Interview with Ty Yule

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 when he was 2. He was teased a lot for his large size in school. He was somewhat of a jock and athlete and also a weirdo, he explains. He attempted suicide after which he was put in an inpatient facility for two and a half months. At 16, he started going to bars and went to a gay bar in San Bernardino Riverside where he discovered he could date feminine women who were attracted to his butchness. He cut his hair and started dressing differently. He hasn’t had any gender related surgeries. He opened a dyke bar in 2006 in South Minneapolis called Pie.

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Identifier: zk51vh006
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
Creator(s): Yule, Ty
Contributor(s): Jenkins, Andrea
Publisher: University of Minnesota Minneapolis Libraries
Date Created: Aug. 20, 2015
Genre: Oral Histories
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Subject(s): ACT UP
Cher
Queer Nation
The L Word
Places: Minnesota > Blue Earth County > City of Mankato > Mankato
Topic(s): 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
Resource Type: Moving image
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Language: English
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