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Interview with Joy Michael Starkey
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Starkey, Joy Michael Date: Jul. 5, 2017 Topics: Bisexual identity, Butches, Clothing, Coming out, Conservatives, Family members, Feminism, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Gender minorities, Genderfluid identity, Lesbian identity, LGBTI community, Quakers, Soft butches, Tomboys Subject: Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) Description: Joy Michael Starkey identifies as a white genderqueer non-binary trans person and was assigned female at birth. They grew up in the suburbs of Vancouver, Washington which is right across the river ... -
Interview with Marcus Waterbury
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Waterbury, Marcus Date: Jan. 8, 2016 Topics: Assigned gender, Bullying, Butches, Change of name, Coming out, Dating, Family members, FtMs, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Harassment, Heterosexual men, Lesbians, LGBTQ+ relationships, Masculinities, Plastic surgery, Psychotherapy, Sexism, Soft butches, Sports, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Voice therapy (Gender), Women's movement Subject: Mount Holyoke, National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) Description: Marcus Waterbury identifies as a transgender man and was assigned female at birth. He grew up in the Twin Cities, Minnesota and has a little sister. He wanted no part in feminine activities and ins... -
Interview with Raymond Rea
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Rea, Raymond Date: Oct. 16, 2016 Topics: Butches, Gay and lesbian film festivals, Genderfluid identity, Genderqueer people, Italian American men, LGBTQ+ films, Older queer people, Older transgender people, Trans men, Transitioning (Gender), White transgender people Description: An interview with Raymond Rea, an Italian-English-American-white trans male raised in Massachusetts. At the time of this oral history, Rea was working as a Professor in the School of Media Arts & D... -
Interview with Tiq Milan
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Milan, Tiq Date: Nov. 2, 2017 Topics: Autobiographies, Bars, Black people, Butches, Children, Coming out, Discrimination, Divorce, Families, Gender realignment surgery, Gender role, Hormone therapy, Lesbians, LGBTI community, LGBTQ+ partners, Racism, Roman catholicism, Soft butches, Sports, Substance abuse, Tomboys, Transgender people, Transphobia, Working class Subject: Brian Michael Smith, Bronx Community Pride Center, Buzzfeed, CeCe McDonald, Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), Hetrick Martin Institute, Huffington, Lambda Legal, MTV, National Anti Violence Project, Niagara University, Power and Privilege Series, Queen Sugar, Redefining Masculinity, Rolling Stone, Source Magazine, The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), The Guardian, The New Yorker, Vibe Magazine Description: Tiq Milan identifies as a binary black trans man who is queer identified and was assigned female at birth. He grew up in Buffalo, New York in a working-class family in the hood, Milan states. He lo... -
Interview with Ty Yule
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Yule, Ty Date: Aug. 20, 2015 Topics: Activists, Bullying, Businesses, Butches, Coming out, Family members, Femininities, FtMs, Gay culture, Gay pride, Gender identity, Hormone therapy, Hormones, Intolerance, LGBTQ+ movement, Masculinities, Mental health, Passing (Gender), Punk, Same-sex marriage, Self-destructive behavior, Social movements, Soft butches, Suicidal behavior, Testosterone, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Women's bars Subject: ACT UP, Cher, Queer Nation, The L Word Description: Ty Yule identifies as a trans man or trans person assigned female at birth. He started transitioning 4 years ago at the time of the interview at age 41. He was born in Minnesota, then moved to Iowa... -
Interview with Valerie Spencer
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota Creator: Spencer, Valerie Date: Oct. 5, 2017 Topics: African American transgender people, Assigned gender, Bullying, Butches, Christianity, Clothing, Depression, Drag queens, Employment discrimination, Exorcism, Families, Families, Black, Femininities, Heteronormativity, HIV/AIDS, Identity politics, Intersectionality (Sociology), Labeling, Language, Marriage, Medical interventions, Medicalisation, Privilege (Social psychology), Psychic trauma, Racism, Role behavior, Role models, Schools, Self-care, Health, Social advocacy, Soft butches, Support groups, Therapies, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Transphobia Subject: Caitlyn Jenner, Janet Mock, Laverne Cox, Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center of Color Description: Valerie Spencer identifies as a black trans woman and was assigned male at birth. She was born and raised in Los Angeles, California in the suburbs. She had an older brother who was murdered when s... -
Jay London Toole Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Toole, Jay London, Kerr, Ted Date: Jun. 15, 2016 Topics: Appearance, Arrests, Butches, Childhood, Coming out, Criminalization, Crisis centres, Families, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Genderfluid identity, Homeless people, Homelessness, Imprisonment, LGBTI community, Passing (Gender), Police, Prostitution, Sexual child abuse, Soft butches, Stigmatisation, Substance use in LGBTQ+ communities Subject: Jay London Toole Description: Jay Toole describes her experiences of queer homelessness in New York City. Born in the South Bronx, she became homeless as a child due to the circumstances of her family and identity as a stone bu... -
Kyle Katz Oral History
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project Creator: Yesner, Lenni, Katz, Kyle Date: Apr. 29, 2017 Topics: Butches, Childhood, Clothing, Coming out, Depression, Femininities, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Health care, Hormones, LGBTI community, LGBTQ+ relationships, Masculinities, Night life, Single parent families, Soft butches, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Kyle Katz Description: In this interview Kyle Katz speaks about their childhood, growing up in Boston, coming to New York, and the role that timing, books and community have played in how they identify, and understand th... -
Lesbian Masquerade
Collection: Ephemera Institution: GLBT Historical Society Creator: Date: Jun. 1979 Topics: Butches, Crossdressing, Lesbians, Passing (Gender), Soft butches Subject: Allan Berube Description: Item originally collected by Lou Sullivan. -
Lesbian Sex/Gay Sex What's the Difference
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000) Institution: Independent Voices Creator: Creet, J. Date: Winter 1991 Topics: Activists, Butches, Drag queens, Feminism, Gay rights, Homosexuality, Lesbian culture, Lesbians, LGBTI community, LGBTI rights, Sexuality, Sodomy laws, Soft butches Subject: Ontario Human Rights Code -
Letter from Bet Power to Lou Sullivan (June 30, 1988)
Collection: Lou Sullivan Collection Institution: Sexual Minorities Archives Creator: Power, Bet, Power, Ben Date: Jun. 30, 1988 Topics: Butches, Career development, Crossdressing, Cruising (LGBTQ+ culture), FtMs, Isolation, Leather community, Letters, LGBTQ+ lovers, Loneliness, SM, Soft butches, Support groups, Therapies Subject: Aria, Barbara Gittings, Ben Power, Bet Power, Blush Productions, Butch, FTM Newsletter, Fun with a Sausage, Joan Nestle, Jonathan Katz, Lou Sullivan, New Alexandria Lesbian Library, Smith College, The Ladder Description: Handwritten draft of letter included. -
Letter from Bet Power to Lou Sullivan (March 4, 1987)
Collection: Lou Sullivan Collection Institution: Sexual Minorities Archives Creator: Power, Bet, Power, Ben Date: Mar. 4, 1987 Topics: Alcoholism, Androgyny, BDSM, Body building, Butches, Clothing, Crossdressers, Discrimination, Femininities, FtMs, Gender identity, Lesbian community, Lesbians, LGBTQ+ lovers, Marriage, Masculinities, Passing (Gender), Photographs, Sadism, Sexual orientation, Soft butches, Therapies, Transsexual people Subject: Ben Power, Bet Power, Information for the Female to Male Crossdresser and Transsexual, Lou Sullivan, New Alexandria Lesbian Library, SF Lesbian and Gay History Project Description: Five photographs and draft included with letter. -
Letter from Bet Power to Lou Sullivan (November 16, 1986)
Collection: Lou Sullivan Collection Institution: Sexual Minorities Archives Creator: Power, Bet, Power, Ben Date: Nov. 16, 1986 Topics: Butches, FtMs, Lesbians, Letters, Self-help, Soft butches, Transsexual people Subject: Ben Power, Bet Power, Information for the Female to Male Crossdresser and Transsexual, Lou Sullivan, New Alexandria Lesbian Library Description: Handwritten response written by Lou Sullivan at the bottom of the letter. -
Letter from Lou Sullivan to Bet Power (April 30, 1988)
Collection: Lou Sullivan Collection Institution: Sexual Minorities Archives Creator: Sullivan, Lou Date: Apr. 30, 1988 Topics: Butches, Demonstrations, FtMs, Gay pride, Health, Hormones, Soft butches, Spirituality, Support groups, Surgery, Transsexual people, Transvestites Subject: All of Me, Alyson, Ben Power, Bet Power, FTM Newsletter, Fun with a Sausage, Gayle Rubin, Ira B. Pauly, Lily Tomlin, Lou Sullivan, Second Serve, Shane Harley, Vanessa Redgrave Description: Envelope included. -
Letter from Lou Sullivan to Bet Power (May 2, 1987)
Collection: Lou Sullivan Collection Institution: Sexual Minorities Archives Creator: Sullivan, Lou Date: May 2, 1987 Topics: Bars, Butches, Crossdressers, FtMs, Gender identity, HIV/AIDS, Lesbian community, Lesbians, Liberation movements, MtFs, Self-acceptance, Soft butches, Surgery, Therapies, Transvestites Subject: Ben Power, Bet Power, Kim Stuart, Lou Sullivan, The Uninvited Dilemma Description: Envelope included.
