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- Title
- Craig Lustig Interview Part 1, April 29, 2021
- Date
- April 29, 2021
- Creator
- Craig Lustig; Audrey Barnett
- Description
- Craig Lustig speaks with Audrey Barnett about becoming aware and accepting of his sexuality as gay while in college during the peak of the HIV/AIDS crisis. He discusses taking his first HIV test with a friend and meeting his boyfriend's friend who was HIV positive. Craig then explains how his cancer diagnosis in the early 1990s informed and catalyzed his involvement in the HIV/AIDS movement, specifically volunteering with the Gay Men's Health Crisis in New York City.
- Subject
- HIV; AIDS; Washington, DC; New York City; Binghampton, NY; caretaker; cancer; Gay Men's Health Crisis; sexuality; gay; HIV testing; cancer patient; brain tumor; chemotherapy; pediatric oncology; intake clinician; cancer treatment; Bellevue Hospital; volunteer
- Country
- United States
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3254
- Rights statement
- Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Sheena Sproule Interview, October 1, 2020
- Date
- October 1, 2020
- Creator
- Rosie Cain; Sheena Sproule
- Description
- Rosie Cain interviews narrator Sheena Sproule about their identity as non-binary and fat. Sheena discusses identifying as non-binary and their process coming out as non-binary to friends and family, as well as what identifying as non-binary means to them. Sheena also discusses identifying as fat, reactions from others around their use of the term fat, and how fatness intersects with their identity as non-binary. Sheena discusses topics of disordered eating, gender euphoria/dysphoria, and the LGBTQ+ community. Sheena also discusses their use of social media and their thoughts on social media movements such as the Body Positivity movement, Fat Acceptance movement and Health At Every Size movement.
- Subject
- non-binary; gender; identity; sexuality; LGBTQ+; fat; fatness; body positivity; Health at Every Size; fat acceptance; disordered eating; queer; intersectionality; pride; social media; instagram; twitter; facebook; tumblr; pinterest; Canada
- Country
- Canada
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2480
- Rights statement
- Interview contents have been given to the Public Domain through the Humanities Truck Oral History Project at American University.
- Title
- Spencer Lawson Interview: Interviewer Reflection
- Date
- December 1, 2021
- Creator
- Colette Combs
- Description
- Reflective text by the interviewer, Colette Combs, for the Fall 2021 American University oral history course.
- Subject
- drag; gender; gender and youth; sexuality; gender roles; theater
- Country
- United States
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3490
- Rights statement
- American University may copy, use, and distribute to the public the Collection including but not limited to this interview (and other items above) for educational purposes, including, but not limited to, formats such as audio and/or video documentaries, pamphlets, print publications, public programming and/or performances, exhibits, online archives and/or publications, mobile platforms, and other new media resources. I also understand the Humanities Truck and American University may use the Collection for promotional purposes. Both the Interviewee and Interviewer will retain licenses to use these materials for any future purpose.