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Interview with Thalia Fontan

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An interview with Thalia Fontan, a Puerto Rican and white transwoman from Wisconsin. At the time of this interview, Fontan was a student at the University of Minnesota. In this oral history Fontan speaks at length about her family relationships, mental health, bullying, street harassment, self worth, and racism. She also touches upon workplace discrimination, equity, the Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Asexual College Conference (MBLGTACC), and trans visibility.

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Identifier
v692t6570
Collection
Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
Institution
Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
Creator(s)
Fontan, Thalia
Contributor(s)
Jenkins, Andrea
Publisher
University of Minnesota Minneapolis Libraries
Date Created
Feb. 12, 2016
Genre
Oral Histories
Transcriptions
Subject(s)
Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Asexual College Conference (MBLGTACC)
Places
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Topic(s)
LGBTQ+ discrimination
LGBTQ+ visibility
Mental health care for LGBTQ+ people
Puerto Rican women
Trans women
Transgender victims of bullying
Transgender youth
White transgender people
Resource Type
Moving image
Text
Language
English
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