Digital Transgender Archive
Interview with Billie Sage Ashton
Billie Sage Ashton describes her early life as a skinny child who liked to play sports. Billie grew up in the 1960 and 70s in Austin, MN. She came out in the 1980s and became involved with the City of Lakes Cross Gender Community. Over the years, Billie has attended many trans conferences and planned get-togethers with other trans women. In this oral history, Billie describes her complex relationships with her own gender identity, relationships and sexuality, through two marriages and divorces. Billie sees herself as advocate for trans people, working to improve healthcare access.
Item Actions
- Identifier
- b8515n591
- Collection
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Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
- Institution
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Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
- Creator(s)
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Ashton, Billie Sage
Jenkins, Andrea
- Publisher
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University of Minnesota Minneapolis Libraries
- Date Created
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Apr. 2, 2016
- Genre
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Oral Histories
Transcriptions
- Subject(s)
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Be All
Billie Sage Ashton
City of Lakes Crossgender Community (CLCC)
Delta Airlines
Southern Comfort Conference
Wild Side
- Places
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Minnesota
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Mower County
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City of Austin
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Austin
- Topic(s)
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Activists
Children
Divorce
Legal name
Marriage
MtFs
Roman catholicism
Sexuality
- Resource Type
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Moving image
Text
- Language
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English
- Related URL
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https://umedia.lib.umn.edu/search?facets%5Bcollection_name_s%5D%5B%5D=Transgender+Oral+History+Project&q=transgender
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