Digital Transgender Archive
Interview with Brian Belovitch
An interview with Brian Belovitch. Brian is a writer, playwright, performer and survivor of HIV. He identifies as a gay man of trans experience. Topics in order of discussion include: moving to Providence from Fall River as a child; early awareness of identity; getting bullied by adults and children; cruising areas; early experiences at gay bars and doing drag; Lola Apartment building in Providence; coming out as gay and then as a trans woman; living with HIV; decision to transition again to gender at birth; addiction and becoming sober; sex work; gay social spaces in Providence.
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- Identifier
- ks65hc57g
- Collection
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Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
- Institution
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RI LGBTQ+ Community Archives at Providence Public Library
- Creator(s)
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Belovitch, Brian
- Contributor(s)
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Mottram, Gustav
- Publisher
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Providence Public Library
- Date Created
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Aug. 29, 2021
- Genre
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Oral Histories
Transcriptions
- Subject(s)
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Trans Figured: My Journey from Boy to Girl to Woman to Man
- Places
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New York
Rhode Island > Providence County > City of Providence > Providence
Massachusetts > Bristol > City of Fall River > Fall River
- Topic(s)
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Drag
Drag queens
Gay men
Gender expression
LGBTQ+ authors
LGBTQ+ victims of bullying
Passing (Gender)
Sex work
Substance abuse
Trans women
Transgender people
- Resource Type
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Audio
Text
- Language
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English
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