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Oral History Interview with Jay Botsford, May 26, 2011

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Jay Botsford (b. 1982) identifies as genderqueer and trans. Botsford describes zir experiences coming out and transitioning, and zir role as coordinator of Project Q, the youth development program of the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center. Zie discusses the murder of Dana A. "Chanel" Larkin, a young transgender woman of color, and the issues facing trans and gender nonconforming youth in Milwaukee. Botsford underscores the benefits of greater intergenerational interaction among trans people, and criticizes the unexamined social privilege of white and middle-class individuals in the trans population.

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Identifier
9019s261r
Collection
Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
Institution
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Creator(s)
Smith, Brice
Botsford, Jay
Publisher
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
Date Created
May 26, 2011
Genre
Oral Histories
Transcriptions
Subject(s)
Dana A. "Chanel" Larkin
Milwaukee LGBT Community Center
Project Q
Places
Wisconsin > Milwaukee County > City of Milwaukee > Milwaukee
Topic(s)
Coming out
Gender identity
Intergenerational relationships
Oral history
Social work
Transgender people
Transgender youth
Transitioning (Gender)
Resource Type
Audio
Text
Language
English
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