Digital Transgender Archive
In this third of several interviews, Janice Covington Allison, a transgender woman and political activist in Charlotte, North Carolina shares her political activist history, her role in the North Carolina Democratic Party, and her experiences as a transgender woman in North Carolina. Topics discussed include young transgender people; Ms. Convington's exit and re-entrance to politics; her coming out; the difficulties she faced in the Democratic Party; current transgender elected officials in North Carolina; House Bill 2, (HB2); Ms. Covington's relationship with Flip Benham; transgender people and bathrooms; House Bill 142; the transgender political caucus; Ms. Covington's issues with the LGBTQ+ Democrats; gender identity and sexual orientation; suicide within the trans community; and gender fluidity. Ms. Covington ends the interview by telling people to just be themselves.
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- https://repository.charlotte.edu/islandora/object/uncc%3A6272
- Citation
- Cite
- Identifier
- 70795798w
- Collection
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Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
- Institution
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UNC Charlotte Atkins Library, Special Collections and University Archives
- Creator(s)
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Allison, Janice Covington
Wright, Christina
- Publisher
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J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections & University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Date Created
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Sep. 19, 2019
- Dates Covered
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1960 to 2020
- Genre
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Oral Histories
- Subject(s)
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Democratic Party
Flip Benham
Janice Covington Allison
LGBTQ+ Democrats
North Carolina General Assembly
Transgender Political Caucus
- Places
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North Carolina
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Mecklenburg County
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Charlotte
- Topic(s)
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Gender identity
Genderfluid identity
LGBTQ+ suicide
LGBTQ+ veterans
Older transgender people
Sexual orientation
Trans women
Transgender people
Transgender political activists
Transgender rights
Transphobia
- Resource Type
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Audio
- Language
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English
- Related URL
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https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/0p0967267
https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/kk91fk890
https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/h702q670t
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