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Edwards, Florence, Roukia Houssein, Annie Karim
Edwards, Florence, Roukia Houssein, Annie Karim
Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection
The interview was conducted in a USM classroom Roukia and Annie. Florence is a 40 years old dentist who also served in the military. In this interview, Florence shared their journey in being a queer black woman in the military. Florence was asked about their identity and their story on coming out as their preferred sexuality. In the interview, Florence also talks about being a dentist in the military and also outside of the military. In the interview, Florence puts important people in their life in specific stories. They also touched on their education and difference in living in NY, …
Clough, Travis, Josh Allen, Rachel Shanks
Clough, Travis, Josh Allen, Rachel Shanks
Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection
Travis Clough is a 44 year old trans man who grew up in the small town of Bucksport, Maine. He uses the pronouns he/him/his, and identifies as queer or trans. From a young age, Travis felt different with his gender identity. He attended the University of Maine Farmington in the late 1990’s, and was the only school he applied to because it was “where all the queers went”. Having been into music since the age of 14, he began playing in bands while in college. Him and his band would make the long drive from Farmington to Portland every week …
Williams, Maya, Daisy Pelletier
Williams, Maya, Daisy Pelletier
Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection
*Included at the end of the interview is an original poem read by Maya.
Maya Williams is a 25-year-old Black, queer, trans, Christian person who grew up in North Carolina. Ey moved to Maine to attend grad school at the University of New England. They worked at Maine Inside Out as an intern while at the University of New England. She has also worked at Equality Maine, and now works at Maine Trans Net. Her Christian faith is important to her, and organizations like ChIME (Chaplaincy Institute of Maine), and interfaith organization that educations and ordains chaplains, and The BTS …