Search Interviews

Final project podcast

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.

[Recorded: Thursday, April 7th, 2022] Spencer (26) and Ethan (21) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Spencer is a UVA Law student and Ethan is a 3rd year computer science student at UVA. They are both active...

Alexa Smith-Osborne (68) talks with her youngest daughter, Lydia Smith-Osborne (28) about her experiences as part of the first coed class at UVA, her early career as a social worker, and her perspectives on feminism.

Mason Cohen, a high school student, discusses the childhood and childhood experiences for one of his educators, Phillip McFarland (Mr.McFarland).

The person I interviewed talks about the struggles of coming out/not being straight. (This is not a Ted talk.)

Learning a little more insight on my best friends beliefs and views in the LGBTQ community.

“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...

Richard "Dickie" Wilson shares experiences from his life as a gay labor rights and community activist over the last 50 years in Dayton, Ohio for Stonewall OutLoud and LGBTQ Greater Dayton Herstory & History Project

Steve Desroches (48) talks to Christopher Kenney about his life as a dancer and as Edie, a high-kicking drag queen.

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...

In this interview, conducted in june 2023 located in the area of south lyon, michigan. Kara Sahlberg (20) interviews her former middle school teacher Carol Hildebrandt (63) regarding her upbringing in a society dominated by the male gender. Ms. Hildebrandt...

I talk with my friend (19) from a conservative country about her experience being LGBT in a religious country, her identity, and how growing up in a place like that has affected her life. I do not reveal her identity...

Gary’s experience coming into his gay identity in his hippie days in San Francisco.

Steve Desroches (47) talks to Tom Dunlop (61) about his experiences filming the 1978 movie "Jaws 2."

Steve Desroches (47) talks to his friend Austin Tyler (38) about his interests and experiences with the paranormal as well as horror films, spooky stories, and more.

This is a conversation about my mom(April Hammonds), her religious views, and having a gay son. Based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and recorded by me, Anthony Lanci, the gay son.

Steve Desroches (49) talks to Marc Guerrette (57) about life in Provincetown, Massachusetts and his involvement with the theatrical troupe the Gold Dust Orphans.

31 year old Jasmine Long interviews her fiancé Sean Walker for a school project.

Kendall, 18 years old, shares her experiences with love across all types, shedding light on her personal meaning of life.

In this interview, two students talk about the LGBTQ experience, what we would like to say to the world, specifically the current President of the United States

Pennsylvania artist Saul Lyons describes how he started working on creating graphite drawings as a living. He creates gay-positive artwork, where he hangs it in his gallery in New Hope, PA. Lyons started pursuing art as a career 4 years...

Sally Y. Conrad (79) talks with her daughter, Susan Conrad (48) about finding her voice as a woman and advocate for social change, and the courageous choices she made in her life, including running for public office and serving in...

Vinny knew from an early age they were non-binary. They didn't have the language, but knew that in their conservative city in Georgia, being non-binary meant being ostracized and punished. It wasn't until college that they had any positive gender...

Avery Echols (18) talks with her mother, Yolanda Robertson (51) about Black womanhood.