Robert

Robert

A single gay man talks about being forced to play a role in his parents’ divorce, discovering his sexuality, and being gay in a small town.
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Date of interview: 
[1994?]
Interviewee: 
Robert
Interviewer: 
Michael Riordon
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Audio
Language: 
English
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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.

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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Laurent & Robert

Two gay men who are partners talk about dealing with alcoholism, and how their involvement in a local gay & lesbian organization has expanded their social network.
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Collection: 
Date of interview: 
[1994?]
Interviewee: 
Laurent
Robert
Interviewer: 
Michael Riordon
Format: 
Audio
Language: 
English
Place of interview: 
Rights: 
Donor retains copyright / CC BY-NC 4.17
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None
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Work

Topic: Work

Content includes significant discussion of all types of labour and work, including: careers; unpaid or volunteer labour; emotional labour; sex work; activist or community work; and domestic/household work.

Social Life

Topic: Social Life

Content includes significant discussion of all aspects of both public or private social life, leisure, and recreation, such as: social gatherings; events; nightlife; partying; clubs; sports; and bars/bar culture.

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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Robert

An out gay Mi'kmaq man describes homophobia and harassment at school, his search for Indigenous gay youth in a city, and helping a gay friend run for office in his community.
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Collection: 
Date of interview: 
ca. 1990
Interviewee: 
Robert
Interviewer: 
Michael Riordon
Language: 
English
Place of interview: 
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Discrimination

Topic: Discrimination

Content includes significant discussion of experiences of discrimination and harassment of all kinds, including: homophobia; assault; legal and institutionalized discrimination; censorship; surveillance; and responses to discrimination.

Politics and Law

Politics and Law

Content includes significant discussion of political and legal issues and work, including: political careers; political movements and protests; legal battles and court cases; and specific important and/or historic laws and rulings.

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.

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