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Description:: Jae Bates is a Korean American trans man who grew up near Hopkins, Minnesota. In this oral history, Bates details childhood experiences of gender and race, including narratives of bullying, transphobia, and racism; his identity as a South Korean transracial adoptee and the imperialist histories of international adoption systems; coming out to fa...
Creator:: Bates, Jae
Contributor:: Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:: 2016-06-28
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
Last Updated:: 2018-09-24

Description:: James Schwartz is a white trans man from Monticello, Minnesota. He discusses growing up in a conservative town, and his relationships with his family. He talks about his trans identity, and the impact growing up with a queer grandmother who was active in the LGBT community. He gives his thoughts on the Program in Human Sexuality, and talks about...
Creator:: Schwartz, James
Contributor:: Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:: 2017-06-15
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
Last Updated:: 2018-09-24

Description:: Jamison Green is a white male raised in California. At the time of this interview, Green was working as a Professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies. In this oral history, Green speaks at length about coming out in 1966, his early experiences with his identity in childhood, the challenges of bullying in high school, and his frustr...
Creator:: Green, Jamison
Contributor:: Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:: 2016-03-20
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
Last Updated:: 2017-11-20

Description:: Jane Fee is a white trans woman raised in Maryland. At the time of this interview, Fee was a retired and living in St. Petersburg, Florida. In this oral history, she touches upon her 29 years in the United States Military, her childhood, coming out in 1989, and her advocacy work. She also talks about organizations and entities she has been invol...
Creator:: Fee, Jane
Contributor:: Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:: 2017-03-18
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
Last Updated:: 2018-09-24

Description:: Jess Dugan is a white genderqueer person raised in Arkansas. At the time of this interview, Dugan was working as an artist living in St. Louis, Missouri. In this oral history she speaks at length about her childhood, coming out, bullying, her photography practice, and her family relationships. She also talks about her encounters with healthcare,...
Creator:: Dugan, Jess
Contributor:: Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:: 2016-01-22
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
Last Updated:: 2018-09-24

Description:: Jessi Brandon is a Black non-binary demiboy from Germany and Alabama. At the time of this interview, Brandon was a student at Macalester College. In this oral history, Brandon speaks at length about learning about gender divergence through online platforms such as Tumblr and Instagram, as well as their experiences with neurodivergence. They also...
Creator:: Brandon, Jessi
Contributor:: Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:: 2016-11-27
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
Last Updated:: 2018-09-24

Description:: Jessica Polacek is a white woman of transgender history. At the time of this interview, Polacek was living in Wisconsin and working at an LGBT center. In this oral history Polacek speaks about living in the Upper Midwest and serving in the United States military for 24 years. she also speaks about her childhood, family relationships, romantic re...
Creator:: Polacek, Jessica
Contributor:: Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:: 2016-08-17
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
Last Updated:: 2017-11-20

Description:: Joe Ippolito is a white trans man who grew up in Florida. In this oral history, he talks about establishing the Gender Reel festival, chairing the Philadelphia Trans Health Conference, and providing mental health services for LGBT people. He also touches upon his understanding of his sexual orientation, coming out at 30, dating and relationships...
Creator:: Ippolito, Joe
Contributor:: Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:: 2015-09-03
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
Last Updated:: 2017-11-20

Description:: Joy Michael Starkey is a white genderqueer non-binary trans person from Washington. At the time of this interview, Starkley was a PhD student. In this oral history, Starkey speaks at length about starting a Gay-Straight Alliance in High School, their sister, race and gender, working in academia, racism, and being non-binary. They also touch upon...
Creator:: Starkey, Joy Michael
Contributor:: Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:: 2017-07-05
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
Last Updated:: 2018-09-24

Description:: Julienne Brown, also known as “Mizz June”, is a Black trans woman raised in New York. At the time of this oral history, Brown was working as a musician and an actor. In this oral history she speaks at length about her family relationships, her experience with Johovah's Witness religion, and her friends. She also touches upon coming out, dating, ...
Creator:: Brown, Julienne (Mizz June)
Contributor:: Jenkins, Andrea (Interviewer)
Created:: 2016-05-06
Contributed By:: University of Minnesota Libraries, Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies.
Last Updated:: 2018-09-24