André Perez

André is an oral historian, educator, filmmaker, and community organizer. He founded the Transgender Oral History Project in 2008, and created traveling multimedia historical exhibit about transgender activism in 2009. Since then, he has presented workshops about storytelling and the transgender community numerous universities and conferences. After experiencing housing instability as a youth, Andre went on to help launch El Rescate in Humboldt Park and co-found Project Fierce Chicago, both grassroots transitional housing programs for LGBTQ youth.  In 2012, André served as Director and Senior...