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Josephine Perez Oral History

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Josephine Perez is a trans* advocate who emphasizes a need for better law enforcement protections for transgender women. Josephine experienced sexual violence on multiple occasions and became a sex worker at an early age. She hopes that her work advocating for the trans* community will help to prevent others from similar experiences in the future. (Interviewed by Anna Keyes)

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Identifier
pg15bd97r
Collection
Oral Histories with People of Color
Institution
NYC Trans Oral History Project
Creator(s)
Keyes, Anna
Perez, Josephine
Publisher
New York Public Library
Date Created
Mar. 23, 2018
Dates Covered
1979 to 2018
Genre
Oral Histories
Subject(s)
Audre Lorde Project (ALP)
Places
New York
New Jersey > Hudson County > City of Jersey City > Jersey City
New York > Queens
Puerto Rico
Topic(s)
Abuse
Activists
Childhood
Coming out
Drag
Employment discrimination
Ethnic groups
Families
Gender identity
HIV/AIDS
Homelessness
Housing
LGBTI community
MtFs
Organisations
Police
Rape
Sexual assault
Sexual orientation
Street violence
Substance abuse
Transgender community
Transgender prostitutes
Transgender youth
Transitioning (Gender)
Transphobia
Resource Type
Audio
Digital Format
duration: 1 hour 39 minutes 17 seconds
Language
English
Rights
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