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  1. El Roy Red Oral History

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: Red, El Roy, Holmes, Zoe
    Date: Mar. 30, 2017
    Topics: Abuse, Adoption, Body image, Childhood, Clothing, Coming out, Ethnic groups, Families, Femininities, Gay liberation, Gender diversity, Higher education, Immigration, Isolation, LGBTQ+ poetry, Passing (Gender), Sexuality, Substance abuse
    Subject: El Roy Red, Ponderosa Movement and Discovery, University of Pittsburgh
    Description: El Roy Red is a poet who has lived in New York City for three years. Red begins the interview by discussing her self-expression through a unique sense of style and how she found her voice as a writ...
  2. Hayden Gibson Oral History

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: Gibson, Hayden
    Date: Jul. 27, 2019
    Topics: Adoption, Bars, Change of name, Christianity, Gender diversity, Homophobia, Job applications, Judaism, LGBTI community, Librarians, Police, Punk, Sexism, Writers
    Subject: Brooklyn Pride, Dyke March, Fun Home, Ginger's, Henrietta Hudson's, Left Hand of Darkness, Oranges Aren't the Only Fruit, Stonewall
    Description: Hayden Gibson was born in Calhoun Falls, South Carolina. In this interview, Hayden shares their experiences about growing up in an adopted evangelical family, making the courageous move to New York...
  3. Interview with Andre Reed

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Reed, Andre
    Date: Sep. 6, 2017
    Topics: Adoption, African American transgender people, Appearance, Black people--Race identity, Children of military personnel, Clothing, Drag, Drag performance, Employment discrimination, Families, Family relationships, FtMs, Gender identity, Gender-affirming care, Homophobia, Identification cards, LGBTQ+ relationships, LGBTQ+ visibility, Masculinities, Men, Black, Passing (Gender), Patriarchy, Racism, Religions, Sexism, Sports, Transgender prostitutes, Transitioning (Gender), Visibility, Work
    Subject: Tretter Transgender Oral History Project
    Description: Andre Reed is a Black man of trans experience from Indiana and Georgia. He talks about growing up and his family relationships, and transitioning at work. He recounts his experience and successes i...
  4. Interview with Damion Mendez

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Mendez, Damion
    Date: Jun. 17, 2017
    Topics: Adoption, Assigned gender, Bullying, Ethnic groups, Femininities, Gay men, Gender dysphoria, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Hormone therapy, Hysterectomy, Latinos, Lesbians, LGBTQ+ death and dying, Masculinities, Medicalisation, Men, Passing (Gender), Police harassment of LGBTQ+ people, Police interactions with LGBTQ+ people, Racism, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia
    Subject: Barack Obama, Family Tree Clinic, Human Sexuality Program, Janet Byrstrom, Jendeen Forberg, Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition, Mondo Queer Beach Party, Pamela Anderson, Prince, Pulse Night Club, Roxanne Anderson
    Description: Damion Mendez is a Latino trans masculine identified person from St. Paul, Minnesota. At the time of this interview, Mendez was living in Minnesota. In this oral history Mendez speaks about transra...
  5. Interview with Dominic Giovon Chilko

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Chilko, Dominic Giovon
    Date: Jun. 2, 2017
    Topics: Acceptance, Adoption, Art, Assigned gender, Black LGBTQ+ people, Coming out, Corrective rape, Disabilities, Drag, Drag kings, Ethnic groups, FtMs, Gay pride, Gender realignment surgery, Gender-affirming care, Heterosexuals, Hormones, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, Lesbians, LGBTQ+ partners, Love, Masculinities, Mental health, Passing (Gender), Performing arts, Physical fitness, Physicians, Psychotherapy, Racism, Sex, Sexuality, Social movements, Social privilege, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia
    Subject: Boys Don't Cry, Buck Angel, Everest Institute, Lil One, Man Made, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project
    Description: Dominic Giovon Chilko is a bi-racial Afro-Latinx trans man from Eagan, Minnesota. In this oral history interview, he discusses his childhood, relationships, and experiences of transition, his thoug...
  6. Interview with Erica Fields

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Fields, Erica
    Date: Sep. 8, 2015
    Topics: Adoption, African Americans, Art, Assigned gender, Augmentation mammaplasty, Bullying, Celebrities, Children, Clothing, Coming out, Community life, Crossdressing, Discrimination, Divorce, Education, Educational institutions, Family members, Family relationships, Feminists, Friendship, Gender bending, Gender dysphoria, Gender realignment surgery, Gender-affirming care, Harassment, Health, Hormone therapy, Income, Lesbians, Love, Marriage, Medical care, Middle West, Privilege (Social psychology), Race, Race identity, Race relations, Racism, Religion, Roman catholicism, Sex, Sexuality, Socio-economic status, Spiritual life, Spirituality, Substance use in LGBTQ+ communities, Support groups, Theatre, Therapies, Transgender identity, Transgender people, Transsexual people, Wealth, Work
    Subject: Caitlyn Jenner, Christine McGinn, Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Ellen Krug, Gender Justice, Gender Outlaws, Getting to Ellen: A Memoir About Love, Honesty, and Gender Change, GLBT Chamber of Commerce, Gonzaga University, Hedda Gabler, Hidden Agenda, Hidden Agender, Hogan's Heroes, Human Rights Campaign (HRC), Janet Mock, Jenny Boylan, Kate Bornstein, Laverne Cox, Leigh Smythe, Mara Keisling, Marcus Waterbury, Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition, NASA, National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE), National Gay Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC), Northwest Bible College, Of Mice and Men, Old Bedlam Theatre, Star Trek, The Miser, The Taming of the Shrew, Trans, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project, Women's Employment and Security Act (WESA)
    Description: Erica Fields is a woman of transgender history from Edina, Minnesota. At the time of this interview, Fields was working in Minnesota as a business woman selling rye. In this oral history Fields spe...
  7. Interview with Jae Bates

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Bates, Jae
    Date: Jun. 28, 2016
    Topics: Acceptance, Activism, Adoption, Asian American LGBTQ+ people, Asian American transgender people, Assigned gender, Bullying, Coming out, Depression, Diabetes, Discrimination, Education, Family relationships, Gay men, Gender diversity, Gender realignment surgery, Health, Health insurance, HIV/AIDS, Hormone therapy, Masculinities, Mastectomy, Medical care, Middle West, Partners of transgender people, Race, Racism, Sexuality, Social movements, Sports, Transgender people, Transphobia, Verbal abuse, Youth
    Subject: Korean War, OutFront Minnesota, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project, Vietnam War
    Description: Jae Bates is a Korean American trans man who grew up near Hopkins, Minnesota. In this oral history, Bates details childhood experiences of gender and race, including narratives of bullying, transph...
  8. Interview with Lou Weaver

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Weaver, Lou
    Date: Dec. 9, 2016
    Topics: Adoption, Bullying, Change of name, Coming out, Drag, Family members, Family relationships, FtMs, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Gender-affirming care, Health care, Health insurance, Homophobia, Hormone therapy, Hormones, Human rights, Hysterectomy, Identity, LGBTQ+ relationships, Masculinities, Passing (Gender), Patriarchy, Police, Police interactions with LGBTQ+ people, Polycystic ovary syndrome, Pregnancy, Race, Same-sex marriage, Sexual orientation, Sexuality, Social privilege, Sports, Transgender people, Transphobia, White LGBTQ+ people
    Subject: Caitlyn Jenner, CeCe McDonald, Chaz Bono, Donald Trump, Ellen Degeneres, Human Rights Campaign (HRC), Janet Mock, Laverne Cox, RuPaul, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project
    Description: Lou Weaver is a white trans man. At the time of the interview Weaver was working for Equality Texas. He discusses his childhood, his experience doing drag, and finding a community in Houston. He ex...
  9. Interview with Nasreen Mohamed

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Mohamed, Nasreen
    Date: Jun. 14, 2016
    Topics: Acceptance, Adoption, Bathrooms, Clothing, Colonization, Coming out, Discrimination, Emigration and immigration, Faith, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Government policy, Homophobia, Intersectionality (Sociology), Islam--Customs and practices, Islamophobia, Lesbian identity, LGBTQ+ relationships, Mass shootings, Muslims, Parenthood, Puberty, Religions, Sexuality, Social justice, Student passports
    Description: Nasreen Mohamed is Tanzanian gender non-conforming person from the coast of Dar es Salaam. At the time of this interview, Mohamed was working in the field of post-secondary education. In this oral ...
  10. Interview with Roxanne Anderson

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Anderson, Roxanne
    Date: Jul. 23, 2015
    Topics: Activism, Activists, Adoption, Appearance, Artists, Community life, Discrimination, Friendship, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Harassment, Hormones, Law enforcement, Middle West, Prisons, Privilege (Social psychology), Race, Racially mixed people, Social movements, Social work with youth
    Subject: queer identity, Transmasculine, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project
    Description: Roxanne Anderson is a Black gender non-conforming masculine of center person. At the time of this interview, they were the Director of Trans & Racial Justice at the organization OutFront Minnesota....
  11. Interview with Tygra Slarii

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Slarii, Tygra Trinity
    Date: Jan. 26, 2017
    Topics: Adoption, Assigned gender, Augmentation mammaplasty, Ballroom dancing, Biological parenthood, Choirs, Drag, Drag community, Families, Hormone therapy, LGBTQ+ sex workers, MtFs, Sexuality, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Twins
    Subject: Aquarius, Brody Bartlett, Damon Kelsey, Michelle Obama, On the Roof, Puttin on the Ritz
    Description: Tygra Slarii is a Black trans woman from Omaha and Arizona. She discusses her family relationships, talks about her thoughts on the trans community here versus the community in Omaha. She also disc...
  12. Ky Platt Oral History

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: Van Ness, Lorenzo, Platt, Ky
    Date: Apr. 6, 2017
    Topics: Adoption, Advertising campaigns, Childhood, Clothing, Coming out, Ethnic diversity, Ethnic groups, Families, FtMs, Gender identity, LGBTQ+ relationships, Masculinities, Night life, Transgender children, Transgender community, Transgender parents
    Subject: Prince
    Description: Ky Platt is a mixed-race, transgender comedian and author. Originally from Hamilton, Ohio, Ky has been active in the NYC LGBTQ+ community since the 1990s. In this interview, Ky recounts his experie...
  13. Marty Hernandez Avedon Oral History

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: Hernandez Avedon, Marty, Van Ness, Lorenzo
    Date: Apr. 1, 2017
    Topics: Abuse, Adoption, Bullying, Change of name, Colleges, Coming out, Dating, Demonstrations, Diversity, Employment discrimination, Ethnic groups, Families, Foster families, Gender diversity, Gender identity, LGBTQ+ relationships, Mental health, Passing (Gender), Politics, Racism, Stereotypes, Transitioning (Gender)
    Subject: Marty Hernandez Avedon
    Description: Marty Hernandez Avedon discusses growing up in the foster care system only to be adopted by a family who rejected him at the age of 10, reconnecting with his biological parents, and what the name H...
  14. Pauline Park Oral History

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: Awad, Nadia, Park, Pauline
    Date: Mar. 9, 2017
    Topics: Activists, Adoption, Coming out, Diversity, Ethnic groups, Families, Femininities, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Heteronormativity, HIV/AIDS, Human rights, Law, LGBTI community, LGBTQ+ movement, Liberation movements, MtFs, Politics, Racism, Solidarity, Support groups, Transgender people, Transgender rights
    Subject: Pauline Park
    Description: Pauline Park is a long-time transgender activist based in New York City who led the campaign for the 2004 New York City transgender rights law. Born in Korea but adopted into a Christian evangelica...
  15. Rev. Sky Anderson Oral History

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: LGBTQ Religious Archives Network
    Creator: Anderson, Sky, Bowman, Mark
    Date: Feb. 2014
    Topics: Activists, Adoption, Childhood, Clergy, Education, Families, HIV/AIDS, Marriage, Military, Transgender people, Upbringing
    Description: In this Oral History, Sky Anderson talks about his childhood and upbringing, and realizing his gender identity. He discusses his education and how he became involved in the clergy, as well as his a...