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The interviewee, Mei Chun Lin, has been through what many others have experienced when she first came to the United States. This has shaped her identity in many ways because her community and the people around her changed as she...

We talked about what it was like when she was young and some big life factors.

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.

Meet Xubin Zeng, a professor of atmospheric science at the University of Arizona. Dr. Zeng was amazed by the power of mathematics at a young age and found his calling in physics. Listen to Dr. Zeng discuss what inspires him,...

My mother and I discussed various pieces of literature that she enjoyed throughout her life. She also made some recommendations for high school graduates on what books to read.

3 girls really out here

Wynne Beiring (51) and Priscilla Wilson (72) discuss the influential grandmothers in their lives, Priscilla's path to coming out to her friends and family, and how politics don't necessarily matter in the course of getting to know someone.

From the context of the interview I had with Leslie, a child of undocumented immigrants, I have become more aware of the challenges faced by such children. A recurring theme I noticed from the answers to my questions regarding their...

Kathleen Conneally (53) shares a conversation with her spouse, Whit Conneally (52), about when they first met, the importance of stepping into discomfort, and the personal shifts that are important to notice and claim.

Growing up visually impaired, abused, and coming out stronger.

Dayton-area lesbian Janice James gives a tour of former lesbian and gay bars on the near West side of Dayton.

An interview of Dana Vinicoff to be preserved for the years to come.

Heidi talks about growing up, feeling like she always had a “boy’s brain,” her first love, coming out in her 20s, and becoming a police officer and self defense instructor.

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...

Drury and Dugan discuss the challenges of finding one’s path in the world, blooming in the face of darkness, and influencial people and events. Also mentioning various books that have stuck with them and hopes for the future.

Dr. Ved Chirayath is the director of the Laboratory for Advanced Sensing (LAS) in the Earth Science Division at NASA Ames Silicon Valley. There, he develops and invents new instruments for NASA missions on Earth and in space, with much of his current work focusing on creating technology that will increase our...

LGBT family, technology, feminism

Carolyn tells Jill about growing up on the South and West Sides of Chicago, knowing she was gay at 9 years old, and coming out on the last day of college. She describes her past relationships with women, the strong...

Interview with Elise

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...

The struggles of being a gay woman and overcoming hateful experiences theough strength

Beth and Julie tell Karen about falling in love at Oberlin College, moving to California and later Chicago for graduate school, finding a welcoming Episcopalian church, having a ceremony, beginning their journey to have children during the AIDS epidemic, becoming...

Me and Jay discuss the importance of representing queer women of color in art.

Linda speaks on learning about herself as a Lesbian, relationships, how she was treated by different people in her life, and writing.

this is an interview with my mom about how being a homosexual impacted her life and my grandma was a closeted lesbian.