Digital Transgender Archive

Interview with Jamison Green

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Dr. Jamison Green is a policy consultant, educator, author and public speaker, who has been out as transgender and an activist for 50 years. In this oral history, he discusses his early experiences with his identity in childhood; the challenges of bullying in high school; the frustrations of language surrounding identity prior to more awareness about trans people; being a transgender parent; and his experiences with activism, advocacy, and as president of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH). He also details his hopes for the transgender community in the future.

Item Information:

Identifier
k643b140q
Collection
Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
Institution
Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
Creator(s)
Green, Jamison
Jenkins, Andrea
Publisher
University of Minnesota Minneapolis Libraries
Date Created
Mar. 20, 2016
Genre
Oral Histories
Transcriptions
Subject(s)
Jamison Green
World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)
Topic(s)
Activists
Human rights advocacy
Identity politics
Masculinities
Parenthood
Transitioning (Gender)
Resource Type
Moving image
Text
Language
English
Related URL
https://umedia.lib.umn.edu/search?facets%5Bcollection_name_s%5D%5B%5D=Transgender+Oral+History+Project&q=transgender
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