Interview of B. Hawk Snipes

B. Hawk Snipes discusses growing up in the Bronx, their time at the La Guardia High School of the Performing Arts and the Fashion Institute of Technology, and eventually becoming an entertainer in television. They share on being a black non-binary person with both male and female energies, and their draw throughout their life to being free and expressive. B. Hawk appeared in the hit television program 'Pose' on FX, and discusses the experience of being on a set with many black people of transgender experience.

Date of Interview:

November 18, 2021

Location of Interview:

New York Public Library

Place of birth:

NYC

Pronouns:

she/they

Interviewed by

Michelle Esther O'Brien