Digital Transgender Archive
Interview with Ben Singer
Ben Singer is a white trans guy from Illinois. He talks about how rural identity and class shaped his idea of gender, and his research on transgender identity. He talks about his experience in the lesbian community during the 1980s, his journey to activism, and his work in trans healthcare activism. He discusses the Philadelphia Trans Healthcare Conference, and the importance of intersectionality.
Item Actions
- Identifier
- zk51vg96t
- Collection
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Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
- Institution
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Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
- Creator(s)
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Singer, Ben
- Contributor(s)
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Jenkins, Andrea
- Publisher
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University of Minnesota Minneapolis Libraries
- Date Created
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Nov. 24, 2017
- Dates Covered
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circa 1980
- Genre
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Oral Histories
Transcriptions
- Subject(s)
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Bridges to Coalition: A Community Forum on Trans Issues
Transgender Health Action Coalition
Tretter Transgender Oral History Project
- Places
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Minnesota
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Hennepin County
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City of Minneapolis
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Minneapolis
- Topic(s)
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Abuse
Activism
Activists
Bullying
Butches
Change of name
Coming out
Drag performance
DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)
Education
Family members
Feminism
FtMs
Gender diversity
Gender dysphoria
Gender identity
Gender realignment surgery
Gender-affirming care
Health
Health care
Health insurance
Hormones
Intersectionality (Sociology)
LGBTQ+ relationships
Masculinities
Medical care
Middle West
Oppression
Privilege (Social psychology)
Public health
Race
Racism
Rural development
Sexual abuse
Sexual harassment
Sexual violence
Social movements
Soft butches
Transgender people
Transitioning (Gender)
Transphobia
Violence
Whites--Race identity
- 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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