Michael

Michelle, Michael, Saya, & Church

The interviewees volunteer with an AIDS organization in a small town: an unidentified HIV-positive gay man speaks to college students about HIV/AIDS; an out lesbian from a city describes her community-building activities in the local gay and lesbian community; an HIV-positive gay man talks about taking care of his health and contributing to his community; and, a leader of the AIDS organization describes its clients, services, and funding issues.

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Collection:

Out Our Way

Date of interview:

[1994]

Interviewee:

Michelle

Michael

Saya

Church

unnamed interviewee

Interviewer:

Michael Riordon

Format:

Audio

Language:

English

Place of interview:

Canada

British Columbia

Kelowna

Rights:

Donor retains copyright / CC BY-NC 4.21

Restrictions:

None

Dates mentioned:

1970s

1980s

1990s

Topics:

Community

Topic: Community

Content includes significant discussion of: finding and/or being part of a community; community organizing or organizations; community building; or the relationships between communities.

Mind and Body

Topic: Mind and Body

Content includes, but is not limited to, significant discussion of matters related to: health and wellness; the physical body; mental health and illness; substance abuse and addiction; and psychiatry and therapy.

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Oral history

Michael & Ken

A gay man who is raising his son talks about the development of his own sexual identity, parenting, and living in a small community (where he works in mining); his male partner’s voice is mostly inaudible.

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Collection:

Out Our Way

Date of interview:

[1994]

Interviewee:

Michael

Ken

Interviewer:

Michael Riordon

Format:

Audio

Language:

English

Place of interview:

Canada

British Columbia

Port Hardy

Rights:

Donor retains copyright / CC BY-NC 4.23

Restrictions:

None

Dates mentioned:

Topics:

Sex and Relationships

Topic: Sex and Relationships

Content includes significant discussion of all matters related to sex, sexuality, and relationships (other than familial relationships with parents or children), including: friendships; marriage; divorce; relationship models, etc.

Identity

Topic: Identity

Content includes significant discussion of identity/ies (including gender, sexual, racial, religious, and class) and how one self-identifies, and/or significant discussion of the process of finding or determining one’s identity/ies.

Family

Topic: Family

Content includes significant discussion of matters related to family, including: one’s relationships with their family members; having and raising children; the experience of having a non-heteronormative/non-traditional family.

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Type:

Oral history

Michael

A teacher and composer describes his path to self-acceptance as a gay man, and his keen involvement as a volunteer with a local gay & lesbian organization.

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Collection:

Out Our Way

Date of interview:

ca. 1990

Interviewee:

Michael

Interviewer:

Michael Riordon

Format:

Audio

Language:

English

Place of interview:

Canada

Newfoundland and Labrador

Dates mentioned:

Topics:

Activism and Social Justice

Topic: Activism and Social Justice

Content includes discussion of matters related to activism and social justice, including but not limited to: political and social movements; activist work; community organizing; and protests and demonstrations.

Arts and Culture

Topic: Arts and Culture

Content includes discussion of making, consuming, and interacting with art and culture, including: art; literature; theatre; reading; movies and film; pop culture, etc.