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  1. Christian aka Wordz on Hip Hop Activism

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: Transgender Oral History Project
    Creator: Lovehall, Christian Axavier
    Date: Feb. 19, 2014
    Topics: Activists, Demonstrations, Discrimination, Funeral rites, Gangs, Gender identity, LGBTQ+ poetry, Musicians, Transgender community, Transgender people, Transitioning (Gender), Upbringing, Violence
    Subject: Philadelphia Trans March
  2. Miss Major, "Everybody Transitions"

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: Transgender Oral History Project
    Creator:
    Date: Apr. 3, 2015
    Topics: Adolescence, Gender identity, Older transgender people, Role models, Self-acceptance, Transitioning (Gender)
    Subject: Miss Major
    Description: Miss Major Griffin-gracy, spoke to Trans Oral History Project about her fierce trans identity being fiercely visible. This visibility was recognized by the police who beat and arrested her at the 1...
  3. Miss Major on Role Models

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: Transgender Oral History Project
    Creator:
    Date: Jan. 4, 2015
    Topics: Adolescence, Communities, Older transgender people, Role models, Transgender people
    Subject: Miss Major
    Description: Miss Major Griffin-Gracy is a trans woman activist and community leader for transgender rights. She serves as the Executive Director for the Transgender GenderVariant Intersex Justice Project, whic...
  4. Miss Major on Stonewall

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: Transgender Oral History Project
    Creator:
    Date: Jun. 27, 2015
    Topics: Activists, Arrests, Courts, Gay culture, Night life, Police, Stonewall riots, Transgender people, Violence
    Subject: Miss Major
    Description: Miss Major, an anti prison activist for decades, reflects on her experience during the Stonewall Riots of 1969.
  5. Trans Oral History: On the Stroll

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: Transgender Oral History Project
    Creator: Transgender Oral History Project
    Date: Aug. 26, 2011
    Topics: Crossdressing, Finances, Sexuality, Transitioning (Gender)
    Description: Shanelle speaks abut her experiences growing up and how she began working the streets of New York.