -
Interview with Tamara Urban
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Urban, Tamara Date: Jan. 22, 2017 Topics: Child sexual abuse, Dating, Electrolysis, Gender realignment surgery, Health insurance, Hormone therapy, Hormones, Hypospadias, Intersex, Murder, Suicide, Transgender people Subject: Board of Directors of Equality South Dakota, Trans Action South Dakota, Trans Justice Funding Project Description: Tamara Urban identifies as a transsexual female and was assigned male with an intersex condition when she was born in 1953. She was 63 at the time of the interview. She grew up in Sioux Falls and F... -
Interview with Tamlyn Murray
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Murray, Tamlyn Date: Dec. 27, 2016 Topics: Asexuality, Bisexuality, Bullying, Change of name, Coming out, Electrolysis, Gender diversity, Gender dysphoria, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Gender-nonconforming people, Hair--Removal, Harassment, Health care, Intersex, Mental illness, Misogyny, Psychic trauma, Sexuality, Surgery, Plastic, Transphobia Subject: Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition Description: Tamlyn Murray grew up in Centerville, Minnesota, a country town with farms that Murray describes as having zero resources for trans people. She has two younger sisters and two younger brothers. Gro... -
Interview with Taya Mitchell
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Mitchell, Taya Date: Apr. 6, 2016 Topics: African American transgender people, Appearance, Assigned gender, Bathrooms, Black race--Color, Bullying, Clothing, Coming out, Families, Femininities, Gender identity, HIV/AIDS, Homophobia, Hormone therapy, Identification cards, Inclusive education, Language, Medical care, Privilege (Social psychology), Racism, Representation, Reproduction, Schools, Social media, Surgery, Transgender people, Transphobia Subject: Black Lives Matter (BLM), Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition, OutFront Minnesota Description: Taya Mitchell is a performance artist and community organizer who was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. In this oral history, she shares many of her experiences with being homeschooled; bullying ... -
Interview with Taylor Foster
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Foster, Taylor, Jenkins, Andrea Date: Oct. 7, 2015 Topics: Activists, Colleges, Coming out, Drag, FtMs, Lutheranism, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Augsburg University Description: Taylor Foster grew up in Eden Prairie, MN, where he came out as a lesbian in high school. In this oral history, Foster describes his college experiences, his current work for the City of Minneapoli... -
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 ... -
Interview with Thalia Fontan
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Fontan, Thalia Date: Feb. 12, 2016 Topics: LGBTQ+ discrimination, LGBTQ+ visibility, Mental health care for LGBTQ+ people, Puerto Rican women, Trans women, Transgender victims of bullying, Transgender youth, White transgender people Subject: Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Asexual College Conference (MBLGTACC) Description: An interview with Thalia Fontan, a Puerto Rican and white transwoman from Wisconsin. At the time of this interview, Fontan was a student at the University of Minnesota. In this oral history Fontan ... -
Interview with Thalia Forton
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Jenkins, Andrea, Forton, Thalia Date: Feb. 12, 2016 Topics: Bullying, Dating, Depression, Families, Harassment, Hormones, MtFs, National characteristics, Puerto Rican, Passing (Gender), Racially mixed people, Sexual violence, Stress, Students, Transgender people Subject: Thalia Forton Description: Thalia Forton shared her story in her dorm room at the University of Minnesota. Forton identifies herself as a queer trans woman of color. In this oral history, Forton shares her experiences with d... -
Interview with Thalia Hernandez
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Hernandez, Thalia Date: Aug. 3, 2020 Topics: Anti-discrimination law, Gender non-conforming people, Latino/a/x transgender people, Non-binary people, Trans women, Transgender people, Transgender political activists, White transgender people Subject: Equality Virginia Description: An interview with Thalia Hernandez, a white and Latinx non-binary trans woman, trans activist, and advocate based in Richmond, Virginia. At the time of this interview, she was the Program Director ... -
Interview with the Reverend Louis Mitchell
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Mitchell, Louis Date: Nov. 18, 2019 Topics: BIPOC, Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ religious people, Older transgender people, Trans men, Transgender activism, Transgender clergy Subject: Chris Paige, TransFaith Description: An interview with Reverend Louis Mitchell, a Black trans man, trans activist and advocate.At the time of this interview, he was the executive director and co-founder of TransFaith, a multi-traditio... -
Interview with Tiq Milan
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Milan, Tiq Date: Nov. 2, 2017 Topics: Autobiographies, Bars, Black people, Butches, Children, Coming out, Discrimination, Divorce, Families, Gender realignment surgery, Gender role, Hormone therapy, Lesbians, LGBTI community, LGBTQ+ partners, Racism, Roman catholicism, Soft butches, Sports, Substance abuse, Tomboys, Transgender people, Transphobia, Working class Subject: Brian Michael Smith, Bronx Community Pride Center, Buzzfeed, CeCe McDonald, Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), Hetrick Martin Institute, Huffington, Lambda Legal, MTV, National Anti Violence Project, Niagara University, Power and Privilege Series, Queen Sugar, Redefining Masculinity, Rolling Stone, Source Magazine, The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), The Guardian, The New Yorker, Vibe Magazine Description: Tiq Milan identifies as a binary black trans man who is queer identified and was assigned female at birth. He grew up in Buffalo, New York in a working-class family in the hood, Milan states. He lo... -
Interview with Tona Brown
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Jenkins, Andrea, Brown, Tona Date: Sep. 22, 2016 Topics: Classical music, Counseling, Entertainers, Family members, Hormones, MtFs, Parents of transgender people, Transgender people, Violinists Subject: Carnegie Hall, Tona Brown Description: Tona Brown is a world class, world renowned mezzo – soprano violinist. In this oral history, she shares her experience about growing up with an awareness of her gendered difference in Norfolk, VA, ... -
Interview with Toni Pajak
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Pajak, Toni Date: Nov. 23, 2015 Topics: Acceptance, Assigned gender, Body image, Christianity, Classism, Coming out, Crossdressers, Dating, Depression, Diabetes, Discrimination, Divorce, Employment discrimination, Family members, Gender diversity, Gender realignment surgery, Hair--Removal, Health insurance, Heterosexual women, Hormones, Information technology, LGBTQ+ relationships, Marriage, Military, MtFs, Politics, Pregnancy, Public safety, Racism, Religions, Sexual orientation, Sexual practices, Social media, Sports, Therapies, Transitioning (Gender), Transsexual people Description: Toni Pajak identifies as a transsexual woman assigned male at birth. She was born in 1968. She grew up in North Minneapolis, Minnesota and went to grade school in the early 1970s. Her parents divor... -
Interview with Toni-Michelle Williams
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Willliams, Toni-Michelle Date: Jun. 7, 2017 Topics: Abuse, Androgyny, Arrests, Black people, Coming out, Courts, Drag, Drag queens, Femininities, Gay men, Gender diversity, Gender dysphoria, Gender realignment surgery, Heterosexuals, Hormone therapy, Legal process, Transgender people Subject: Access Aids Health Care, Barack Obama, Emerging Leaders Initiative with the National Black Justice Coalition, Jasmine Dyree, Jasmine Gray, Jim Crowe, Kimberly Waldon, Laverne Cox, Leading the Education of Gay and Straight Individuals (LEGSI), Morgan Harrison, National Organization for Women (NOW), Rob Burr, RuPaul, Sojourner Truth, Sojourner Truth Leadership Fellowship for Black Trans Women, Solutions Not Punishment Collaborative, T Girls Empowerment, Tijuana Michelle Ponder, Toni Braxton Description: Toni-Michelle Williams is a 26-year-old heterosexual black woman of trans experience from Atlanta, Georgia where she was born. She’s attracted to black men, and she also identifies as a magical bla... -
Interview With Tracie Jada O'Brien
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: O'Brien, Tracie Jada Date: Jan. 13, 2017 Topics: Adult child abuse victims--Mental health, African American transgender people, African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc, Assigned gender, Blacks--Segregation, Bullying, Christianity, Cosmetics, Counselors, Depression, Mental, Drag queens, Families, Femininities, Gender diversity, Gender realignment surgery, HIV/AIDS, Hormone therapy, Imprisonment, MtFs, Police raids, Religions, Sexual abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual practices, Transgender prostitution Subject: Affordable Care Act, Christine Jorgensen, Miss Fannie's Ball, National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE), Tenderloin, The Center for Special Problems Description: Tracie Jada O’Brien identifies as an African American female and was assigned male at birth. She was 65 at the time of the interview. She grew up in St. Louis, Missouri in the 1950s and 1960s in an... -
Interview with Tristan "TK" Morton
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Morton, Tristan "TK" Date: Dec. 4, 2020 Topics: BIPOC, Black transgender people, Coming out, Education, Higher, LGBTQ+ people of color, Queer people, Racial justice in education, Transgender activism, Transgender people Description: An interview with TK Morton is a Black queer trans higher education professional, advocate, and activist based in St. Paul, Minnesota. At the time of this interview, ze was the Assistant Director o... -
Interview with Ty Yule
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Yule, Ty Date: Aug. 20, 2015 Topics: Activists, Bullying, Businesses, Butches, Coming out, Family members, Femininities, FtMs, Gay culture, Gay pride, Gender identity, Hormone therapy, Hormones, Intolerance, LGBTQ+ movement, Masculinities, Mental health, Passing (Gender), Punk, Same-sex marriage, Self-destructive behavior, Social movements, Soft butches, Suicidal behavior, Testosterone, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Women's bars Subject: ACT UP, Cher, Queer Nation, The L Word Description: Ty Yule identifies as a trans man or trans person assigned female at birth. He started transitioning 4 years ago at the time of the interview at age 41. He was born in Minnesota, then moved to Iowa... -
Interview with Tygra Slarii
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Slarii, Tygra Trinity Date: Jan. 26, 2017 Topics: Adoption, Assigned gender, Augmentation mammaplasty, Ballroom dancing, Biological parenthood, Choirs, Drag, Drag community, Families, Hormone therapy, LGBTQ+ sex workers, MtFs, Sexuality, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Twins Subject: Aquarius, Brody Bartlett, Damon Kelsey, Michelle Obama, On the Roof, Puttin on the Ritz Description: Tygra Slarii is a trans pansexual woman assigned male at birth who uses both she/her, they/them, and it pronouns. She comes from a black family with three brothers, one of whom is an identical twin... -
Interview with Valerie Spencer
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Spencer, Valerie Date: Oct. 5, 2017 Topics: African American transgender people, Assigned gender, Bullying, Butches, Christianity, Clothing, Depression, Drag queens, Employment discrimination, Exorcism, Families, Families, Black, Femininities, Heteronormativity, HIV/AIDS, Identity politics, Intersectionality (Sociology), Labeling, Language, Marriage, Medical interventions, Medicalisation, Privilege (Social psychology), Psychic trauma, Racism, Role behavior, Role models, Schools, Self-care, Health, Social advocacy, Soft butches, Support groups, Therapies, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia Subject: Caitlyn Jenner, Janet Mock, Laverne Cox, Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center of Color Description: Valerie Spencer identifies as a black trans woman and was assigned male at birth. She was born and raised in Los Angeles, California in the suburbs. She had an older brother who was murdered when s... -
Interview with Vanessa Sheridan
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Sheridan, Vanessa Date: Jul. 12, 2016 Topics: Assigned gender, Black people, Coming out, Families, Fundamentalism, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Harassment, Hate crimes, Homophobia, Law, LGBTQ+ partners, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Performing arts, Racism, Religions, Socioeconomic characteristics, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Violence Subject: Caitlyn Jenner, Chaz Bono, City of Lakes Crossgender Community (CLCC), Crossing Over, HB2, Jerry Springer Show, Laura Jane Grace, Laverne Cox, Liberating the Transgendered Christian, Maury Povich, Phyllis Randolph Frye, Pulse Night Club, RuPaul, The Complete Guide to Transgender in the Workplace, Virginia Prince, Virginia Ramey Mollenkott Description: Vanessa Sheridan identifies as transgender and was assigned male at birth. She knew she was different from the age of 2 or 3 but didn’t understand what it meant at the time since she had no framewo... -
Interview with Venus DeMars part 1
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: DeMars, Venus Date: May 3, 2017 Topics: Assigned gender, Autobiographies, Breast, Bullying, Cosmetics, Counseling, Crossdressing, Depression, Hormones, Marriage, MtFs, Musicians, Nose--Surgery, Pronoun, Puberty, Transgender people Subject: City of Lakes Crossgender Community (CLCC), Venus de Mars Description: Venus de Mars was born in 1960 and grew up as a closeted trans kid, describing herself as a “little boy with a secret.” She didn’t grow up female since she was assigned male at birth but feels comp... -
Interview with Wahira LaBelle
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: LaBelle, Wahira Date: Dec. 7, 2020 Topics: BIPOC, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ migrants, Queer people, Transfeminine people, Women, Somali Subject: Black LGBTQ+ Migrant Project (BLMP), Black Trans Migrants United (BTMU) Description: An interview with Wahira LaBelle, a trans fem queer of Somali descent, community organizer, migrant justice activist, and advocate based in California. At the time of this interview, she was the Ba... -
Interview with Xaundra Nawa
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Nawa, Xaundra Date: Aug. 29, 2017 Topics: Androgyny, Assigned gender, Bisexuality, Coming out, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Definitions, Discrimination, Drug abuse, Families, Femininities, Gay identity, Genderfluid identity, Health insurance, Hormone therapy, Non-monogamous relationships, Police, Poor, Racism, Racism in language, Sexual orientation, Transgender people, Unemployed Description: Xaundra Nawa identifies as a black pansexual fluid demi girl and was assigned male at birth. She is the oldest of two brothers and was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her parents protect... -
Interview with Yvonne Cook-Riley
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria Creator: Cook-Riley, Yvonne, Taylor, Evan Date: Jan. 7, 2020 Topics: Crossdressers, Education, Identity politics, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ people in the military, LGBTQ+ spiritual people, LGBTQ+ support groups, LGBTQ+ veterans, Non-binary people, Shamanism Subject: International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE), Yvonne Cook-Riley Description: Oral history with Yvonne Cook-Riley discussing spirituality, activism, and the military. -
Interview with Zakia McKensey
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: McKensey, Zakia Date: Jul. 21, 2020 Topics: African American transgender people, AIDS education, Anti-transgender violence, BIPOC, LGBTQ+ communities, Trans women, Transgender community, Transgender people of color Subject: Nationz Foundation, Trans Justice Funding Project Description: An interview with Zakia McKensey, an African-American trans woman and native of Richmond, Viginia. At the time of this interview, she was the executive director of Nationz Foundation, a Richmond-ba... -
Interview with Zeam Porter
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Porter, Zeam Date: Dec. 29, 2016 Topics: Activists, Age, Bathrooms, Bullying, Coming out, Depression, Discrimination, Family members, Femininities, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Genderfluid identity, Hormones, Intersectionality (Sociology), LGBTQ+ relationships, Masculinities, Medical interventions, Mental disorders, Poetry, Privilege (Social psychology), Religions, Sexual orientation, Sports Subject: Gender Revolution 8, Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition, OutFront Minnesota Description: Zeam Porter identifies as a black polyamorous transmasculine genderqueer demiboy and was assigned female at birth. His gender is very fluid but also grounded in being trans masculine. They prefer h... -
Ita Segev Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Segev, Ita Date: Feb. 22, 2023 Topics: Femininities, Jewish transgender people, Nationalism, Religion, Transfeminine people Description: An interview with Ita Segev about her life and experiences growing up in Jerusalem. -
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... -
Jackson Reddy Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Reddy, Jackson Date: May 29, 2019 Topics: AIDS activists, Alcoholism, Anti-transgender violence, Artists, Black people, Buddhism, Childhood, Comedians, Coming out, Education, Family members, Fathers, Gay liberation, Gender diversity, Hormones, Internalized homophobia, Media, Music, Pronoun, Psychotherapy, Sexual abuse, Transgender community, Transgender culture, Transgender people, Writers Subject: Black Trans TV, Malcolm X, Marsha P. Johnson, Martin Luther King Jr., Shayna Matteski, Soka Gakkai International, Sylvia Rivera Description: Jackson Reddy reflects on their family dynamics and how these relationships shaped their growth. They also touch upon the role of trauma and the process of healing, especially in terms of self-care... -
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 ... -
Jamison Green Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: OUTWORDS Creator: Green, Jamison Date: May 12, 2017 Topics: Anti-transgender discrimination, Children of LGBTQ+ people, Gender identity, Transgender activism Subject: Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists, Becoming a Visible Man, Jamison Green, Manchester Metropolitan University, World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) Description: OUTWORDS interview with Jamison Green, conducted by Mason Funk on May 12, 2017. Jamison Green is a writer, activist, and scholar. Jamison is the author of the award-winning book Becoming a Visible ... -
Janetta Johnson Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: OUTWORDS Creator: Johnson, Janetta, Funk, Mason Date: Aug. 10, 2021 Topics: Anti-transgender discrimination, Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ imprisonment, LGBTQ+ sex workers, LGBTQ+ unhoused people, Trans women, Transmisogynoir Subject: Janetta Johnson, Miss Major, Transgender Gendervariant Intersex Justice Project (TGIJP) Description: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to sexual assault and transphobic language. -
Janice Covington Allison oral history interview 1, 2016 April 9
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: UNC Charlotte Atkins Library, Special Collections and University Archives Creator: Allison, Janice Covington, Wright, Christina Date: Apr. 9, 2016 Topics: Detransitioning, Gay community, Gender identity, Hormones, LGBTQ+ veterans, Older transgender people, Retransitioning, Trans women, Transgender people, Transgender people in the military, Transgender-owned businesses Subject: Imperial Court of San Francisco, Janice Covington Allison, Lavender Panthers Description: In this first in a series of interviews, Janice Covington, a transgender woman and political activist in Charlotte, North Carolina, discusses her formative years and her early adult life. She recal... -
Janice Covington Allison oral history interview 2, 2016 May 14
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: UNC Charlotte Atkins Library, Special Collections and University Archives Creator: Allison, Janice Covington, Wright, Christina Date: May 14, 2016 Topics: Drag community, Drag queens, Gender identity, LGBTQ+ bars, LGBTQ+ support groups, LGBTQ+ veterans, Married people, Older transgender people, Trans women, Transgender community, Transgender parents, Transgender people, Transgender people in the workplace, Transgender political activists, Transphobia Subject: Boom Boom LaTour, Casey King, Gypsy Star, Janice Covington Allison, Kappa Beta, Oleen Love, Phoenix Transgender Support, Tiffany Storm, TransCarolina, Triad Gender Association Description: In this second of several interviews, Janice Covington, a transgender woman and political activist in Charlotte, North Carolina, continues to discuss her personal history and reflects on transgende... -
Janice Covington Allison oral history interview 3, 2019 September 18
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: UNC Charlotte Atkins Library, Special Collections and University Archives Creator: Allison, Janice Covington, Wright, Christina Date: Sep. 19, 2019 Topics: Gender identity, Genderfluid identity, LGBTQ+ suicide, LGBTQ+ veterans, Older transgender people, Sexual orientation, Trans women, Transgender people, Transgender political activists, Transgender rights, Transphobia Subject: Democratic Party, Flip Benham, Janice Covington Allison, LGBTQ+ Democrats, North Carolina General Assembly, Transgender Political Caucus Description: In this third of several interviews, Janice Covington Allison, a transgender woman and political activist in Charlotte, North Carolina shares her political activist history, her role in the North C... -
Janice Covington Allison oral history interview 4, 2021 June 16
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: UNC Charlotte Atkins Library, Special Collections and University Archives Creator: Allison, Janice Covington, Wright, Christina Date: Jun. 16, 2021 Topics: Anti-transgender discrimination, Anti-transgender violence, Gender affirming surgery, Gender expression, Gender identity, Genderfluid people, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ veterans, Older transgender people, Public bathroom bills, Trans women, Transgender people, Transgender political activists, Transgender rights, Transphobia Subject: HB2, Janice Covington Allison Description: In this fourth of several interviews, Janice Covington Allison, a transgender woman and political activist for transgender rights in Charlotte, North Carolina shares her reflections on gender expre... -
Jarrett Key Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Key, Jarrett, Niculescu, Sebastián Castro Date: Jul. 25, 2018 Topics: Artists, Black people, Choreographers, Colleges, Dancers, Families, LGBTI community, Politics, Sexuality, Twins Subject: Brown University Description: Jarrett Key speaks of their childhood growing up in rural Alabama with a twin brother who also identifies as queer. They speak of their whirlwind move to New York City after attending Brown Univers... -
Jay Kyle Petersen: Individual Oral History Interview
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Arizona Queer Archives Creator: Petersen, Jay Kyle, Lee, Jamie A. Date: Apr. 23, 2014 Topics: Artists, Gender identity, Intersex, Intersex people, Intersex youth, Painting, Physicians, Treatment, Writing Subject: Arizona LGBTQ Storytelling Project Description: Oral history with Jay Kyle Petersen. Discussion of his childhood, journey with therapy, and art. -
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... -
Jean Vermette Oral History Interview
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: LGBTQ+ Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Creator: Vermette, Jean, Holland, Annie, Tryon-Nadeau, Olivia Date: Nov. 19, 2016 Topics: Catholic schools, College theater, Crossdressing, Gender affirming surgery, LGBTQ+ divorce, LGBTQ+ spiritual people, MtFs, Sexual revolution, Transgender relationships, Transsexual people, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Subject: EqualityMaine, Jean Vermette, Maharishi Maharesh Yogi, Maine Gender Resource and Support Service (Megress), Maine Lesbian Gay Political Alliance (MLPGA), Outright, Tiffany Club, Transsupport Maine Description: Jean Vermette, born in 1954, is a transgender woman from Skowhegan, Maine. At the age of three, Jean knew that her biological sex did not match her gender identity. When Jean came out as transgende... -
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... -
Jennifer Pritzker Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: OUTWORDS Creator: Pritzker, Jennifer, Funk, Mason Date: Nov. 11, 2021 Topics: COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-, Israel-Arab War, 1973, LGBTQ+ people in the military, LGBTQ+ veterans, Public bathroom bills Subject: Barry Winchell, Calpernia Addams, Jennifer Pritzker Description: Content warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to transphobic violence. -
Jessica Xavier Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: OUTWORDS Creator: Xavier, Jessica M., MacCarthy, Jack Date: Jul. 5, 2022 Topics: AIDS awareness, Trans women, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Gender Education and Advocacy (GEA), It’s Time, America!, Jessica Xavier, Leslie Feinberg, March on Washington for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Rights, Phyllis Randolph Frye, Transgender Educational Association, Transgender Needs Assessment Survey (WTNAS) Description: Jessica Xavier was born in Bethesda, Maryland, in 1952. From age 7, she realized she was not a boy but struggled to find a label to define herself. At age 39, she began her medical transition. Jess... -
Joan Roughgarden Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: OUTWORDS Creator: Roughgarden, Joan, Funk, Mason Date: Aug. 30, 2021 Topics: Evolution (Biology), Gender studies, LGBTQ+ religious people, Trans women, Transgender authors, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Joan Roughgarden Description: Joan Roughgarden was born on March 13, 1946 in Peterson, New Jersey, but also lived in the Philippines and Indonesia because her father was a missionary. Joan earned her PhD in biology from Harvard... -
Joanna Clark Full Interview
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: The ArQuives Creator: Taylor, Evan, Clark, Joanna Date: Dec. 30, 2019 Topics: Community life, Education, Family, HIV/AIDS, Internet, Law, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ people in the military, Trans women, Transgender activism, Web sites Subject: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Sister Mary Elizabeth Description: Oral history with Joanna Clark (also known as Sister Mary Elizabeth). Discussion of her activism, the military, and the internet.
