Digital Transgender Archive
Interview with Quinn Villagomez
Quinn Villagomez, also nicknamed Shimmer, is a biracial Hispanic female based in Minnesota. In this interview Villagomez talks about the field of radio and broadcasting, including her work co-hosting Fresh Fruit on KFAI Radio (Minneapolis). Villagomez also discusses her experiences in the drag community, cultivating self-confidence, her upbringing and family relationships, and pop culture's lack of recognition for trans people of color.
Item Actions
- Identifier
- 5712m679j
- Collection
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Oral Histories with People of Color
- Institution
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Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
- Creator(s)
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Villagomez, Quinn
- Contributor(s)
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Jenkins, Andrea
- Publisher
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University of Minnesota Minneapolis Libraries
- Date Created
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Sep. 17, 2015
- Genre
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Oral Histories
Transcriptions
- Subject(s)
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Brown College
Caitlyn Jenner
Janet Mock
Laverne Cox
Tretter Transgender Oral History Project
University of Minnesota
- Places
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Minnesota
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Hennepin County
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City of Minneapolis
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Minneapolis
Midwest
- Topic(s)
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Acceptance
Appearance
Art
Assigned gender
Biracial LGBTQ+ people
Bullying
Coming out
Depression
Drag
Family members
Femininities
Gender dysphoria
Gender identity
Health insurance
Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people
LGBTQ+ partners
LGBTQ+ radio
LGBTQ+ relationships
MtFs
Pronoun
Schools
Self-acceptance
Support groups
Transgender people
Transphobia
Work
- Resource Type
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Moving image
Text
- Language
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English
- Related URL
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https://umedia.lib.umn.edu/
- Rights
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In copyright
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