Amy Sheffield and Karen Morris
Recorded
June 13, 2019
44:09 minutes
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Id:
chi003029
Description
Amy Sheffield (63) talks to her new acquaintance, Karen Morris (45), about shame and silence in her family history, her earliest memories of feeling different, the moment when she crossed paths with her beloved for the first time when she was 19, and how she believes the universe gave her a second chance, forty years later, when they met again.Subject Log / Time Code
KM reads the note she received from AS about sharing her story.
AS talks about her father who was described by his mother as "ruined," which was code for gay.
AS talks about her parents' relationship and the arrangement they had.
AS shares her earliest memories of liking girls.
AS describes her 8th grade crush.
AS talks about going to an all-girls Catholic high school and all the lesbian "witch hunts" that went on.
AS talks about her decision to marry a man after she graduated and what advice she would give her younger self in that situation.
AS describes meeting her beloved for the first time on the street in Boystown in 1975.
AS talks about how she believes life gave her a second chance with her beloved, forty years later.
AS talks about being worthy of love and gives a message to anyone listening.
Participants
- Amy Sheffield
- Karen Morris