Digital Transgender Archive
Rafaela Anshel is a Jewish trans woman, affiliated with the Congregation Beth Simchat Torah. This interview is a reflection of Anshel’s transition. She details accounts from youth up until present day, focusing on her struggles with self-acceptance as well as societal perceptions of trans people. The main topics discussed include rape and violence, trans safety, PTSD, gender nonconformity, queerness, sexual reassignment surgery, the AIDS epidemic, socially constructed stereotypes, and Anshel’s time spent at the LGBT Synagogue. She is a singer, feminist, and advocate on transgender issues (Summary by Courtney Arban.)
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- mg74qm405
- 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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Arban, Courtney
- Publisher
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New York Public Library
- Date Created
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Jul. 13, 2017
- Dates Covered
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1952 to 2017
- Genre
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Oral Histories
- Subject(s)
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Gender Identity Project
Rafaela Anshel
- Places
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New Jersey
New York
- Topic(s)
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Age
Child abuse
Childhood
Choirs
Clothing
Coming out
Families
Friendships
Gay identity
Gender identity
Gender realignment surgery
Health care
HIV/AIDS
Hormones
Judaism
LGBTI community
LGBTQ+ relationships
MtFs
Music
Popular culture
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Privacy
Self-acceptance
Sexual assault
Sexual practices
Social workers
Stereotypes
Support groups
Therapies
Transgender people
Transitioning (Gender)
Violence
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Audio
- Digital Format
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duration: 2 hours 16 minutes 5 seconds
- Language
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English
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