Christen Brouillette and Gretchen Moirtensen
Recorded
December 4, 2023
Archived
December 4, 2023
45:21 minutes
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Id:
osb000015
Description
One Small Step conversation partners Christen Brouillette (24) and Gretchen Moirtensen (67) have a conversation about family acceptance of coming out, abortion, civil rights issues, and government assistance.Subject Log / Time Code
Christen Brouillette (CB) and Gretchen Moirtensen (GM) tell each other why they decided to participate in a One Small Step conversation.
GM recalls her experience with her daughter coming out as a gay person.
CB discusses what it was like coming out as a transperson to their family and how it was hard not knowing if they would be accepted.
GM talks about a few issues that she is passionate about, abortion being one of them, due to a personal experience adopting a daughter who was apart of a botched abortion.
CB looks at some of the issues they are most passionate about including human rights and trans rights.
GM talks about how members of her family struggle with social security benefits and government assistance.
GM reveals when she first became aware of politics in elementary school.
CB talks about the influence of education on their political views.
Participants
- Christen Brouillette
- Gretchen Moirtensen