Digital Transgender Archive

Tiffany Miles Oral History

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Tiffany Miles describes growing up in conservative, religious small-town Alabama, where she lived for the first thirty-two years of her life. She discusses her complicated relationships with family, the slow process of coming out to herself, and her deep love of science fiction,particularly Star Trek. After coming out as trans, she moved to New York City, where she has continued her transition, navigated unemployment and the shelter system as a trans woman, and began to meet other trans people. (Summary by Jamie Magyar)

Item Information:

Identifier
6m311p57b
Collection
Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
Institution
NYC Trans Oral History Project
Creator(s)
Miles, Tiffany
Ramsay, Grace
Publisher
New York Public Library
Date Created
Apr. 29, 2017
Dates Covered
1985 to 2017
Genre
Oral Histories
Subject(s)
Tiffany Miles
Places
New York
New York > Kings County > Brooklyn
Alabama
Topic(s)
Acceptance
Childhood
Christianity
Clothing
Coming out
Depression
Educators
Families
Friendships
Job applications
MtFs
Science fiction
Secrecy
Transgender people
Resource Type
Audio
Digital Format
duration: 48 minutes 18 seconds
Language
English
Rights
Copyright undetermined
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