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Interview with Susan Kimberly

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Susan Kimberly is a white transwoman from St. Paul, Minnesota. In this oral history interview, she discusses her childhood and early life, her time in the Peace Corps, her transition, her experiences with the University of Minnesota’s Program in Human Sexuality, her entry into St. Paul politics culminating in her time as Deputy Mayor under Norm Coleman, her involvement in local LGBT activism, her relationships and how her transition impacted them, and her thoughts on the future.

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Identifier
zk51vh11q
Collection
Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
Institution
Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
Creator(s)
Kimberly, Susan
Contributor(s)
Jenkins, Andrea
Publisher
University of Minnesota Minneapolis Libraries
Date Created
Mar. 9, 2016
Genre
Oral Histories
Transcriptions
Subject(s)
Tretter Transgender Oral History Project
Places
Minnesota > Hennepin County > City of Minneapolis > Minneapolis
Minnesota > Ramsey County > City of Saint Paul > Saint Paul
Topic(s)
Gender affirming surgery
LGBTQ+ activism
Official documentation
Older transgender people
Trans women
Transgender youth
Transitioning (Gender)
White transgender people
Resource Type
Moving image
Text
Language
English
Rights
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