Digital Transgender Archive
Interview with Ashley Finch
Ashley Finch is a white trans femme person from Saint Paul, Minnesota. At the time of this oral history, Finch was working as an artist based in the Twin Cities. In this oral history, Finch speaks at length about her gender and sexuality through time, her experiences at a Catholic school named St. Bernard, mental health, and her familial relationships. She also touches upon her activism, the Minneapolis Transgender Health Coalition, visibility, and what she learned about United States imperialism from studying abroad in Nicaragua.
Item Actions
- Identifier
- qb98mf66b
- Collection
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Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
- Institution
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Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
- Creator(s)
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Finch, Ashley
- Contributor(s)
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Jenkins, Andrea
- Publisher
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University of Minnesota Minneapolis Libraries
- Date Created
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Apr. 5, 2017
- Genre
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Oral Histories
Transcriptions
- Subject(s)
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Augsburg College
El Sontule
Gay Straight Alliance (GSA)
Global Center of Education
Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition
Sandinista Campaign
Tretter Transgender Oral History Project
- Places
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Minnesota
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Ramsey County
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City of Saint Paul
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Saint Paul
Nicaragua
- Topic(s)
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Abuse
Activism
Alcoholism
Antidepressants
Anxiety disorders
Art
Assigned gender
Bipolar disorder
Bullying
Change of name
Cisgender people
Coming out
Depression
Education
Families
Family relationships
Gender identity
Gender studies
Gender-affirming care
Gender-nonconforming people
Homosexuality
Hormones
Language
LGBTQ+ parents
LGBTQ+ visibility
Marriage
Mental health
Middle West
MtFs
Politics
Race
Racism
Religion
Religions
Schools
Self-mutilation
Sexism
Siblings
Social movements
Spiritual life
Spirituality
Substance abuse
Suicidal behavior
Therapies
Transgender people
Whites--Race identity
- 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/
- Rights
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In copyright
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