Sophia Margeaux Oral History

Sophia Margeaux was born Jon Winegarner in Hettinger, North Dakota in 1953 (Sophia continues to use both names in different contexts and uses he/she/they pronouns). After high school, Sophia moved to San Francisco to study counseling psychology. Although San Francisco had been a sanctuary of free thought and expression for many LGBTQ+ young adults, Jon found the experience to be overwhelming. Sophia moved to Idaho and finally felt safe to dress in women’s clothes in the wilderness. Sophia worked as a librarian at the Challis Public Library, where she faced adversity due to her advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights and gender identity, and was eventually fired. Throughout their life, Sophia has been committed to activism, political involvement, and artistic endeavors, always striving for a more inclusive and accepting society.

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Identifier: m326m220v
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
Institution: OUTWORDS
Creator(s): Margeaux, Sophia
Bliss, Tom
Contributor(s): Price, Astra
Date Created: Mar. 18, 2022
Dates Covered: 1974
1994
Genre: Oral Histories
Subject(s): Jon Winegarner
Sophia Margeaux
Places: California > San Francisco County > San Francisco
North Dakota > Hettinger
Oklahoma > Cleveland
Idaho > Custer > Challis
Topic(s): Anti-transgender discrimination
Bigender people
Crossdressing
Epilepsy
LGBTQ+ activists
LGBTQ+ civil rights
LGBTQ+ unhoused people
Resource Type: Moving image
Language: English
Rights: In copyright
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