Digital Transgender Archive
Sonia Martinez Oral History
Anna Keyes interviews Sonia Martinez, who opens up about her growth into her female identity throughout her adolescence and beyond. Martinez found a community of LGBTQIA+ individuals as a youth, where she was accepted and was able to take hormones. Martinez also details her various romantic relationships and those she describes as the most important individuals throughout her life, referencing maternal figures as being some of the most influential for her.
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- https://nyctransoralhistory.org/interview/sonia-martinez/
- Citation
- Cite
- Identifier
- t435gc985
- Collection
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Oral Histories with People of Color
- Institution
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NYC Trans Oral History Project
- Creator(s)
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Martinez, Sonia
Keyes, Anna
- Publisher
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New York Public Library
- Date Created
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Apr. 11, 2018
- Dates Covered
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1946 to 2018
- Genre
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Oral Histories
- Subject(s)
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Stonewall
- Places
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New York
New York > Kings County > Brooklyn
New York > Bronx County > Bronx
Puerto Rico
- Topic(s)
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Adolescence
Breast
Crossdressers
Drag
Drag queens
Family members
Femininities
Hormones
LGBTI community
LGBTQ+ relationships
MtFs
Night life
Prisons
Transgender people
- Resource Type
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Audio
- Digital Format
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1 hour 26 minutes 35 seconds
- Language
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English
- Rights
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Copyright undetermined
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