Digital Transgender Archive
Owen Marciano is a white genderqueer person from Rochester, New York. At the time of this interview, Marciano was living in Minneapolis. In this oral history, Marciano speaks at length about coming out, white lesbian communities, mental health, family relationships, abuse, and gender essentialism within queer spaces. Marciano also touches upon transitioning, building community, dating, beauty, fatness, and chosen family within the Twin Cities.
Item Actions
- Identifier
- jh343s452
- 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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Marciano, Owen
- Contributor(s)
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Jenkins, Andrea
- Publisher
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University of Minnesota Minneapolis Libraries
- Date Created
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Dec. 5, 2015
- Genre
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Oral Histories
Transcriptions
- Subject(s)
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Tretter Transgender Oral History Project
- Places
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Midwest
East Coast
New York > Monroe County > City of Rochester > Rochester
Minnesota > Hennepin County > City of Minneapolis > Minneapolis
California > Sacramento > Twin Cities
- Topic(s)
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Acceptance
Art
Body image
Bullying
Child abuse
Class struggle
Coming out
Depression
Discrimination
Family relationships
Femininities
Friendship
Gender diversity
Gender dysphoria
Gender identity
Gender role
Gender-affirming care
Genderfluid identity
Harassment
Health
Hormone therapy
Hysterectomy
LGBTQ+ communities
LGBTQ+ discrimination
Love
Masculinities
Medical care
Menstruation
Mental health
Privilege (Social psychology)
Race
Self-acceptance
Sex
Suicide
- 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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