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- Tretter Transgender Oral History Project Phase 1 (174)
- Gender Affirming Care (124)
- Family Relationships (123)
- Midwest (United States) (108)
- White (88)
- Friendship and Community (86)
- Work (85)
- Race (83)
- Sex and Love (77)
- Education (76)
- Health and Healthcare (72)
- Racism (72)
- Harassment (70)
- Privilege (70)
- Discrimination (64)
Creator
Contributor
Language
- Description:
- Marlene Somers is a white MTF trannssexual person from South Minneapolis. At the time of this interview, Somers was retired. In this oral history, Somers speaks at length about living two lives at once, Christine Jorgensen, Caitlyn Jenner, and her family relationships. She also touches upon encounters with healthcare, Ray Blanchard's theory of a...
- Creator:
- Somers, Marlene
- Contributor:
- Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
- Created:
- 2015-09-23
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
- Last Updated:
- 2018-09-24
- Description:
- Micah King is a Black trans man from Minnesota. At the time of this interview he was working at a SuperAmerica located in Minnesota. In this oral history he talks extensively about mental health, an organization called Reclaim, and his family relationships. He also touches upon a youth shelter and housing program called Brown Booth House, his po...
- Creator:
- King, Micah
- Contributor:
- Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
- Created:
- 2015-12-23
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
- Last Updated:
- 2018-09-24
- Description:
- Moe is a white trans man raised in California. At the time of this interview, Moe was working as a Registered Nurse. In this oral history, Moe speaks at length about shifts in language about identity through time, hospice work, love as a practice, encounters with healthcare (insurance), and his family relationships. He also touches upon Sufism, ...
- Creator:
- Moe
- Contributor:
- Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
- Created:
- 2015-11-12
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
- Last Updated:
- 2018-09-24
- Description:
- Oliver Schminkey is a white non-binary transgender person from Pine City, Minnesota. At the time of this interview, Schminkey was living in Saint Paul attending Macalester College. In this oral history, Schminkey speaks about being a student, dating, growing up in a rural area, polyamory, their family relationships, and finding work as a non-bin...
- Creator:
- Schminkey, Oliver
- Contributor:
- Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
- Created:
- 2015-08-18
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
- Last Updated:
- 2017-11-20
- Description:
- Osiris Coleman is a Black trans man from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In this oral history interview, he discusses his childhood in West Philadelphia and family relationships, his relocation to New York City and transition, his work in the New York Department of Sanitation, experiences as a transgender person in bureaucracies, and his thoughts on...
- Creator:
- Coleman, Osiris
- Contributor:
- Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
- Created:
- 2015-09-21
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
- Last Updated:
- 2018-09-24
- Description:
- Owen Marciano is a white genderqueer person from Rochester, New York. At the time of this interview, Marciano was living in Minneapolis. In this oral history, Marciano speaks at length about coming out, white lesbian communities, mental health, family relationships, abuse, and gender essentialism within queer spaces. Marciano also touches upon t...
- Creator:
- Marciano, Owen
- Contributor:
- Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
- Created:
- 2015-12-05
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
- Last Updated:
- 2018-09-24
- Description:
- Paula Overby is a white transgender woman from the United States. At the time of this oral history, Oberby was living in Minnesota. In this oral history, Overby speaks at length about growing up in Wisconsin and Minnesota and New Hampshire, divorce, language and identity, her friendships, her political career, encounters with healthcare, working...
- Creator:
- Overby, Paula
- Contributor:
- Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
- Created:
- 2015-11-16
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
- Last Updated:
- 2017-11-20
- Description:
- Quinn Villagomez, also nicknamed Shimmer, is a biracial Hispanic female based in Minnesota. In this interview Villagomez talks about the field of radio and broadcasting, including her work co-hosting Fresh Fruit on KFAI Radio (Minneapolis). Villagomez also discusses her experiences in the drag community, cultivating self-confidence, her upbringi...
- Creator:
- Villagomez, Quinn
- Contributor:
- Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
- Created:
- 2015-09-17
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
- Last Updated:
- 2018-09-24
- Description:
- Renata Garcia is a Mexican transgender woman who grew up in Axochiapan, Mexico. At the time of this interview, Garcia was working as a Sales Associate in Minnesota. Jennicet Gutiérrez is a Mexican transgender woman who grew up in Tuxpan, Mexico. At the time of this interview, Gutiérrez was an Organizer at Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement...
- Creator:
- Garcia, Renata; Gutierrez, Jennicet
- Contributor:
- Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
- Created:
- 2015-10-03
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
- Last Updated:
- 2017-11-20
- Description:
- Roxanne Anderson is a Black gender non-conforming masculine of center person. At the time of this interview, they were the Director of Trans & Racial Justice at the organization OutFront Minnesota. This is the first of two interviews the Tretter Collection holds with Roxanne Anderson. In this oral history, they speak at length about their involv...
- Creator:
- Anderson, Roxanne (Narrator)
- Contributor:
- Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
- Created:
- 2015-07-23
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
- Last Updated:
- 2017-11-20
- Description:
- Spencer Fugate is a mixed white and Cherokee trans woman who grew up in Tennessee and uses she and they. In this interview, Fugate speaks at length about growing up in Tennessee, religion and spirituality, language and identity, coming out in college, polyamory, and being outed. They also touch upon harassment, encounters with healthcare and fin...
- Creator:
- Fugate, Spencer
- Contributor:
- Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
- Created:
- 2015-09-05
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
- Last Updated:
- 2017-11-20
- Description:
- Stef Wilenchek is a white genderqueer person who grew up in Georgia and Ohio. At the time of this oral history, Wilenchek was living in Minneapolis and working at the University of Minnesota. In this oral history Wilenchek speaks at length about their childhood, growing up in the deep South, race and racism, family relationships, coming out, and...
- Creator:
- Wilenchek, Stef
- Contributor:
- Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
- Created:
- 2015-09-11
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
- Last Updated:
- 2017-11-20
- Description:
- Taylor Foster is a white transman who grew up in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. At the time of this interview, Foster was working as a 911 dispatcher for the City of Minneapolis. In this oral history, Foster talks about his college experiences, his work as a 911 dispatcher, coming out at work, his understandings of sexuality and dating, and trans poli...
- Creator:
- Foster, Taylor
- Contributor:
- Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
- Created:
- 2015-10-07
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
- Last Updated:
- 2017-11-20
- Description:
- Toni Pajak is a white transsexual woman from North Minneapolis. At the time of this interview, Pajak was working as an Information Technology Specialist based out of Minnesota. In this oral history Pajak speaks at length about her time in the Marine Corps, her family relationships, her romantic relationships, Christine Jorgensen, Caitlyn Jenner,...
- Creator:
- Pajak, Toni
- Contributor:
- Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
- Created:
- 2015-11-23
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
- Last Updated:
- 2018-09-24
- Description:
- Ty Yule is a white trans man. In life, Yule has spent time in the Midwest (in Iowa and Minnesota) and in California (in Apple Valley and San Francisco). In this interview, Yule touches upon topics such as passing and adversity, coalition building, gay marriage, and assimilation. He also shares his experiences with queer organizing and activism i...
- Creator:
- Yule, Ty
- Contributor:
- Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
- Created:
- 2015-08-20
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
- Last Updated:
- 2018-09-24
- Description:
- Laverne Cox is the executive producer of the Netflix original series, Orange is the New Black. She plays Sophia Burset, an incarcerated African American transgender woman. Cox is a renowned speaker whose insights are featured on CNN, MSNBC, HLN, VH1, and Fox News Latino. Cox is the first trans woman of color to have a leading role on a mainstrea...
- Contributor:
- Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
- Created:
- 2016-10-29
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
- Last Updated:
- 2018-09-24
- Description:
- 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.
- Last Updated:
- 2017-11-20
- Description:
- Alexis Paige is a mixed Korean and white trans woman from Nevada and Oregon. At the time of this interview, she was working as a Legal Aid at Lambda Legal. In this oral history Paige spends a significant amount of time talking about her childhood and family relationships, racism, sexism, and how strangers read her race. She also speaks at length...
- Creator:
- Paige, Alexis
- Contributor:
- Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
- Created:
- 2016-09-23
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
- Last Updated:
- 2018-09-24
- Description:
- 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.
- Last Updated:
- 2018-09-24
- Description:
- Ameirah Neal is a Black woman from Washington, DC. At the time of this interview she was working as a Peer Ed Coordinator with a nonprofit organization in DC. In this oral history she speaks at length about growing up in Washington DC with her mother, homelessness, her employment history and experiences with workplace discrimination, and going t...
- Creator:
- Neal, Ameirah
- Contributor:
- Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
- Created:
- 2016-12-01
- Contributed By:
- University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
- Last Updated:
- 2018-09-24
