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Allison "Alli" Patterson (17) interviews her mother, Rima Runtzel (39), about Rima's father who passed away from AIDS. Rima talks about memories of her father before his diagnosis, how his personality changed as the disease progressed, and memories from her...

Wendy Fiering (53) interviews her brother in law, David Kieschnick (61) about his activism in the LGBTQ Lutheran Community in the 1970s.

Isis (25) speaks with her mother, Diane (60), about her life, her transgender identity and their relationship.

Suzie Endow (54) has a conversation with her partner Ellen Tanouye (64) about their relationship and coming out later in life. Suzie talks about first meeting Ellen who was her pastor. Both describe their long term friendship, being Japanese American,...

Theresa Taken (72) talks with her daughter Emily Taken-Vertz (28) about growing up in rural Iowa, being adventurous, going to college, traveling the world, and becoming a lawyer after being a social worker in the South Bronx.

Hoi-Fek Mok (27) interviews Lynn T. Sugihara (59) about her life. Lynn talks about her family history, her work as a dental hygienist during the advent of the AIDS epidemic in the 1990s, and her work with different community organizations....

Heidi Seretan (33) talks with Christopher Abreu Rosario (32) about why she is passionate about working in education serving students living with disabilities. Heidi describes how she first started working with special education students and what she wishes people understood...

John Brett (age not given) talks with Nhu Tien Lu (37) and Christine Abiba (20) about his work in chaplaincy.

Jacqueline Valenzuela (33) and Rachel Valenzuela-Ours (31) talk about their 3 different anniversaries. They talk about the importance of being legally recognized as a married couple, the wedding ceremony they had in their backyard, and the first time they applied...

Michael Genhart (53) and John Stiehler (61) talk with their daughter Gabrielle Genhart-Stiehler (19) about first meetings, becoming a couple, adopting Gabrielle and their family's story.

Spouses Bethany Snyder (40) and Kristian Maul (36) discuss being parents who are a lesbian and a transgender man, respectively. They discuss their decision to have a child, their journey to having their daughter, and how they view family.

Zoey Luna (14) talks with James Gilliam (45) about her experience as a young trans woman. Zoey describes what she was like in elementary school before transitioning, how she was received in Middle School, the first day she dressed like...

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...