Aidan Key is a white gender fluid trans man raised in the United States. At the time of this interview, Key was living and working in Washington as an educator and an organizer. In this oral history, Key speaks about coming out in lesbian, dyke, and leather communities as well as finding trans community in his thirties. Key also touches upon his...
Creator:
Key, Aidan
Contributor:
Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:
2016-01-23
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
Alex Iantaffi is a white non-binary gender-queer trans-masculine person who grew up in Rome and uses they and he. In this oral history they speak at length about about their early childhood; their identifications with and through lesbian, bisexual and trans communities in their twenties; and their relationship with his family members. He also to...
Creator:
Iantaffi, Alex
Contributor:
Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:
2015-10-06
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
Alonzo Wesley is a Black transgender man from Minnesota. At the time of this interview, Wesley was living in Minneapolis. In this oral history, Wesley reflects on his experiences living in Minneapolis. Wesley describes what masculinity, family, and community mean to him. He also touches upon coming out, drag, gay bars, disability, encounters wit...
Creator:
Wesley, Alonzo
Contributor:
Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:
2015-10-13
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
Alyssandra Taylor is a Black trans woman or sometimes a trans feminine nonbinary person from Boston. She discusses coming out as gay at a young age, and being kicked out when she came out as trans. She discusses her acting work with True Colors and Theater Offensive in Boston, and acting in Charm at Mixed Blood Theater. She explains why she is s...
Creator:
Taylor, Alyssandra
Contributor:
Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:
2016-05-14
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
André Pérez is a mixed White and Puerto Rican trans person based out of Chicago who goes by they and he. At the time of this oral history, Pérez was working as a documentary filmmaker. They spend a significant amount of time speaking about a webseries they were working on called "America in Transition". Pérez also talks about the power of storie...
Creator:
Pérez, André
Contributor:
Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:
2016-10-20
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
Ani Koch is a white genderqueer person from Dubuque, Iowa. They talk about their experiences at school growing up, coming to better understand their gender, and their experience with and thoughts on drag. They share what trans people have inspired them, and what it is like to be perceived by some people as a white man. They discuss their family ...
Creator:
Koch, Ani
Contributor:
Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:
2017-01-06
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
Arin McNeese is a mixed Native American and white trans male from Minnesota who uses he, she, and they. At the time of this interview, McNeese was living in California. In this oral history, McNeese speaks at length about their childhood, coming out, gender fluidity, transitioning, dating, sobriety, and organizations they have been a part of. Sh...
Creator:
McNeese, Arin
Contributor:
Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:
2017-01-12
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
Ashlee Saparalan is a Filipina female from the Philippines. She talks about her family and growing up in the Philippines, and compares life in the Philippines to her experiences in the United States. She talks about working in Thailand, religion, and meeting and marrying her husband.
Creator:
Sapalaran, Ashlee
Contributor:
Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:
2017-05-16
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
Ben Singer is a white trans guy from Illinois. He talks about how rural identity and class shaped his idea of gender, and his research on transgender identity. He talks about his experience in the lesbian community during the 1980s, his journey to activism, and his work in trans healthcare activism. He discusses the Philadelphia Trans Healthcare...
Creator:
Singer, Ben
Contributor:
Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:
2017-11-24
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
Billy Navarro Jr. is a mixed Puerto Rican and white gender-queer trans-man from Mound, Minnesota. At the time of this interview, Navarro was a youth worker and teacher at the Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition. In this oral history, Navarro speaks at length about starting The Shot Clinic with his friends, his involvement in drag communities,...
Creator:
Navarro, Billy, Jr.
Contributor:
Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:
2016-02-19
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.