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  1. Interview with Peter Marie Jenkins

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: Louisiana Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: Jenkins, Peter Marie
    Date: Feb. 20, 2021
    Topics: Coming out, LGBTQ+ spiritual people, Non-binary people, Queer people, Transgender political activists
    Subject: Gay Straight Alliance (GSA), The Future of Transgender and Nonbinary People
    Description: An interview with Peter Marie Jenkins. Peter is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns. The interview covers topics related to their childhood, activism, and trans visibility.
  2. Interview with Quinn Villagomez

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Villagomez, Quinn
    Date: Sep. 17, 2015
    Topics: Acceptance, Appearance, Art, Assigned gender, Biracial LGBTQ+ people, Bullying, Coming out, Depression, Drag, Family members, Femininities, Gender dysphoria, Gender identity, Health insurance, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ partners, LGBTQ+ radio, LGBTQ+ relationships, MtFs, Pronoun, Schools, Self-acceptance, Support groups, Transgender people, Transphobia, Work
    Subject: Brown College, Caitlyn Jenner, Janet Mock, Laverne Cox, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project, University of Minnesota
    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-hosti...
  3. Interview with Raquel Willis

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Willis, Raquel
    Date: Jun. 7, 2017
    Topics: Activists, Art, Assigned gender, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black people, Coming out, Counseling, Dating, Drag, Drag kings, Family members, Family relationships, Femininities, Feminism, FtMs, Gay identity, Gender dysphoria, Gender identity, Gender role, Homophobia, Hormone therapy, LGBTQ+ activism, Love, Masculinities, MtFs, Passing (Gender), Queer people, Race, Religions, Religious texts, Role behavior, Sex, Sexism, Social movements, Southern States, Sports, Trans women, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Writers
    Subject: Black Girl Dangerous, RuPaul, Trans Advocacy Organization, Transgender Law Center, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project
    Description: Raquel Willis is a Black trans woman from Augusta, Georgia. At the time of this interview Willis was living in Oakland, CA. She is a writer, activist, and media maker, and, starting in 2018, the Ex...
  4. Interview with Rebecca Kling

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Kling, Rebecca
    Date: Jan. 25, 2016
    Topics: Acceptance, Art, Bullying, Coming out, Dating, Discrimination, Employment discrimination, Gender dysphoria, Gender realignment surgery, Gender-affirming care, Hair--Removal, Harassment, Hormones, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ discrimination, LGBTQ+ partners, LGBTQ+ visibility, Medical care, Mental health, Passing (Gender), Schools, Self-acceptance, Sexual orientation, Social movements, Social privilege, Surgery, Theatre, Therapies, Transgender identity, White transgender people
    Subject: Caitlyn Jenner, Creating Change, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Philadelphia Trans Health Conference, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project
    Description: Rebecca Kling is a white trans woman from Chicago, Illinois. In this oral history interview, she discusses her childhood and college years, her transition, and her work within Camp Aranu'tiq and th...
  5. Interview with Rehema Mertinez

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Mertinez, Rehema
    Date: Mar. 28, 2016
    Topics: Acceptance, Art, Authority, Black people--Race identity, Black transgender people, Bullying, Celebrities, Clothing, Coming out, Community life, Creative activities and seat work--Handbooks, manuals, etc., Depression, Discrimination, Emigration and immigration, Ethnic diversity, Ethnic groups, Family members, Family relationships, Femininities, Friendship, Gender identity, Gender-affirming care, Harassment, Health, Homelessness, Hormones, Intersectionality (Sociology), Latin Americans, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ relationships, LGBTQ+ visibility, Love, Media, Medical care, Mental health, MtFs, Multiracial transgender people, Police, Police brutality, Prisons, Racially mixed people, Schools, Self-acceptance, Sex, Sexuality, Spirituality, Trans women, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Visibility, Youth
    Subject: Avenues for Homeless Youth, Trans Youth Support Network, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project
    Description: Rehema Mertinez is a mixed Jamaican and Puerto Rican woman from Minnesota and Australia who goes by she and they. She talks about her early life, moving to Australia as a child, housing insecurity,...
  6. Interview with Renae Pagel

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Pagel, Renae
    Date: Aug. 23, 2016
    Topics: Acceptance, Anxiety, Augmentation mammaplasty, Change of name, Coming out, Community life, Crossdressing, Depression, Electrolysis, Estrogen, Family relationships, Friendship, Friendships, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Gender-affirming care, Hormone therapy, Hormones, LGBTQ+ relationships, Medication, Military bases, Progesterone, Support groups, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), White people--Race identity--United States, Work
    Subject: Tretter Transgender Oral History Project
    Description: Renae Pagel is a white trans female from Cannon Falls, Minnesota. She talks about her early life and her family relationships, and serving as a mechanic in the Army from 1985-1990. She talks about ...
  7. Interview with Roze (R.B.) Brooks

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Brook, Roze
    Date: Nov. 3, 2016
    Topics: Activists, Adolescence, Allies, Art, Bathrooms, Colleges, Coming out, Education, Families, Family relationships, Friends, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Harassment, Higher education, LGBTI community, Masculinities, Politics, Sexism, Sexuality, Social movements, Social privilege, Support groups, Transphobia, White LGBTQ+ people, Work
    Subject: Andrea Gibson, Janet Mock, Laverne Cox, Title IX, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project
    Description: 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 a...
  8. Interview with Ryan Li Dahlstrom

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Dahlstrom, Ryan Li
    Date: Mar. 28, 2016
    Topics: Activism, Activists, Asian/Pacific Islander American Heritage Month, Coming out, Coming out (Sexual orientation), Communities, Community life, Discrimination, Education, Family relationships, Friendship, FtMs, Gender realignment surgery, Gender-affirming care, Harassment, Hormones, LGBTI community, Liberation movements, Love, Middle West, Pacific Islander American LGBTQ+ people, Privilege (Social psychology), Race, Race relations, Racially mixed people, Sex, Social movements, Transgender people, Violence, White people--Race identity--United States, Work
    Subject: Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice Board, Gender Blur, Transgender Youth Support Network, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project
    Description: Ryan Li Dahlstrom is a mixed Asian and white trans masculine person from Minnesota. At the time of this interview, Dahlstrom was working as a consultant. In this oral history, Dahlstrom discusses c...
  9. Interview with Sherenté Harris

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: RI LGBTQ+ Community Archives at Providence Public Library
    Creator: Harris, Sherenté
    Date: May 27, 2020
    Topics: BIPOC, Coming out, Decolonization, Hate crimes, Homophobia, Indigenous LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ activists, LGBTQ+ youth, Misgendering, Narragansett Indians, Powwows, Transphobia, Two-Spirit people
    Description: An interview with Sherenté Harris. Harris is a two-spirit indigenous person, member of the Narragansett Tribe, artist, cultural educator, and activist. Topics in order of discussion include: growin...
  10. Interview with Sophie Marie White

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: Louisiana Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: White, Sophie Marie
    Date: Jan. 25, 2021
    Topics: Coming out, LGBTQ+ parenthood, Trans women, Transitioning (Gender)
    Description: An interview with Sophie Marie White discussing being trans in the workplace, mental health, and her experiences with coming out and transitioning.
  11. Interview with Stef Wilenchek

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Wilenchek, Stef
    Date: Sep. 11, 2015
    Topics: Activism, Bisexuality, Classism, Coming out, Depression, Disabilities, Discrimination, Eating disorders, Education, Family members, Family relationships, Gender diversity, Gender dysphoria, Gender identity, Gender-affirming care, Genderqueer people, Harassment, Health insurance, Heteronormativity, Higher education, Homophobia, Hormone therapy, Hormones, Intersex, Justice, LGBTI community, LGBTQ+ partners, Love, Mental health, Parenthood, Police brutality, Politics, Privilege (Social psychology), Pronoun, Puberty, Race, Racism, Schools, Self-acceptance, Sex, Sexism, Sexuality, Social movements, Southern States, Transgender community, Transphobia, Violence, White LGBTQ+ people, Whites--Race identity, Work
    Subject: Laverne Cox, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project
    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 th...
  12. Interview with Steinarr Harriday

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Harriday, Steinarr
    Date: Apr. 20, 2016
    Topics: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Biracial LGBTQ+ people, Coming out, Education, Family relationships, Gender-affirming care, Harassment, Hormones, Lutheranism, Medical care, Men, Passing (Gender), Religion, Social privilege, Spiritual life, Spirituality, Sportspersons, Transgender people
    Subject: Aydian Dowling, BECAUSE Conference, Laith Ashley, Out Front, Steinarr Harriday, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project
    Description: Steinarr Harriday describes himself as biracial and pansexual trans male. In this oral history he discusses playing on the boy’s football team in school, the passing of his father, learning how to ...
  13. Interview with T. Aaron Hans

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Hans, T. Aaron
    Date: Feb. 25, 2017
    Topics: Activism, Activists, AIDS activists, Bullying, Butches, Coming out, Community life, Discrimination, Employment discrimination, Family members, Femininities, Friendship, FtMs, Gay identity, Gay pride, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Harassment, HIV/AIDS, Hormones, Identity, Lesbians, LGBTI community, Love, Masculinities, Medication, Middle West, Passing (Gender), Privilege (Social psychology), Race, Sex, Social movements, Social norms, Sports, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transmasculine people, Voice therapy (Gender), White transgender people, Whites--Race identity, Work, Youth
    Subject: Creating Change, Gay and Lesbian Antiviolence Program, Kate Bornstein, Leslie Feinberg, Minnie Bruce Pratt, National Youth Advocacy Coalition, Shadow Morton, Title IX, Trans Youth Support Network, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project, Trump Administration
    Description: T. Aaron Hans is a white butch transmasculine person who grew up in Germany and the United States and uses he and ze. At the time of this oral history, Hans was working as at Hamline University. In...
  14. Interview with Tamlyn Murray

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Murray, Tamlyn
    Date: Dec. 27, 2016
    Topics: Asexuality, Bisexuality, Bullying, Change of name, Coming out, Community life, Discrimination, Electrolysis, Friendship, Gender diversity, Gender dysphoria, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Gender-affirming care, Gender-nonconforming people, Hair--Removal, Harassment, Health, Health care, Intersex, Love, Medical care, Mental illness, Middle West, Misogyny, Privilege (Social psychology), Psychic trauma, Race, Racism, Sex, Sexuality, Surgery, Plastic, Transphobia, Whites--Race identity
    Subject: Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project
    Description: Tamlyn Murray is a white gender nonconforming female from Centerville, Minnesota. She talks about coming out, and her interactions with healthcare. She discusses relationships, and the issues withi...
  15. Interview with Taya Mitchell

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Mitchell, Taya
    Date: Apr. 6, 2016
    Topics: African American transgender people, Appearance, Assigned gender, Bathrooms, Black race--Color, Bullying, Clothing, Coming out, Families, Femininities, Gender identity, HIV/AIDS, Homophobia, Hormone therapy, Identification cards, Inclusive education, Language, Medical care, Privilege (Social psychology), Racism, Representation, Reproduction, Schools, Social media, Surgery, Transgender people, Transphobia
    Subject: Black Lives Matter (BLM), Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition, OutFront Minnesota
    Description: Taya Mitchell is a performance artist and community organizer who was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. In this oral history, she shares many of her experiences with being homeschooled; bullying ...