Spree Oral History

Performer, and activist Spree shares her experiences as a Radical Faerie; a member of ACT UP, The Emma Goldman Gypsy Players and The Eggplant Players; and a resident of numerous places around the world including IDA (Idyll Dandy Arts) and her current home of Sassafras. She recounts various AIDS actions she took part of in NYC with her friend activist Ortez Alderman; and touring Europe and the US with fellow performer and friend Maxine. The interview begins with her recalling her family, including her gay brother and unaccepting parents, and living in Georgia. (Summary by Theodore (ted) Kerr.)

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Identifier: v979v336r
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
Creator(s): O'Brien, Michelle Esther
Spree
Contributor(s): Kerr, Theodore
Publisher: New York Public Library
Date Created: Jun. 8, 2017
Dates Covered: 1957 to 2017
Genre: Oral Histories
Subject(s): ACT UP
International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA)
Marsha P. Johnson
Ortez Alderman
Queer Nation
Spree
Places: Tennessee
New York
California > Los Angeles County > Los Angeles
Europe
Georgia > Glynn County > Brunswick
Topic(s): Actors
AIDS activists
Appearance
Black people
Childhood
Coming out
Faeries
Families
Femininities
Gender identity
MtFs
Politics
Theatre
Transgender people
Resource Type: Audio
Digital Format: Duration: 2 hours 12 minutes 1 second
Language: English
Rights: Copyright undetermined
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