Digital Transgender Archive
Interview with Osiris Coleman
Osiris Coleman is a Black trans man from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In this oral history interview, he discusses his childhood in West Philadelphia and family relationships, his relocation to New York City and transition, his work in the New York Department of Sanitation, experiences as a transgender person in bureaucracies, and his thoughts on trans issues and cultural figures. Specifically, Coleman discusses his experiences as a gender non-conforming child, discovering the existence of trans men in a book about photographer Lorne Cameron, his memories of 9/11, experiences with Social Security and other bureaucratic systems, his transition, and issues faced by trans communities in New York City. Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to sexual abuse.
Item Actions
- Identifier
- rf55z786q
- 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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Coleman, Osiris
- Contributor(s)
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Jenkins, Andrea
- Publisher
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University of Minnesota Minneapolis Libraries
- Date Created
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Sep. 21, 2015
- Dates Covered
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Sep. 11, 2001
- Genre
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Oral Histories
Transcriptions
- Subject(s)
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Curtis Crane
Janet Mock
Loren Cameron
New York City Department of Sanitation
Tretter Transgender Oral History Project
- Places
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New York
Illinois > Cook County > City of Chicago > Chicago
South Africa
- Topic(s)
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Assigned gender
Atlantic Coast (Middle Atlantic States)
Bisexuals
Black people
Black people--Race identity
Black transgender people
Celebrities
Change of name
Child abuse
Coming out
Discrimination
Employment discrimination
Families
Family relationships
Gender realignment surgery
Gender-affirming care
Health
Heterosexuals
Hormones
Hysterectomy
Lesbians
Medical care
MtFs
Ovariectomy
Passing (Gender)
Phalloplasty
Police
Pregnancy
Prisons
Privilege (Social psychology)
Race
Racism
Sexual abuse
Transgender people
Transitioning (Gender)
Work
- 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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