Description
Bre Danvers-Kidman is a queer, transmasculine non-binary individual currently living in Saco, Maine, and raised in Rhode Island. They attended Loyola University in Chicago. They go in depth about their experiences growing up as a queer person, including being outed at a young age, dealing with mental health struggles, and finding community through organizations like M.E.S.H. and the burlesque scene in Portland, Maine.
Bre also discusses running for the U.S. Senate in 2020 in Maine as the first non-binary candidate to run for that office, as well as their current role as the development director at MaineTransNet, a transgender advocacy organization. The interview touches on Bre's views on the criminal justice system, their family's history with law enforcement, their own experiences as a queer defense lawyer, and their hopes for the future of the LGBTQ+ community.
Publication Date
11-22-2024
Publisher
University of Southern Maine
City
Portalnd, Maine
Keywords
Querying the Past, Barrington Rhode Island, Portland Maine, Chicago Illinois, Loyola University, MaineTransNet, Maine Educationalist and Sexual Harmony, 2020 U.S. Senate Run, Kelly Arbor, Geno’s, The Apohadion Theater, Equality Maine, Brett Kavanaugh, Susan Collins, Emerge, Quinn Gormley, HIV/AIDS, Maine Law, Cathy Kidman, defense lawyer, queer lawyer, transmasculine, non-binary, burlesque, burlesque in Portland, mental health, criminal justice system, Maine criminal court system, police, relationships, sex work, disability, chronic illness, queer families, social ostracism, LGBTQ+ victims of bullying, gender identity, queer political activist, queer activism, transgender activism, LGBTQ+ activism, LGTBQ+ visibility, trans inclusivity, transgender policy, family of police, queerphobia
Disciplines
History of Gender | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies | Oral History | Women's Studies
Recommended Citation
Dakota, Eddy, "Danvers-Kidman, Bre" (2024). Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection. 131.
https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/querying_ohproject/131
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
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History of Gender Commons, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Commons, Oral History Commons, Women's Studies Commons
