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One Small Step conversation partners Alex Kramer (37) and Len Heath (44) discuss their upbringing, going to see the AIDS quilt and former Presidential candidate John McCain.

Jack Godby (77) speaks with God's Love We Deliver Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Ronnie Fortunato. Jack was diagnosed with HIV in 1985 and began receiving meals from God's Love in 2002, after having three strokes. Ronnie became his RDN in 2011,...

Interviewing Mrs. Bossler about the 80s.

Ripley Hotch, 77, puts his perspective on what has changed and what has remained in the LGBTQ "community" over the past 50 years by sharing anecdotes from growing up as a member of the “Lucky Few” gay generation. These include...

In this discussion between a mother and daughter, Christina and Elizabeth Perez discuss the facets of Elizabeth’s life that have shaped her into who she is today. Beginning with her multiple moves as a child and her various exposure to...

Jason Loper (43) and his friend Amy Short (43) reflect on their many years of friendship and remember when they came out to each other twenty-five years ago.

Sarah shares how she became involved and eventually led one of the most meaningful HIV and AIDS services organizations in Laguna Beach and Orange County

I weave my life into the greater story of 1934 to the present, the Great Depression, rural America, the child games we played, while man I would marry fire bombed Tokyo,the second world war, repression of the 1950s,west coast jitters...

From humble beginnings and prior careers, Josh Stucky and Brent Johnson have become one of Dayton Ohio's "power" couples. They have built a business and become a force for community development, change and charity.

Grace (Thornton) Vaughn and her girlfriend Phyllis Marshall were among the first -- if not THE first -- same-sex couple to file suit after being denied a marriage license in Dayton, Ohio, in 1974. Ultimately, they were granted the right...

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

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

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

The AIDS crisis affected communities across the country, including the Midwest in places like Dayton, Ohio. The AIDS crisis was a pivotal event in the LGBTQ community, our country and the entire world. Robert Harrison was an AIDS & HIV...

Stephenson and Darby discuss their lives as trans people--one from the perspective of a young trans man (19). The other from the perspective of an older trans woman (58).

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...

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.

Two Quakers reflect on the role of the AIDS crisis in their spiritual community.

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...

Stonewall OutLoud Interview with Phebe Karen Beiser curator of Ohio Lesbian Archives discussing her story and the archives. #StonewallOutLoud and Greater Dayton LGBTQ+ Herstory/History Project along with Rainbow Elder Care of Greater Dayton

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.

The Life of Bob through the eyes of an old soul with a child's heart.

Roddy and Gert discuss history and current work of The AIDS Memorial Quilt

This interview is me talking to my mom about her brother and his experience with aids in the 80s and 90s

The 1980s: “The Party’s Over”