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  1. 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...
  2. Interview with Zakia McKensey

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: McKensey, Zakia
    Date: Jul. 21, 2020
    Topics: African American transgender people, AIDS education, Anti-transgender violence, BIPOC, LGBTQ+ communities, Trans women, Transgender community, Transgender people of color
    Subject: Nationz Foundation, Trans Justice Funding Project
    Description: An interview with Zakia McKensey, an African-American trans woman and native of Richmond, Viginia. At the time of this interview, she was the executive director of Nationz Foundation, a Richmond-ba...
  3. Janice Toy

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: House of History
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    Date: Dec. 11, 2022
    Topics: African American transgender people, Ballroom families, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Coming out, Drag performers, LGBTQ+ communities, Trans women, Transgender activism
    Subject: Janice Toy
    Description: An interview with Janice Toy. Janice Toy is a transgender woman and the mother of the House of History. In the interview, Toy discusses the LGBTQ community, reflects on her transition and coming ou...
  4. Marie Kelly

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: House of History
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    Date: Dec. 3, 2022
    Topics: African American transgender people, Ballroom families, Black transgender people, Coming out, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ communities, Trans women, Transgender rights
    Description: An interview with Marie Kelly. Marie Kelly is a transgender woman who was born in Chicago but moved to Milwaukee in 1997. In the interview, Kelly discusses coming out, her love of music, and her wo...
  5. Monei Evans

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: House of History
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    Date: Feb. 23, 2024
    Topics: African American transgender people, Coming out, COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Sex work, Trans women, Transgender activism, Transgender people, Transgender rights
    Subject: House of History, Monei Evans, SHEBA
    Description: An interview with Monei Evans. Monei Evans is a transgender woman who works as an advocate for transgender rights. In the interview, Evans discusses her transition from being a sex worker to a peer...
  6. Syd Robbie

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: House of History
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    Date: Dec. 17, 2022
    Topics: African American transgender people, AIDS activists, AIDS organizations, Black transgender people, Coming out, Drag performers, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ communities, Theater, Trans men
    Subject: Syd Robbie
    Description: An interview with Syd Robbie. Syd Robbie is a transgender man who works for the state of Wisconsin in their HIV prevention department as the prevention coordinator. In the interview, Robbie discuss...
  7. Tyra Neal

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: House of History
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    Date: Feb. 25, 2024
    Topics: African American transgender people, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Coming out, COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-, LGBTQ+ activists, LGBTQ+ communities, Trans women, Transgender community, Transgender rights
    Subject: Tyra Neal
    Description: An interview with Tyra Neal. Tyra Neal is a transgender woman and the first trans person in the state of Wisconsin to legally change her name. In the interview, Neal discusses this process, her wor...
  8. Yanté Turner

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: House of History
    Creator:
    Date: Feb. 24, 2024
    Topics: African American transgender people, Black transgender people, Coming out, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ communities, Racism, Trans men
    Subject: Yanté Turner
    Description: An interview with Yanté Turner. Yanté Turner is a transgender man who started Sun-seeker MKE Collective, which is a Black- and trans-led abolitionist organization that focuses on safety and Black l...