Ky Platt Oral History

Ky Platt is a mixed-race, transgender comedian and author. Originally from Hamilton, Ohio, Ky has been active in the NYC LGBTQ+ community since the 1990s. In this interview, Ky recounts his experiences of being raised in Southwestern Ohio as a mixed-race person who had identified as being queer since childhood, being a part of the LGBTQ+ community in the 1990s, the 9/11 terrorist attacks, his popular and acclaimed blog in the mid-2000s called “AskThisBlackWoman,” and being an active co-parent in a queer family. (Summary by Sydnee Novack.)

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Identifier: cc08hf838
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
Creator(s): Van Ness, Lorenzo
Platt, Ky
Publisher: New York Public Library
Date Created: Apr. 6, 2017
Dates Covered: 1972 to 2017
Genre: Oral Histories
Subject(s): Prince
Places: New York
Ohio > Butler County > City of Hamilton > Hamilton
Topic(s): Adoption
Advertising campaigns
Childhood
Clothing
Coming out
Ethnic diversity
Ethnic groups
Families
FtMs
Gender identity
LGBTQ+ relationships
Masculinities
Night life
Transgender children
Transgender community
Transgender parents
Resource Type: Audio
Digital Format: duration: 52 minutes 31 seconds
Language: English
Rights: Copyright undetermined
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