Digital Transgender Archive
Jackson Reddy reflects on their family dynamics and how these relationships shaped their growth. They also touch upon the role of trauma and the process of healing, especially in terms of self-care and aftercare. Reddy more broadly discusses queerness, visibility, and community as unifying factors. They speak of “feeling alive and joyful” because of art and creation, and how that desire for creativity intersects with their education and future. Overall, Reddy shares an optimistic outlook that is best summed up through his hopes for others -- “so much joy. Joy and healing.” The interview was conducted by Tashan Lovemore as a collaboration with BlackTransTV. (Summary by Daniela Valdovinos.)
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- View At
- https://nyctransoralhistory.org/interview/jackson-reddy/
- Citation
- Cite
- Identifier
- k930bx38r
- 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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Reddy, Jackson
- Contributor(s)
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Lovemore, Tashan
- Publisher
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New York Public Library
- Date Created
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May 29, 2019
- Genre
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Oral Histories
Transcriptions
- Subject(s)
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Black Trans TV
Malcolm X
Marsha P. Johnson
Martin Luther King Jr.
Shayna Matteski
Soka Gakkai International
Sylvia Rivera
- 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 > Albany County > City of Albany > Albany
New York
Illinois > Cook County > City of Chicago > Chicago
California
Texas
- Topic(s)
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AIDS activists
Alcoholism
Anti-transgender violence
Artists
Black people
Buddhism
Childhood
Comedians
Coming out
Education
Family members
Fathers
Gay liberation
Gender diversity
Hormones
Internalized homophobia
Media
Music
Pronoun
Psychotherapy
Sexual abuse
Transgender community
Transgender culture
Transgender people
Writers
- Resource Type
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Audio
Text
- Language
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English
- Rights
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