Michael Riordon

The interviewees describe how they came to identify as lesbian, their relationships with neighbours and family members, and their involvement in anti-homophobia and environmental activism.

The interviewee, in his late 50s, describes his various relationships with men, including those with married men.

Six people, ages 29-45, talk about how they came to accept their sexuality, and how and why they live in the country. Two of the interviewees describe how societal homophobia, as well as rejection from within the lesbian community, have inspired their art and activism.

The interviewee, an out gay man in his small home town and an owner-operator of a lumber mill, writes against prejudice and discrimination in stories and opinion pieces he contributes to The Gaezette (now out of print), an Atlantic Canada gay and lesbian publication.

Three lesbians describe their struggles to come to terms with their sexuality, from childhood through their twenties. Two are teachers dealing with homophobic comments in the staff room and classroom; the third is involved in lesbian community organizing.

Two gay men with traumatic childhood experiences describe relationships currently important to them. The older of the two, family-focused, credits gay-positive priests among influences of his sexuality; the younger is intimately familiar with bar culture in the club (nightclub) where he works.

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.

Four college students describe early awareness of their sexuality, and the expectations of family, friends and others regarding their sexuality. They volunteer with the gay and lesbian organization GLAS on the phone line.

Pam, who has had relationships with men and women, describes various activities organized by the gay & lesbian organization GLAS, and, describes her discomfort with having her movements tracked by people in the small town in which she lives and works.

The interviewee describes key events in his coming out process (from age five to during his first job after university), a sexual relationship of 1971-1972 and 1990-on, and his involvement in both the daycare workers' union and the gay liberation movement.