Jacob Nash Interview, 04 August 2023

Abstract

Jacob Nash (b. 1964) grew up in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, before moving to Ohio in 1999. He discusses coming out as a transgender man in the 1990s and becoming involved in transgender and LGBTQ+ community activism after seeking a marriage license in the 2000s. Nash discusses moving to Akron and becoming active in LGBTQ+ communities and spaces in Cleveland and Akron while working between both cities. He discusses his involvement in TransFamily, TransAlive, and the LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland. Nash describes various barriers faced by transgender communities in Cleveland and Akron and the events that led to his founding Margie's Hope in Akron in 2011 and Margie's Closet in Lakewood in 2021.

Interviewee

Nash, Jacob (interviewee)

Interviewer

Habyl, Riley (interviewer)

Project

LGBTQ+ Cleveland

Date

8-4-2023

Document Type

Oral History

Duration

154 minutes

Recommended Citation

"Jacob Nash Interview, 04 August 2023" (2023). Cleveland Regional Oral History Collection. Interview 701007.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1267

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