Interview with Billie Sage Ashton

Billie Sage Ashton describes her early life as a skinny child who liked to play sports. Billie grew up in the 1960 and 70s in Austin, MN. She came out in the 1980s and became involved with the City of Lakes Cross Gender Community. Over the years, Billie has attended many trans conferences and planned get-togethers with other trans women. In this oral history, Billie describes her complex relationships with her own gender identity, relationships and sexuality, through two marriages and divorces. Billie sees herself as advocate for trans people, working to improve healthcare access.

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Identifier: b8515n591
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
Creator(s): Ashton, Billie Sage
Jenkins, Andrea
Publisher: University of Minnesota Minneapolis Libraries
Date Created: Apr. 2, 2016
Genre: Oral Histories
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Subject(s): Be All
Billie Sage Ashton
City of Lakes Crossgender Community (CLCC)
Delta Airlines
Southern Comfort Conference
Wild Side
Places: Minnesota > Mower County > City of Austin > Austin
Topic(s): Activists
Children
Divorce
Legal name
Marriage
MtFs
Roman catholicism
Sexuality
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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