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Geleni Fontaine Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Fontaine, Geleni Date: Feb. 5, 2019 Topics: Alternative medicine, Gentrification, Martial arts, Transgender community, Transgender people, Working class Subject: Brooklyn Women's Martial Arts, Center for Anti-violence Education, Imani Henry, Leslie Feinberg, Metropolitan Gender Network, Sylvia Rivera Description: Geleni Fontaine is an acupuncturist, RN and healer based on Brooklyn. In this interview, they share on their growing up in a working class Cuban family in Park Slope, Brooklyn, prior to the neighbo... -
Genevieve Tatum Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Tatum, Genevieve, Dicken, Matthew Date: Jul. 22, 2017 Topics: Acceptance, Crossdressers, LGBTI community, Liberation movements, Music, Parents of transgender people, Politics, Sexuality, Transgender community, Transitioning (Gender), Violence Subject: Genevieve Tatum, Marsha P. Johnson, Stonewall Description: Genevieve Tatum, a transgender woman, retells her experiences as an adolescent in The Village in New York City. She describes the aftermath of the Stonewall riot, the Civil Rights movement, and the... -
Gia Love Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Love, Gia Date: Apr. 11, 2019 Topics: African diaspora, African-americans, Black people, Bullying, Butches, Childhood, Crossdressing, Debates, Drag balls, Femininities, Foster children, Gender, Gender diversity, Homelessness, Homophobia, Hormones, LGBTI community, Masculinities, Mothers, Racism, Sexism, Sexual abuse, Soft butches, Special education, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Violence, Women Subject: Butch Queen, City College, Destination Tomorrow, Ginovia, Greenlight Hub, Harlem United, Harvard University, House of Bacardi, House of Juicy, House of Louboutin, House of McQueen, Islan Nettles, Kalem Lord, Malcolm X, Marist College, Martin Luther King Jr., New York Urban Debate League (NYUDL), Paris Is Burning, Sundance, TQ, Uber Description: Gia Love reflects on her life in the kiki ball scene, an underground queer and trans dance community in New York City. In kiki, particularly the House of Juicy, Gia found deep friendships and a sup... -
Gogo Graham Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Graham, Gogo Date: May 10, 2019 Topics: Camp (Gay culture), Childhood, Christianity, Clubs, Coming out, Fashion designers, Fashion--Japanese influences, Gay identity, Harassment, Hormones, Internet, Media, Microaggressions, MtFs, Music, Plastic surgery, Pop music, Rape, Social media, Step families, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transphobia, Verbal abuse, Violence Subject: Asian Pacific Island Community Health Association (APICHA), Cecilia Gentilly, Hussein Chalayan, Kaden Ho, Raygun Hugo, RuPaul, RuPaul's Drag Race, Spectrum, The University of Texas - Austin, Tumblr, Yohji Yamamoto -
Grace Detrevarah Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Detrevarah, Grace, Keyes, Anna Date: Feb. 21, 2018 Topics: Dancers, Drag queens, Families, Gender identity, HIV/AIDS, Immigrants, LGBTI community, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Religions, Social integration, Transgender people, Writers Subject: Candy Labeija, LaRoque Bey Description: Grace Detrevarah, a self-proclaimed "spiritual black trans woman" talks to Anna Keyes about her supportive parents and rebellious adolescence, and growing up in an environment far removed from a tr... -
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... -
Hoshina Seki Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: OUTWORDS Creator: Seki, Hoshina, Funk, Mason Date: Jan. 21, 2020 Topics: Buddhism, Gender affirming surgery, Gender identity, HIV/AIDS, Japanese Americans, Partners of transgender people, Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941, Transgender Buddhists, Transgender parents, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: American Buddhist Academy, Hoshina Seki, New York Buddhist Church Description: Hoshina Seki was born in 1941 in New York City. Her father founded the New York Buddhist Church in 1938 and Hoshina buried questions about her gender identity under the pressure to “set an example”... -
Iman Le Caire Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Le Caire, Iman Date: Feb. 17, 2023 Topics: Artists, LGBTQ+ discrimination, Police harassment, QTPOC, Religion, Sexual violence, Trans women, Transfeminine people Description: An interview with Iman Le Caire a trans woman from Cairo, Egypt. Iman talks about her life and experiences. -
Imani Henry Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Henry, Imani Date: Mar. 8, 2019 Topics: Abuse, Activists, Afro-caribbeans, Arrests, Black people, Christianity, Cults, Discrimination, Gay pride, Gender minorities, Middle class, Peace movement, Police, Racism, Religions, School facilities, Slavery, Social media, Street violence, Transgender people, Violence, Working class, Youth Subject: Black Lives Matter (BLM), Black Student Organization, Boston Tech, Christine Lewis, Domestic Workers United, Emerson College, English High, Equality for Flatbush, ICE, James Dobson, Keith Kyler, Ken Livingston, Kimani Grey, Latin Academy, Latin Boston, Malcolm X, National School Walkout Day, Patrick Dorsman, Peoples Monday, Rodney King, Sandra Bland, Sean Bell, Trish Marinara, University of Massachusetts - Lowell (UMass Lowell) -
Interview with Enzi Tanner
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Tanner, Enzi, Jenkins, Andrea Date: Dec. 12, 2015 Topics: Black people, Coming out, Community life, Conversion therapy, Dating, Discrimination, Education, Families, Family relationships, Friendship, Gay community, Gender-affirming care, Harassment, Health care, Hormones, Judaism, Love, Men, Mental health, Mentoring, Police, Prisons, Race, Racism, Religion, Role models, Roman catholicism, Sex, Social workers, Spiritual life, Spirituality, Surgery, Transitioning (Gender), Work Subject: Brown Boi Project, Enzi Tanner, Trans Youth Support Network, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project Description: Enzi Tanner is a Black intentional male raised in Missouri. At the time of this interview, Tanner was doing social work based out of Minneapolis. In this oral history, Tanner speaks at length about... -
Interview with Agaiotupu Viena
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Viena, Agaiotupu Date: Jul. 24, 2020 Topics: BIPOC, Fa'afafine, Indigenous LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Pacific Islander American LGBTQ+ people, Pacific Islander American transgender people, Trans women, Transgender people of color Subject: Pride Foundation, Trans Justice Funding Project, TRANSform Culture, United Territories of Pacific Islanders Alliance (UTOPIA) Description: An interview with Agaiotupu Viena, a fa'afafine and trans woman from Amerika Samoa, educator, advocate, and community organizer based in the Seattle area. At the time of these interviews, she was P... -
Interview with Albert Beck
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: The University of Winnipeg Creator: Chartrand, Seneca Date: Unknown Topics: 2SLGBTQ+, HIV/AIDS, Indigenous LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ people of color, Two-Spirit people Subject: Albert McLeod, International Two-Spirit Gathering, Manitoba Aboriginal AIDS Task Force, Métis Nation, Ontario Aboriginal HIV Strategy, Sixties Scoop, Two-Spirited People of Manitoba Inc. Description: Interview with Duane (Albert) Morrisseau-Beck about residential schools, HIV/AIDS, and indigenous activism. Interviewer is Seneca Chartrand. -
Interview with Aldita Gallardo
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Gallardo, Aldita Date: Jan. 16, 2020 Topics: Anti-transgender violence, BIPOC, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ people of color, LGBTQ+ youth, Public health, Trans women, Transgender activism, Transgender community centers Subject: Borealis Philanthropy, El/La Para Translatinas, Fund for Trans Generations Description: An interview with Aldita Gallardo, a Latinx trans woman, community organizer, and former youth worker based in Oakland, California. At the time of this interview, she served as a Senior Program Ass... -
Interview with Alex Lee
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Lee, Alex Date: Nov. 17, 2019 Topics: Asian American transgender people, Legal services, LGBTQ+ imprisonment, Police harassment, Prisoners--Civil rights, Social justice, Transgender activism, Transgender people, Transmasculine people Subject: Funders for LGBTQ Issues, Grantmakers United for Trans Communities (GUTC), TransAction Description: An interview with Alexander Li-Hua Lee, an Asian American trans masculine activist and attorney from Oakland, California. At the time of this interview, he was the Project Director for the Grantmak... -
Interview with Alexis Paige
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Paige, Alexis Date: Sep. 23, 2016 Topics: Activism, Asian transgender people, Bisexuals, Breast, Community centres, Drag, Families, Family relationships, Gender identity, Gender-affirming care, Hormone therapy, Intersex, Korean Americans, LGBTQ+ partners, Machismo, Passing (Gender), Psychotherapy, Race, Racially mixed people, Racism, Same-sex marriage, Sexism, Sexuality, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, White, Work Subject: Basic Rights Oregon, Cascade AIDS Project, Corey Paige, Lambda Legal, RuPaul, Trans Lifeline, Transgender Working Groups, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project Description: Alexis Paige is a mixed Korean and white trans woman from Nevada and Oregon. At the time of this interview, she was working as a Legal Aid at Lambda Legal. In this oral history Paige spends a signi...
