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Interview with Billie Sage Ashton

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Billie Sage Ashton is a white trans woman who grew up In Austin, Minnesota. At the time of this oral history, Ashton was working with Delta Airlines. In this oral history, she describes her early life during the 1960 and 70s in Austin, MN. She also talks about coming out in the 1980s, her romantic relationships, her involvement with the City of Lakes Cross Gender Community, and attending trans conferences and planned get-togethers with other trans women.

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Identifier
b8515n591
Collection
Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
Institution
Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
Creator(s)
Ashton, Billie Sage
Contributor(s)
Jenkins, Andrea
Publisher
University of Minnesota Minneapolis Libraries
Date Created
Apr. 2, 2016
Dates Covered
circa 1960
circa 1970
circa 1980
Genre
Oral Histories
Transcriptions
Subject(s)
Be All
Billie Sage Ashton
City of Lakes Crossgender Community (CLCC)
Delta Airlines
Southern Comfort Conference
Wild Side
Places
Minnesota > Mower County > City of Austin > Austin
Topic(s)
Activists
Children
Divorce
Legal name
Marriage
MtFs
Roman catholicism
Sexuality
Resource Type
Moving image
Text
Language
English
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https://umedia.lib.umn.edu/search?facets%5Bcollection_name_s%5D%5B%5D=Transgender+Oral+History+Project&q=transgender
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