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  1. Nico Fuentes Oral History

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: Fuentes, Nico, O'Brien, Michelle Esther
    Date: Feb. 11, 2018
    Topics: Appearance, Clothing, Colleges, Depression, Direct action, Families, Feminism, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Harassment, Isolation, Labour, Lesbians, Politics, Racism, Sex shops, Trade unions, Transgender people
    Subject: Nico Fuentes
    Description: Nico Fuentes is a member leader in a current unionization campaign at the Pleasure Chest, a sex toy shop. Beginning with an account of growing up in a Mexican family in West Texas and Oklahoma, she...
  2. Octavia Leona Kohner Oral History

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: O'Brien, Michelle Esther, Kohner, Octavia Leona
    Date: Mar. 27, 2017
    Topics: Activists, Anarchism, Childhood, Clothing, Coming out, Depression, Discrimination, Families, Feminists, Gender identity, Isolation, Labour movement, LGBTI community, MtFs, Political movements, Solidarity, Trade unions, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Violence, Working class
    Subject: Babeland, Octavia Leona Kohner
    Description: Octavia Leona Kohner was active in the successful unionization campaign at Babeland, a NYC sex toy shop. Here, she recounts her upbringing in a working-class family in Staten Island, and describes ...
  3. Our Special Joy Vol. 5 No. 1 (July, 1984)

     
    Collection: Our Special Joy
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator: Moran, Mary Jane
    Date: Jul. 1984
    Topics: Clothing, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Families, Fetishism, Heterosexuals, LGBTQ+ partners, Medicalisation, Prejudices, Support groups
    Subject: A Conversation With Linda Lee, Adrien Arpel, Adrien Arpel's 3-week Crash Makeover/Shapeover Beauty Program, Alexandra Cruikshank, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), And All Was Revealed, Angus Heriot, Anke A. Ehrhardt, Ann Craig, April Ashley, April Ashley's Odyssey, Astounding Transvestite Tales: Issue 4, Vol. 1, Astounding Transvestite Tales: Issue 6, Vol. 2, Avon, Barry Shapiro, Be Beautiful, the Complete Guide to the Art of Makeup, Benjamin Walker, C.A. Tripp, C.J.S. Thompson, Canary, Canary Conn, Carlson Wade, Carol Beecroft, Carole Jackson, Charles Slavik, Chi Delta Mu, Chi Tribune, Chris Gosselin, Chris Hansen, Color Me Beautiful, Constance Shrader, Conundrum, Danny La Rue: Life's a Drag, Daphne Morrissey, Dee Ratteree, Di Biggs, Diane De Simone, Disco Beauty: Night Time Makeup, Discover a Lovelier You, Dorean Caldwell, Dream Girl, Dressing Up: Transvestism and Drag: The History of an Obsession, Duncan Fallowell, Emergence: A Transsexual Autobiography, Emily Cho, Evelyn Roaman, Fae Robin, Female Impersonator's Handbook, Femme Mirror, April, 1982, Femme Mirror, Jun/Aug/Oct/Dec 1983, Femme Mirror, Vol. 7, No. 1 1982, Forbidden Fantasies: Men Who Dare to Dress in Drag, Garrett Oppenheim, Gentleman Transvestite Volume 1, Gifford House, Glenn Wilson, Harry Brierly, Hilary M. Lips, How to Be a Woman Though Male, I am a Woman, I Haven't a Thing To Wear, Jan Hayes-Steinert, Jan Morris, Janet Shibley Hyde, Janet Wallach, Jean Adams, Jean DuCoffe, Jo Durden-Smith, John Ames, John Money, John T. Malloy, Judith Keith, Ladies Underwear 1907-1980, Linda Lee, Looking Terrific, Makeovers, Making It Big, a Guide to Health, Success and Beauty for the Women Size 16 and Over, Man & Woman Boy & Girl, Mario Martino, Mark Joseph, Maxi Meah, Men in Skirts Book 14, Men in Skirts Book 15, Mike Phillips, Mirror Image: The Odyssey Of A Male-To-Female Transsexual, Mitchel Gray, Muriel Olive, Myra Waldo, Nancy Hunt, Nina Lee Colwill, Out & About, Patricia Morgan, Patricia Tucker, Paul Hoffman, Peter Ackroyd, Peter Barry, Peter Underwood, Pudgy Roberts, Regiment of Women, Renata White, Renee Richards, Richard Green, Ronnie Sue Ebenstein, Sam Coleman, Sandy Linter, Second Serve, Sex and the Brain, Sex and the Supernatural, Sexual Identity Conflict in Children and Adults, Sexual Signatures: on Being a Man or a Woman, Sexual Variations: Fetishism, Sadomasochism and Transvestism, She-Male: The Story of Coccinelle, Sherry Suib Cohen, Sherwood Anderson, The Castrati in Opera, The Evelyn Roaman Book: An Expert Shows You How Heavy Can Be Happy, The Homosexual Matrix, The Lingerie Book, The Male Transvestite, The Man Who Became a Woman, The Man-Maid Doll, The Mysteries of Sex, The New Beauty Book, The Pitfalls and Pleasures of Passing in Provincetown, The Prime of Life and How to Make it Last, The Psychology of Sex Differences, The Transvestite and His Wife, The Transvestite Survival Manual, The Woman's Dress for Success Book, Thomas Berger, Tiffany Club of New England (TCNE), Touch of Silk, Transvestism: A Handbook with Case Studies for Psychologists, Psychiatrists and Counselors, Tri-Ess Family Day, Tri-Ess Metro, Tri-Ess Society for the Second Self, Tula, Understanding Cross Dressing, Understanding Human Sexuality, Virginia Prince, Working Wardrobe: Affordable Clothes That Work For You, Your Face After 30: The Total Guide to Skin Care and Makeup for the Realistic Woman
  4. Paris Milane Oral History

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: O'Brien, Michelle Esther, Milane, Paris
    Date: Jun. 22, 2017
    Topics: Activists, Change of name, Childhood, Clothing, Colleges, Crimes, Ethnic groups, Families, Gender diversity, Gender realignment surgery, Harassment, HIV/AIDS, Homelessness, Hormones, Housing, LGBTQ+ sex workers, MtFs, Organisations, Stealth (Transgender), Substance abuse, Support groups, Transgender community, Unemployment, Violence
    Subject: Housing Works, Paris Milane
    Description: Paris shares her experience of growing up in Atlanta and starting to “live her truth” at a young age. She recalls finding reassurance in a community of other Black trans women for the first time an...
  5. Phoenix Danger Oral History

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: O'Brien, Michelle Esther, Danger, Phoenix
    Date: Apr. 24, 2017
    Topics: Childhood, Clothing, Coming out, Demonstrations, Employment discrimination, Ethnic groups, Families, Gay-straight alliances, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Harassment, Immigration, Labour, LGBTQ+ relationships, Multiculturalism, Politics, Racism, Substance abuse, Trade unions, Transgender community, Transphobia
    Subject: Babeland, Phoenix Danger
    Description: Phoenix Danger was active in the successful unionization campaign at Babeland, a NYC sex toy shop. In this interview, they recount their early life in suburban New York as the child of Filipino imm...
  6. Rafaela Anshel Oral History

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: Arban, Courtney
    Date: Jul. 13, 2017
    Topics: Age, Child abuse, Childhood, Choirs, Clothing, Coming out, Families, Friendships, Gay identity, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Health care, HIV/AIDS, Hormones, Judaism, LGBTI community, LGBTQ+ relationships, MtFs, Music, Popular culture, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Privacy, Self-acceptance, Sexual assault, Sexual practices, Social workers, Stereotypes, Support groups, Therapies, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Violence
    Subject: Gender Identity Project, Rafaela Anshel
    Description: Rafaela Anshel is a Jewish trans woman, affiliated with the Congregation Beth Simchat Torah. This interview is a reflection of Anshel’s transition. She details accounts from youth up until present ...
  7. Renaissance News & Views, Vol. 9 No. 12 (December 1995)

     
    Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters
    Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
    Creator: Renaissance Education Association
    Date: Dec. 1995
    Topics: Activists, Androgyny, Appearance, Civil rights, Clothing, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Drag, Events, Families, Femininities, Film, FtMs, Gender realignment surgery, Gender role, HIV/AIDS, Hormones, Human rights, Law, Longitudinal studies, Medicine, MtFs, Popular culture, Psychology, Research, Restaurants, Self-image, Television, Transgender community, Transphobia, Transsexual people
    Subject: 1997 International Congress on Sex and Gender, He's a Woman, She's a Man, National Association of Social Workers, Outfest, Temptress, Tri-Ess Society for the Second Self
    Description: Renaissance News
  8. Renaissance News & Views, Vol. 9 No. 7 (July 1995)

     
    Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters
    Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
    Creator: Renaissance Education Association
    Date: Jul. 1995
    Topics: Androgyny, Bars, BDSM, Breast, Clothing, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Drag queens, Families, Femininities, Fetishism, Gatherings, Gender dysphoria, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Judaism, Media, Night life, Politics, Religions, Self-image, Shamanism, Sports, Support groups, Swimwear, Television, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transsexual people
    Subject: Be All You Want to Be, Camille Paglia, Congregation Beth Simchat Torah, Congress of Transgender Organizations (CTO), Crossdressers: And Those Who Share Their Lives, GenderPAC, International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE), Jayne County, Peggy Rudd, RuPaul, Sexual Personae, Thermolase, Tri-Ess Society for the Second Self, World Congress of Gay and Lesbian Jewish Organizations
  9. Renaissance News, Vol. 4 No. 4 (April 1990)

     
    Collection: Renaissance News & Newsletters
    Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
    Creator: Renaissance Education Association
    Date: Apr. 1990
    Topics: Appearance, Clothing, Crossdressing, Events, Families, Femininities, Gender realignment surgery, HIV/AIDS, LGBTI rights, Masculinities, Passing (Gender), Therapies, Transsexual people
  10. Sabelo Narasimhan Oral History

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: Awad, Nadia, Narasimhan, Sabelo
    Date: Feb. 28, 2017
    Topics: Acceptance, Activists, Artists, Bathrooms, Childhood, Clothing, Dating, Environmentalism, Ethnic groups, Families, FtMs, Gender identity, Immigration, LGBTI community, Life stories, Organisations, Passing (Gender), Police, Prisons, Schools, Sports, Transgender people, Visibility, Youth centres
    Subject: Sabelo Narasimhan
    Description: In this interview, Sabelo Narasimhan--a South Asian youth activist, organizer, photographer, and immigrant of color--discusses his penchant for collecting and sharing stories. Hear him talk about w...
  11. Santos Arce Oral History

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: Arce, Santos, Van Ness, Lorenzo
    Date: Jul. 14, 2017
    Topics: Acceptance, Child abuse, Childhood, Class struggle, Clothing, Coming out, Families, Friendships, FtMs, Gender identity, Hormones, Labour, Latinos, Lesbian identity, LGBTI community, LGBTQ+ relationships, Masculinities, Music, Music groups, Musicians, Night life, Sex education, Sexual orientation, Sexuality, Transgender community, Transgender people
    Description: Santos, a bassist and sex educator, shares the story of his life in New York City, from his strict upbringing in East New York in the 80's, to his introduction to the punk and hardcore scene in the...
  12. Simon Chartrand Oral History

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: Chartrand, Simon
    Date: Jul. 27, 2017
    Topics: Acceptance, Autism spectrum disorders, Childhood, Clothing, Colleges, Coming out, Community centres, Dating, Families, Gender identity, Gender minorities, Health care, Hormones, LGBTI community, LGBTQ+ relationships, Masculinities, Misogyny, Physicians, Racism, Schools, Social media, Support groups, Therapies, Transgender children, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender)
    Subject: Janet Mock, Simon Chartrand
    Description: Simon Chartrand describes his experience growing up in upstate New York, being outed to family, living with chronic pain and navigating healthcare as a trans person. Simon discusses the long proces...
  13. Sylver Oral History

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: Maya, Elliott, Sylver
    Date: Jul. 28, 2017
    Topics: Alcoholism, Childhood, Christianity, Clothing, Communities, Depression, Drag balls, Drag community, Families, Gender diversity, Lesbian community, LGBTI community, Self-acceptance, Social exclusion, Transgender people, Transgender youth, Two-Spirit people, Youth organisations, Youth shelters
    Subject: Marsha P. Johnson, Sylver
    Description: In this interview, Sylver describes a childhood growing up in the Bronx and a period of awakening that began after they were kicked-out of their mother’s home at 15. Sylver, having at times struggl...
  14. T. Mike Altamar Oral History

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: Van Ness, Lorenzo, Altamar, T. Mike
    Date: Mar. 23, 2017
    Topics: Bigender people, Childhood, Clothing, Coming out, Counseling, Ethnic groups, Families, FtMs, Harassment, Hormones, Passing (Gender), Therapists, Transgender community, Transgender people, Youth organisations
    Description: Mike Altamar is a community health educator, referral specialist and parent engagement specialist who's work has drawn on his own experience accessing resources and navigating hirs coming out and f...
  15. The Phi Journal, Iss. 28 (November, 1987)

     
    Collection: The Phi Journal
    Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan
    Creator: Beeman, Wendi
    Date: Nov. 1987
    Topics: Buddhism, Clothing, Clubs, Cosmetics, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Families, Gatherings, Lingerie, Marriage, Meetings
    Subject: Emerald City News, IFGE Chicago, Tapestry Magazine, The Renaissance Education Association, World War II