Drew Cordes is a transgenderqueer who graduated from Vassar with a degree in English in 2004. Drew was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Drew moved to Saratoga Springs as a baby, moved to Rochester, New York, and finally moved to Glens Falls, New York at 6 years old. Drew formed a grassroots group
Kiana Moore grew up in Manhattan, New York, and was the first person to self-identify as 'transexual' at Vassar, from which she graduated in 2002 with a degree in Psychology. She is now a transgender rights activist living in Los Angeles where she is a producer on television shows. In 2001, she
Lance was born in Bloomington, Illinois and grew up in Decatur, Illinnois. He went to college in Washington, D.C., where he worked on political campaigns on Capitol Hill, and then to the University of Pittsburgh for graduate school. He then worked at the National Gay Task Force, was president of the
This interview took place over June 12-13, 2013 and is divided into two parts. Field of study: social work. Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan; moved to Cincinnati, Ohio; moved to Dallas, Texas; left home at fifteen years old; went to University of Colorado; transferred to University of Michigan; worked
This interview took place over June 12-13, 2013 and is divided into two parts. Field of study: Human Ethology: Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan; moved to Cincinnati, Ohio; then to Dallas, Texas; left home at age fifteen, studied at Universities of Colorado, Kansas, Michigan, New School (NYC); worked
Born in Caguas, Puerto Rico; moved to Fishkill, New York at 5 years old; moved to Beacon, New York a few months later. Currently a pharmacy technician.
Born in Newburgh, New York; grew up in Fishkill, New York; worked as dispatcher for Fishkill Police Department; worked as security officer and supervisor at IBM; worked as director of security at Bard College; started working at Vassar in 1996 as Associate Director of Safety and Security.
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