Monnie Who Was Not Afraid

91 year old Monnie talks about her life of activism and how she was inspired by her parents who part of the suffrage movement.

Best Friends

Gerry Rebach and Joetta Jacobsen met in 1976 and have been best friends for 40 years. They have 40 more to go.

Southern, Iranian, Pan and proud

Leila talks about being pansexual, being an ally and being Iranian

Part 1: Lesbian life in Dayton, Ohio: Janice James started coming out in Dayton at age 13 in the 1960s. Hear her story of life in Dayton.

Janice James started coming out as a lesbian at age 13 with her first love for a neighbor girl in the 1960s. Since then, she's survived stigma, mental health struggles, intimate partner abuse, a name change and ultimately a life...

Deborah Allen and Kami Pham for Stonewall Outloud Shreveport Louisiana

Deborah and her chosen granddaughter Kami compare high school experiences. Coming out in the 70s, transgender rights, the AIDS epidemic in the 80s, Fighting stigma in the deep south.

Plucking kids at Stonewall

Elizabeth Rose regales about the time when she was younger and how the stonewall riots broke out right outside her door. Now much older, she remembers what growing up was like from the 60s to the 90s.

Orbit Clanton and Eliel Cruz for Stonewall OutLoud

Orbit Clanton (56) tells Eliel Cruz about growing up in Baltimore, MD, joining the navy, realizing he was gay, falling in love, and becoming an HIV activist.

Stonewall Outloud PACEY interview Guy Robison

I interviewed Guy Robison about his life experiences and opinions on things in the LGBT+ community

Brian Scott-Smith and Doctor Anthony Fauci talk about HIV/AIDS turning 40 in 2021

British journalist, Brian Scott-Smith talks with Doctor Anthony Fauci about HIV/AIDS turning 40 in 2021 and how it impacts those living and aging with the disease. The interview was recorded for the news podcast - Connecticut East This Week and...

Young gay African-American Ken Smith: his lesbian grandmother gave him important advice: "You do You!"

Ken Smith, a young gay African-American man from Dayton, Ohio, started coming out in the 1990s. His openly lesbian grandmother Grace (Thornton) Vaughn, gave him some important advice from 20 years earlier: "You do You!" Grace sued to marry her...

Interview with a Shanti Emotional Support Volunteer

I interview Bob, who volunteered at Shanti, an AIDS emotional support organization, from 1984-1990. He talks about the emotional intimacy, the change in the LGBTQ community, and one of his first clients.

Buddy program for individuals with HIV/AIDS in the early days

Establishing the buddy program in the late 1980s for individuals with HIV/AIDS in the Midwest. Discusses challenges and how the community addressed those challenges.

My first patient with what became known as AIDS

In 1981, I saw a young gay man with big lymph glands..it was the start of GRID/AIDS.

Stonewall Outloud — Anchorage, AK

An interview with a lesbian in Anchorage, AK about living in the LGBTQ community and growing up with it, as part of a national series documenting the stories of LGBTQ elders to preserve the history of the community.