Digital Transgender Archive
Interview with Ashley Finch
Ashley Finch was born and raised in St. Paul, MN and identifies as a trans woman. In this oral history, she shares her experiences negotiating her gender identity from an early age and exploring her identity and coming out in her mid 20s. Finch reflects on the her childhood, her parents’ alcohol abuse, and eventually losing a relationship with her parents because of her identity. She discusses her experiences with depression, suicidal ideation, and bipolar disorder and becoming more confident after coming out. Finch talks about her supportive relationship with her siblings, her marriage, and being a parent. She also comments on the benefits and dangers of trans visibility, language and conceptualizing gender as a society, politics, and the importance of support systems and community.
Item Actions
- Identifier
- qb98mf66b
- Collection
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Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
- Institution
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Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
- Creator(s)
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Finch, Ashley
- Contributor(s)
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Jenkins, Andrea
- Publisher
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University of Minnesota Minneapolis Libraries
- Date Created
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Apr. 5, 2017
- Genre
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Oral Histories
Transcriptions
- Subject(s)
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Augsburg College
El Sontule
Gay Straight Alliance (GSA)
Global Center of Education
Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition
Sandinista Campaign
- Places
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Minnesota
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Ramsey County
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City of Saint Paul
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Saint Paul
Nicaragua
- Topic(s)
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Abuse
Alcoholism
Antidepressants
Anxiety disorders
Assigned gender
Bipolar disorder
Bullying
Change of name
Cisgender people
Coming out
Depression
Families
Gender identity
Gender studies
Gender-nonconforming people
Homosexuality
Hormones
Language
LGBTQ+ parents
Marriage
MtFs
Politics
Race
Racism
Religions
Schools
Self-mutilation
Siblings
Substance abuse
Suicidal behavior
Therapies
Transgender people
- Resource Type
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Moving image
Text
- Language
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English
- Related URL
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https://umedia.lib.umn.edu/
- Rights
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Copyright undetermined
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