Queer and Trans Community College Student Oral History Project

In honor of Pride month, we are happy to release this new video with q***r and trans BIPOC community college students talking about their experiences finding community on their campuses. The students interviewed all attend one of the four community colleges in the Los Rios District (Sacramento, California).

Check it out! In this new video, several q***r and trans community college students talk about their experiences working while attending college, as well as what it's like to be q***r at work. The clips were taken from interviews conducted on various dates in 2023 by Sara Smith-Silverman in Sacramento, California for the Q***r and Trans Community College Student Oral History Project. You can find more short videos on the project website: Q***rTransCollege.org.

In this video, several trans and non-binary community college students talk about why their gender pronouns are important to them, what it feels like to be misgendered, and what others can do to respect their pronouns. The clips were taking from longer interviewed conducted on various dates in 2023 by Sara Smith-Silverman in Sacramento, California for the Q***r and Trans Community College Student Oral History Project. You can find more short videos on the project website. Find link in bio.



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In this short video, several community college students talk about their experiences being both autistic and q***r. The clips were taken from longer interviews conducted on various dates in 2023, all conducted by Sara Smith-Silverman in Sacramento, California for the Q***r and Trans Community College Student Oral History Project. You an find more short videos on the project website: https://q***rtranscollege.org/shortvideos/

In this video, community college student Trajan discusses issues he's had being gay and Black as a student leader, taken from a longer interview conducted by Sara Smith-Silverman on May 30, 2023 in Sacramento, California for the Q***r and Trans Community College Student Oral History Project.

In this short video, several community college students talk about what brings them q***r joy. The clips were taken from longer interviews conducted on various dates in 2023, all conducted by Sara Smith-Silverman in Sacramento, California for the Q***r and Trans Community College Student Oral History Project. You an find more short videos on the project website: https://q***rtranscollege.org/shortvideos/

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In this short video, community college student Dale talks about his experiences as somebody who is disabled, including how his experiences are shaped by also being trans and q***r. This clip was taken from a longer interview conducted by Sara Smith-Silverman on August 10, 2023 as part of the Q***r and Trans Community College Student Oral History project, which you can find here: https://q***rtranscollege.org/dale/

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In this video, community college student Leah talks about what it means to them to be a le***an. This clip was taken from a longer interview conducted by Sara Smith-Silverman on June 15, 2023 in Sacramento, California for the Q***r & Trans Community College Student Oral History Project, which you can find here: https://q***rtranscollege.org/leah-2/

In this short video, community college student Aiden discusses his experience coming out as trans. This clip was taken from a longer interview conducted by Sara Smith-Silverman on April 4, 2023 in Sacramento, California for the Q***r & Trans Community College Student Oral History Project, which you can find here: https://q***rtranscollege.org/aiden-3/

In this video, several community college students -- most of whom are from Sacramento -- talk about their experiences being autistic, as well as the intersection of q***rness and autism.
The clips were taken from longer interviews conducted in 2023 in Sacramento, California, as part of the Q***r and Trans Community College Student Oral History Project.
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In this video, several community college students -- most of whom are from Sacramento -- talk about their experiences being autistic, as well as the intersection of q***rness and autism.

The clips were taken from longer interviews conducted in 2023 in Sacramento, California, as part of the Q***r and Trans Community College Student Oral History Project.
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