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Interview with Chishaun (CeCe) McDonald
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: McDonald, Chishaun Reed Mai'luv (CeCe) Date: Nov. 27, 2015 Topics: Activists, Appearance, Assigned gender, Black people, Christianity, Coming out, Courts, Crossdressing, Discrimination, Families, Femmes, Gay boys, Gay identity, Gender dysphoria, Heteronormativity, HIV/AIDS, Hormone therapy, Hormones, LGBTQ+ relationships, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Neonazism, Physical violence, Prisons, Racism, Role behavior, Sissies, Suicide, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia, Verbal abuse Subject: Angela Davis, Brandon Teena, Caitlyn Jenner, Christine Jorgensen, Dean Spade, Dorothy Day Shelter, Free CeCe, George Zimmerman, Honey Bear Royal, Howard Brown Center, Jerry Springer Show, Laverne Cox, Magic Johnson, Marci Bowers, Matthew Shepherd, Normal Life, The New Jim Crowe, Trayvon Martin Description: CeCe McDonald is a Black-Boricua-Taíno woman from the South Side of Chicago. At the time of this oral history, she was working in Minneapolis as a barista, activist, and social instigator. In this ... -
Interview with Elle Hearns
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Hearns, Elle Date: Feb. 7, 2017 Topics: Activists, Black people, Black people--Race identity, Bullying, Christianity, Coming out, Community life, Discrimination, Education, Family relationships, Friendship, Gay identity, Gender role, Harassment, HIV/AIDS, Homelessness, LGBTQ+ activism, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Police, Prisons, Race, Racism, Religion, Sexual assault, Social movements, Spiritual life, Spirituality, Suicide, Transgender people, Verbal abuse, Violence Subject: Anita Moore, Betty Skinner, Black Lives Matter (BLM), Brittany Nicole Kidd-Stergis, Cemia Dove, Cherno Biko, Dom Mockings, Erin Lange, GetEQUAL, John Crawford, Lourdes Ashley Hunter, Marsha P. Johnson Institute, Michael Brown, Michael David Battle, Sojourner Truth Leadership Fellowship for Black Trans Women, Sylvia Rivera, TGNCF, Tiffany Edwards, Trans Justice Funding Project, TransWomen of Color Collective, Tras Health Care Summit, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project, Wriply Bennet Description: Elle Hearns, founder of the Marsha P Johnson Institute and co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network, was assigned Black at birth. At the time of this interview Hearns was organizing in O... -
Interview with George Hoagland
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Hoagland, George Date: Aug. 24, 2017 Topics: Androgyny, Art, Assigned gender, Black people, Black people--Race identity, Change of name, Christianity, Dating, Depression, Education, Effeminacy, Families of military personnel, Family members, Family relationships, Gender role, Genderfluid identity, Harassment, Health, Heteronormativity, LGBTQ+ visibility, Love, Marriage, Mental disorders, Mental health, Police, Race, Reduction mammaplasty, Religion, Schools, Separation, Sex, Spiritual life, Spirituality, Tomboys Subject: Queer, Trans, Intersex, People of Color and Indigenous People Studies (QTIPOCI), Tretter Transgender Oral History Project Description: George Hoagland is a Black American androgynous person who uses all pronouns. At the time of this interview, Hoagland was an Associate Professor at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. In thi... -
Interview with Haylee Veazey
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Veazey, Haylee Date: Dec. 1, 2016 Topics: Bisexual identity, Bullying, Christianity, Clinics, Coming out, Conservatives, Education, Electrolysis, Family members, Family relationships, Femininities, Gay-straight alliances, Gender dysphoria, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Gender-affirming care, Harassment, Health care, Health insurance, Hormone therapy, Hormones, LGBTQ+ discrimination, LGBTQ+ relationships, Medicaid, Medical care, Medical policy, MtFs, Overweight people, Privilege (Social psychology), Race, Religion, Religions, Sexism, Southwest, New, Spiritual life, Spirituality, Stress, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Whites--Race identity, Women, Work Subject: Affordable Care Act, Hennepin County Medical Center, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project Description: Haylee Veazey is a white trans woman from Farmington New Mexico. She discusses growing up in a small conservative and religious town, and her struggles with herself and her family. She discusses he... -
Interview with Jessi Brandon
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Brandon, Jessi Date: Nov. 27, 2016 Topics: Autism spectrum disorders, Bisexuality, Black people, Black people--Race identity, Boarding schools, Christianity, Community life, Discrimination against people with disabilities, Education, Friendship, Gender diversity, Gender minorities, Gender-affirming care, LGBTQ+ disabled people, Masculinities, Neurotic disorders, Politics, Religion, Resistance movements, Sexual orientation, Spiritual life, Spirituality, Transgender people Subject: Jessi Brandon, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project, Trump Administration Description: Jessi Brandon is a Black non-binary demiboy from Germany and Alabama. At the time of this interview, Brandon was a student at Macalester College. In this oral history, Brandon speaks at length abou... -
Interview with Jessica Polacek
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Polacek, Jessica Date: Aug. 17, 2016 Topics: Army, Child abuse, Childhood, Christianity, Coming out, Coming out (Sexual orientation), Community life, Discrimination, Divorce, Family, Friendship, Gender-affirming care, Harassment, Health, Income, Interpersonal relations, Lesbians, LGBTQ+ people in the military, Love, Marriage, Medical care, Mental disorders, Mental health, Middle West, Military bases, Parenthood, Passing (Identity), Religion, Sex, Spiritual life, Spirituality, Transgender people in the military, Wealth, Work Subject: Jessica Polacek, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project, Veteran’s Administration hospital Description: Jessica Polacek is a white woman of transgender history. At the time of this interview, Polacek was living in Wisconsin and working at an LGBT center. In this oral history Polacek speaks about livi... -
Interview with Julienne Brown (Mizz June)
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Brown, Julienne (Mizz June) Date: May 6, 2016 Topics: African American transgender people, Allies, Art, Atlantic Coast (North America), Bullying, Celebrities, Christianity, Clothing, Coming out (Sexual orientation), Community life, Creative ability, Creative activities and seat work, Dating, Education, Femininities, Film, Friendship, Gender identity, Genderfluid identity, Gentrification, Intersectionality (Sociology), Labelling, LGBTI community, Love, Migration, Passing (Gender), Passing (Identity), Race, Religion, Representation, Role behavior, Schools, Sex, Sexism, Sexual identity, Spiritual life, Spirituality, Transgender identity, Transgender people, Transphobia, Visibility Subject: Audre Lorde Project (ALP), FIERCE, Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC), Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project Description: Julienne Brown, also known as “Mizz June”, is a Black trans woman raised in New York. At the time of this oral history, Brown was working as a musician and an actor. In this oral history she speaks... -
Interview with June Remus, Part 1 of 2
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Jenkins, Andrea, Remus, June Date: Aug. 5, 2015 Topics: Activists, Black people, Black people--Race identity, Celebrities, Children, Christianity, Community life, Discos, Divorce, Drag performance, Family relationships, Friendship, Gender realignment surgery, Gender-affirming care, Grandchildren, Health, Love, Marriage, Medical care, Mentoring, Middle West, MtFs, Race, Racism, Religion, Religions, Retirement, Sex, Sexuality, Social integration, Spiritual life, Spirituality, Strippers, Transgender youth, Transsexual people, Women Subject: June Remus, Transgender Equity Summit, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project, University of Minnesota Program in Human Sexuality Description: June Remus, also known as Mama June or Big Mama, is a Black female from Des Moines, Iowa. This is the first of two oral histories the Tretter Collection holds between Jenkins and Remus. At the time... -
Interview with June Remus, Part 2 of 2
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Remus, June Date: Sep. 2, 2016 Topics: Activists, Anti-LGBTQ+ violence, Black LGBTQ+ people, Black people, Children, Christianity, Community life, Discos, Divorce, Family relationships, Friendship, Gender realignment surgery, Gender-affirming care, Grandchildren, Health, LGBTQ+ families, Marriage, Medical care, Mentoring, MtFs, Race, Racism, Religion, Religions, Retirement, Sexuality, Slurs, Social integration, Spiritual life, Spirituality, Strippers, Transgender youth, Transsexual people, Women Subject: June Remus, Transgender Equity Summit, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project, University of Minnesota Program in Human Sexuality Description: June Remus, also known as Mama June or Big Mama, is a Black female from Des Moines, Iowa. At the time of this interview, Remus was a retired caregiver living in Minnesota. This is the second of two... -
Interview with Lawrence Tanner Richardson
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Richardson, Lawrence Tanner Date: Jun. 10, 2016 Topics: African American transgender people, Androgyny, Assigned gender, Bisexuality, Black people--Race identity, Child abuse, Christianity, Community life, Depression, Drug abuse, Families, Family relationships, Femininities, Friendship, FtMs, Gender realignment surgery, Gender role, Gender-affirming care, Homeless people, Identity, Language, Law enforcement, Loneliness, Love, Marriage, Menstruation, Mental disorders, Middle West, Police, Prisons, Puberty, Race, Racism, Religion, Role behavior, Self-acceptance, Separation, Sex, Sexual orientation, Spiritual life, Spirituality, Suicide, Transgender people Subject: Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition, OutFront Minnesota, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project Description: Lawrence Tanner Richardson is a Black trans man from St. Paul, Minnesota. He talks about his childhood, including being raised by his grandmother and being very involved in the Southern Baptist chu... -
Interview with Lourdes Ashley Hunter
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Hunter, Lourdes Ashley Date: Mar. 22, 2017 Topics: Activism, Activists, Assigned gender, Black people, Black people--Race identity, Bullying, Christianity, Community life, Families, Family relationships, Friendship, Gender diversity, Gender dysphoria, Gender identity, Gender-affirming care, Genocide, Hair--Removal, Healing, HIV/AIDS, Hormones, Liberation movements, Mentoring, Middle West, Race, Racism, Self-acceptance, Sex work, Social movements, Social work with youth, Transgender people, Violence Subject: Barack Obama, Creating Change, Ellie Ford, Islan Nettles, Laverne Cox, Queers for Economic Justice, Slyvia Rivera Law Project, Trans Justice, Trans Youth Group, TransWomen of Color Collective, Tretter Transgender Oral History Project, Women's March Description: Lourdes Ashley Hunter is a Black trans woman from Detroit, Michigan. In this interview, she discusses her upbringing, her visions and thoughts on trans politics, and her decades of work in Black tr... -
Interview with Toni Pajak
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Pajak, Toni Date: Nov. 23, 2015 Topics: Acceptance, Assigned gender, Body image, Christianity, Classism, Coming out, Crossdressers, Dating, Depression, Diabetes, Discrimination, Divorce, Employment discrimination, Family members, Gender diversity, Gender realignment surgery, Hair--Removal, Health insurance, Heterosexual women, Hormones, Information technology, LGBTQ+ relationships, Marriage, Military, MtFs, Politics, Pregnancy, Public safety, Racism, Religions, Sexual orientation, Sexual practices, Social media, Sports, Therapies, Transitioning (Gender), Transsexual people Description: Toni Pajak is a white transsexual woman from North Minneapolis. At the time of this interview, Pajak was working as an Information Technology Specialist based out of Minnesota. In this oral history... -
Interview With Tracie Jada O'Brien
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: O'Brien, Tracie Jada Date: Jan. 13, 2017 Topics: Adult child abuse victims--Mental health, African American transgender people, African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc, Assigned gender, Blacks--Segregation, Bullying, Christianity, Cosmetics, Counselors, Depression, Mental, Drag queens, Families, Femininities, Gender diversity, Gender realignment surgery, HIV/AIDS, Hormone therapy, Imprisonment, MtFs, Police raids, Religions, Sexual abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual practices, Transgender prostitution Subject: Affordable Care Act, Christine Jorgensen, Miss Fannie's Ball, National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE), Tenderloin, The Center for Special Problems Description: Tracie Jada O'Brien is a Black female who grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. At the time of this interview, she was doing social work in San Diego. In this oral history O'Brien talks at length about h... -
Interview with Valerie Spencer
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Spencer, Valerie Date: Oct. 5, 2017 Topics: African American transgender people, Assigned gender, Bullying, Butches, Christianity, Clothing, Depression, Drag queens, Employment discrimination, Exorcism, Families, Families, Black, Femininities, Heteronormativity, HIV/AIDS, Identity politics, Intersectionality (Sociology), Labeling, Language, Marriage, Medical interventions, Medicalisation, Privilege (Social psychology), Psychic trauma, Racism, Role behavior, Role models, Schools, Self-care, Health, Social advocacy, Soft butches, Support groups, Therapies, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia Subject: Caitlyn Jenner, Janet Mock, Laverne Cox, Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center of Color Description: Valerie Spencer is a Black woman (trans) from LA. At the time of the interview, she was working on a Masters in Social Work at One Spirit Interfaith Seminary. In the interview, she discusses her di... -
J. Soto Oral History
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Soto, J., Milks, M. Henry Date: Oct. 20, 2016 Topics: Acceptance, Artists, Arts, Childhood, Christianity, Coming out, Ethnic groups, Families, FtMs, Gay community, Gender identity, Genderfluid identity, Language, LGBTQ+ relationships, Migration, Night life, Social exclusion, Transgender community, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: J. Soto Description: J. Soto recounts his evolving understanding of gender and identity along his eastward migration across the United States. Born and raised in the Bay Area, J. attended graduate school in Chicago, IL...
