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Spouses Albert J. Legault (47) and Jason D. Curtis (44) talk about their relationship, being gay in the military, and AJ’s career in the National Park Service as a gay man.

Wife and husband Mary Sherwood (64) and Ron George (70) talk about their experiences working in journalism and the changes they've seen in the industry.

Bill Goldstein (61) interviews his friend Richard Burns (66) on his experiences during the AIDS epidemic having been apart of several advocacy, legal, and political groups providing protections to the queer community.

Laura Lent (60) talks with her friend Mary Brown (46) about her adventurous spirit, life adventures, and architectural work in San Francisco. Mary talks about the walking tours and historical resource surveys she has created around the architecture and landscape...

Barry Livingston (85) interviewed by his son Michael Livingston (58) and his granddaughter Shayla Livingston (25) about growing up in San Francisco, California, working for as fashion store called Livingston Brothers, his time in the Navy, and his love of...

We talked about our meeting each other. We talked about the reason for our meeting ans our friendship that developed over the past twenty years.

A 12-year old asked her grandma questions about her teenage life. Her grandma explains how life was always filled with joy and happiness.

Miriam Myers (17) and her mother Rose Medellin (42) talk about Miriam's upcoming undergraduate experience at Bryn Mawr College. They share childhood memories and discuss what they will miss most about each other.

Friends Fei "Rachel" Perry (22) and Nickel Rivera (22) talk about their friendship, their work organizing in their communities, participating in mutual aid during the pandemic, and their aspirations for the future.

L. David Bain (64) shares the story of his friend Barry Gerard LeBlanc (57), who survived for over 30 years outside on the streets of San Francisco, and who died in the middle of the night on January 18, 2014....

Chien Kuo Kao (75) interviewed by his daughter Grace Kao (35) about growing up under the Communist Party in China, his father who worked in the movie industry, his medical studies, his move to America, and his career as an...

MLin (23) talks to Kenji Oshima (54), Steve Lew (57), and Prescott Chow (age not given) about their community organizing experiences with the Gay Asian Pacific Alliance Community HIV Project (GCHP).

We talked about the life of Carolyn Lemon, born on May 29, 1949.

Interview with my grandparents with my dad as a translator(with some interaction with my grandma and mom). We talk mainly about stories of my grandpa, how they came to the USA.

Elizabeth "Libby" McCormick (14) talks with sister, Maggie McCormick (15), and mom, Katherine "Kaecey" McCormick (38), discuss the ways in which the library has supported homeschoolers and the programming they hope to see in the future.

Larry Parks (68) interviewed by his nephew Jeffrey Roper (40) about growing up in Antoich, CA, moving to San Francisco in the 1960's, what it was like to be gay in the 1960's and 1970's, running his own salon, and...

Richard Hoy (71) shares some of his military experiences with his daughter Angel Hoy (18). He discusses his deployment to Vietnam, serving as a medic, and explains the scars and experiences that got him the Purple Heart Medal. Richard also...

Laura Slattery (47) interviewed by Alex Lyon (28) about working for a homeless shelter and nonprofit called the Gubbio Project, growing up in Los Angeles, CA and attending Catholic school, her service in the Medical Service Corps in Hawaii, working...

Friends and colleagues Rukiya Lee (45) and Junior Duplessis (23) talk to each other about the people and places that have informed their politics, their hopes for New York City, and what they think about democracy in the United States.

Mom and Avery Her life as a young refugee moving to the USA. and rebuilding her life

Gedalia Braverman (56) and Elizabeth Schaffer (53) talk about the first few years of the organization API Equality. They talk about being in San Francisco during the 1990s and their work during the AIDS crisis. They also talk about cultural...

An interview between me, Leila, and my grandpa, Leonardo where I ask him about the love story between him and my grandma. He talks about how they met, their secret marriage, and the story of his immigration to America with...

Ella Peterson (16) speaks to her daughter Anne Palmer (54) about her experience applying for college.

Richard Deditius and Lori Larsen Deditius were interviewed about their first meeting as students at Pacific University, the assassination of JFK and their eventual marriage and move to Wyoming and their move to the Northwest Territories in Canada, where they...

Lamar Van Dyke (66), Paula Marie Lewis (70) and Traci Lewis (47) talk about their experiences as they relate to each other. Lamar is Traci's birth mother and Paula is Traci's adoptive mother. They talk about what their lives were...