Digital Transgender Archive
Crystal Little was born in 1943 in New Orleans, Louisiana, and named Charles. At 17, hoping to put his complex gender feelings to rest, Charles joined the Navy, which was at least useful for adventure. When Crystal’s mother died in 1985, Charles finally went away completely. It took almost another decade for Crystal to learn there was a name for what she’d been feeling her whole life: transgender. Crystal joined and became president of the Gulf Gender Alliance and formed coalitions with other LGBTQ organizations in New Orleans. For more than two decades overall, Crystal worked tirelessly advocating for transgender people.
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OUTWORDS
- Creator(s)
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Little, Crystal Lynne
Funk, Mason
- Contributor(s)
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Tsui, Natalie
- Date Created
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Jul. 13, 2017
- Dates Covered
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1957
Jun. 6, 1964
- Genre
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Oral Histories
- Subject(s)
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Crystal Lynne Little
Gulf Gender Alliance
- Places
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Louisiana
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Orleans Parish
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City of New Orleans
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New Orleans
- Topic(s)
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Asexuality
LGBTQ+ veterans
Mental health care for LGBTQ+ people
Trans women
- Resource Type
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Moving image
- Language
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English
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In copyright
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