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  1. Alison Davison Oral History Interview

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: Arizona Queer Archives
    Creator: Davison, Alison
    Date: 2013?
    Topics: Anti-transgender discrimination, Coming out, Gender expression, Lesbian community, Lesbian culture, Lesbians, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ discrimination, Mental health, Secrecy, Transgender activism, Transitioning (Gender), Transsexual people, Vietnam War, 1961-1975
    Subject: Alison Davison, Mental Health Workers, Southern Arizona Gender Alliance, Wingspan
    Description: Oral history with Alison Davison. Discussion of her life, transition, and mental health care.
  2. Ceyenne Doroshow Oral History

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: OUTWORDS
    Creator: Doroshow, Ceyenne, Mukerjee, Lucy
    Date: Feb. 25, 2022
    Topics: Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ sex workers, LGBTQ+ unhoused people, Trans women, Transgender activism, Transgender autobiographies, Transmisogynoir
    Subject: 96 West, Andre's, Ceyenne Doroshow, Cooking in Heels: A Memoir, Flawless Sabrina, Gays and Lesbians Living In A Transgender Society ( G.L.I.T.S.)
    Description: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to transphobic violence and transphobic language.
  3. Interview with Aaron Devor

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
    Creator: Devor, Aaron, Taylor, Evan
    Date: Jun. 17, 2020
    Topics: Education, Feminism, Gender identity, Gender non-conforming identity, Gender studies, Jewish LGBTQ+ people, Justice, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ archives, LGBTQ+ communities, Prisons, Research, Social advocacy, Transgender activism, Transgender archives, Transgender studies, Women's movement
    Subject: Aaron Devor, MTHF, Standards of Care, University of Victoria, World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)
    Description: Oral history with Aaron Devor discussing his work in academia, activism, and archives.
  4. Interview with Aldita Gallardo

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Gallardo, Aldita
    Date: Jan. 16, 2020
    Topics: Anti-transgender violence, BIPOC, Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ people of color, LGBTQ+ youth, Public health, Trans women, Transgender activism, Transgender community centers
    Subject: Borealis Philanthropy, El/La Para Translatinas, Fund for Trans Generations
    Description: An interview with Aldita Gallardo, a Latinx trans woman, community organizer, and former youth worker based in Oakland, California. At the time of this interview, she served as a Senior Program Ass...
  5. Interview with Alex Lee

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Lee, Alex
    Date: Nov. 17, 2019
    Topics: Asian American transgender people, Legal services, LGBTQ+ imprisonment, Police harassment, Prisoners--Civil rights, Social justice, Transgender activism, Transgender people, Transmasculine people
    Subject: Funders for LGBTQ Issues, Grantmakers United for Trans Communities (GUTC), TransAction
    Description: An interview with Alexander Li-Hua Lee, an Asian American trans masculine activist and attorney from Oakland, California. At the time of this interview, he was the Project Director for the Grantmak...
  6. Interview with Carter Brown and Diamond Stylz

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Brown, Carter, Stylz, Diamond
    Date: Jan. 17, 2020
    Topics: Anti-transgender discrimination, BIPOC, Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ visibility, Trans men, Trans women, Transgender activism, Transgender community, Transgender employment, Transgender people of color
    Subject: Black Trans Advocacy Coalition (BTAC), Black Trans Women, Inc., Black Transmen, Inc., Marsha's Plate
    Description: An interview with Carter Brown and Diamond Stylz. Carter Brown is a Black trans man, activist, and community organizer from Dallas, Texas. Brown is the founder of Black Transmen, Inc., and served ...
  7. Interview with Cathy Kapua

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Kapua, Cathy
    Date: Oct. 29, 2020
    Topics: Anti-transgender violence, BIPOC, Decriminalization, Imprisonment, Sex work, Trans women, Transfeminine people, Transgender activism, Transgender community, Transgender people of color
    Subject: Hawai'i Health & Harm Reduction Center, Kulia Na Mamo, Trans Justice Funding Project
    Description: An interview with Cathy Kiana Keiko Kapua, a Native Hawaiian māhūwahine and trans woman, community organizer, and public health advocate based on O'ahu. At the time of this interview, she was Deput...
  8. Interview with Chase Strangio

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Strangio, Chase
    Date: Dec. 2, 2020
    Topics: Anti-discrimination law, Detention of LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ immigration rights, LGBTQ+ visibility, Transgender activism, Transgender people, Transgender political activists, Transmasculine people, White transgender people
    Subject: Aimee Stephens, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Chelsea Manning, Gavin Grimm, Gerald Bostock, LGBT & HIV Project, Sylvia Rivera Law Project
    Description: Chase Strangio is a white transmasculine attorney and activist. At the time of this interview, he was a staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and served as Deputy Director f...
  9. Interview with De Sube

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Sube, De
    Date: Jul. 17, 2020
    Topics: LGBTQ+ support groups, LGBTQ+ visibility, Trans women, Transgender activism, Transgender community, Transgender political activists, Transitioning (Gender), White transgender people
    Subject: Gender Expression Movement, Transgender Assistance Program of Virginia, Virginia Values Act
    Description: An interview with De Sube is a white trans woman and activist based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. At the time of this interview, she served as the Chairperson, Director of Client Services, and Treas...
  10. Interview with Emmett Schelling

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Schelling, Emmett
    Date: Dec. 1, 2020
    Topics: Asian LGBTQ+ people, Health care for LGBTQ+ people, Transgender activism, Transgender people, Transgender political activists, Transitioning (Gender), Transmasculine people
    Subject: San Antonio Gender Association (SAGA), Transform Houston, TransFORWARD, Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT)
    Description: An interview with Emmett Schelling, a transmasculine activist based in San Antonio, Texas. At the time of this interview, Schelling was the Executive Director of the Transgender Education Network o...
  11. Interview with Essence Thompson

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Thompson, Essence
    Date: Aug. 7, 2020
    Topics: Anti-transgender violence, BIPOC, Black transgender people, Family members, Harassment, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Trans women, Transgender activism, Transgender people in the workplace, Transgender people of color, Transitioning (Gender)
    Subject: Equality Virginia, Nationz Foundation
    Description: An interview with Essence Thompson, a Black trans woman, performer, community advocate, and union meatpacker based in Richmond, Virginia. In this oral history interview, Thompson discusses her upbr...
  12. Interview with Frank Constantino, Part I

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Kearns, John J., Constantino, Frank
    Date: Mar. 16, 2002
    Topics: Latino/a/x transgender people, LGBTQ+ people with alcohol use disorders, LGBTQ+ unhoused people, Puerto Rican women, QTPOC, Trans women, Transgender activism, Transgender political activists, Venezuelan Americans
    Subject: Disney World, Marsha P. Johnson
    Description: An interview with Frank Constantino, Sylvia Rivera's long-time former partner. Constantino talks about their relationship and Rivera's life when they were together. (Part II can be accessed using t...
  13. Interview with Gabriel Foster

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Foster, Gabriel
    Date: Nov. 19, 2019
    Topics: Black queer people, Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ youth, LGBTQ+ youth centers, Transgender activism, Transgender youth, Transmasculine people
    Subject: American Friends Service Committee, Lambert House, Sylvia Rivera Law Project, Trans Justice Funding Project
    Description: An interview with Gabriel Foster, a Black queer and trans activist, youth worker, and community organizer. At the time of this interview, he was the co-founder and executive director of the Trans ...
  14. Interview with Gwendolyn Howard

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: RI LGBTQ+ Community Archives at Providence Public Library
    Creator: Howard, Gwendolyn
    Date: Mar. 30, 2020
    Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Health care for LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ civil rights, LGBTQ+ discrimination, Mental disorders, Non-binary people, Passing (Gender), Queer youth, Social workers, Trans women, Transgender activism, Transgender clergy, Transgender community, Transgender youth, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia
    Subject: PFLAG, TGI Network of Rhode Island, Unitarian Universalist Association
    Description: An interview with Reverend Dr. Gwendolyn Howard. Reverend Dr. Howard is a transgender woman, Unitarian Universalist minister, social worker, and activist. Topics in order of discussion include: com...
  15. Interview with Jaye Watts

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: RI LGBTQ+ Community Archives at Providence Public Library
    Creator: Watts, Jaya
    Date: Apr. 11, 2020
    Topics: Anti-transgender violence, BIPOC, Gender markers, Hate crimes, Health care for LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ civil rights, LGBTQ+ demonstrations, LGBTQ+ discrimination, LGBTQ+ people of color, LGBTQ+ victims of bullying, Medical care, Non-binary people, Official documentation, Social workers, Trans men, Transgender activism, Transgender children, Transgender youth, Transitioning (Gender)
    Subject: Affordable Care Act, Children's Bill of Rights in Rhode Island, Options Magazine, Safe Schools Act
    Description: An interview with Jaye Watts. Jaye is a transgender man, political activist, and Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Topics in order of discussion include: transgender civil rights and legal protectio...
  16. Interview with Kris Hayashi

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Hayashi, Kris
    Date: Nov. 17, 2019
    Topics: Asian American transgender people, BIPOC, Trans men, Transgender activism, Transgender people of color
    Subject: Audre Lorde Project (ALP), Transgender Law Center (TLC), Youth United for Community Action
    Description: An interview with Kris Hayashi, an Asian American trans man, community organizer, and activist. At the time of this interview, he was the executive director of the Transgender Law Center (TLC.) Pr...
  17. Interview with LaSaia Wade

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Wade, LaSaia
    Date: Jan. 18, 2020
    Topics: Afro-Latin American transgender people, Anti-transgender discrimination, BIPOC, Black transgender people, Discrimination in employment, Indigenous transgender people, LGBTQ+ community centers, LGBTQ+ visibility, Trans women, Transgender activism, Transgender people of color
    Subject: Afro-Puerto Rican people, Black Trans Gender Nonconforming Collective, Brave Space Alliance, Tennessee Trans Journey Project (TTJP)
    Description: An interview with LaSaia Wade, an Afro-Puerto Rican indigenous trans woman, activist, and community organizer based in Chicago, Illinois. At the time of this oral history interview, she was the Dir...
  18. Interview with Liam Lair

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: Louisiana Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: Lair, Liam
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Coming out, Transgender activism, Transmasculine people, White transgender people
    Description: An interview with Liam Lair, who identifies as transmasculine and uses he/him pronouns. Lair talks about living in Japan, almost becoming a minister, resisting common trans narratives, and the powe...
  19. Interview with Mariah Moore

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Moore, Mariah
    Date: Jul. 6, 2020
    Topics: BIPOC, Black transgender people, Gentrification, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ people of color, LGBTQ+ sex workers, LGBTQ+ unhoused people, Trans women, Transgender activism, Transphobia
    Subject: Black LGBTQ+ Migrant Project (BLMP), House of Tulip, LGBTQ Task Force, Transgender Law Center (TLC)
    Description: An interview with Mariah Moore a National Organizer at Transgender Law Center and also a Co-director at House of Tulip. Her work includes fighting to ensure equity, equality and safety for the tran...
  20. Interview with Marie Bobby Miller

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Miller, Marie Bobby, Kearns, John J.
    Date: Mar. 9, 2002
    Topics: Black transgender people, Trans women, Transgender activism
    Subject: Hot Peaches, Marsha P. Johnson
    Description: An interview with Marie Bobby Miller about Marsha Johnson’s early days on the street panhandling, interest in Easter. The interviewer reads his poem “Marsha P. Johnson March.”
  21. Interview with Nicki Ward

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
    Creator: Ward, Niki, Taylor, Evan
    Date: Jan. 27, 2020
    Topics: Health care for LGBTQ+ people, Identification cards, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ graphic novels, LGBTQ+ memorials, Police, Politicians, Trans marches, Transgender activism
    Subject: Bill C-16, Bill C-389, Nicki Ward, Toronto Trans March
    Description: Oral history with Niki Ward discussing her political activism and career as well as her role in organizing the Toronto Trans March.
  22. Interview with Rex Labeau

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: RI LGBTQ+ Community Archives at Providence Public Library
    Creator: Labeau, Rex
    Date: Aug. 30, 2020
    Topics: Anti-transgender discrimination, Asexuality, Autistic people, Bisexuality, Genderqueer people, Legal name change, Non-binary people, Public health, Transgender activism, Transgender people, Transphobia, White transgender people
    Subject: Borderlands, Unitarian Universalist Church
    Description: An interview with Rex Labeau. Rex lives in Newport; Rhode Island and is an artist and activist. They work in public health and are an active Unitarian Universalist and member of the Channing Memori...
  23. Interview with Sam Ames

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Ames, Sam
    Date: Jan. 17, 2020
    Topics: Civil disobedience, Civil rights lawyers, Harm reduction, LGBTQ+ civil rights, LGBTQ+ youth, Sexual reorientation, Transgender activism, Transgender people, Transmasculine people, White transgender people
    Subject: Our Family Coalition, Trans Lifeline, Unitarian Universalist Church
    Description: An interview with Sam Ames, a white transmasculine civil rights attorney, anti-conversion therapy activist, and theologian based in Oakland, California. At the time of this interview, he was the in...
  24. Interview with Shauntelle Hammonds

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Hammonds, Shauntelle
    Date: Jul. 20, 2020
    Topics: Anti-transgender violence, BIPOC, Black transgender people, Halfway houses, LGBTQ+ people of color, Trans women, Transgender activism, Transgender community, Transphobia
    Subject: Black Trans Lives Matter, Peter's Place
    Description: An interview with Shauntelle Hammonds, a Black trans woman, activist, and outreach worker based in Richmond, Virginia. At the time of this interview, she was serving as the Executive Director of Pe...
  25. Interview with Shawn Demmons

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
    Creator: Demmons, Shawn
    Date: Apr. 23, 2021
    Topics: AIDS activists, BIPOC, Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ people of color, Trans men, Transgender activism
    Subject: California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP), Center of Excellence for Transgender Health (CoE), LA Gay and Lesbian Center, San Francisco AIDS Foundation, Transgender Law Center (TLC)
    Description: An interview with Shawn Demmons, MPH, a Black trans man, community organizer, public health and HIV/AIDS advocate, and trans health activist based in Oakland, California. At the time of this interv...