Digital Transgender Archive
Interview with Jessi Brandon
Jessi Brandon is a Black non-binary demiboy from Germany and Alabama. At the time of this interview, Brandon was a student at Macalester College. In this oral history, Brandon speaks at length about learning about gender divergence through online platforms such as Tumblr and Instagram, as well as their experiences with neurodivergence. They also touch upon snowflake rhetoric, their childhood in Germany, clothing, and their spirituality. They end with their hopes for a more accepting future.
Item Actions
- Identifier
- bz60cw49m
- Collection
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Oral Histories with People of Color
- Institution
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Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
- Creator(s)
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Brandon, Jessi
- Contributor(s)
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Jenkins, Andrea
- Publisher
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University of Minnesota Minneapolis Libraries
- Date Created
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Nov. 27, 2016
- Genre
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Oral Histories
Transcriptions
- Subject(s)
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Jessi Brandon
Tretter Transgender Oral History Project
Trump Administration
- Places
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Minnesota
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Ramsey County
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City of Saint Paul
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Macalester College
Alabama > Coffee County > Enterprise
Baden-Württemberg > Regierungsbezirk Stuttgart > Stadtkreis Stuttgart > Stuttgart
South
- Topic(s)
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Autism spectrum disorders
Bisexuality
Black people
Black people--Race identity
Boarding schools
Christianity
Community life
Discrimination against people with disabilities
Education
Friendship
Gender diversity
Gender minorities
Gender-affirming care
LGBTQ+ disabled people
Masculinities
Neurotic disorders
Politics
Religion
Resistance movements
Sexual orientation
Spiritual life
Spirituality
Transgender people
- Resource Type
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Moving image
Text
- Language
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English
- Related URL
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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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