Queer and Trans Community College Student Oral History Project

09/16/2024

In this video, several q***r and trans community college students, all of whom attend one (or more!) of the community colleges in the Los Rios Community College District (in Sacramento, California) talk about their experiences with the culture of inclusion (or exclusion) on their campus, and what can be done to better serve q***r and trans students. The clips were taken from interviews conducted in 2023 by Sara Smith-Silverman (she/they) 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

06/13/2024

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).

04/30/2024

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.

02/23/2024

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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02/20/2024

02/10/2024

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/

01/29/2024

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.

01/17/2024

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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01/15/2024

The Q***r and Trans Community College Student Oral Histories Project is live! It features 50 video-recorded interviews with q***r and trans community college students, most of them in the Los Rios Community Colleges in Sacramento, and many short videos focusing on students intersecting identities and various topics related to their educational experiences. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook, and visit Q***rTransCollege.org.

Our StoriesWelcome! Thank you for visiting the website of the Q***r and Trans Community College Student Oral History Project. This project tells the stories of approximately 50 q***r students in community colleges via video-recorded oral history interviews.It is our hope that these interviews, and t...

01/15/2024

Announcement! The Q***r and Trans Community College Student Oral History Project is live! Featuring: 50 Interviews with q***r and trans community college students about their lives and educational needs, and short videos focusing on students intersecting identities and various topics related to their educational experiences.

01/15/2024

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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01/12/2024

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/