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  1. Miss Major Griffin-Gracy Oral History

     
    Collection: Oral Histories with People of Color
    Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
    Creator: Griffin-Gracy, Major, Lewis, AJ
    Date: Dec. 16, 2017
    Topics: Care, Clothing, Crossdressing, Drag queens, Ethnic groups, Families, Gender realignment surgery, HIV/AIDS, Hormones, Law, Legal aid, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Organisations, Police, Prisons, Stigmatisation, Transgender people, Transgender prostitution, Transitioning (Gender)
    Subject: Angels for Care, Christine Jorgensen, Griffin Gracy Historical Retreat and Resource Center, Harry Benjamin, Major Griffin-Gracy, Marsha P. Johnson, Miss Major, Sylvia Rivera, Tenderloin AIDs Resource Project, Trans Gender, Gender Variant and Intersex Justice Project
    Description: In this interview, Miss Major talks about the culture of transwomen sex workers in New York City and Chicago during the 1960's through 1980's as well as her care-work and advocacy during the rise o...
  2. Once a Pariah, Now a Judge: The Early Transgender Journey of Phyllis Frye

     
    Collection: Phyllis Frye Collection
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Sontagaug, Deborah
    Date: Aug. 29, 2015
    Topics: Activists, Army, Coming out, Employment discrimination, Legal aid, LGBTQ+ movement, Military discharge, Transgender movement, Transgender people
    Subject: Chanelle Pickett, Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), International Conference on Transgender Law & Employment Policy (ICTLEP), National Gender Lobbying Day, Phyllis Randolph Frye, Rita Hester
    Description: This file contains two pages written by Phyllis Frye which she signs off: "I hope that you take courage from these, Phyllis" It is then followed by a PDF of the New York Times Article