Digital Transgender Archive
Interview with Alonzo Wesley
Alonzo Wesley is a Black transgender man from Minnesota. At the time of this interview, Wesley was living in Minneapolis. In this oral history, Wesley reflects on his experiences living in Minneapolis. Wesley describes what masculinity, family, and community mean to him. He also touches upon coming out, drag, gay bars, disability, encounters with healthcare, racial profiling, and his experiences at Cafe SouthSide.
Item Actions
- Identifier
- pz50gw27b
- Collection
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Oral Histories with People of Color
- Institution
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Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
- Creator(s)
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Wesley, Alonzo
- Contributor(s)
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Jenkins, Andrea
- Publisher
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University of Minnesota Minneapolis Libraries
- Date Created
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Aug. 13, 2015
- Genre
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Oral Histories
Transcriptions
- Subject(s)
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Tretter Transgender Oral History Project
- Places
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Minnesota
- Topic(s)
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Black people
Black people--Race identity
Celebrities
Coming out
Disabilities
Discrimination
Drag performance
Family relationships
Friendship
FtMs
Gender-affirming care
Harassment
Hormones
Law enforcement
Masculinities
Medical care
Middle West
Prisons
Privilege (Social psychology)
Race
Racism
Transgender people
- Resource Type
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Moving image
Text
- Language
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English
- Related URL
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https://umedia.lib.umn.edu/search?facets%5Bcollection_name_s%5D%5B%5D=Transgender+Oral+History+Project&q=transgender
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