Digital Transgender Archive
Rona Love discusses her early childhood hardships, three decade long incarceration and experiences in psychiatric hospitals. She details abuse, violence and the extreme isolation of being a trans-femme person in the prison system. Prior to being in-prisoned, Rona describes going to Limelight and other nostalgic clubs, visits to Riis beach and the general aura of the 70’s in downtown NYC. She is an advocate today with Black and Pink and is committed to helping girls on the inside with the love and support she has from friends who were there for her and from “the younger generation” of prison abolitionists that are committed to standing up for injustices within the LGBT community.
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- Collection
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Oral Histories with People of Color
- Institution
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NYC Trans Oral History Project
- Creator(s)
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Love, Rona
- Contributor(s)
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Silverman, Aviva
- Publisher
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New York Public Library
- Date Created
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Jul. 2, 2019
- Genre
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Oral Histories
Transcriptions
- Subject(s)
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Black and Pink
Daniel Poliak
Director of Prison Justice Project
Hazel Katz
Mick King K
Parole Preparation Project
Sparkle
Tremont
- Places
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New York
New York > New York County > Greenwich Village
New York > Bronx County > Bronx
New York > Queens > Francis R Buono Memorial Bridge
New York > Kings > Coney Island
Toa Alta > Toa Alta Barrio-Pueblo
New York > Queens > Jacob Riis Park
- Topic(s)
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Arts
Bisexual community
Butches
Child abuse
Drag community
FtMs
Gay community
Gender realignment surgery
Hormones
Judaism
Kidnappings
Lesbians
LGBTI community
Mental health
MtFs
Murders of LGBTQ+ people
Music
Prison guards
Prisons
Self-respect
Sexual abuse
Slang
Soft butches
Street violence
Suicide
Transgender community
Transgender people
Transitioning (Gender)
Violence
- Resource Type
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Audio
Text
- Language
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English
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