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Vivian Lopez Ponce Oral History

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In an interview with Sebástian Castro Niculescu, activist Vivian Lopez Ponce details her struggles with her gender identity throughout her life, including a lack of familial acceptance and family deaths, discrimination, and excessive drug use. Ponce discusses her working and performance experiences; of particular note is her position as a spokesperson for HIV/AIDS after her diagnosis and her activist and advocacy work in civil rights and beyond.

Item Information:

Identifier
sq87bt66t
Collection
Oral Histories with People of Color
Institution
NYC Trans Oral History Project
Creator(s)
Ponce, Vivian Lopez
Niculescu, Sebastián Castro
Publisher
New York Public Library
Date Created
Aug. 21, 2018
Dates Covered
1952 to 2018
Genre
Oral Histories
Places
New York
New York > Bronx County > Bronx
North Holland > Haarlem
Topic(s)
Acceptance
Activists
AIDS activists
Discos
Family members
HIV/AIDS
Homosexuality
MtFs
Sexology
Sexual relationships
Sexuality
Support groups
Transgender people
Women
Resource Type
Audio
Digital Format
2 hours 11 minutes 53 seconds
Language
English
Rights
Copyright undetermined
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