Beth Elliott Oral History

Beth Elliott was born on November 26, 1950 in Vallejo, California. Sometime during her teen years, Beth experienced what she calls her first goddess vision: looking down at her chest, and seeing breasts. Around the same time, Beth began exploring San Francisco’s hippie culture, writing and performing folk music. In 1972, Beth applied to Stanford’s experimental sex reassignment surgery program. As the years passed, she began connecting with the bisexual community, where she felt more accepted than among the lesbian community. Beth wrote for Telewoman, a lesbian newsletter, and in the 1990s, she worked with feminist academic Marcia Gallo on her thesis about the history of the Daughters of Bilitis.

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Identifier: pc289j41v
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
Institution: OUTWORDS
Creator(s): Elliott, Beth
Funk, Mason
Contributor(s): Sandhu, A.K.
Date Created: Aug. 12, 2021
Dates Covered: circa 1969
1971 to 1975
Genre: Oral Histories
Subject(s): Beth Elliott
Daughters of Bilitis (DOB)
Places: California > San Francisco County > San Francisco
California > Los Angeles County > Los Angeles
Topic(s): Gender dysphoria in youth
Lesbian separatism
LGBTQ+ musicians
Trans women
Transitioning (Gender)
Resource Type: Moving image
Language: English
Rights: In copyright
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