Digital Transgender Archive
Interview with Lawrence Tanner Richardson
Lawrence Tanner Richardson is a Black trans man from St. Paul, Minnesota. He talks about his childhood, including being raised by his grandmother and being very involved in the Southern Baptist church. He talks about how his transition affected his relationships. At the time of the interview, he was a United Church of Christ pastor, doing digital evangelism at Linden Hills UUC, and heading two online churches for trans and gender non-conforming people. He explains his journey from seeing God as hating him to seeing God as a loving God. He touches upon his encounters with the police, as well as his experience of community at the Black Trans Man’s Conference.
Item Actions
- Identifier
- g732d918x
- Collection
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Oral Histories with People of Color
- Institution
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Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
- Creator(s)
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Richardson, Lawrence Tanner
- Contributor(s)
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Jenkins, Andrea
- Publisher
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University of Minnesota Minneapolis Libraries
- Date Created
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Jun. 10, 2016
- Genre
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Oral Histories
Transcriptions
- Subject(s)
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Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition
OutFront Minnesota
Tretter Transgender Oral History Project
- Places
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Minnesota
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Ramsey County
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City of Saint Paul
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Saint Paul
Minnesota > Stearns > City of Saint Joseph > Saint Joseph
- Topic(s)
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African American transgender people
Androgyny
Assigned gender
Bisexuality
Black people--Race identity
Child abuse
Christianity
Community life
Depression
Drug abuse
Families
Family relationships
Femininities
Friendship
FtMs
Gender realignment surgery
Gender role
Gender-affirming care
Homeless people
Identity
Language
Law enforcement
Loneliness
Love
Marriage
Menstruation
Mental disorders
Middle West
Police
Prisons
Puberty
Race
Racism
Religion
Role behavior
Self-acceptance
Separation
Sex
Sexual orientation
Spiritual life
Spirituality
Suicide
Transgender people
- Resource Type
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Moving image
Text
- Language
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English
- Related URL
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https://umedia.lib.umn.edu/
- Rights
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In copyright
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