Digital Transgender Archive
Fainan Lakha Oral History
Fainan Lakha is a student at Columbia majoring in Comparative Literature and Society. She grew up in a Shia Imami Ismaili Muslim community in Seattle and became involved in the Oneness University associated with Tony Robbins before coming to New York and discovering philosophical materialism and Marxism. She is heavily active in current social movements and, in this interview, describes her vision of a trans politics that reaches beyond visibility. (summary by Boyda Johnstone.)
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- https://nyctransoralhistory.org/interview/fainan-lakha/
- Citation
- Cite
- Identifier
- 7d278t26q
- Collection
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Oral Histories with People of Color
- Institution
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NYC Trans Oral History Project
- Creator(s)
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Lakha, Fainan
Maya, Elliott
- Contributor(s)
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Johnstone, Boyda
- Publisher
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New York Public Library
- Date Created
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Jul. 13, 2017
- Dates Covered
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1995 to 2017
- Genre
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Oral Histories
- Subject(s)
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Fainan Lakha
Laverne Cox
- Places
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New York
Washington > King County > City of Seattle > Seattle
- Topic(s)
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Childhood
Coming out
Communities
Ethnic groups
Gender diversity
Islam
Liberation movements
MtFs
Oppression
Politics
Representation
Sexual abuse
Transgender people
Transitioning (Gender)
Visibility
- Resource Type
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Audio
- Digital Format
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Duration: 1 hour 49 minutes 48 seconds
- Language
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English
- Rights
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Copyright undetermined
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