Digital Transgender Archive

Interview with Rex Labeau

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An interview with Rex Labeau. Rex lives in Newport; Rhode Island and is an artist and activist. They work in public health and are an active Unitarian Universalist and member of the Channing Memorial Church. They identify as genderqueer; trans; nonbinary; asexual; white and neurodivergent / autistic. Topics in order of discussion include: dinosaurs and gender; coming to an understanding of gender and sexuality during childhood and young adulthood; comics; TGI Networks support group "Borderlands"; legally changing their name and pronouns; Rhode Island and the difference between the queer community in Newport and Providence; involvement in the Unitarian Universalist church; getting diagnosed with autism; job discrimination; a career change from oceanography to public health; artwork and creative process; being homeschooled; growing up with a parent in the Navy.

Item Information:

Identifier
ks65hc591
Collection
Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
Institution
RI LGBTQ+ Community Archives at Providence Public Library
Creator(s)
Labeau, Rex
Contributor(s)
Adams, Eli
Publisher
Providence Public Library
Date Created
Aug. 30, 2020
Genre
Oral Histories
Transcriptions
Subject(s)
Borderlands
Unitarian Universalist Church
Places
Rhode Island > Providence County > City of Providence > Providence
Rhode Island > Newport > City of Newport
Topic(s)
Anti-transgender discrimination
Asexuality
Autistic people
Bisexuality
Genderqueer people
Legal name change
Non-binary people
Public health
Transgender activism
Transgender people
Transphobia
White transgender people
Resource Type
Audio
Text
Language
English
Rights
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