Jay

Jay and Joan discuss: their childhoods and their relationship to their families; how they met as young women; their journeys of self-discovery and how they view their identity and the terms they use and/or dislike; their introduction to and current relationship to the lesbian community; and their involvement in activism and their community.

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Collection:

Katie Gilmartin

Date of interview:

ca. 1992

Interviewee:

Jay

Joan

Interviewer:

Katie Gilmartin

Format:

Audio

Language:

English

Place of interview:

Dates mentioned:

Topics:

Childhood

Topic: Childhood

Content includes significant discussion of: being a child and growing up; adolescence; experiences from one’s life during these times; and topics related to coming of age.

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.

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.

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.

Locations mentioned:

United States

Colorado

Hawaii

Interview transcript: