Digital Transgender Archive
JD Davids, a writer, health activist, and communication strategist, recounts his experiences as a member of the Philadelphia HIV/AIDS activist movement and subsequent move to New York City. A Philadelphia resident until 2002, JD talks about how his time spent in anarchist collective housing led him to ACT UP Philadelphia and other direct action organizing for HIV/AIDS services. JD expands on the evolution of his gender identity and the scope of his activism as he organized and networked to found Project TEACH and Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project (CHAMP). He concludes by discussing his move to New York City and how his gender expression developed through illness, pregnancy, and parenthood and which communities he is active in today.
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- https://nyctransoralhistory.org/interview/jd-davids/
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- Identifier
- br86b377g
- Collection
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Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
- Institution
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NYC Trans Oral History Project
- Creator(s)
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O'Brien, Michelle Esther
Davids, JD
- Contributor(s)
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Katz, Micah
- Publisher
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New York Public Library
- Date Created
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Mar. 11, 2017
- Dates Covered
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1967 to 2017
- Genre
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Oral Histories
- Subject(s)
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ACT UP
Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project (CHAMP)
JD Davids
Project TEACH
- Places
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Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia County
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City of Philadelphia
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Philadelphia
New York
Maryland > City of Baltimore > Baltimore
Washington, D.C. > Washington County > George Washington University - Foggy Bottom Campus
Pennsylvania > Philadelphia County > City of Philadelphia > Temple University
- Topic(s)
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Activists
Childhood
Coming out
Demonstrations
Employment discrimination
Families
Feminism
FtMs
Gender dysphoria
Gender identity
Health care
HIV/AIDS
Hormones
Housing
Internet
LGBTI community
Politics
Pregnancy
Schools
Sports
Substance use in LGBTQ+ communities
Transgender parents
- Resource Type
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Audio
- Digital Format
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duration: 1 hour 49 minutes 29 seconds
- Language
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English
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