Digital Transgender Archive

Interview with Aidan Key

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Aidan Key is a white gender fluid trans man raised in the United States. At the time of this interview, Key was living and working in Washington as an educator and an organizer. In this oral history, Key speaks about coming out in lesbian, dyke, and leather communities as well as finding trans community in his thirties. Key also touches upon his early childhood, his romantic relationships, and his family relationships. Key is one of the founders of Gender Odyssey, a large annual conference for trans people, family, and service providers.

Item Information:

Identifier
g732d9196
Collection
Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
Institution
Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
Creator(s)
Key, Aidan
Contributor(s)
Jenkins, Andrea
Publisher
University of Minnesota Minneapolis Libraries
Date Created
Jan. 23, 2016
Genre
Oral Histories
Transcriptions
Subject(s)
Aidan Key
Creating Change
Gender Odyssey
Tretter Transgender Oral History Project
Places
Illinois > Cook County > City of Chicago > Chicago
Topic(s)
Coming out
FtMs
Gender-affirming care
Genderfluid identity
Genderqueer people
Hormones
Leather community
Lesbian culture
LGBTQ+ bars
Racism
Transgender activism
Resource Type
Moving image
Text
Language
English
Related URL
https://umedia.lib.umn.edu/search?facets%5Bcollection_name_s%5D%5B%5D=Transgender+Oral+History+Project&q=transgender
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