Interview with Brian Belovitch

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 Providence from Fall River as a child; early awareness of identity; getting bullied by adults and children; cruising areas; early experiences at gay bars and doing drag; Lola Apartment building in Providence; coming out as gay and then as a trans woman; living with HIV; decision to transition again to gender at birth; addiction and becoming sober; sex work; gay social spaces in Providence.

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Identifier: ks65hc57g
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
Institution: RI LGBTQ+ Community Archives at Providence Public Library
Creator(s): Belovitch, Brian
Contributor(s): Mottram, Gustav
Publisher: Providence Public Library
Date Created: Aug. 29, 2021
Genre: Oral Histories
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Subject(s): Trans Figured: My Journey from Boy to Girl to Woman to Man
Places: New York
Rhode Island > Providence County > City of Providence > Providence
Massachusetts > Bristol > City of Fall River > Fall River
Topic(s): Drag
Drag queens
Gay men
Gender expression
LGBTQ+ authors
LGBTQ+ victims of bullying
Passing (Gender)
Sex work
Substance abuse
Trans women
Transgender people
Resource Type: Audio
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Language: English
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