Digital Transgender Archive

Interview with Julian Vargas (Ally P Sha)

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An interview with Julian Vargas. Julian Vargas is a female to male trans person who performs as as drag queen named Ally P. Sha. He identifies as queer. Topics in order of discussion include: childhood awareness of being trans and queer and growing up in a traditional Catholic; Portuguese family; coming out at age 25 as trans; physical changes resulting from hormone treatment; gender stereotypes within the trans and drag communities; experiences of harassment while in and out of drag; developing a drag persona and professional experiences as a performer.

Item Information:

Identifier
ww72bb85s
Collection
Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
Institution
RI LGBTQ+ Community Archives at Providence Public Library
Creator(s)
Vargas, Julian
Contributor(s)
Harrington, Adam
Publisher
Providence Public Library
Genre
Oral Histories
Transcriptions
Subject(s)
Ally P. Sha
Places
Rhode Island > Providence County > City of Providence > Providence
Topic(s)
Drag
Drag community
Drag queens
Female impersonators
Harassment
Hormone therapy (Gender)
Queer people
Trans men
Transgender people
Transitioning (Gender)
Resource Type
Audio
Text
Language
English
Rights
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