Roger

Kathleen, Pamela, Tim, Roger & Renee

The interviewees (a gay male couple, a lesbian couple, and a single lesbian), who are in their twenties and attend or attended Acadia University, talk about coming to terms with their sexual identity, how out they are, who they socialize with, what their sexual identity means to them, and the experience of rural life.

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Collection:

Out Our Way

Date of interview:

ca. 1990

Interviewee:

Kathleen

Pamela

Tim

Roger

Renee

Interviewer:

Michael Riordon

Format:

Audio

Language:

English

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Coming Out

Topic: Coming Out

Content includes significant discussion of, or matters related to, coming out.

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.

Spaces

Topic: Spaces

Content includes significant discussion of physical (and sometimes conceptual) spaces and locales including: urban spaces and life; rural spaces and life; private/domestic spaces; the home; neighbourhoods and ghettos; and semi-private or semi-public spaces such as women’s bookshops, community spaces, and land/living collectives.

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Oral history

Patrick, Matt, Roger, Nancy, and David

Two gay men who are partners, two single gay men, and a lesbian, who all live in rural areas, talk about topics including the development of their sexual identities, claiming spousal benefits, and violence in schools.

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Collection:

Out Our Way

Date of interview:

1994

Interviewee:

Patrick

Matt

Roger

Nancy

David

Interviewer:

Michael Riordon

Format:

Audio

Language:

English

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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.

Identity

Topic: Identity

Sex and Relationships

Topic: Sex and Relationships

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.