Ash is a transmasculine butch, white person who was 21 at the time of recording. He discusses what it was like growing up in Indiana, struggling with neurodivergency, anxiety, and depression in middle and high school. Ash talks about his earliest interactions in Queer spaces like the school GSA and their path to Lesbianism. They talk about being the the 'most visibly gay' person in their early schooling and what that was like. They talk about the importance of online Lesbian spaces. Ash covers gender, gender expression, and their burgeoning butch identity. He covers what Lesbian community means to him and what it means to be a trans lesbian in community with cis Lesbians. Ash ends with talking about the importance of their Lesbian identity and thinking about what Lesbian spaces they wish existed.
marginalized identities
butch | anxiety | mental illness | neurodivergent lesbian | disabled lesbian | obsessive compulsive disorder | class disadvantaged | housing and food insecurity | trans
zodiac
leo/virgo cusp
interview location
virtually, on zoom
date recorded
12/14/2022
rights
Ash maintains the rights to their collection. Email us to get information on how to publish. Publishing includes posting specific images or items to social media. Email us at mmlesbianoralhistory@gmail.com
keywords
white lesbian | loneliness | isolation | butch | butch4butch | he/they/she | midwestern united states | anxiety | mental illness | neurodivergent lesbian | disabled lesbian | gay straight alliance | catholic school | obsessive compulsive disorder | tumblr | class disadvantaged | housing and food insecurity | gender nonconforming | lesbian history | trans
