Hannah E. Simpson Oral History

Hannah E. Simpson is an activist who draws on her education and harassment during medical school to inspire her advocacy work. She was one of the first trans individuals to speak in front of officials from the U.S. Army and was instrumental in promoting trans affirming Board of Education policies at her former high school in an affluent section of New Jersey. Hannah reflects upon how multiple identities, particularly being a secular Jewish woman and Star Trek lover, provided her with a framework to embrace her gender identity and teach others about the human experience of being a trans person. (Summary by Kaity Lloyd-Styles)

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Identifier: 7w62f855d
Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
Institution: NYC Trans Oral History Project
Creator(s): Simpson, Hannah E
Ramsay, Grace
Publisher: New York Public Library
Date Created: Mar. 22, 2017
Dates Covered: 1984 to 2017
Genre: Oral Histories
Subject(s): Hannah E Simpson
Places: New Jersey
Topic(s): Bullying
Coming out
Crossdressing
Drag
Gender diversity
Gender dysphoria
Heteronormativity
Higher education
Hormones
Labour
Military
MtFs
Parents of transgender people
Social norms
Transgender families
Transphobia
Visibility
Resource Type: Audio
Digital Format: Duration: 1 hour 56 minutes 14 seconds
Language: English
Rights: Copyright undetermined
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