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Oral History with Lezlie Lee Kam, PT 2 (16 June 2017)

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Lezlie Lee Kam is a 55+, gender-mysterious, world majority person and dyke; a Trini; a Carib; Brown; and a Callaloo-a mix of Chinese, Carib, Indian, Portuguese, and Venezuelan. She was born in Trinidad and left for Toronto in 1970. In this interview, Lezlie discusses her relationship with the police in the 1970s and 1980s; in particular, she describes being the recipient of racist police violence in 1989, as well as police violence against trans women.

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Identifier
z029p4761
Collection
Oral Histories with People of Color
Institution
The ArQuives
Creator(s)
Brown, Elspeth
Lee Kam, Lezlie
Publisher
Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives
Date Issued
Jun. 16, 2017
Dates Covered
1990 to 2010
Genre
Oral Histories
Subject(s)
Black Lives Matter (BLM)
Club Manhattan
Lesbian Organization of Toronto
Lezlie Lee Kam
LOOT
Proud and Visible Coalition
Soca
The Rose
World Majority Lesbians
Places
Ontario > Toronto
Caribbean Islands
Trinidad and Tobago
Topic(s)
Alcoholism
Bars
Butches
Gay pride
Hate crimes
Latinos
Lesbians
LGBTI community
LGBTQ+ sex workers
Mardi gras
MtFs
Older transgender people
Oral history
Police
Police brutality--United States
Soft butches
Volunteering
Resource Type
Moving image
Language
English
Rights
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