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Interview with Tygra Slarii

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Tygra Slarii is a Black trans woman from Omaha and Arizona. She discusses her family relationships, talks about her thoughts on the trans community here versus the community in Omaha. She also discusses her different experiences with theater and drag, and the relationship between the drag community and the trans community.

Item Information:

Identifier
8s45q897b
Collection
Oral Histories with People of Color
Institution
Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
Creator(s)
Slarii, Tygra Trinity
Contributor(s)
Jenkins, Andrea
Publisher
University of Minnesota Minneapolis Libraries
Date Created
Jan. 26, 2017
Genre
Oral Histories
Transcriptions
Subject(s)
Aquarius
Brody Bartlett
Damon Kelsey
Michelle Obama
On the Roof
Puttin on the Ritz
Places
Minnesota > Hennepin County > City of Minneapolis > Minneapolis
Nebraska > Douglas County > City of Omaha > Omaha
Arizona
Topic(s)
Adoption
Assigned gender
Augmentation mammaplasty
Ballroom dancing
Biological parenthood
Choirs
Drag
Drag community
Families
Hormone therapy
LGBTQ+ sex workers
MtFs
Sexuality
Transgender people
Transitioning (Gender)
Transphobia
Twins
Resource Type
Moving image
Text
Language
English
Related URL
https://umedia.lib.umn.edu/
Rights
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