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Femme Mirror, Vol. 4-5 No. 5-1 (December-February, 1980)
Collection: Femme Mirror Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Beecroft, Carol Date: Dec. 1979 Topics: Appearance, Clothing, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Femininities, Gender realignment surgery, Schools, Television, Transgender people Subject: Society for the Second Self, Tri Sigma -
Tri-Ess Mini-Mini Mirror
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Martin, Donna Date: Unknown Topics: Subject: Leslie Borck, Tri-Ess Directory, Tri-Ess Society for the Second Self -
Girl Talk, Vol. 15 No. 7 (July, 1999)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Silk, Cyndi Date: Jul. 1999 Topics: Appearance, Drag queens, Fashion, FtMs, Gender realignment surgery, Health care, MtFs, Transgender people Subject: Lesbian and Gay Advisory Committee, Lips -
Girl Talk, Vol. 15 No. 1 (January, 2001)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Silk, Cyndi Date: Jan. 2001 Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, FtMs, Police, Support groups, Transgender people Subject: California Dreamin', National Transgender Advocacy Coalition (NTAC), Peter Oiler, Powder Puffs of California, Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. -
Girl Talk, Vol. 15 No. 1 (February, 2001)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Silk, Cyndi Date: Feb. 2001 Topics: Appearance, Clothing, Color, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Employment discrimination, Law, Psychology, Transgender people Subject: ACLU Lesbian and Gay Rights Project, California Dreamin', GenderPAC, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Peter Oiler, Powder Puffs of California, The Gulf Coast Transgender Community (GCTC), Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. -
Girl Talk, Vol. 12 No. 11 (October, 1997)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Silk, Cyndi Date: Oct. 1997 Topics: Cosmetics, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Femininities, Gender realignment surgery, Hormone therapy, Passing (Gender), Psychology, Self-image, Surgery, Transgender people Subject: Powder Puffs of California -
Interview Olivia Hnlicka
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Hnlicka, Olivia Date: Jan. 14, 2016 Topics: Acceptance, Appearance, Assigned gender, Beauty standards, Butches, Capitalism, Cisgender people, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Death and dying, Depression, Drag, Family members, Femininities, Femmes, Gay community, Gender identity, Hair, Hair--Removal, Heterosexuality, HIV/AIDS, Homeless people, Homelessness, Hormone therapy, Hormones, Masculinities, Medicalisation, MtFs, Passing (Gender), Religions, Sexual orientation, Sexual practices, Sexuality, Soft butches, Suburbs, Suicide, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Travel, White people Subject: About Face Youth Theatre, Annoyance Theatre, Bear Culture, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Coed Prison Sluts, Crusty Girl, Vogue Magazine Description: Olivia Hnilicka identifies as a white queer transgender woman and was assigned male at birth. Her mother was an elementary school teacher before she had her and her five brothers. She was born in R... -
Interview with Freya Richman
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Richman, Freya Date: Nov. 2, 2017 Topics: Acceptance, Arts and entertainment occupations, Assigned gender, Clothing, Coming out, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Directors, Discrimination, Family members, Femininities, Femmes, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Hormones, Jews, MtFs, Pronoun, Religions, Support groups, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: 20% Theatre, Artaria String Quartet, Community Center, The Naked I, Transgender Equity Council of the City of Minneapolis Description: Freya Richman identifies as Jewish female or femme assigned male at birth. She is the youngest of three siblings and grew up in Appleton, Wisconsin, a small city in the northeastern part of Wiscons... -
Interview with Ashley Meyers
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Meyers, Ashley Date: Jan. 13, 2016 Topics: Acceptance, Activists, Adolescence, Assigned gender, Chromosomes, Contraception, Dyslexia, Educators, Endocrinology, Estrogen--Therapeutic use, Family members, Gender identity, Genitals, Hormone therapy, Hormones, Human growth, Intersex people, Learning difficulties, Medicalisation, Menstruation, Normalization, Puberty, Turner's syndrome Subject: Intersex Organization of North America, Intersex: The Dubious Diagnosis, Orson Wells, The Grapes of Wrath Description: Ashley Meyers identifies as an intersex woman, and she was assigned female at birth. She was diagnosed with non-verbal learning disorder and tends to be a slower reader. She hasn’t dealt with bully... -
Interview with James Schwartz
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Schwartz, James Date: Jun. 15, 2017 Topics: Acceptance, Assigned gender, Change of name, College students, Coming out, Development, Environmentalism, Film, FtMs, Gay identity, Gender dysphoria, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Gender-nonconforming people, Health insurance, Hormones, Internalized homophobia, LGBTQ+ movement, Masculinities, Religions, Self-acceptance, Sexuality, Social media, Social norms, Support groups, Therapies, Transgender community, Transphobia Subject: Forest and Natural Resource Management, Gender and Sexuality Center for Queer and Trans Life, Gender Education Center, Program in Human Sexuality, University of Minnesota Description: James Schwartz identifies as a trans man and was assigned female at birth. He was born in Maple Grove, Minnesota where his parents grew up and then moved to Monticello, Minnesota in second grade. S... -
Femme Mirror, Vol. 4 No. 5 (October, 1979)
Collection: Femme Mirror Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Beecroft, Carol Date: Oct. 1979 Topics: Appearance, Biology, Clothing, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Femininities, Fetishism, Gender role, Heterosexuals, Marriage, Passing (Gender), Prejudices, Support groups, Transgender people -
The Femme Mirror, Vol. 22 Iss. 4 (Fall, 1997)
Collection: Femme Mirror Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Beecroft, Carol Date: Autumn 1997 Topics: Biographies, Children, Clothing, Coming out, Cosmetics, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Drag balls, Family members, Femininities, Hobbies, Internet, LGBTQ+ parents, LGBTQ+ partners, Marriage, Occupations, Politics, Religions Subject: 1998 Crossdresser's Ball, Beta Gamma, Chi Chapter, Chi Delta Mu, Dee S. McKellar, Delta Chapter, Delta Omega, Dignity Cruise, Holiday At Sea, Kappa Beta, S.P.I.C.E, Sigma Mu, Tri Chi, Tri-Ess Society for the Second Self -
Femme Mirror, Vol. 4 No. 4 (August, 1979)
Collection: Femme Mirror Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Beecroft, Carol Date: Aug. 1979 Topics: Acceptance, Appearance, Clothing, Communities, Crossdressers, Femininities, Gender role, Heterosexuals, Marriage, Passing (Gender), Self-acceptance, Support groups -
The Femme Mirror, Vol. 22 Iss. 3 (Summer, 1997)
Collection: Femme Mirror Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Beecroft, Carol Date: Summer 1997 Topics: Christianity, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Drag balls, Marriage, Religions, Self-acceptance Subject: 1998 Crossdresser's Ball, Connie Nichols, Dignity Cruise, Eve Burchert, Jayne Thomas, S.P.I.C.E, Sigma Mu -
Femme Mirror, Vol. 4 No. 3 (June, 1979)
Collection: Femme Mirror Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Beecroft, Carol Date: Jun. 1979 Topics: Clothing, Crossdressers, Families, Femininities, Heterosexuals, Literature, Marriage, Support groups -
Femme Mirror, Vol. 4 No. 2 (April, 1979)
Collection: Femme Mirror Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Beecroft, Carol Date: Apr. 1979 Topics: Appearance, Crossdressers, Femininities, Support groups -
The Femme Mirror, Vol. 23 Iss. 2 (Summer, 1998)
Collection: Femme Mirror Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Beecroft, Carol Date: Summer 1998 Topics: Body image, Coming out, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Families, Hate crimes, LGBTQ+ radio, Passing (Gender), Religions, Violence Subject: Gina Lanace, Holiday At Sea, It's Time America, Jim Bridges, Rachel Miller Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to transphobic violence. -
Femme Mirror, Vol. 3 No. 4 (August, 1978)
Collection: Femme Mirror Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Beecroft, Carol Date: Aug. 1978 Topics: Appearance, Clothing, Crossdressers, Femininities, Gender role, Secrecy, Support groups Subject: Fantasia Fair -
The Femme Mirror, Vol. 21 Iss. 4 (Fall, 1996)
Collection: Femme Mirror Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Beecroft, Carol Date: Autumn 1996 Topics: Alcoholism, Appearance, Clothing, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Divorce, Femininities, Gender, Health care, Help lines, LGBTQ+ partners, Marriage, Psychology, Religions, Self-image Subject: Dee S. McKellar, GenderPAC, It's Time America, Lobby Days, S.P.I.C.E, Second International Congress on Sex & Gender Issues, Tau Lambda, TransGen 96, Tri-Ess Society for the Second Self -
Femme Mirror, Vol. 21 Iss. 3 (Summer, 1996)
Collection: Femme Mirror Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Beecroft, Carol Date: Summer 1996 Topics: Biology, Clothing, Colleges, Drag balls, Help lines, LGBTQ+ partners, Marriage, Religions, Self-acceptance, Support groups Subject: Barbara Heath, Bonnie Bullough, Dignity Cruise, Holiday En Femme, International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE), Kappa Beta, Kathy Helms, S.P.I.C.E, Sigma Epsilon, Tri-Ess Society for the Second Self -
Femme Mirror, Vol. 24 No. 4 (Winter, 1999)
Collection: Femme Mirror Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Beecroft, Carol Date: Winter 1999 Topics: Acceptance, Eating disorders, Help lines, Hormones, Marriage, Passing (Gender), Prejudices, Religions, Self-image, Support groups Subject: Holiday En Femme, International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE), S.P.I.C.E, Tau Chi Chapter, Tri-Ess Society for the Second Self -
Femme Mirror, Vol. 24 Iss. 3 (Fall, 1999)
Collection: Femme Mirror Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Beecroft, Carol Date: Autumn 1999 Topics: Christianity, Clothing, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Femininities, Literature, Marriage, Police, Psychology, Religions, Support groups Subject: Christine Grubb, Holiday En Femme, S.P.I.C.E, Tau Chi Chapter, Tri-Ess Society for the Second Self -
The Femme Mirror, Vol. 24 Iss. 2 (Summer, 1999)
Collection: Femme Mirror Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Beecroft, Carol Date: Summer 1999 Topics: Age, Beauty standards, Birth certificates, Clothing, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Depression, Discrimination, Employment discrimination, Femininities, Gender, Hate crimes, Lawyers, LGBTQ+ partners, Married people, Passing (Gender), Politics, Self-acceptance, Self-image, Therapies Subject: Ann Landers, Elizabeth Saige Lake, Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), Florida University International, Holiday En Femme, International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE), Micheline Montreuil, PFLAG, S.P.I.C.E, The Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality in San Francisco, Trasngender Community News, Tri-Ess Society for the Second Self -
Interview with Barbara Satin
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Satin, Barbara Date: Oct. 13, 2015 Topics: African Americans, Age, Air force, Assigned gender, Bisexuals, Business people, Coming out, Discrimination, Femininities, HIV/AIDS, Homeless people, Housing for older people, Jet planes--Piloting, Latin Americans--United States, Marriage, MtFs, Public relations, Religions, Roman catholicism, Sexuality, Social advocacy, Therapies Subject: 1993 Human Rights Protection for GLBT, Caitlyn Jenner, City of Lakes Crossgender Community (CLCC), Clare Housing, Deputy Faith Work Director, GLBT Generations, National LGBTQ Task Force, Out Front, P Fund, Patricia Wynn, Powderhorn Residence Group, Spirit of the Lakes Church, St. Thomas College, Training to Serve, United Church of Christ (UCC) Description: Barbara Satin is a bisexual trans woman assigned male at birth. She was born in 1934 as the youngest of four kids and raised Catholic in St. Paul, Minnesota. Since her father died when she was a ba... -
Interview with Moe
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Moe Date: Nov. 12, 2015 Topics: Assigned gender, Bisexual identity, Bullying, Coming out, Dating, Employment discrimination, FtMs, Gender dysphoria, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Health insurance, Hormone therapy, Islam, Lesbians, Masculinities, Mysticism, Nursing, Roman catholicism, Sufism, Testosterone, Tomboys, White people Subject: Caitlyn Jenner, Minneapolis Community and Technical College, Program in Human Sexuality, RECLAIM!, The Trans Youth Support Network Description: Moe identifies as a white trans man and was assigned female at birth. He was raised in Walnut Creek, California. He has two sisters and went to the Meher School, a Sufism school, which is connected... -
The Femme Mirror, Vol. 24 Iss. 1 (Spring, 1999)
Collection: Femme Mirror Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Beecroft, Carol Date: Spring 1999 Topics: Acceptance, Appearance, Bible, Coming out, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Femininities, LGBTQ+ partners, Lobbying, Students, Support groups, Transgender people Subject: Melanie Rudd -
The Femme Mirror, Vol. 23 Iss. 4 (Winter, 1998)
Collection: Femme Mirror Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Beecroft, Carol Date: Winter 1998 Topics: Appearance, Crossdressing, Families, Finances, Friendships, Gender role, LGBTQ+ partners, Marriage, Oppression, Religions, Self-image, Support groups -
The Femme Mirror, Vol. 23 Iss. 3 (Autumn, 1998)
Collection: Femme Mirror Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Beecroft, Carol Date: Autumn 1998 Topics: AIDS organizations, Appearance, Bathrooms, Coming out, Crossdressing, Family members, LGBTQ+ parents, Prejudices, Religions, Schools, Self-acceptance, Shoah, Support groups, Transgender community Subject: Alpha Zeta, Pat Boyd, Texas T Party, Virginia Prince -
Interview with Nick Metcalf
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Metcalf, Nick Date: May 10, 2016 Topics: Assigned gender, Bullying, Drag, Families, Gender identity, HIV/AIDS, Hormones, Intimate partner violence, Navajo Indians, Sexual assault, Sexuality, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Two-Spirit people Subject: Afro Elegance, American Indian Movement, Brandon Lacy Campos, Gay and Lesbian Community Action Council, Gay Student Association, Man to Man, Minnesota Men of Color, Richard La Fortune, RuPaul, Ryan White Program Description: Nick Metcalf is a 44-year-old assigned male at birth two-spirit person. They were born and raised in Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota which Metcalf describes as rural and isolating since they co... -
Free CeCe McDonald Panel
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Cox, Laverne, Gares, Jac, Jenkins, Andrea, McDonald, Chishaun Reed Mai'luv (CeCe) Date: Aug. 29, 2016 Topics: Activists, Actors, Black people, Feminism, Film industry, Gender dysphoria, Imprisonment, Oppression, Transgender people, Transphobia Subject: Anti Violence Project, Audre Lorde, bell hooks, Free CeCe, In The Life, Musical Chairs, Orange is the New Black, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Sayuri Hernandez, The Exhibitionist, Transforming, Unraveled Description: Laverne Cox is the executive producer of the Netflix original series, Orange is the New Black. She plays Sophia Burset, an incarcerated African American transgender woman. Cox is a renowned speaker... -
Interview with Andrea Jenkins
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Jenkins, Andrea Date: Jul. 20, 2017 Topics: Assigned gender, Black people, Coming out, Crossdressing, Divorce, Families, Gender dysphoria, Gender identity, HIV/AIDS, LGBT, Marriage, Prisons, Separation, Socioeconomic characteristics, Transgender people, Transphobia Subject: CeCe McDonald, Center for Gender Spectrum Health, Kate Bornstein, Leslie Feinberg, My Momma's Gonna Call Me Anna, Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, Rainbow Health Initiative Description: Andrea Jenkins identifies as a transgender female and was assigned male at birth. Her mother and father were separated by the time she was about five. Their separation wasn’t necessarily by choice ... -
Girl Talk, Vol. 17 No. 1 (January, 2000)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Silk, Cyndi Date: Jan. 2000 Topics: Appearance, Communities, Gatherings, Prejudices, Support groups, Transgender people Subject: California Dreamin', Powder Puffs of California, Vaniqua, Wendy's Oasis -
Girl Talk, Vol. 14 No. 12 (December, 2000)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Silk, Cyndi Date: Dec. 2000 Topics: Christianity, Gatherings, Gender realignment surgery, MtFs, Odors, Transgender people Subject: Barbara Johnson, Barry Rogerson, California Dreamin', Kesaraporn Duangsawan, Miss Tiffany's Universe Contest, Peter Stone, Powder Puffs of California, Powder Puffs of Orange County (PPOC), TGSF- San Francisco, The Diablo Valley Girls (DVG), The Rainbow Gender Association (RGA), Transgender Cotillion Extravaganza -
Girl Talk, Vol. 17 No. 2 (February, 2000)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Silk, Cyndi Date: Feb. 2000 Topics: Acceptance, Civil rights, Communities, Discrimination, Gatherings, Support groups, Transgender people Subject: California Dreamin', Powder Puffs of California -
Girl Talk, Vol. 14 No.11 (November, 2000)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Silk, Cyndi Date: Nov. 2000 Topics: Birth certificates, Bisexual girls, Colleges, Discrimination, Drivers' licenses, Gatherings, Gender dysphoria, Gender realignment surgery, Heterosexual identity, HIV/AIDS, Hormones, Lesbians, MtFs, Physical violence, Transgender people, Transgender youth, Verbal abuse Subject: Alana Powell, Alexis Rivera, Arlene Schneir, Asian-Pacific AIDS Intervention Team, Barbara Johnson, California Dreamin', California State University of Northridge (CSUN), Cathy Reback, Cheryl Hoffman, Dana Rivers, Educational TV Channel (ETVC), El Cowboy y sus Amigos, Fred Eggan, FTM International, Gay & Lesbian Center, Jamison Keller, John McClellan, Jordon Blaza, Kellie Figoten, Kellii Trombacco, Lambda Delta Lambda, Larry Hidalgo, Linda Giles, Linda Irrizary, Martha Mathews, Marvin Belzer, Maxx Madrigal, Michelle LeChau, Michelle Stanton, Nicole Taylor, Orith Goldberg, Powder Puffs of California, Rainbow Gender Association (RGA), Rhyanna Britney, Shirley Bushnell, Stanford University Gender Dysphoria Program, Susan R. Cohen, Tatiana Montilla, The Diablo Valley Girls (DVG), Transgender Youth Symposium, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), University of San Francisco State University, Van Ness Reovery House, Vicky Ortega, Wendell Glenn -
Girl Talk, Vol. 16 No. 10 (November, 1999)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Silk, Cyndi Date: Nov. 1999 Topics: Acceptance, Biology, Biotechnology, Communities, Courts, Discrimination, Gatherings, Hate crimes, Prejudices, Support groups, Transgender people Subject: California Dreamin', Christie Lee Littleton, Powder Puffs of California, Texas Gender Advocacy Information Network -
Girl Talk, Vol. 14 No. 2 ( February, 1999)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Silk, Cyndi Date: Feb. 1999 Topics: Biology, Clothing, Discrimination, Donations, Gatherings, Gay men, Gender, Gender dysphoria, Gender realignment surgery, Hate crimes, Lesbians, MtFs, Police, Police raids, Theatre, Transgender people, Transsexual people Subject: Alex Kordis, Ann Bozzi, Boulton & Park Gender Euphoria, Brandon Teena, Cal State Fullerton, California Dreamin', Chanelle Pickett, Christian Paige, Cynthia Phillips, Deborah Forte, Dennis Rodman, Doanld Fuller, Educational TV Channel (ETVC), Frank Santos, FTM International, Gamaliel Mireles Coria, Gary Olfers, GenderPAC, Howard Safir, Howard Yamamoto, Irvine Valley College, Jamaica Green, Jessy Santiago, JoLea Lamot, Karen Houppert, Kerry Sorrel, Lauryn Paige, Linda Phillips, Pat Riley, Peggy Santiago, Powder Puffs of California, Prez Di, Rainbow Gender Association (RGA), Riki Anne Wilchins, Rudolph W. Giuliani, Tasha Dunn, The Austin American-Statemen, The Diablo Valley Girls (DVG), The Villiage Voice, Transupport Group Center, Van Ness Prevention Divison Transgender Program, Vianna Faye Williams Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to transphobic violence -
Girl Talk, Vol. 15 No. 6 (June, 1999)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Silk, Cyndi Date: Jun. 1999 Topics: Anti-discrimination law, Communities, Courts, Crimes, Crossdressing, Discrimination, Gatherings, Gender realignment surgery, LGBTQ+ movement, Support groups, Transgender people Subject: Alexandra Billings, California Dreamin', Powder Puffs of California, The Advocate -
Girl Talk, Vol. 16 No. 8 (September, 1999)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Silk, Cyndi Date: Sep. 1999 Topics: Acceptance, Clothing, Communities, Courts, Crossdressing, Discrimination, Gatherings, Gender realignment surgery, Health care, Law, Support groups, Transgender people Subject: California Dreamin', Forward Motion, Powder Puffs of California -
Girl Talk, Vol. 13 No. 11 (November, 1998)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Silk, Cyndi Date: Nov. 1998 Topics: Crossdressers, Discrimination, Donations, Gatherings, Hate crimes, Homophobia, Transgender people, Transphobia, Violence, Witchcraft Subject: 1999 Coming Together, AEGIS, Alison Laing, American Educational Gender Information Service, Inc. (AEGIS), California Dreamin', Carole Norman, Christine Jorgensen, Colleen Harper, Dallas Denny, Dave Gouran, DuEtte Tomlinson, Earl L. Lee, Educational TV Channel (ETVC), Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), Eric Lundquist, FTM International, Gender Education and Advocacy (GEA), Harry Benjamin, Human Rights Campaign (HRC), IFGE National Convention, Jamie Schoonover, Jennifer Keaveney, Jennifer Rassen, Julian Eltinge, Linda Buten, Matthew Shepard, Merrissa Sherill Lynn, Network Associates, OutReach, Paul Simko, Phyllis Randolph Frye, Powder Puffs of California, Powder Puffs of Orange County (PPOC), Rainbow Gender Association (RGA), S. Kristine James, Sauza Tequila, Srivats Sampath, The Diablo Valley Girls (DVG), The National Transgender Library and Archive, Transgender Lobby Days, Transgender Tapestry, Transvestia, Winslow Street Fund Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to transphobic violence. -
Girl Talk, Vol. 14 No. 1 (January, 1999)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Silk, Cyndi Date: Jan. 1999 Topics: Bathrooms, Courts, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Discrimination, Gatherings, Hospitals, Support groups, Transgender people, Voice therapy (Gender) Subject: California Dreamin', Powder Puffs of California, Tyra Hunter -
Interview with Brawen Zakariasen
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Zakariasen, Brawen Date: Mar. 21, 2017 Topics: Bisexuality, Bullying, Child abuse, Divorce, Drag, Emotional incest, Family members, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Homophobia, Marriage, Monogamy, MtFs, Psychological abuse, Self-destructive behavior, Sexual abuse, Transgender people, Video games industry, Violence Subject: Center for Sexual Health at the University of Minnesota, William S. Burroughs Description: Branwen Zakariasen identifies as a monogamous queer trans woman and was assigned male at birth. She has one older sister. She took her wife’s last name to fully express how meaningful her wife and ... -
Interview with Elle Hearns
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Hearns, Elle Date: Feb. 7, 2017 Topics: Activists, Black people, Bullying, Christianity, Coming out, Gay identity, Gender role, HIV/AIDS, Homelessness, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Sexual assault, Suicide, Transgender people, Verbal abuse, Violence Subject: Anita Moore, Betty Skinner, Black Lives Matter (BLM), Brittany Nicole Kidd-Stergis, Cemia Dove, Cherno Biko, Dom Mockings, Erin Lange, GetEQUAL, John Crawford, Lourdes Ashley Hunter, Marsha P. Johnson Institute, Michael Brown, Michael David Battle, Sojourner Truth Leadership Fellowship for Black Trans Women, Sylvia Rivera, TGNCF, Tiffany Edwards, Trans Justice Funding Project, TransWomen of Color Collective, Tras Health Care Summit, Wriply Bennet Description: Elle Hearns identifies her gender as Black and her assigned birth as Black. She’s also identifies herself as a black trans woman. She was always tiny, she says, but in her mind, she was always big.... -
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 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 Lourdes Ashley Hunter
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Hunter, Lourdes Ashley Date: Mar. 22, 2017 Topics: Activists, Assigned gender, Black people, Bullying, Christianity, Families, Gender diversity, Gender dysphoria, Gender identity, Genocide, Hair--Removal, HIV/AIDS, Hormones, Liberation movements, Self-acceptance, Transgender people, Violence Subject: Barack Obama, Creating Change, Ellie Ford, Islan Nettles, Laverne Cox, Queers for Economic Justice, Slyvia Rivera Law Project, Trans Justice, Trans Youth Group, TransWomen of Color Collective, Women's March Description: Lourdes Ashley Hunter is a black trans woman who was born in 1976 in Detroit, Michigan where they* lived for twenty-six years. They are a gender non-conforming, non-binary gender abolitionist and s... -
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 ... -
Lee Livingston Perine
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Perine, Lee Livingston Date: Dec. 22, 2016 Topics: Acceptance, Black people, Butch-femme relationships, Children, Coming out, Divorce, Families, Femininities, Gay identity, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Marriage, Masculinities, Misogyny, Racism, Sexuality, Sports, Suicide, Tomboys, Transgender people, Transphobia, Twins Subject: Donald Trump Description: Lee Levingston Perine identifies as a black genderqueer and trans person and was assigned female at birth. They were 38 at the time of the interview. They have an older brother and a fraternal twin... -
Interview with Ani Koch
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Koch, Ani Date: Jan. 6, 2017 Topics: Bullying, Butches, Drag, Family members, Gender diversity, Gender dysphoria, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Health care, Health insurance, Lesbians, Marriage, Masculinities, Monogamy, Social exclusion, Soft butches, Sports, Tomboys, Transgender people Subject: Gay Straight Alliance (GSA), Rainbow Health Initiative Description: Ani Koch identifies as genderqueer, trans masculine, and nonconforming, and they were assigned female at birth. They grew up in Dubuque, Iowa with two older brothers. As a kid they were a tomboy, o... -
Interview with Ethan O'Brien
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: O'Brien, Ethan Date: Jan. 29, 2017 Topics: Change of name, Coming out, Dating, Family members, Feminism, FtMs, Gender diversity, Gender dysphoria, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Gender role, Homophobia, Hormone therapy, Hormones, Hysterectomy, Legal documents, LGBTI community, LGBTQ+ relationships, Masculinities, Racism, Sexism, Sexuality, Social norms, Sports, Transgender people, Transphobia Description: Ethan O’Brien (he/him) is a currently able-bodied, white, queer, trans, masculine person. He's participated in community organizing and radical resisting for 25 years. Originally from a working-cla... -
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 June Taylor
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Taylor, June Date: Oct. 31, 2016 Topics: Acceptance, Activists, Change of name, Children, Coming out, Communication, Conservatives, Cosmetics, Counseling, Couples therapy, Discrimination, Drugs, Electrolysis, Estradiol, Estrogen, Femininities, Gender diversity, Harassment, Heteronormativity, Hormone therapy, Hormones, Intolerance, Legislation, Lesbian identity, LGBTQ+ relationships, Marriage, MtFs, Sexism, Therapeutics, Transgender people Subject: Trans Commission Description: June Taylor grew up in a southern, conservative town in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, has three kids who are 1, 3, and 5 years old. She identifies as a trans woman and as a queer lesbian, and she ... -
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 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 ... -
Girl Talk, Vol. 14 No.1 (January, 1999)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Silk, Cyndi Date: Jan. 1999 Topics: Communities, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Discrimination, Femininities, Gatherings, Health care, Prejudices, Support groups, Transgender people, Voice therapy (Gender) Subject: California Dreamin', Powder Puffs of California -
Girl Talk, Vol. 17 No. 3 (March, 2000)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Silk, Cyndi Date: Mar. 2000 Topics: Census, Elections, Gay conservatives, Politics, Same-sex marriage, Transgender movement, Transsexual people Subject: Born Free, California Dreamin', Dawn Wilson, Educational TV Channel (ETVC), FTM International, Gina Ann Glass, IFGE National Convention, Knight Initiative, Liz Michael, Mary Boenke, Powder Puffs of California, Proposition 22, Rainbow Gender Association (RGA), The Diablo Valley Girls (DVG), The Institute for Gay & Lesbian Strategic Studies, The Policy Institute of the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force, The Transgender Menace, Tony Beretto-Neto, Transgender Tapestry, Trinity Award -
Girl Talk, Vol. 13 No. 10 (October, 1998)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Silk, Cyndi Date: Oct. 1998 Topics: Anti-discrimination law, Communities, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Femininities, Gatherings, Prejudices, Religions, Self-acceptance, Support groups, Transgender people Subject: California Dreamin', Powder Puffs of California -
Girl Talk, Vol. 17 No. 5 (May, 2000)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Silk, Cyndi Date: May 2000 Topics: Birth certificate amendments, Crossdressers, Discrimination, Gender, Gender relations, Health care, Hormones, Psychologists, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transsexual people Subject: California Dreamin', Diablo Valley Girls (DVG), Donna Freeman, Jeani Adams, Jerrod Ford, Joe Torre, Juana Smith, Julie Freeman, Leslie Bailey, Michelle Nelson, Patti Barton, Powder Puffs of California, Powder Puffs of Orange County (PPOC), Rainbow Gender Association (RGA), Rebecca Prozan, Rudy Guiliani, Shirley Bushnell, Trans-Unity 2000, Transgender Awareness Day, Transgender Pride Festival, TransGender San Francisco (TGSF), Travis Christie, William O'Brien, Willie L. Brown -
Girl Talk, Vol. 13 No. 8 (August, 1998)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Silk, Cyndi Date: Aug. 1998 Topics: Acceptance, Communities, Crossdressing, Femininities, Gatherings, LGBTQ+ partners, Passing (Gender), Support groups, Transgender people, Voice therapy (Gender) Subject: California Dreamin', Powder Puffs of California, Tapestry Magazine -
Girl Talk, Vol. 13 No. 7 (July, 1998)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Silk, Cyndi Date: Jul. 1998 Topics: Acceptance, Communities, Gatherings, Gender dysphoria, Gender realignment surgery, Psychology, Support groups, Transgender people Subject: California Dreamin', Powder Puffs of California -
Girl Talk, Vol. 17 No. 6 (June, 2000)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Silk, Cyndi Date: Jun. 2000 Topics: Anti-discrimination law, Bathrooms, Castration, Christianity, Clothing, Crossdressing, Drivers' licenses, Gatherings, Gender, Gender dysphoria, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Hormones, Lingerie, MtFs, Police, Religions, Transgender community, Transitioning (Gender), Transsexual people, Transsexualism Subject: Alcoholism Center for Women, Asian-Pacific AIDS Intervention Team, Bienestar, Cloacal Exstrophy, Fantasia Fair, Gay & Lesbian Center, Holiday En Femme, Janis Walworth, Joe Pesaturo, John Hopkins Clinic, Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society, Linda Wade, Marianne J. Legato, Mark L. Wolf, Michael Bailey, Minority AIDS Project, Mulch Pile Ministry, Ocean of You, Planet Out, Robert Kosilek, Sara Herwig, The Transgender Menace, Trans-Unity 2000, Tri-Ess Society for the Second Self, Tri-Ess' Alpha Chapter, University of Wollongong, Van Ness Reovery House -
Girl Talk, Vol. 13 No. 6 (June, 1998)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Silk, Cyndi Date: Jun. 1998 Topics: Acceptance, Body image, Communities, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Gatherings, Law, Literature review, Support groups, Transgender people Subject: ...Mom, I Need to Be a Girl, California Dreamin', International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE), Just Evelyn, Powder Puffs of California -
Girl Talk, Vol. 13 No.5 (May, 1998)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Silk, Cyndi Date: May 1998 Topics: Acceptance, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Femininities, Gatherings, Gender realignment surgery, LGBTQ+ relationships, Lobbying, Masculinities, Prejudices, Support groups, Transgender people Subject: California Dreamin', Powder Puffs of California -
Girl Talk, Vol. 17 No. 10 (October, 2000)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Silk, Cyndi Date: Oct. 2000 Topics: Breast, Clothing, Cosmetics, Dermatology, Gatherings, Gender identity, Halloween (LGBTQ+ culture), Health care Subject: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, California Dreamin', Charlene Day, Christmas, Educational TV Channel (ETVC), Fantasia Fair, FTM International, Gillette Company, Holiday En Femme, Powder Puffs of California, Rainbow Gender Association (RGA), The Diablo Valley Girls (DVG), Transgender Community News, Tri-Ess Society for the Second Self, Vaniqa -
Interview with Kylar Broadus
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Broadus, Kylar Date: Jan. 14, 2016 Topics: Activists, Black people, Coming out, Discrimination, Divorce, Drag, Education, Families, Gender, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, HIV/AIDS, Hormones, Lawyers, LGBTQ+ partners, Malpractice, Masculinities, Oppression, Sexism, Sexuality, Spirituality, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Violence Subject: Audre Lorde, Barbara Smith, Billy Tipton, Christine Jorgensen, Creating Change, HBIGDA Standards of Care for Hormonal and Surgical Sex Reassignment of Gender Dysphoric Persons, John Alexander Goodrum, Karen Broadus, Renee Richards, The Program on Human Sexuality, World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) Description: Kylar Broadus is a shares his story at the 2016 Creating Change Conference in Chicago, IL. Broadus is a Black man from Fayette, Missouri, who says his journey was not like the journey of other men ... -
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 Alexis Paige
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Paige, Alexis Date: Sep. 23, 2016 Topics: Bisexuals, Breast, Community centres, Drag, Families, Gender identity, Hormone therapy, Intersex, LGBTQ+ partners, Machismo, Psychotherapy, Racism, Same-sex marriage, Sexuality, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia Subject: Basic Rights Oregon, Cascade AIDS Project, Corey Paige, Lambda Legal, RuPaul, Trans Lifeline, Transgender Working Groups Description: Alexis Paige is a 28-year-old bisexual queer trans woman assigned male at birth. She is half-Korean on her mom’s side and a mixture of Norwegian, Italian and Polish on her father’s side. She uses s... -
Interview with Kya Concepcion
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Concepcion, Kya Date: Oct. 24, 2017 Topics: Battering, Black people, Bullying, Cherokee women, Clubs, Cocaine, Coming out, Education, Families, Gender diversity, Gender realignment surgery, Intersex, Intimate partner violence, LGBTQ+ partners, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Psychotherapy, Sexual abuse, Sexuality, Substance abuse, Tomboys, Transgender people Description: Kya Concepcion identifies as a black pansexual trans femme non-binary tomboy and was assigned male at birth. They also have an intersex condition. Professionally they use she/her pronouns but prefe... -
Interview with Isabelle Wedin
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Wedin, Isabelle Date: Oct. 31, 2016 Topics: Androgyny, Anxiety, Assigned gender, Biotechnology, Bisexuals, Bullying, Children, Coming out, Crossdressing, Depression, Discrimination, Divorce, Education, Employment discrimination, Estrogen, Femininities, Gender dysphoria, Gender identity, Gender role, Genderfluid identity, Harassment, Heteronormativity, Heterosexuality, Homophobia, Hormone therapy, Indigenous peoples, Intersex, Law, Lesbian identity, LGBTI community, Marriage, Masculinities, Medical interventions, Medicalisation, MtFs, Passing (Gender), Plays, Police, Racially mixed people, Racism, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Social justice, Spironolactone, Support groups, Swimwear, Transgender people, Transphobia, Two-spirit people, Volunteering Subject: Alliance Defending Freedom, Allina Health Systems, Avery Edison, Catherine Graffam, Free CeCe, Google Hangouts, Informational Technology, Julia Serano, June Taylor, MetaFilter, National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE), RJ Reynolds Tobacco Description: Isabelle Wedin is from Long Island, New York, was assigned male at birth, and identifies as a lesbian woman. Wedin doesn’t have any kids, and she’s been married for 9 years now. She cross-dressed i... -
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 Micah King
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: King, Micah Date: Dec. 23, 2015 Topics: Alcohol, Assigned gender, Bisexuals, Black people, Bullying, Coming out, Coping behaviour, Depression, Drawings, Emotions, Families, FtMs, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Group therapy, Hormones, Internalized homophobia, LGBTQ+ partners, LGBTQ+ poetry, LGBTQ+ relationships, Psychology, Racism, Self-mutilation, Sexuality, Singers, Social work, Substance use in LGBTQ+ communities, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transphobia, Twins Subject: Booth Brown House, Janet Byrstrom, RECLAIM!, Super America Description: Micah King identifies as a black queer trans man, and he was assigned female at birth. He was 22 at the time of the interview. He has a twin sister and 7 other siblings. He grew up with his grandmo... -
Interview with Damion Mendez
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Mendez, Damion Date: Jun. 17, 2017 Topics: Adoption, Assigned gender, Bullying, Ethnic groups, Femininities, Gay men, Gender dysphoria, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Hormone therapy, Hysterectomy, Latinos, Lesbians, Masculinities, Medicalisation, Men, Passing (Gender), Racism, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia Subject: Barack Obama, Family Tree Clinic, Human Sexuality Program, Janet Byrstrom, Jendeen Forberg, Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition, Mondo Queer Beach Party, Pamela Anderson, Prince, Pulse Night Club, Roxanne Anderson Description: Damion Mendez is a Latino trans masculine identified person who mostly grew up in St. Paul, MN. In this oral history, he shares his experiences with transracial adoption, his early realizations of ... -
Interview with Donna Ewing part 2
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Ewing, Dona Date: May 1, 2017 Topics: AIDS (Disease)--Patients, Anti-racism, Assigned gender, Biology, Cannabis, Clothing, Cosmetics, Crossdressing, Discrimination, Drag, Drag queens, Drug traffic, Electrolysis, Entertainers, Ethnicity, Gay community, Gender realignment surgery, HIV/AIDS, Immigrants, Intersex people, Investments, MtFs, Passing (Gender), Sexual practices, Strippers, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Travel Subject: Caitlyn Jenner, Christine Jorgensen, Copper Squirrel, Donald Hastings, G.I. Act, Laverne Cox Description: Donna Ewing is a trans woman assigned male at birth. She was 84 years old at the time of the interview. She traveled a lot and lived a reckless life, she explains. She’s been to Holland, England, C... -
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... -
Girl Talk, Vol. 13 No. 5 (May, 1998)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Silk, Cyndi Date: May 1998 Topics: Acceptance, Appearance, Communities, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Femininities, FtMs, Gatherings, Gender realignment surgery, LGBTQ+ relationships, Lobbying, Masculinities, Medicine, MtFs, Plastic surgery, Sexual orientation, Support groups, Transgender people Subject: California Dreamin', Powder Puffs of California -
Girl Talk, Vol. 13 No. 4 (April, 1998)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Silk, Cyndi Date: Apr. 1998 Topics: Appearance, Clothing, Communities, Discrimination, Gatherings, Law, Lawyers, Partners of transgender people, Support groups, Transgender people Subject: California Dreamin', Powder Puffs of California -
Girl Talk, Vol. 12 No. 12 (December, 1997)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Silk, Cyndi Date: Dec. 1997 Topics: Acceptance, Appearance, Clothing, Communities, Gatherings, LGBTQ+ partners, MtFs, Support groups, Transgender people Subject: Barbie Fashion Designer, International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE), Powder Puffs of California, Renaissance Transgender Association, Transgender Rights Initiative -
Girl Talk, Vol. 12 No. 11 (November, 1997)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Silk, Cyndi Date: Nov. 1997 Topics: Appearance, Communities, Cosmetics, Costume, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Discrimination, Femininities, Gatherings, Gender realignment surgery, Partners of transgender people, Police, Support groups, Transgender people Subject: Born Free, California Unity Conference, Chic, Jin Xing, Ladies Knight Out, Nu-Woman Transgender Cabaret, Powder Puffs of California, S.P.I.C.E -
Girl Talk, Vol. 12 No.1 (January, 1998)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Silk, Cyndi Date: Jan. 1998 Topics: Clothing, Communities, Cosmetics, Electrolysis, Gatherings, Hair--Removal, Plastic surgery, Support groups, Transgender people Subject: California Dreamin', FTM International, Kathryn Robbins, Palomar Ruby Laser System, Powder Puffs of California, Rainbow Gender Association (RGA), The Diablo Valley Girls (DVG), The Educational TV Channel (ETVC) -
Interview with Ash Farah
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Farah, Ash Date: Jun. 1, 2017 Topics: Bisexuality, Black people, Exorcism, FtMs, Gender dysphoria, Gender realignment surgery, Hijab (Islamic clothing), Homelessness, Intersex, Migrants, Misogyny, Racism, Religions, Same-sex marriage, Transgender youth Subject: Avenues for Homeless Youth, Barack Obama, CeCe McDonald, Human Rights Campaign (HRC), Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition, Out Front, Roxanne Anderson Description: Ash Farah identifies as a bisexual black trans man and was born with an intersex condition with gonads that were surgically enhanced. He was assigned female at birth and was born in the middle part... -
Interview with Ben Singer
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Singer, Ben Date: Nov. 24, 2017 Topics: Abuse, Activists, Bullying, Butches, Change of name, Coming out, DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), Family members, Feminism, FtMs, Gender diversity, Gender dysphoria, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Health care, Health insurance, Hormones, Intersectionality (Sociology), LGBTQ+ relationships, Masculinities, Oppression, Public health, Sexual abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Soft butches, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Violence Subject: Bridges to Coalition: A Community Forum on Trans Issues, Transgender Health Action Coalition Description: Ben Singer identifies as a trans man and was assigned female at birth. He was born and raised in Sterling, Illinois in a working-class family. For the past 25 years he’s been estranged from his fam... -
Interview with Arin McNeese
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: McNeese, Arin Date: Jan. 12, 2017 Topics: Alcoholism, Dating, FtMs, Gender realignment surgery, Hormone therapy, Medication, Transgender people, Transgender youth Subject: Aliveness Project, Cherokee, Loretta Worthington, Minnesot Priority Populations, Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition, Pride Institute, Shades of Color, Trans Family Support Services Description: Arin McNeese identifies as Mixed Native American and as a trans male originally from Minnesota. They currently live in San Diego and have been a part of multiple LGBT organizations in both San Dieg... -
Interview with Joy Michael Starkey
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Starkey, Joy Michael Date: Jul. 5, 2017 Topics: Bisexual identity, Butches, Clothing, Coming out, Conservatives, Family members, Feminism, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Gender minorities, Genderfluid identity, Lesbian identity, LGBTI community, Quakers, Soft butches, Tomboys Subject: Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) Description: Joy Michael Starkey identifies as a white genderqueer non-binary trans person and was assigned female at birth. They grew up in the suburbs of Vancouver, Washington which is right across the river ... -
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 Meredeth Vezina
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Vezina, Meredith Date: Jan. 13, 2017 Topics: Assigned gender, Baseball, Cheerleaders, Contraception, Cosmetics, Divorce, Drag queens, Endocrinology, Femininities, Football, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Lesbian identity, LGBTQ+ relationships, Marriage, Military, MtFs, Passing (Gender), Privilege (Social psychology), Psychiatry, Shame, Sports, Support groups, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Wars Subject: Cuyamaca Woods, Harry Benjamin Standards of Care, Janet Mock, Laverne Cox, Marsha P. Johnson, Michele Bachmann, National Organization for Women (NOW), Silvia Rivera, Stonewall 25, Tracy O'Brien, Traditions Military Video Business, Trans Elders, Trans Narratives, University of California San Diego, University of California San Diego Gender Program, University of Vermont, Vietnam War Veteran Interviews Description: Meredith Vezina identifies as a trans woman and was assigned male at birth. She lived in Berlin, New Hampshire until she moved to Long Island, New York when she was 7. She has two much younger sist... -
Interview with Billy Navarro Jr.
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Navarro, Billy Jr. Date: Feb. 19, 2016 Topics: Drag, Drag community, Ethnic groups, Families, Femininities, FtMs, Gender diversity, Genderfluid identity, Homelessness, Hormone therapy, Jews, Racism, Roman catholicism, Transgender people, Transphobia, Volunteering Subject: Beyond the Binary, Black Lives Matter (BLM), CeCe McDonald, Clothing Shelf, District 202, Free CeCe, Gender Gear Program, Holly Wood, La Clinica, Laverne Cox, Marsha P. Johnson, Michelle Alexander, Minnesota Aids Project, Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition, Out for Equity, Rainbow Health Initiative, Shot Clinic, Sylvia Rivera, Transgender Youth Support Network Description: Billy Navarro Jr. is a mixed race, genderqueer trans man from Mound, MN. In this oral history, he shares his experiences with being raised on a farm; learning about community care from his grandmot... -
Interview with Erica Fields
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Fields, Erica Date: Sep. 8, 2015 Topics: Adoption, African Americans, Assigned gender, Augmentation mammaplasty, Bullying, Children, Clothing, Coming out, Crossdressing, Discrimination, Divorce, Educational institutions, Family members, Feminists, Gender bending, Gender dysphoria, Gender realignment surgery, Hormone therapy, Lesbians, Marriage, Privilege (Social psychology), Race identity, Race relations, Roman catholicism, Sexuality, Socio-economic status, Substance use in LGBTQ+ communities, Support groups, Theatre, Therapies, Transgender identity, Transgender people, Transsexual people Subject: Caitlyn Jenner, Christine McGinn, Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Ellen Krug, Gender Justice, Gender Outlaws, Getting to Ellen: A Memoir About Love, Honesty, and Gender Change, GLBT Chamber of Commerce, Gonzaga University, Hedda Gabler, Hidden Agenda, Hidden Agender, Hogan's Heroes, Human Rights Campaign (HRC), Janet Mock, Jenny Boylan, Kate Bornstein, Laverne Cox, Leigh Smythe, Mara Keisling, Marcus Waterbury, Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition, NASA, National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE), National Gay Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC), Northwest Bible College, Of Mice and Men, Old Bedlam Theatre, Star Trek, The Miser, The Taming of the Shrew, Trans, Women's Employment and Security Act (WESA) Description: Erica Fields is a business woman from Edina, MN who began her gender transition in 2007 at the age of 53. Her oral history is rich with bits of local history and culture. Fields lives a life in com... -
Interview with Geena Rocero
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Rocero, Geena Date: Nov. 16, 2016 Topics: Anthropology, Assigned gender, Bullying, Contraception, Cultures, Families, Femininities, Femmes, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Harassment, Hormone therapy, Hormones, Immigration, Indigenous peoples, Lectures, LGBTI rights, MtFs, Olympic games, Pageants, Passing (Gender), Photographic models, Poverty, Racism, Roman catholicism, Self-acceptance, Sexual harassment, Stealth (Transgender), Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia Subject: Asian Pacific Wellness Center, Babaylan, Bakla, Beutiful as I Want to Be, Caitlyn Jenner, Ferdinand Magellan, Gender Proud, Janet Mock, Jazz Jennings, Jeffrey Caliendo, Lauren Foster, Mahu, Papuan Description: Geena Rocero was raised in the Philippines and grew up poor in a small neighborhood in the metro city of Makati with three siblings and her parents. Realizing she identified as a girl at 4 or 5 yea... -
Girl Talk, Vol. 12 No. 10 (October, 1997)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Silk, Cyndi Date: Oct. 1997 Topics: Appearance, Communities, Electrolysis, Gatherings, Literature, Media, Night life, Representation, Support groups, Transgender people Subject: Powder Puffs of California -
Girl Talk, Vol. 11 No. 12 (December, 1996)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Silk, Cyndi Date: Dec. 1996 Topics: Counseling, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Emotions, Femininities, Gatherings, Gender, Gender identity, Homosexuality, Marriage, Masculinities, Passing (Gender), Skin--Care and hygiene, Tolerance, Transgender people Subject: AEGIS, Annabelle Valencia, California Unity Conference, Guidelines for Transgender Care, HBIGDA Standards of Care for Hormonal and Surgical Sex Reassignment of Gender Dysphoric Persons, Kathy Helms, Marilyn vos Savant, Passing Perfect, Pathfinders, The Boston Globe, Transgender Tapestry -
Girl Talk, Vol. 12 No. 2 (February, 1998)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Silk, Cyndi Date: Feb. 1998 Topics: Appearance, Clothing, Coming out, Communities, Crossdressing, Gatherings, Media, Representation, Support groups, Transgender people Subject: Powder Puffs of California -
Girl Talk, Vol. 11 No. 11 (November, 1996)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Silk, Cyndi Date: Nov. 1996 Topics: Communities, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Gatherings, Gender, Health care, Hormones, Physicians, Support groups, Transgender people Subject: Powder Puffs of California -
Girl Talk, Vol. 9 No. 9 (September, 1996)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Silk, Cyndi Date: Sep. 1996 Topics: Children of transgender people, Coming out, Cosmetics, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Fashion, Femininities, Gatherings, LGBTQ+ parents, Masculinities, Passing (Gender), Transgender people Subject: California Dreamin', Classic Curves, Clinique, GenderPAC, Goddess Corsetry, Judy's Hair Design, Lydia's T.V. Fashion, Mary Kay Makeup, Melody Products, Parklane Jewlery, The Pathfinders, Unity '97 S.O. Program, World of Wings -
Girl Talk, Vol. 11 No. 8 (August, 1996)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Silk, Cyndi Date: Aug. 1996 Topics: Appearance, Communities, Cosmetics, Crossdressers, Femininities, Gatherings, Gender, Health care, Law, LGBTQ+ partners, Lobbying, Physicians, Prejudices, Support groups, Transgender people Subject: Powder Puffs of California -
Girl Talk, Vol. 11 No. 7 (July, 1996)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Silk, Cyndi Date: Jul. 1996 Topics: Coming out, Cosmetics, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Donations, Drivers' licenses, Fashion, Gatherings, Gender, Gender realignment surgery, Hospice care, Night life, Parents of crossdressers, Parents of transgender people, Police, Self-help, Theatre Subject: AEGIS, Ben Bradley, Born Free, California Dreamin', Christine Hochberg, Coping with Crossdressing, Cross-Talk, Dan Quayle, Diane Drake, HBIGDA Standards of Care for Hormonal and Surgical Sex Reassignment of Gender Dysphoric Persons, Information for the Female to Male Crossdresser and Transsexual, JoAnn Roberts, Kim Stuart, Kym Richards, Lisa Jayne, Loren Wingert, Lou Sullivan, Orpheus Descending, Pat Buchanan, Patti Barton, Sarah Claire, Steve Johnson, Sue Simms, Tennnessee Williams, The Recommonded Guidelines for Transgender Care, The Uninvited Dilemma: A Question of Gender, Tommie Shaw, Transgender Tapestry, Within the Hearts of Gender II -
Girl Talk, Vol. 12 No. 8 (August, 1997)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Silk, Cyndi Date: Aug. 1997 Topics: Acceptance, Appearance, Clothing, Communities, Gatherings, Religions, Support groups, Transgender people Subject: Powder Puffs of California -
Girl Talk, Vol. 12 No. 1 (January, 1997)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Silk, Cyndi Date: Jan. 1997 Topics: Appearance, Clothing, Communities, Gatherings, Gender, Media, Support groups, Transgender people Subject: Powder Puffs of California -
Girl Talk, Vol. 11 No. 4 (April, 1996)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Silk, Cyndi Date: Apr. 1996 Topics: Acne, AIDS activists, Androgyny, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Dance, Donations, Fashion, Femininities, FtMs, Gatherings, Gender realignment surgery, HIV/AIDS, Masculinities, MtFs, Passing (Gender), Politics, Surgery, Wigs Subject: Bob Dornan, California Dreamin', Chic, Classic Curves, Cross-Talk, David Letterman, Diane Drake, Espy Lopez, Gender Kinetics, Jimmy Utt, John Birch Society, John Schmitz, Orpheus Descending, P.M. Publisher, Press-Enterprise, Renova, Retin-A, San Francisco Examiner, Tommie Shaw -
Girl Talk, Vol. 11 No. 2 (February, 1996)
Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan Creator: Silk, Cyndi Date: Feb. 1996 Topics: Appearance, Clothing, Communities, Cosmetics, Femininities, Gatherings, Law, LGBTQ+ partners, Lobbying, Support groups, Transgender people Subject: California Dreamin', Powder Puffs of California -
Interview with Marlene Somers
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Somers, Marlene Date: Sep. 23, 2015 Topics: Children, Clothing, Coming out, Family members, Gender identity, Gender identity--Law and legislation, Gender realignment surgery, Grandchildren, LGBTQ+ relationships, Marriage, Military, Psychotherapy, Retirees, Sexuality, Sports, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Caitlyn Jenner, Christine Jorgensen, Clark institute, Tretter Collection Autogynephilia Description: Marlene Somers has lived nearly her entire life in Minneapolis, a life she describes as, “two lives at once,” fluctuating between presenting as female and male. Marlene is not out to anyone in her ...
