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  1. Zephyr D Merkur Herrera Oral History

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: Van Ness, Lorenzo, Merkur Herrera, Zephyr D
    Date: Mar. 17, 2018
    Topics: Activists, Eating disorders, Family members, Gender diversity, Gender dysphoria, Language, LGBTI community, Musicians, Schools, Sports, Tomboys, Transgender people, Transgenderism
    Description: Barista and peer advocate Zephyr D Merkur Herrera details their experiences in the trans community throughout their active adolescence and beyond. In this interview with Lorenzo Van Ness, Herrera e...
  2. Zeno Peterson Oral History

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: Peterson, Zeno
    Date: May 28, 2019
    Topics: Bathrooms, Black people, Class struggle, Classicists, Gender, Gender identity, Gender role, Heteronormativity, Hormones, Masculinities, Musical theatre, Narcissism, Patriarchy, Pronoun, Racism, Rap (Music), Sexuality, Transgender people, Upper class
    Subject: descarga, hormone normative, Parmenides, traumatic narcissism, Zeno of Elea
    Description: Zeno is a wordsmith, performer and educator. He discusses his experience of traumatic narcissism, the difficulty with affirmations, and limitations pronouns have on encompassing an expansive relati...
  3. Zavé Martohardjono Oral History

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: Martohardjono, Zavé, Awad, Nadia
    Date: May 2, 2017
    Topics: Coming out, Dating, Diversity, Education, Ethnic groups, Families, Gay-straight alliances, Gender identity, Gender minorities, Health care, Hormone therapy, Labelling, LGBTQ+ movement, North american cultures, Parties, Passing (Gender), Sexism, Sociocultural evolution, Transgender community, Transgender people, Work situation
    Subject: Zavé Martohardjono
    Description: "Zavé Martohardjono recounts growing up as a mixed race queer New Yorker. Having seen New York change over the past couple of decades, Zavé tells us about living in globally diverse neighborhoods, ...
  4. Yva Las Vegass Oral History

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: Las Vegass, Yva
    Date: Jul. 13, 2020
    Topics: Folk music, Gender expression, Non-binary people, Performance art, QTPOC
    Subject: Chris Novoselic, Sweet 75
    Description: Yva Las Vegas was born in Venezuela in 1963. They recount their early childhood memories of playing folk music on the cuatro and singing boleros with their mother. Yva moved to the US as a teenager...
  5. Your SOFFA Voice Vol. IV, Issue 3 (August, 2001)

     
    Collection: Your SOFFA Voice
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator: Burchell, Jodi
    Date: Aug. 1, 2001
    Topics: Acceptance, Feminism, FtMs, Gender expression, Gender identity, Gender role, Hormone therapy, Interviews, LGBTQ+ poetry, Liberation movements, Partners of transgender people, Passing (Gender), Sexual identity, Support groups, Transgender community, Transitioning (Gender)
    Subject: F2M Transgender Conference, Minnie Bruce Pratt, S/he, Stonewall Rebellion, The Whole Women's Sex Book, True Spirit Conference
  6. Your SOFFA Voice Vol. IV, Issue 2 (June, 2001)

     
    Collection: Your SOFFA Voice
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator: Burchell, Jodi
    Date: Jun. 1, 2001
    Topics: Appearance, Butch-femme relationships, Coming out, Feminism, Femmes, FtMs, Gender identity, Gender realignment surgery, Gender role, Lesbians, Partners of transgender people, Physical health, Plastic surgery, Sexual identity, Sexual orientation, Support groups, Transgender community, Transgender parents, Transitioning (Gender)
    Subject: Southern Comfort Conference
  7. Your SOFFA Voice Vol. IV, Issue 1 (April, 2001)

     
    Collection: Your SOFFA Voice
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator: Burchell, Jodi
    Date: Apr. 1, 2001
    Topics: Counseling, FtMs, Gender realignment surgery, Gender role, Partners of transgender people, Reviews, Self-acceptance, Support groups, Transgender community, Transgender parents, Transitioning (Gender)
    Subject: Southern Comfort Conference, Tranny Fest, True Spirit Conference
  8. Your SOFFA Voice Vol. III, Issue 4 (November, 2000)

     
    Collection: Your SOFFA Voice
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator: Burchell, Jodi
    Date: Nov. 1, 2000
    Topics: Christianity, Coming out, FtMs, Gay men, Gender dysphoria, Gender identity, Isolation, LGBTI community, LGBTQ+ poetry, Partners of transgender people, Passing (Gender), Support groups, Transgender community, Transgender couples, Transitioning (Gender)
  9. Your SOFFA Voice Vol. III, Issue 3 (September, 2000)

     
    Collection: Your SOFFA Voice
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator: Burchell, Jodi
    Date: Sep. 1, 2000
    Topics: Allies, Eroticism, FtMs, Gay men, Gender identity, Leather community, Parents of transgender people, Partners of transgender people, Reviews, Sexual identity, Support groups, Transgender community, Transgender parents, Transitioning (Gender)
    Subject: Male Lust: Pleasure, Power, and Transformation
  10. Your SOFFA Voice Vol. III, Issue 2 (June, 2000)

     
    Collection: Your SOFFA Voice
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator: Burchell, Jodi
    Date: Jun. 1, 2000
    Topics: Documentary films, FtMs, Gender realignment surgery, LGBTQ+ poetry, LGBTQ+ relationships, Partners of transgender people, Polyamory, Reviews, Sexual identity, Support groups, Transgender community, Transitioning (Gender)
    Subject: You Don't Know Dick
  11. Your SOFFA Voice Vol. III, Issue 1 (February, 2000)

     
    Collection: Your SOFFA Voice
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator: Burchell, Jodi
    Date: Feb. 1, 2000
    Topics: Coming out, FtMs, Heterosexuality, Hormone therapy, LGBTQ+ relationships, Marriage law, Partners of transgender people, Plastic surgery, Reviews, Sexual identity, Support groups, Transgender community, Transitioning (Gender)
    Subject: Boys Don't Cry, Brandon Teena, True Spirit Conference
  12. Yoseñio Lewis Oral History

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: OUTWORDS
    Creator: Lewis, Yoseñio
    Date: Dec. 17, 2021
    Topics: AIDS education, Latino/a/x transgender people, Older transgender people, Trans men, Transgender political activists
    Subject: The TransAms, Yoseñio Lewis
    Description: Content Warning: This item contains sensitive content related to child abuse and sexual assault.
  13. Yanyi Oral History

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: Yanyi, Lisowski, Zef
    Date: Jun. 11, 2017
    Topics: Acceptance, Allies, Appearance, Bathrooms, Bullying, Coming out, Communities, Ethnic groups, Gay-straight alliances, Gender diversity, Gender identity, Libraries, Masculinities, Media, Parents of transgender people, Poets, Public services, Racism, Religions, Representation, Schools, Secrecy, Sexuality, Social media, Students, Therapists, Tomboys, Transgender community, Transgender people, Violence, Work situation, Writers
    Description: Yanyi, a poet and software engineer, reflects on his experiences being part of and building many forms of community, including Asian American community, queer/trans community, and neighborhood comm...
  14. Yana Calou Oral History

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: O'Brien, Michelle Esther, Calou, Yana
    Date: Mar. 1, 2017
    Topics: Activists, Colleges, Employment discrimination, Gender diversity, Gender dysphoria, Gender realignment surgery, Health care, Hormone therapy, LGBTI community, LGBTI rights, LGBTQ+ parents, Media occupations, Migration, NGOs, Residence permits, Trade unions, Transgender people, Visibility, Work situation
    Subject: Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), Yana Calou
    Description: Yana Calou spent much of their youth traveling around the world and eventually found a community in Utah, where they began advocating for LGBTQ rights. Later, Calou moved to NYC, where they worked ...
  15. Xmas Letter December 2000

     
    Collection: Marsha P. Johnson & Sylvia Rivera Collection
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Wicker, Randy
    Date: Dec. 2000
    Topics: Black transgender people, Cloning, Gay men, LGBTQ+ unhoused people, Substance use in LGBTQ+ communities, Trans women, Transfeminine people
    Subject: Cocoa Rodriguez, Randy Wicker, Sylvia Rivera, Uplift Lighting
    Description: The 2000 issue of an annual newsletter written by Marsha P. Johnson's roommate, Randy Wicker. Wicker explains that Sylvia Rivera has become his best friend and is helping to keep business afloat, a...