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Gykyira Shoy Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: O'Brien, Michelle Esther, Shoy, Gykyira Date: Feb. 15, 2017 Topics: Abuse, AIDS education, Drag queens, Education, Employment discrimination, Ethnic groups, Gender diversity, LGBTI community, LGBTQ+ sex workers, MtFs, Music, Passing (Gender), Transitioning (Gender), Visibility Description: Gykyira Shoy is the Program Director of New York Transgender Advocacy Group (NYTAG). Here, she describes her experience as a trans person of color and her work as an activist, engaged in justice st... -
Interview with Arin McNeese
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: McNeese, Arin Date: Jan. 12, 2017 Topics: Alcoholism, Coming out, Dating, Drug addiction, Friendship, FtMs, Gender affirming surgery, Gender realignment surgery, Hormone therapy, Medical care, Medication, Multiracial LGBTQ+ people, Native American LGBTQ+ people, Passing (Gender), Race, Racism, Social work with transgender youth, Transgender people, Transgender youth Subject: Aliveness Project, Cherokee, Loretta Worthington, Minnesot Priority Populations, Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition, Pride Institute, Shades of Color, Trans Family Support Services, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project Description: Arin McNeese is a mixed Native American and white trans male from Minnesota who uses he, she, and they. At the time of this interview, McNeese was living in California. In this oral history, McNees... -
Interview with George Hoagland
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Hoagland, George Date: Aug. 24, 2017 Topics: Androgyny, Art, Assigned gender, Black people, Black people--Race identity, Change of name, Christianity, Dating, Depression, Education, Effeminacy, Families of military personnel, Family members, Family relationships, Gender role, Genderfluid identity, Harassment, Health, Heteronormativity, LGBTQ+ visibility, Love, Marriage, Mental disorders, Mental health, Police, Race, Reduction mammaplasty, Religion, Schools, Separation, Sex, Spiritual life, Spirituality, Tomboys Subject: Queer, Trans, Intersex, People of Color and Indigenous People Studies (QTIPOCI), Tretter Transgender Oral History Project Description: George Hoagland is a Black American androgynous person who uses all pronouns. At the time of this interview, Hoagland was an Associate Professor at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. In thi... -
Interview with Melinda Lee
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Lee, Melinda Date: Aug. 17, 2017 Topics: Activism, Asian American LGBTQ+ people, Asian Americans, Asian/Pacific Islander American Heritage Month, Atlantic Coast (North America), Dating, Education, Families, Family relationships, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Hormone therapy, Labeling, Language, LGBTI community, Love, Middle West, Politics, Pronoun, Race, Racism, Rape, Schools, Sex, Sexual orientation, Social media, Social movements, Surgery, Transphobia, Violence, White supremacy movements--United States, Work Subject: Black and Pink, Khmer Rouge, Lobby Days, OutFront Minnesota, The Gender and Sexuality Center for Queer and Trans, Trans Advisory and Action Team, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project Description: Melinda Lee is a Cambodian-American, Vietnamese-American, and Chinese-American gender non-conforming, non-binary person from Long Beach, California. At the time of this oral history interview, they... -
Interview with Monica Cross
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Cross, Monica, Jenkins, Andrea Date: Feb. 6, 2017 Topics: Black people, Clergy, Counseling, Discrimination, Gender minorities, Grandparents, Harassment, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ parents, MtFs, Navy, Passing (Gender), Spirituality, Suicide, Surgery, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), White nationalism, White supremacy movements Subject: Authenticity and Imagination in the Face of Oppression, Monica Cross, Sojourner Truth Leadership Fellowship for Black Trans Women, Tapestry Ministries, The Collaborative Community Planning Council Description: Monica Joy Cross is a Black trans woman raised in California. At the time of this oral history, Cross was the Pastor at First Christian Church of Oakland and an Associate Pastor at Tapestry Ministr... -
Interview with Qui Dorian Alexander
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Alexander, Qui Dorian Date: Sep. 11, 2017 Topics: Atlantic Coast (North America), Ball culture, Bible, Black people, Black transgender people, Community life, Dating, Depression, Education, Family relationships, Friendship, FtMs, Gay men, Gender diversity, Gender realignment surgery, Gender-affirming care, Health, Homophobia, Hormone therapy, Imprisonment, Latino/a/x transgender people, Lesbians, Love, Masculinities, Medical care, Multiracial transgender people, Oppression, Parenthood, Parents of transgender people, Partners of transgender people, Privilege (Social psychology), Race, Racism, Sex, Sexuality, Support groups, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia Subject: Adrienne Maree, Brown Boi Project, Charlene Arcila, Emergent Strategy, Mazzoni Center, Reg Ju, Ryan Li Dahlstrom, Tiq Milan, Trans Health Conference, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project Description: Qui Dorian Alexander is a Puerto Rican/Black/Afro-Latinx trans-masculine non-binary FTM person who goes by he/him and they/them. At the time of this interview, Alexander was a graduate student and ... -
Interview with Raquel Willis
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Willis, Raquel Date: Jun. 7, 2017 Topics: Activists, Art, Assigned gender, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black people, Coming out, Counseling, Dating, Drag, Drag kings, Family members, Family relationships, Femininities, Feminism, FtMs, Gay identity, Gender dysphoria, Gender identity, Gender role, Homophobia, Hormone therapy, LGBTQ+ activism, Love, Masculinities, MtFs, Passing (Gender), Queer people, Race, Religions, Religious texts, Role behavior, Sex, Sexism, Social movements, Southern States, Sports, Trans women, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Writers Subject: Black Girl Dangerous, RuPaul, Trans Advocacy Organization, Transgender Law Center, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project Description: Raquel Willis is a Black trans woman from Augusta, Georgia. At the time of this interview Willis was living in Oakland, CA. She is a writer, activist, and media maker, and, starting in 2018, the Ex... -
Interview With Tracie Jada O'Brien
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: O'Brien, Tracie Jada Date: Jan. 13, 2017 Topics: Adult child abuse victims--Mental health, African American transgender people, African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc, Assigned gender, Blacks--Segregation, Bullying, Christianity, Cosmetics, Counselors, Depression, Mental, Drag queens, Families, Femininities, Gender diversity, Gender realignment surgery, HIV/AIDS, Hormone therapy, Imprisonment, MtFs, Police raids, Religions, Sexual abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual practices, Transgender prostitution Subject: Affordable Care Act, Christine Jorgensen, Miss Fannie's Ball, National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE), Tenderloin, The Center for Special Problems Description: Tracie Jada O'Brien is a Black female who grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. At the time of this interview, she was doing social work in San Diego. In this oral history O'Brien talks at length about h... -
Interview with Valerie Spencer
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Spencer, Valerie Date: Oct. 5, 2017 Topics: African American transgender people, Assigned gender, Bullying, Butches, Christianity, Clothing, Depression, Drag queens, Employment discrimination, Exorcism, Families, Families, Black, Femininities, Heteronormativity, HIV/AIDS, Identity politics, Intersectionality (Sociology), Labeling, Language, Marriage, Medical interventions, Medicalisation, Privilege (Social psychology), Psychic trauma, Racism, Role behavior, Role models, Schools, Self-care, Health, Social advocacy, Soft butches, Support groups, Therapies, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia Subject: Caitlyn Jenner, Janet Mock, Laverne Cox, Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center of Color Description: Valerie Spencer is a Black woman (trans) from LA. At the time of the interview, she was working on a Masters in Social Work at One Spirit Interfaith Seminary. In the interview, she discusses her di... -
Julian Talamantez Brolaski Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Lewis, AJ, Talamantez Brolaski, Julian Date: Mar. 24, 2017 Topics: Androgyny, Discrimination, Gender diversity, Labour, LGBTQ+ poetry, Literature, Music, Native american cultures, Transgender people, Two-Spirit people Subject: Julian Talamantez Brolaski Description: Julian Talamantez Brolaski uses language and xirs' own pronoun paradigm to come closer to words that best express xir identity; at one time utilizing "it" as xir pronoun and appreciating the leveli... -
Mia Yamamoto Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: OUTWORDS Creator: Yamamoto, Mia Date: Apr. 17, 2017 Topics: Asian American transgender people, Gender identity, HIV/AIDS, Japanese American lawyers, LGBTQ+ veterans, Trans women, Transphobia Subject: Aiden Aizumi, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Black Lives Matter (BLM), Christine Jorgensen, Civil Rights Movement, Concentration Camp, Cornel West, Donald Trump, Ellen Kameya, Emililo Aguinaldo, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Fred Korematsu, Frederick Douglass, Gordon Hiranbayashi, Harold Kameya, Harvey Milk, Ho Chi Min, Jacqueline Nquyen, Jamison Green, Marsha Aizumi, Mia Yamamoto, Mitsuye Endo, UCLA Law School, Vietnam War Description: OUTWORDS interview with Mia Yamamoto conducted by Mason Funk on April 7, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA. At age 60 she came out as publicly as transgender. Since then, she has been an ardent advocate and ... -
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Griffin-Gracy, Major, Lewis, AJ Date: Dec. 16, 2017 Topics: Care, Clothing, Crossdressing, Drag queens, Ethnic groups, Families, Gender realignment surgery, HIV/AIDS, Hormones, Law, Legal aid, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Organisations, Police, Prisons, Stigmatisation, Transgender people, Transgender prostitution, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Angels for Care, Christine Jorgensen, Griffin Gracy Historical Retreat and Resource Center, Harry Benjamin, Major Griffin-Gracy, Marsha P. Johnson, Miss Major, Sylvia Rivera, Tenderloin AIDs Resource Project, Trans Gender, Gender Variant and Intersex Justice Project Description: In this interview, Miss Major talks about the culture of transwomen sex workers in New York City and Chicago during the 1960's through 1980's as well as her care-work and advocacy during the rise o... -
Phoenix Danger Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: O'Brien, Michelle Esther, Danger, Phoenix Date: Apr. 24, 2017 Topics: Childhood, Clothing, Coming out, Demonstrations, Employment discrimination, Ethnic groups, Families, Gay-straight alliances, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Harassment, Immigration, Labour, LGBTQ+ relationships, Multiculturalism, Politics, Racism, Substance abuse, Trade unions, Transgender community, Transphobia Subject: Babeland, Phoenix Danger Description: Phoenix Danger was active in the successful unionization campaign at Babeland, a NYC sex toy shop. In this interview, they recount their early life in suburban New York as the child of Filipino imm... -
Sabelo Narasimhan Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Awad, Nadia, Narasimhan, Sabelo Date: Feb. 28, 2017 Topics: Acceptance, Activists, Artists, Bathrooms, Childhood, Clothing, Dating, Environmentalism, Ethnic groups, Families, FtMs, Gender identity, Immigration, LGBTI community, Life stories, Organisations, Passing (Gender), Police, Prisons, Schools, Sports, Transgender people, Visibility, Youth centres Subject: Sabelo Narasimhan Description: In this interview, Sabelo Narasimhan--a South Asian youth activist, organizer, photographer, and immigrant of color--discusses his penchant for collecting and sharing stories. Hear him talk about w... -
Yanyi Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Yanyi, Lisowski, Zef Date: Jun. 11, 2017 Topics: Acceptance, Allies, Appearance, Bathrooms, Bullying, Coming out, Communities, Ethnic groups, Gay-straight alliances, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Libraries, Masculinities, Media, Parents of transgender people, Poets, Public services, Racism, Religions, Representation, Schools, Secrecy, Sexuality, Social media, Students, Therapists, Tomboys, Transgender community, Transgender people, Violence, Work situation, Writers Description: Yanyi, a poet and software engineer, reflects on his experiences being part of and building many forms of community, including Asian American community, queer/trans community, and neighborhood comm...
