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In this interview, conducted in November 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. I, Karen Salgado(17) interview my old friend and peer, Geovanni Celaya(18) about his plans for his future tomorrow. He talks about what mark he would like to leave when he...

(This interview contains strong language and brief descriptions of sexual acts.) As a highly-attractive young gay man, Randy quickly fit into the Dallas gay bar scene, found problems with drugs, sex, and prostitution. When he prostituted in front of Dallas...

David Radford first had an inkling that he was gay at eight years old. While watching Super Friends, he found himself attracted to Aquaman – not Wonder Woman, like his friends. David discusses the Shreveport gay party scene, Southern Decadence,...

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This is an interview of Terry Winograd about his life and his perspectives on various topics that seemed interesting to me. He talks of his career, family and religion.

Interview with Yvonne Ritter about her life as an LGBTQ pioneer, part 2: post-high school years.

Gay life in the New York City theatre world in the 1980’s and the impact of HIV and AIDS

George tells Sarah about being gay all his life, but only coming out at age 70 (just like Barry Manilow). He describes dating and falling in love with men during his 35 years overseas with Peace Corps and other organizations...

George tells Nathan about growing up in the Philippines, dating, going to gay bars in the Philippines and the U.S., helping his friends and community, and the importance of safe housing for LGBT seniors.

Lucy tells Lindsey about growing up in Bloomington, Indiana, coming to terms with her sexuality, finding a lesbian community in college, facing discrimination at work, and campaigning for LGBT rights in the workplace. She also asks Lindsey about the concept...

Christina tells Amanda about growing up in Brooklyn, coming out at 14, navigating life with parents who never accepted her sexuality, creating a chosen family, deciding to have a child in the 80s, and later struggling for custody as a...

Life during and before Covid

I interviewed my 83 year old grandmother to talk about how she came to be who she is through her life experiences. And we discuss the importance of activism today.

Dr. Llewellyn Cornelius & Clinton Gyimah (UGA) interview Cadence about environmental justice in the City of Darien and impacts on the community.

Gay life in New York City before and after Stonewall.

Growing up in the countryside of Korea, Ho Shim Kim aspired to become a teacher and educate children and adults in impoverished communities how to read and write Korean. In addition, she recounts her dreams of becoming activist at the...

“We got what we wanted, but we lost what we had.” Ken Latch and Gary Trout of NYC had their first date just months after the Stonewall Riots. Today, they are happily married and find community in a welcoming Catholic...

Steve Desroches (47) and David Drake (58) talk about Drake's life in the theater, particularly his landmark one-man show "The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me" and his drag character Tawny Heatherton as well as his work as the artistic director...

Amy has lived her life with the intention of making the world a better place by being there for others in whatever way she can - as a gay woman, a mother, a neighbor, community member and friend.

Janice James has been an out lesbian for a long time in Dayton, Ohio. She shares some her many experiences, including her opinions about the general lesbian community and her hopes for the future.

Be (83) talks with Selene (12) about her life and her journey from a small town on the gulf coast of Mississippi in 1935 to Ann Arbor Michigan, 2018.

Growing up gay in the 80s and the importance of community

A story of life a with a mysterious illness and how healing took place.

Creating Community Through Sharing Stories: Elizabeth Walther-Grant, adopted from the Bahamas and raised by an Andover family, talks about growing up in Andover, the racism she faced, and what inspired her to found Merrimack Valley Black and Brown Voices. She...

Jim tells the story of his own coming out process and how he has helped shape/guide the Dayton LGBTQ community through important pivotal periods and events since the 1980s, including a protest that led to the ouster of the editor...