Hazel Katz Oral History

In this interview conducted by Aviva Silverman, Hazel Katz discusses her upbringing, including her religious differences from her parents, and her reluctance to come out because of the social difficulties of doing so. She also discusses her struggle with her gender identity, saying that identifying as a trans femme feels much better than anything else she's experienced throughout her life, but that she wishes that people were allowed to be in process regarding their gender identity for their entire lives without boundaries. Katz also spends time considering the intersectional nature of being transgender.

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Identifier: 5x21tf537
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
Creator(s): Katz, Hazel
Silverman, Aviva
Publisher: New York Public Library
Date Created: Jan. 4, 2019
Dates Covered: 1988 to 2019
Genre: Oral Histories
Places: Pennsylvania > Philadelphia County > City of Philadelphia > Philadelphia
New York > Chinatown
Topic(s): Appearance
Artists
Atheism
Coming out
Educators
Imprisonment
Law
Religious society of friends
Transgender community
Transgender people
Resource Type: Audio
Digital Format: Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 7 seconds
Language: English
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