Digital Transgender Archive
Vivian Lopez Ponce Oral History
In an interview with Sebástian Castro Niculescu, activist Vivian Lopez Ponce details her struggles with her gender identity throughout her life, including a lack of familial acceptance and family deaths, discrimination, and excessive drug use. Ponce discusses her working and performance experiences; of particular note is her position as a spokesperson for HIV/AIDS after her diagnosis and her activist and advocacy work in civil rights and beyond.
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- https://nyctransoralhistory.org/interview/vivian-lopez-ponce/
- Citation
- Cite
- Identifier
- sq87bt66t
- Collection
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Oral Histories with People of Color
- Institution
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NYC Trans Oral History Project
- Creator(s)
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Ponce, Vivian Lopez
Niculescu, Sebastián Castro
- Publisher
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New York Public Library
- Date Created
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Aug. 21, 2018
- Dates Covered
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1952 to 2018
- Genre
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Oral Histories
- Places
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New York
New York > Bronx County > Bronx
North Holland > Haarlem
- Topic(s)
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Acceptance
Activists
AIDS activists
Discos
Family members
HIV/AIDS
Homosexuality
MtFs
Sexology
Sexual relationships
Sexuality
Support groups
Transgender people
Women
- Resource Type
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Audio
- Digital Format
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2 hours 11 minutes 53 seconds
- Language
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English
- Rights
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Copyright undetermined
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