Rex Labeau

Rex Labeau

Interview with Rex Labeau by Eli Adams. Rex lives in Newport, Rhode Island and is an artist and activist. They work in public health and are an active Unitarian Universalist and member of the Channing Memorial Church. They identify as genderqueer, trans, nonbinary, asexual, white, and neurodivergent/autistic. Topics discussed include dinosaurs and gender, coming to an understanding of gender and sexuality during childhood and young adulthood, comics, TGI Networks support group 'Borderlands,' legally changing their name and pronouns, Rhode Island’s queer community, involvement in the Unitarian Universalist church, autism diagnosis, job discrimination, and a career change from oceanography to public health.

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  • Date of Interview: 2024-01
  • Interview Length: 0:36:08
  • Tags: Asexuality (sexual orientation), Bisexuality, Dinosaurs, Unitarian Universalists, Unitarian Universalist sexual minorities, Autistic people, Home schooling, Public health, Transphobia, Asexual people, Legal name change, Anti-transgender discrimination, Non-binary people
  • Location: Newport, Rhode Island
  • Interviewer: Eli Adams