Description
Alex Luna Gonzalez Rodriguez is a 25-year-old transgender woman who was born in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. She first came out as bisexual to the only “out” gay person in high school before later discovering she was trans while attending college. She went to the University of Southern Maine after hearing about it on the radio in Austin, Texas. When she came to Maine, she discovered what she described as “the real me.” She discusses her journey of self-discovery and the challenges and support she has faced along the way. She discusses how life was different in Mexico, Texas, and Maine, and how each state impacted who she is today, both positively and negatively.
Citation
Please cite as: Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer+ Collection, Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine, University of Southern Maine Libraries.
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Publication Date
11-27-2024
Publisher
University of Southern Maine
City
Portalnd, Maine
Keywords
Bisexual, Pronouns, Hispanic, Transgender, Lesbian, Non-binary, Gay, Queer, Mexico, San Antonio Texas, Maine, Boston, Coming out, Sexuality, USM, Portland, Gender, Chosen family, Ethnicity, Identity, Queer movement, Queer space, Catholic, Transition, HRT, Cisgender, Heterosexual, Feminine colors, Pride parade, Drag show
Disciplines
History of Gender | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies | Oral History | Women's Studies
Recommended Citation
Mitchell, Robert and Rosano, Devon, "Gonzalez- Rodriguez, Alex" (2024). Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection. 145.
https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/querying_ohproject/145
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
