Grandmother opens up about her granddaughter’s involvement in the Christian faith

My Grandmother Connie told me how proud she was about me becoming confirmed in the Episcopal Church. It was the first time I realized how important her faith was to her, and although I may not make it to church...

Buddy and Shadi Talk LGBTQ History

Buddy and Shadi talk about their histories with family and activism in Shreveport, Louisiana.

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Patrick Tyrrell and Charlotte Hammond

One Small Step conversation partners Patrick Tyrrell (20) and Charlotte Hammond (18) find many commonalities and differences in their life experiences, general attitudes towards life and dreams of the future. They discuss religion, their parents, abortion and sex ed, and...

People of the Rio Grande Valley Border Towns: Anonymous 9

Anonymous 9 tells us about her happiest and scariest moment in her life, about growing up in a Colonia, about who she aspires to get her PHD, and how her and her husband fell in love.

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April Goodner and Jennifer Nixon

One Small Step conversation partners April Goodner (31) and Jennifer Nixon (32) discuss who influenced their beliefs, how their beliefs have evolved, and why people make assumptions about them.

The adventures of Bill and Barry : two old Queens in Ft. Lauderdale and their life in showbiz on land and sea

Bill Yule, a Canadian, and Barry Ball, an Australian, recount their 56 years together, how they met on stage in Australia, traveled the world together as a cruise ship singing act in the 1970s and ended up living together in...

Steve Desroches and Mark Cortale

Steve Desroches (47) and Mark Cortale (53) discuss Cortale's career as a manager and producer of live entertainment with a focus on his work as the artistic director of the Art House in Provincetown, Massachusetts and as manager for drag...

Jamie Citerin and Laura McInturf

Jamie Citerin talks with her mother (64) about her life from growing up in Elkhart Indiana to family history, to being a young mother in the 1970's, from her faith to historical events that she has witnessed/experienced.

Dr. Perry N. Halkitis: Dean and Professor of Biostatistics and Urban-Global Public Health, Rutgers State University School of Public Health

Dr. Halkitis discusses his decades long work in the arena of public health with a focus on health equity among sexual, gender, racial, and ethnic minority populations. His focus on a modern paradigm of public health includes his concept of...

Aunt Cherry (sibling #12)

My Aunt Cherry is the 12th of my Grandma Classy's children. We talked for a bit about the coronavirus, the ways she is keeping up with there grandchildren and how her church has handled the transition. My favorite part of...

Dan Palmer and his grandmother Nazar Awwad talk about her life.

In this interview, conducted November 24, 2017 in Albany, NY, Dan Palmer (16) interviews his bilingual (in Arabic and English) Grandmother, Nazar Awwad (73), about her life in America as well as in the Middle East. Nazar shares some of...

Chennai Vaasis in the OC

"Vaasis" is a Tamil word that means residents. Two long term residents of the OC and American citizens, formerly South Indian natives of the city of Chennai (Madras), discuss parental and ethnic influences, arranged marriages, and how immigrant cultures and...

The Numbers Racket in our Apartment

My dad remembers his mother. There are some comments he makes that are offensive, but he says he is a product of his time. I however apologize if someone takes offense. From a cultural perspective, it does clearly show a...

James and Saul, Frontrunners Sacramento
October 3, 2022 App Interview

In 1992, Sacramento Frontrunners, an LGBTQ running group was formed. James and Saul were part of the first group. As part of our 30th Anniversary, they share some of their best memories of the early years and what this group...

3-minute significance of testimony

Mother (56) and daughter (22) discuss being a new creation after being saved.

Steve Desroches and Bob Keary

Steve Desroches (48) talks to Bob Keary (43) about his life in Provincetown and his various roles in the community: actor, writer, journalist, bartender and bon vivant.

People of the Rio Grande Valley Border Towns: Marisol "When the Dreamer stuff passed it was a like an answered prayer…"

People of the Rio Grande Valley Border Towns: Marisol Roten. Marisol, a Mother of 3, and I have a conversation about her experiences growing up in the Rio Grande Valley. The experience of growing up without her biological father, having...