Digital Transgender Archive

Interview with Jane Fee

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Jane Fee is a white trans woman raised in Maryland. At the time of this interview, Fee was a retired and living in St. Petersburg, Florida. In this oral history, she touches upon her 29 years in the United States Military, her childhood, coming out in 1989, and her advocacy work. She also talks about organizations and entities she has been involved with, her family relationships, trans celebrities, her hopes for the transgender community and the future, and her thoughts on resistance.

Item Information:

Identifier
st74cq68m
Collection
Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
Institution
Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
Creator(s)
Fee, Jane
Contributor(s)
Jenkins, Andrea
Publisher
University of Minnesota Minneapolis Libraries
Date Created
Mar. 18, 2017
Dates Covered
circa 1950
circa 1960
circa 1970
circa 1980
circa 1990
Genre
Oral Histories
Transcriptions
Subject(s)
Board of Directors of the DFL Gay and Lesbian Caucus
Christine Jorgensen
City of Lakes Crossgender Community (CLCC)
International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE)
It’s Time America
It’s Time Minnesota
Jane Fee
Phyllis Randolph Frye
Sally Jessy Raphael Show
Tretter Transgender Oral History Project
Virginia Prince
Yvonne Cook
Places
Pennsylvania > Philadelphia County > City of Philadelphia > Philadelphia
Minnesota > Hennepin County > City of Minneapolis > Minneapolis
Japan
Washington, D.C. > Washington County > Washington
Florida > Pinellas County > St. Petersburg
Maryland > Montgomery County > Takoma Park
Topic(s)
Activism
Activists
Atlantic Coast (North America)
Bars (Drinking establishments)
Celebrities
Childhood
Children
Coming out
Community life
Crossdressing
Divorce
Drag performance
Friendship
Gender identity
Gender-affirming care
Grandchildren
Hormone therapy
Hormones
Identity
Identity (Psychology)
Income
LGBTQ+ people in the military
Military
MtFs
Parenthood
Politics
Privilege (Social psychology)
Social classes
Social movements
Transgender people
Transgender people in the military
Two thousands (Decade)
Veterans
Wealth
Whites--Race identity
World war II
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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