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    Josephine Tittsworth oral history interview and transcript

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    Author
    Tittsworth, Josephine
    Date
    2012-08-09
    Abstract
    Josephine Tittsworth was born in Pasadena, Texas and was assigned and raised as a male. She struggled with gender issues and dressed secretly as a woman for most of her life. In 1981 life changed when she contacted an editor of Playboy magazine who put her in touch with Carol Beecroft in California. Beecroft shared the names of some cross-dressers in Houston; Josephine invited them to meet at the La Quinta Inn at I-10 and Wirt Rd. Melanie and Peggy Rudd came and the first Texas chapter of TRI-ESS, the Society for the Second Self was born. (She was known as Judy Daniels at the time.) In 2009 she founded and became the Executive Director of the Texas Transgender Non-discrimination Summit (TXTNS.) It formed a grassroots effort to look at strategic approaches to the issues of social justice and policy implementation in regards to the concepts of gender identity and gender expression, working to end discrimination in those areas. In 2009 there were only three universities in Texas with inclusive policies - Rice University, the University of Texas, and South Texas College of Law. In the spring of 2016 there were 38 university systems and five Texas independent school districts.
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    This recording and transcript form part of a collection of oral history interviews conducted by Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality at Rice University. This collection includes video recordings and transcripts of interviews with Houstonians who have made contributions to the LGBT community.
    Citation
    Tittsworth, Josephine. "Josephine Tittsworth oral history interview and transcript." (2012) Rice University: https://hdl.handle.net/1911/97792.
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    Rice University
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    The oral history available online is an edited version of the original. The full version is available via nearline access - contact the Woodson Research Center.
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    https://hdl.handle.net/1911/97792
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    The copyright holder for this material has granted Rice University permission to share this material online. Permission to examine physical and digital collection items does not imply permission for publication. Fondren Library’s Woodson Research Center / Special Collections has made these materials available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any uses beyond the spirit of Fair Use require permission from owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns. See http://library.rice.edu/guides/publishing-wrc-materials
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