Tiffany Magnolia

Abstract

Tiffany Magnolia is a Professor of English and Coordinator of the Honors Program at North Shore Community College (NSCC), where she has taught for two decades. She ran the LGBTQIA group at NSCC and won a seat on the School Committee as an LGBTQIA candidate. Raised in part by her grandparents in Florida, Magnolia describes a chaotic upbringing with an alcoholic father and schizophrenic mother. From Florida, she moved to Arlington, VA, St. Michael's College in Vermont, and San Francisco, CA, and eventually landed at Tufts University where she would earn her doctorate in English Literature. Her interview includes her relationship with a girlfriend who became her spouse and transitioned to a man. Magnolia has been a longtime advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and a committed advocate within the Lynn community. Interview carried out by Andrew Darien.