Ryann Holmes Oral History

In this dialogue, Ryann Holmes discusses their life with Sir Knight of BlackTransTV. Ryann co-founded bklyn boihood, an organization for transmasculine people of color. Ryann discusses being a tomboy and lesbian in a supportive black family in Maryland, their religious development out of self-shame they faced in Christianity, and coming to a non-binary understanding of their gender. Ryann describes bklyn boihood's commitment to storytelling, making a calendar of members, self-celebration, and the power of self-representation. Sir and Ryann share on their love of black culture, black trans life, and resisting internalized white culture.

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Identifier: 3197xm26k
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
Creator(s): Holmes, Ryann
Contributor(s): Knight, Sir
Publisher: New York Public Library
Date Created: May 14, 2019
Genre: Oral Histories
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Subject(s): Bklyn Boihood
Black Trans TV
Miss Major
Places: New York
Maryland
Maryland > Prince George's > Largo
Maryland > Prince George's > Forestville
Topic(s): Activists
Anti-transgender violence
Black people
Childhood
Christianity
Dating
Family members
Gender diversity
Gender dysphoria
Gender identity
Gender role
Hormones
Lesbianism
LGBTQ+ parents
Pronoun
Religions
Secondary education
Tomboys
Transgender parents
Transgender people
Resource Type: Audio
Text
Language: English
Rights: Copyright undetermined
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