Interview Transcripts
Thanks to funding from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, we’re creating full transcripts of our interviews. Read! Enjoy!
Lola is a trans woman and uses she/her pronouns. We talk about growing up on the Pearl River Choctaw Reservation, Choctaw trans identities, colonization, and reclaiming and reconcontextualizing tradition.
Sally is a trans woman and uses she/her pronouns. We talk about growing up in Fort Worth in the 1950s and 60s, moving to New Orleans, PFLAG New Orleans, and her show on WHIV-LV FM.
Peter is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns. We talk about activism, trans visibility, and our mutual desire to be Louisiana grandmas.
Jamie is a trans woman and uses she/her pronouns. We talk about different areas of Louisiana and how great roller derby is.
Sophie is a trans woman and uses she/her pronouns. We talk about the many jobs she’s had and being out in Houma.
Danielle is a trans woman and uses she/her pronouns.
We talk about the inauguration of Biden, the total mess that was 2020, and being a pastor.
Cody is a trans woman and uses she/her pronouns.
We talk about being the first trans person to be licensed as a professional counselor by the state of Louisiana, and being the Medical Policy Advisor for the Louisiana Trans Advocates
Diana is a trans woman and uses she/her pronouns. We talk about her time with the Franciscan Order, and building a new community.
Peyton is is transfemme and uses she/her pronouns.
We talk about homecoming dresses, visibility as activism, and being the first out trans woman elected to office in Louisiana.
Liam is transmasculine and uses he/him pronouns. We talk about living in Japan, almost becoming a minister, resisting common trans narratives, and the power of sharing stories.
Dre is non-binary / genderqueer and uses they/them pronouns. We talk about discovering gender language, practicing rootwork, and loving Louisiana while acknowledging that it might not love us back.
Riley is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns. We talk about moving to Louisiana from Atlanta, Riley’s Catholicism, and how great SOPHIE is.
Emmie is genderqueer and non-binary and uses they/them pronouns. We talk about discovering gender identities, building community, and we hear from an adorable puppy (of course we have a picture!).