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  1. 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...
  2. 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...
  3. 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...
  4. 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.
  5. 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...
  6. 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...
  7. 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...
  8. 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.
  9. Joan Jett Blakk for President

     
    Collection: Clothing Collection
    Institution: Wearing Gay History
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Black queer people, Drag queens, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ people of color
    Subject: Joan Jett Blakk, Queer Nation
    Description: I Want You, Honey! Endorsed by Queer Nation/Chicago Joan Jett Blakk for President Queer Nation Chicago
  10. Joanne and Julie Nemecek Oral History

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: OUTWORDS
    Creator: Nemecek, Julie, Nemecek, Joanne
    Date: Jul. 17, 2017
    Topics: LGBTQ+ Baptists, Marriage, Transgender people
    Subject: Bethel College, Christine Jorgensen, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Joanne Nemecek, Julie Nemecek, Michigan Equality, PFLAG, Renee Richards, Roberts Wesleyan College, Soulforce, Spring Arbor University, Susan Stanton
    Description: OUTWORDS interview with Joanne and Julie Nemecek, conducted by Mason Funk on July 17, 2017 in their home in Spring Arbor, Michigan. Julie is a proud grandmother, Presbyterian church elder, and publ...
  11. Joe's De Luxe Club

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: 194X
    Topics: Drag queens, Night life, Theatre shows
    Subject: Joe's Deluxe Club, Petite Swanson
  12. 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 ...
  13. Just for To-Night

     
    Collection: Sheet Music
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Cobb, George L.
    Date: 1914
    Topics: Arts and entertainment occupations, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Musical theatre
    Subject: Bring Me Back My Lovin' Honey Boy, Leon Finch, Some of These Days, The Boy with a Smile
  14. Justice for Christian Paige Flyer

     
    Collection: Riki Anne Wilchins' Flyers
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: The Transexual Menace
    Date: 1996
    Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Hate crimes, Legal process, Physical violence
    Subject: Brandon Teena, Chanelle Pickett, Christian Paige, Deborah Forte, Tyra Hunter
    Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to transphobic violence.
  15. Kay, Yvonne, and Julie

     
    Collection: Miscellaneous Photographs
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Jun. 17, 1986
    Topics: Gender expression, Transfeminine people, Transvestites
    Subject: Be All Weekend, Chicago Sun-Times, Elk Grove Village Motel, Tri-Ess Society for the Second Self
    Description: A photo of Jay, Yvonne, and Julie published in the Chicago Sun-Times on June 17, 1986. They were attending Be All Weekend, a gathering of cross-dressers produced by the Chicago chapter of the Socie...
  16. LadyLike No. 63

     
    Collection: LadyLike
    Institution: Transgender Oral History Project
    Creator: Creative Design Services
    Date: 2005
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Drag, Drag kings, Drag queens, Gender identity, MtFs, Photographic models, Transgender culture, Transgender identity, Transgender people
    Subject: Alice in Genderland, Dante Difranco, Lowla Valentine, The Drag Race at Roscoe's Tavern
    Description: Also known as: "Lady like" and "Ladylike Magazine." ; Contents: Features-Profile: Lowla Valentine -- Her royal rights -- Book review: Alice in genderland -- Current queens -- Roxanne Van Ness -- Be...
  17. LadyLike No. 65

     
    Collection: LadyLike
    Institution: Transgender Oral History Project
    Creator: Creative Design Services
    Date: 2006
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Drag, Drag queens, Gender identity, MtFs, Photographic models, Transgender culture, Transgender identity, Transgender people
    Subject: Beauty and the Beach 2005, Dianne Richards, Foxy Roxy, Stanley Biber, Transgender Forum
    Description: Also known as: "Lady like" and "Ladylike Magazine." ; Contents: Features-Profile: Dianne Richards -- Dr. Stanley Biber obituary -- Beauty and the beach 2005 -- Bad tinkerbell -- Tapestry of broken ...
  18. Letter from Dr. Mina Dulcan to Rupert Raj (June 9, 1994)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Dulcan, Mina
    Date: Jun. 9, 1994
    Topics:  
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Mina Dulcan to Rupert Raj refusing his request to use her article.
  19. Letter from Rupert Raj to Cynthia Larson (June 27, 1994)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: Jun. 27, 1994
    Topics: FtMs, Trans men, Transgender activism
    Subject: American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists, Cynthia Larson, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Rupert Raj to Cynthia Larson,executive director of the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists. Raj encloses a copy of his review for "Third Sex, Third Gender:...
  20. Letter from Rupert Raj to Dr. Lawrence J. Gottlieb (April 20, 1990)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: Apr. 20, 1990
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, MtFs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men, Vaginoplasty
    Subject: Lawrence J. Gottlieb, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Rupert Raj to Dr. Gottlieb requesting information on Dr. Gottlieb's gender affirming-surgery program for trans patients.
  21. Letter from Rupert Raj to Dr. Lawrence J. Gottlieb (March 29, 1990)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: Mar. 29, 1990
    Topics: Bottom surgery, FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Top surgery, Trans men
    Subject: Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Rupert Raj to Dr. Gottlieb requesting information on his gender affirming-surgery program for trans patients.
  22. Letter from Rupert Raj to Dr. Theodore Friedman (June 27, 1988)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: Jun. 27, 1988
    Topics: FtMs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men, Transgender people's writings
    Subject: Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association, International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE), Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Rupert Raj to Dr. Friedman explaining his absence at HBIGDA symposium and upcoming projects.
  23. Letter from Rupert Raj to Joanne Cone (January 24, 1987)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: Jan. 24, 1987
    Topics: Gender affirming surgery, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men, Transgender activism, Transgender people's writings
    Subject: Canon Jones, Garrett Oppenheim, Joanne Cone, Metamorphosis, Michel Seghers, Renee Richards, Roger Peo, Rupert Raj
    Description: Letter from Rupert Raj to Joanne Cone updating her about the Dr. Benjamin memorial, upcoming events in the transgender community, and personal life events.
  24. Letter from Rupert Raj to Rev. Canon Jones (March 16, 1987)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: Mar. 16, 1987
    Topics: FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men, Transgender activism, Transgender people's writings
    Subject: Canon Jones, Dr. Benjamin Memorial, IFGE International Convention, Metamorphosis, Rupert Raj, Transition Support and Transsexuals in Prison (TIP)
    Description: Letter from Rupert Raj to Rev. Canon Jones concerning a conversation about the Dr. Benjamin memorial. Raj also updates Rev. Jones about happenings at the IFGE convention.
  25. Letter from Rupert Raj to the President of the Sunday Society (April 25, 1990)

     
    Collection: Rupert Raj Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: Raj, Rupert
    Date: Apr. 25, 1990
    Topics: FtMs, South Asian bisexual people, South Asian transgender people, Trans men
    Subject: Rupert Raj, The Sunday Society
    Description: Letter from Rupert Raj to the President of the Sunday Society informing them of the referral lists he is compiling for trans people. He inquires about whether The Sunday Society has a newsletter or...