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11. Interview with Lynn Conway

Description:
Lynn talks about her life history from her 1968 firing from IBM, to her outing and activism in the early 2000's, as well as her enormously successful online website and organizing.Narrator Name: Lynn Conway. Interviewer Name: Evan Taylor. Pronouns: She.
Subjects:
Activism; Technology; IBM; Engineering; Facial feminization Surgery; Internet; Silicon chip; Michael Bailey; Harry Benjamin; Website; Academia; Blog; STEM
Subjects Facet:
Conway, Lynn
Publisher:
Transgender Archives; TheArquives
Contributors:
Conway, Lynn; Devor, Aaron; Taylor, Evan; Brown, Elspeth
Date:
2020-02-04
Genre:
transcripts; video recordings (physical artifacts); oral histories (literary works)
Language:
eng
Rights:
Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0); Unless otherwise specified, this material is made available on this site for non-commercial purposes only. All other uses require permission of the copyright holder.
Provenance:
University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection:
Trans Activism Oral History Project
Location(s):
New York (State); Michigan; 40.71427, -74.00597; 44.25029, -85.50033
Coverage-Temporal:
1938/2020
Date Digitized:
2020-02-04
Commentary:
PDF; mp4; vtt. Original recording using Zoom platform.
Geographic Coordinates:
40.71427, -74.00597;44.25029, -85.50033

12. Interview with Ben Power Alwin

Description:
Ben talks about his politics, his history of activism, and specifically about the creation and legacy of the Sexual Minorities Archives.Narrator Name: Ben Power Alwin. Interviewer Name: Evan Taylor. Pronouns: He. Other Names or Pronouns: Bet Power; Ben Power.
Subjects:
Education; History; ONE archives; Sexuality; Anti-classism; Archiving; Knowledge; Feminism; Anti-racism; Political Activism; Leslie Fienberg; Activism; Community
Subjects Facet:
Power Alwin, Ben
Publisher:
Transgender Archives; TheArquives
Contributors:
Devor, Aaron; Power Alwin, Ben; Taylor, Evan; Brown, Elspeth
Date:
2020-02-18
Genre:
transcripts; video recordings (physical artifacts); oral histories (literary works)
Language:
eng
Rights:
Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0); Unless otherwise specified, this material is made available on this site for non-commercial purposes only. All other uses require permission of the copyright holder.
Provenance:
University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection:
Trans Activism Oral History Project
Location(s):
Massachusetts--Holyoke;Illinois--Chicago; 42.20426, -72.6162; 41.85003, -87.65005
Coverage-Temporal:
1968/2020
Date Digitized:
2020-02-18
Commentary:
PDF; mp4; vtt. Original recording using Zoom platform.
Geographic Coordinates:
42.20426, -72.6162;41.85003, -87.65005

13. Interview with Jude Patton

Description:
Jude talks about generational differences in trans communities and activism, his ongoing and extensive work on knowledge gathering and dissemination, and being an early influence on the board of WPATH.Narrator Name: Jude Patton. Interviewer Name: Evan Taylor. Pronouns: He.
Subjects:
Activism; Healthcare; Community; Stanford; Information; Family; HBIGDA; WPATH; J2CP; Trans man
Subjects Facet:
Patton, Jude
Publisher:
Transgender Archives; TheArquives
Contributors:
Devor, Aaron; Taylor, Evan; Brown, Elspeth; Patton, Jude
Date:
2019-12-19
Genre:
transcripts; video recordings (physical artifacts); oral histories (literary works)
Language:
eng
Rights:
Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0); Unless otherwise specified, this material is made available on this site for non-commercial purposes only. All other uses require permission of the copyright holder.
Provenance:
University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection:
Trans Activism Oral History Project
Location(s):
Missouri--Saint Louis; United States--Pacific Coast; California--Sacramento; 38.62727, -90.19789;38.58157, -121.4944
Coverage-Temporal:
1961/2020
Date Digitized:
2019-12-19
Commentary:
PDF; mp4; vtt. Original recording using Zoom platform.
Geographic Coordinates:
38.62727, -90.19789;38.58157, -121.4944

14. Interview with Miqqi Alicia/Michael Gilbert

Description:
Miqqi Alicia talks about being an out cross-dresser in a time when most were stealth - she talks about being a prof at York University, her work with Fantasia Fair, and writing with Tapestry.Narrator Name: Miqqi Alicia/Michael Gilbert. Interviewer Name: Evan Taylor. Pronouns: She, He. Other Names or Pronouns: Michael A. Gilbert.
Subjects:
Activism; Cross-dressing; Internet; Tapestry; Fantasia Fair; York University; Academia
Subjects Facet:
Alicia, Miqqi; Gilbert, Michael
Publisher:
Transgender Archives; TheArquives
Contributors:
Devor, Aaron; Taylor, Evan; Alicia, Miqqi; Brown, Elspeth
Date:
2020-01-06
Genre:
video recordings (physical artifacts); oral histories (literary works)
Language:
eng
Rights:
Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0); Unless otherwise specified, this material is made available on this site for non-commercial purposes only. All other uses require permission of the copyright holder.
Provenance:
University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection:
Trans Activism Oral History Project
Location(s):
Ontario--Toronto; 43.70011, -79.4163
Coverage-Temporal:
1968/2020
Date Digitized:
2020-01-06
Commentary:
PDF; mp4. Original recording using Zoom platform.
Geographic Coordinates:
43.70011, -79.4163

15. Interview with barbara findlay

Description:
barbara talks about being a 'lesbian lawyer' and the various legal cases and cultural changes she has seen around queer and trans rights.Narrator Name: barbara findlay. Interviewer Name: Evan Taylor. Pronouns: She.
Subjects:
Lesbian; Activism; Legal rights; Human Rights; Kimberly Nixon; Law; Lesbian lawyer; Synthia Kavanagh; Anti-oppression; Charter rights
Subjects Facet:
findlay, barbara
Publisher:
Transgender Archives; TheArquives
Contributors:
findlay, barbara; Taylor, Evan; Brown, Elspeth; Devor, Aaron
Date:
2020-05-20
Genre:
transcripts; video recordings (physical artifacts); oral histories (literary works)
Language:
eng
Rights:
Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0); Unless otherwise specified, this material is made available on this site for non-commercial purposes only. All other uses require permission of the copyright holder.
Provenance:
University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection:
Trans Activism Oral History Project
Location(s):
Saskatchewan--Regina; British Columbia--Vancouver; 49.24966, -123.11934; 50.45008, -104.6178
Coverage-Temporal:
1970/2020
Date Digitized:
2020-05-20
Commentary:
PDF; mp4; vtt. Original recording using Zoom platform.
Geographic Coordinates:
49.24966, -123.11934;50.45008, -104.6178

16. Interview with Lin Fraser

Description:
Lin talks about her work with trans people from the early days, including the first drafts of the standards of care, and her clinical observations over many years working with the trans community.Narrator Name: Lin Fraser. Interviewer Name: Evan Taylor. Pronouns: She.
Subjects:
WPATH; Ally; Healthcare; Lou Sullivan; Attachment; Counselling; Paul Walker; Witnessing; Standards of Care; Activism; Clinical; HBIGDA; Trauma
Subjects Facet:
Fraser, Lin
Publisher:
TheArquives; Transgender Archives
Contributors:
Fraser, Lin; Taylor, Evan; Devor, Aaron; Brown, Elspeth
Date:
2020-02-07
Genre:
transcripts; video recordings (physical artifacts); oral histories (literary works)
Language:
eng
Rights:
Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0); Unless otherwise specified, this material is made available on this site for non-commercial purposes only. All other uses require permission of the copyright holder.
Provenance:
University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection:
Trans Activism Oral History Project
Location(s):
California--San Francisco; 37.77493, -122.41942
Coverage-Temporal:
1968/2020
Date Digitized:
2020-02-07
Commentary:
PDF; mp4; vtt. Original recording using Zoom platform.
Geographic Coordinates:
37.77493, -122.41942

17. Interview with Aaron Devor

Description:
Aaron talks about his extensive history in the women's movement, as well as trans communities, research, advocacy, and archiving.Narrator Name: Aaron Devor. Interviewer Name: Evan Taylor. Pronouns: He.
Subjects:
Dean; Archiving; Research; Activism; Gender Nonconforming; WPATH; Community; Standards of care; Feminism; Academia; Chair in Transgender Studies; Transgender Archives; University of Victoria; Justice; Advocacy; Jewish; Prison; MTHF
Subjects Facet:
Devor, Aaron
Publisher:
Transgender Archives; TheArquives
Contributors:
Devor, Aaron; Taylor, Evan; Brown, Elspeth
Date:
2020-06-17
Genre:
video recordings (physical artifacts); oral histories (literary works); transcripts
Language:
eng
Rights:
Public Domain Mark 1.0
Provenance:
University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Collection:
Trans Activism Oral History Project
Location(s):
British Columbia--Vancouver; 49.24966, -123.11934
Coverage-Temporal:
198x/2020
Date Digitized:
2020-06-17
Commentary:
PDF; mp4; vtt. Original recording using Zoom platform.
Geographic Coordinates:
49.24966, -123.11934