Digital Transgender Archive

Interview with Rachel Schroeder

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Rachel Schroeder is a white trans woman from Burnsville, Minnesota. She discusses how her desire and her decision to transition impacted her relationships, and the importance of being correctly gendered. She talks about trans visibility, including Caitlyn Jenner, and how having a trans community proved vital to support her during her transition.

Item Information:

Identifier
g445cd24t
Collection
Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
Institution
Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
Creator(s)
Schroeder, Rachel
Contributor(s)
Jenkins, Andrea
Publisher
University of Minnesota Minneapolis Libraries
Date Created
Feb. 23, 2016
Dates Covered
circa 1990
Genre
Oral Histories
Transcriptions
Subject(s)
City of Lakes Crossgender Community (CLCC)
Janitorial Company
Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition
Tretter Transgender Oral History Project
Places
Minnesota > Hennepin County > City of Minneapolis > Minneapolis
Minnesota > Ramsey County > City of Saint Paul > Saint Paul
Minnesota > Dakota County > City of Burnsville > Burnsville
Minnesota > Dakota > City of Apple Valley > Apple Valley
Topic(s)
Anxiety
Bisexual identity
Bisexuality
Body building
Celebrities
Child custody
Children
Community life
Counseling
Crossdressing
Depression
Discrimination
Divorce
Electrolysis
Family members
Femininities
Friendship
Gay pride
Gender identity
Gender realignment surgery
Gender-affirming care
Health insurance
Homophobia
Hormone therapy
Hormones
Intersectionality (Sociology)
Intolerance
Lesbian identity
Love
Marriage
Medication
Middle West
MtFs
Passing (Gender)
Passing (Identity) in literature
Privilege (Social psychology)
Psychiatry
Psychoanalysis
Racism
Self-acceptance
Sex
Social exclusion
Symbolic representation
Transgender people
Transitioning (Gender)
Transphobia
Visibility
Whites--Race identity
Resource Type
Moving image
Text
Language
English
Related URL
https://umedia.lib.umn.edu/
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