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Sophie Cadle Oral History

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Activist/consultant Sophie Cadle talks to Sebaástian Castro Niculescu about their struggles throughout their life with their family, relationships, homelessness, incarceration, and substance abuse. A lack of acceptance by Cadle's family and issues with friends led to feelings of isolation regarding their gender identity. Cadle expresses their belief in helping other people, which has contributed to their community engagement and building of advocacy platforms.

Item Information:

Identifier
t148fh186
Collection
Oral Histories with People of Color
Institution
NYC Trans Oral History Project
Creator(s)
Cadle, Sophie
Niculescu, Sebastián Castro
Publisher
New York Public Library
Date Created
Aug. 6, 2018
Dates Covered
1994 to 2018
Genre
Oral Histories
Places
New York
Dominican Republic
Topic(s)
Acceptance
Activists
Family members
Friendships
Gender identity
Homelessness
Imprisonment
LGBTQ+ relationships
Mental health
Substance abuse
Transgender people
Resource Type
Audio
Digital Format
1 hour 56 minutes 42 seconds
Language
English
Rights
Copyright undetermined
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