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Roan, Alex, Paige Ravenscraft
Roan, Alex, Paige Ravenscraft
Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection
Alex Roan is a 42 year old trans masc individual who uses he/him pronouns. He was originally from Stoughton, Massachusetts where he grew up with his family before moving to Central Maine for college and living in the Portland area through adulthood. Alex shares his experience with growing up in a Catholic family and finding himself as a trans person in college. He details what it was like to come out to his family, who was in denial at first but later in life became his biggest supporters.
Alex Roan is the founder of MaineTransNet. This interview captures the story …
Michaud, Jim, Angelli Bishop
Michaud, Jim, Angelli Bishop
Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection
Jim Michaud, (he/him), was born in 1964. Jim is a local Mainer, born and raised in Lewiston, Maine. He was born into a middle-class family with his siblings, was raised Catholic, and even attended Catholic school in his earlier years. Since the late eighties, Jim has identified as a gay man. He is a USM alumnus and attended the USM Gay Men's Alliance, which was his first ever encounter participating in an LGBTQ-organized environment. Being proactive in his political activism, Jim annually attends the Pride Parades in Boston, New York, and Maine. He stresses the importance of creating open space …