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Bradley Picklesimer Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: OUTWORDS Creator: Picklesimer, Bradley Date: Mar. 28, 2018 Topics: Anti-gay violence, Berdache, Drag, Drag queens, Gay discos, HIV/AIDS, Homophobia, Hormones, LGBTQ+ porn films, Police raids, Sexual assault, Siblings, Stonewall riots, Transitioning (Gender), Transvestites Subject: ACT UP, AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA), Bernard Jay, Bradley Picklesimer, Café LMNOP, Chi Chi LaRue, Club Agogo, Courtney Act, David Bowie, Divine, Francis Marion Picklesimer, Henry Faulkner, Jayne County, Judy Garland, Lee Angelique, Martha Lynn Stone, Miss Bradley, Sweet Evening Breeze, The Montparnasse, The Thrusters, Wade Littrell Description: OUTWORDS interview with Bradley Picklesimer conducted by Kate Kunath on March 28, 2018 in Meally, KY. AT 20, Bradley opened his first downtown club in Lexington, KY with the help of his brother and... -
Donna Sachet Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: OUTWORDS Creator: Sachet, Donna Date: Jul. 27, 2016 Topics: Child abuse, Coming out, Drag, Drag queens, Gay bars, Gay Christians, Gay community, Gay men, Gay movement, HIV/AIDS, Homophobia, Lipsynching, Methodist Church, Police harassment, Stonewall riots Subject: ACT UP, Bette Davis, Beverly Sills, Black Cat Bar, Campus Crusade for Christ, Donna Sachet, Donna Summer, Empress of San Francisco, Fire Island, Gay Men's Chorus, Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC), GLAAD Media Awards, Joan Crawford, José Sarria, Juanita More, Judy Garland, Mark Leno, Miss Gay San Francisco, Perry Ellis, Shanti Project, Tavern Guild, The Celluloid Closet, Trannyshack Description: OUTWORDS interview with Donna Sachet conducted by Mason Funk on July 27, 2016 in San Francisco, CA. Donna is a drag performer, community activist, and author. Donna has raised millions of dollars f... -
Eddie Jarel Jones Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Jones, Eddie Jarel Date: May 29, 2019 Topics: African American universities and colleges, Anti-transgender violence, Bathrooms, Beauty standards, Bisexual youth, Black people, Bullying, Childhood, Cosmetics, Crossdressing, Dating, Discrimination, Drag, Family members, Femininities, Gay and lesbian youth, Gay pride, Gender, Gender diversity, Gender realignment surgery, Harassment, Heterosexism, Homophobia, LGBTI community, Masculinities, Passing (Gender), Pronoun, Racism, Self-image, Social media, Telecommunication, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transgender youth, Transphobia, Visibility, Women's colleges Subject: Bathroom Act, BlackTransTV, Jussie Smollett, King Children, Lincoln University, MOBIfest, Morehouse College, Philly Fashion Week, Pose, Sean Torrington, Slay TV, SLAYFEST, SpeakOut, Spelman College, Terry Torrington, The Phluid Project, World Pride 2019 Description: Eddie Jarel Jones is a Cleveland, Ohio native and current social influencer, media personality, producer, Emcee, and model. They reflect on the experience of attending a Historically Black College ... -
Fernando Feliciano Interview Transcript
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: GLBT Historical Society Creator: Schroeder, Kurt Date: May 31, 1995 Topics: Arrests, Bars, Drag, Drag queens, Gay community, Gay culture, Health care centres, Navy, Police, Same-sex marriage, STDs, Substance use in LGBTQ+ communities Subject: Society for Individual Rights (SIR), The Coits -
Interview with Amy Coleman
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center Creator: Coleman, Amy, Kearns, John J. Date: Jul. 16, 2000 Topics: Drag, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Hot Peaches, International Chrysis, Jimmy Camicia, Marsha P. Johnson, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera Description: An interview with Amy Coleman about her time with Hot Peaches and her relationship with Jimmy Camicia. Amy also discusses Marsha Johnson’s role in Hot Peaches, her mental health, and her institutio... -
Interview with Brian Belovitch
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: RI LGBTQ+ Community Archives at Providence Public Library Creator: Belovitch, Brian Date: Aug. 29, 2021 Topics: Drag, Drag queens, Gay men, Gender expression, LGBTQ+ authors, LGBTQ+ victims of bullying, Passing (Gender), Sex work, Substance abuse, Trans women, Transgender people Subject: Trans Figured: My Journey from Boy to Girl to Woman to Man Description: An interview with Brian Belovitch. Brian is a writer, playwright, performer and survivor of HIV. He identifies as a gay man of trans experience. Topics in order of discussion include: moving to Pro... -
Interview with Micky Bradford
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Bradford, Micky Date: Oct. 4, 2017 Topics: Acceptance, African American transgender people, Androgyny (Psychology), Assigned gender, Coming out, Dating, Drag, Families, Femininities, Feminism, Gender diversity, Health facilities, Hormone therapy, Isolation, Lesbian community, Medical interventions, Migration, Military, Passing (Gender), Prisons and race relations, Racism, Self-care, Health, Social advocacy, Support groups, Transgender people Subject: Southerners on New Ground (SONG), Trans Women of Color Collective (TWOC), Transgender Law Center Description: Micky Bradford identifies as a black non-binary trans feminine person and was assigned male at birth. They use she/her and they/them pronouns and were 26 at the time of the interview. Both of her p... -
Interview with Miqqi Alicia/Michael Gilbert
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria Creator: Alicia, Miqqi, Gilbert, Michael, Taylor, Evan Date: Jan. 6, 2020 Topics: Crossdressers, Degrees, Academic, Drag, Gender expression, Gender identity, Internet, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ authors, LGBTQ+ relationships Subject: Fantasia Fair, Tapestry Magazine, York University Description: Oral history with Michael Gilbert aka Miqqi Alicia discussing activism, gender, and academia. -
Josephine Perez Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Keyes, Anna, Perez, Josephine Date: Mar. 23, 2018 Topics: Abuse, Activists, Childhood, Coming out, Drag, Employment discrimination, Ethnic groups, Families, Gender identity, HIV/AIDS, Homelessness, Housing, LGBTI community, MtFs, Organisations, Police, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual orientation, Street violence, Substance abuse, Transgender community, Transgender prostitutes, Transgender youth, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia Subject: Audre Lorde Project (ALP) Description: Josephine Perez is a trans* advocate who emphasizes a need for better law enforcement protections for transgender women. Josephine experienced sexual violence on multiple occasions and became a sex... -
Kristen Lovell Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Lovell, Kristen Date: Apr. 4, 2019 Topics: Actors, Bisexual youth, Black people, Bullying, Cocaine, Drag, Drag queens, Gay and lesbian youth, Health care, Homeless people, Jews, LGBTI community, Substance use in LGBTQ+ communities, Transgender youth, Transitioning (Gender), Women, Writers Subject: Amanda Milan, Center Lane, Chi-Chi's, Cole Cafe, Covenant House, Fenced Out, Iris House, James Street Hotel, March of Dimes, Marsha P. Johnson, Michael Bloomberg, New Neutral Zone, New York Police Department (NYPD), Octavia St. Laurent, Operation Spotlight, Rites of Passage, Stonewall mobile, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera, Trans Empowerment Group, Two Potatoes Description: Kristen Lovell discusses her time working "the stroll," in the West Village in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She recounts the community, conflict and challenges faced by fellow sex workers, inclu... -
Lix Z Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Z, Lix Date: Jul. 17, 2019 Topics: Activists, Anarchists, Archives, Black people, Body adornment, Cruising (LGBTQ+ culture), Drag, Education, Eroticism, Exhibitionism, Fetishism, Gay pride week, Gender diversity, Heterosexuals, Leather community, Police, Punk, SM, Trade unions, Transgender community, Writers, Zines Subject: Blue Stocking, DIY Spaces, FTP Gay, Happy Fun Hideaway, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Maya Songbird, Queer and Trans People of Color (QTPOC), Queer/Trans Zinefest (QTZFest), Silent Barn, Socrates Sculpture Park, Telepathic Children, Time is the Thing a Body Move Through, Trans Play Party -
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: OUTWORDS Creator: Griffin-Gracy, Miss Major Date: Jul. 27, 2016 Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Catholic Church, Drag, Drag queens, Gay men, Gender affirming surgery, LGBTQ+ clubs, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Misogyny, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Normalization, Passing (Gender), Police, Sex work, Sissies, Stonewall riots, Substance abuse, Trans men, Trans women, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Women's movement Subject: Ashley, Christine Jorgensen, Cookie, Evelyn, Frank Smith, Grandma Cerils, Helen, Judy Garland, Kitty, Madison Society, Major!, Marcus Arana, Marsha P. Johnson, Mattachine Society, Miss Major, Monica, Natalie Wood, National Lawyers Guild, Puppy, Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Sylvia Rivera Description: Interview with Miss Major Griffin-Gracy conducted by Mason Funk August 27, 2016 at the apartment she shared with her son in Oakland. Miss Major Griffin-Gracy was one of a group of transgender women... -
Robbi Ann Mecus Oral Hisory
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Mecus, Robbi Ann Date: Aug. 23, 2019 Topics: Anti-gay violence, Anti-transgender violence, Bathrooms, Crossdressing, Disabilities, Drag, Family members, Femininities, Forest rangers, Gay pride, Gender, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Gentrification, Health care, Homophobia, Internalized homophobia, Lesbians, LGBTI community, Machismo, Masculinities, Parenthood, Passing (Gender), Police, Pronoun, Racism, Religions, Roman catholicism, Secrecy, Sexism, Siblings, Trade unions, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Transsexual people, Visibility Subject: 2017 Women's March, Bizarre Bushwick, Donald Trump, Kate Bornstein, Renee Richards, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Second Serve, Stonewall, The Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA), Trans Day of Action Description: In this interview, Robbi Ann Mecus describes her journey from growing up with her family, experiencing gender dysphoria in a working-class neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York City, to living as her ... -
Rose Wood Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Wood, Rose, Schoo, Deidre Date: Nov. 26, 2018 Topics: Adolescence, Androgyny, Artists, Death and dying, Drag, Gay pride, Health care, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+ parents, Performing arts, Strippers, Substance use in LGBTQ+ communities, Transgender identity, Transitioning (Gender) Description: Rose Wood talks to interviewer Deidre Schoo about her experience as a performance artist in New York City. She shares information about her childhood and her family, specifically her father, and wh... -
Sandra Mesics Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Mesics, Sandra Date: Jan. 14, 2019 Topics: Childhood, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Drag, Drag balls, Drag queens, Family members, Femininities, Gender diversity, Gender realignment surgery, Health care, HIV/AIDS, Hormones, Insurance, Journalists, Mardi gras, Marriage, Peace movement, Pronoun, Religions, Roman catholicism, Secrecy, Steel industry and trade, Surgery, Transgender community, Transgender people Subject: Angela Douglas, Betty Johnson, Bobby Ray, Brandy Alexander, Christine Jorgensen, David Wesser, Divine, Eddie Joe Stark, Elizabeth Coffey, Empathy Press, Eromin (Erotic Minorities) Center, Fantasia Fair, Gay Liberation Front, Harry Benjamin, Image, Jack O'Brien, John Money, John Ronald Brown, Lee Brewster, National Enquirer, National Insider, Neptune Productions, Pink Flamingos, Pudgy Roberts, Rachel Harlow, Radical Queens, Reed Erickson, Richard Finocchio, Stonewall Rebellion, The Daily Collegiate, The Transsexual Phenomenon, Third World Communications, Transsexual Action Organization (TAO), Transsexualism and Sex Reassignment, Transvestia, United Transvestites Transsexual Society (UTTS), Virginia Prince, Zelda Suplee Description: andra Mesics is a registered nurse and midwife and has been the director of St. Luke’s School of Nursing since 2004. In this conversation with AJ Lewis, Sandy describes accessing hormones and surge...