Interview with Arin McNeese

Arin McNeese identifies as Mixed Native American and as a trans male originally from Minnesota. They currently live in San Diego and have been a part of multiple LGBT organizations in both San Diego and the Twin Cities, including being part of the Board of Directors for Trans Family Support Services, Shades of Color, The Aliveness Project, and the Minnesota Trans Health Coalition. In this oral history, they discuss experiencing and realizing their identity, gender fluidity, transitioning, dating, and sobriety. McNeese shares their experiences with doing work within the LGBT communities, their work helping provide better access to affirmative healthcare for transgender individuals, and helping trans youth gain access to hormone blockers and other forms of healthcare. They also share their thoughts about the future of LGBT movements.

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Identifier: wh246s32r
Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
Institution: Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection, University of Minnesota
Creator(s): McNeese, Arin
Contributor(s): Jenkins, Andrea
Publisher: University of Minnesota Minneapolis Libraries
Date Created: Jan. 12, 2017
Genre: Oral Histories
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Subject(s): Aliveness Project
Cherokee
Loretta Worthington
Minnesot Priority Populations
Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition
Pride Institute
Shades of Color
Trans Family Support Services
Places: California
Minnesota
California > San Diego
Topic(s): Alcoholism
Dating
FtMs
Gender realignment surgery
Hormone therapy
Medication
Transgender people
Transgender youth
Resource Type: Moving image
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Language: English
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