DeGoosh, Milo

Interviewer

May Hohman

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Description

Milo Degoosh is a 28 year old FTM transgender adult. He works at Bard Coffee Shop in Portland, and competes in National Barista competition. He elaborates on how the Queer community has influenced the Barista competition and how he is a Queer figure in this environment. Milo has two moms and big family, all of which have helped him in his transition. He started hormones in 2015 and has had many changes since, such as mood, attitude, and work ethic. Milo participating in the National Campaign for Marriage Equality by knocking on doors. The necessity and cost for transition is also mentioned in the interview, and what that process looked like for him.

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.

For more information about the Querying the Past: Maine LGBTQ Oral History Project, please contact Dr. Wendy Chapkis.

Publication Date

12-7-2018

Publisher

University of Southern Maine

City

Portland

Keywords

Transgender, FTM, Gay, National Campaign for marriage Equality, Masculinity, Top Surgery, Dating, Bard coffee.

Disciplines

History of Gender | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies | Oral History | Women's Studies

Recommended Citation

Hohman, May, "DeGoosh, Milo" (2018). Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection. 44.
https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/querying_ohproject/44

Creative Commons License

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