Anthony Ceballos is a Native and Hispanic androgynous person raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. At the time of this interview, Ceballos was living and working in Minnesota. In this oral history he talks about his experiences with femininity, masculinity, and androgyny. He also touches upon bullying, his childhood, his family relationships, goth c...
Creator:
Ceballos, Anthony
Contributor:
Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:
2017-05-01
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
Andrew (Drew) Ahl is a white trans man. At the time of this interview, Ahl was living and working in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. In this oral history, Ahl recounts growing up in a religious military household with his dad, serving in the Air Force, working in the service industry, drag, LGBT bar cultures, and his eventual relocation to Minnesota,...
Creator:
Ahl, Andrew
Contributor:
Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:
2016-07-01
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
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.
Toni-Michelle Williams is a Black woman of trans experience who has spent time in Georgia and Norfolk, Virginia. In this interview, Williams touches upon topics such as drag, family relationships, loving Black men, silencing, and oppression. She also talks about her past work in HIV prevention. At the time of this oral history she was working fo...
Creator:
Williams, Toni-Michelle
Contributor:
Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:
2017-06-13
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
Roze (R.B.) Brooks is a white gender queer person raised in St. Louis, Missouri. At the time of this interview, R.B. was a graduate student. In this oral history, they speak at length about queer and trans activism and advocacy work in higher education at University of Minnesota Duluth. They also talk about sexism, participating in theatre and c...
Creator:
Brooks, Roze (R.B.)
Contributor:
Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:
2016-11-03
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
Melinda Lee is a Cambodian-American, Vietnamese-American, and Chinese-American gender non-conforming, non-binary person from Long Beach, California. At the time of this oral history interview, they were the Assistant Director of the Gender and Sexuality Center for Queer and Trans Life at the University of Minnesota. In the interview, Lee discuss...
Creator:
Lee, Melinda
Contributor:
Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:
2017-08-17
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
Elliot Winter is a Korean male who grew up in Georgia but also spent time in Ohio, California, and New Jersey. In this interview, Winter talks at length about participating in online trans communities and chat rooms such as Laura's Playground and Youtube. He also talks about his family relationships, recovery, race in the South, and encounters w...
Creator:
Winter, Elliot
Contributor:
Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:
2016-06-08
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
Destinee Salinas is a Hispanic female from Indiana. She talks about her experiences growing up, doing drag, and some of the obstacles she has faced as a trans woman. She also discusses relationships, self-care, and her work at Hennepin County Medical Center.
Creator:
Salinas, Destinee
Contributor:
Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:
2016-09-28
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
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.
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.