Rafaela Anshel Oral History

Tennenbaum, Ric

Anshel, Rafaela

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Rafaela Anshel is a Jewish trans woman, affiliated with the Congregation Beth Simchat Torah. This interview is a reflection of Anshel’s transition. She details accounts from youth up until present day, focusing on her struggles with self-acceptance as well as societal perceptions of trans people. The main topics discussed include rape and violence, trans safety, PTSD, gender nonconformity, queerness, sexual reassignment surgery, the AIDS epidemic, socially constructed stereotypes, and Anshel’s time spent at the LGBT Synagogue. She is a singer, feminist, and advocate on transgender issues (Summary by Courtney Arban.)

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Identifier: mg74qm405
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
Creator(s): Arban, Courtney
Publisher: New York Public Library
Date Created: Jul. 13, 2017
Dates Covered: 1952 to 2017
Genre: Oral Histories
Subject(s): Gender Identity Project
Rafaela Anshel
Places: New Jersey
New York
Topic(s): Age
Child abuse
Childhood
Choirs
Clothing
Coming out
Families
Friendships
Gay identity
Gender identity
Gender realignment surgery
Health care
HIV/AIDS
Hormones
Judaism
LGBTI community
LGBTQ+ relationships
MtFs
Music
Popular culture
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Privacy
Self-acceptance
Sexual assault
Sexual practices
Social workers
Stereotypes
Support groups
Therapies
Transgender people
Transitioning (Gender)
Violence
Resource Type: Audio
Digital Format: duration: 2 hours 16 minutes 5 seconds
Language: English
Rights: Copyright undetermined
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