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Title
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Interview with Trella Laughlin
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Description
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Trella Laughlin, a filmmaker and activist, reflects on her upbringing in Jackson, Mississippi, and her involvement in the back-to-the-land movement. She discusses her experiences living in Northwest Arkansas and Spinsterhaven, as well as her past feelings towards men. Trella addresses separatism, male supremacy, and its impact on activism. She shares her thoughts on how movements have evolved and her hopes for the future.
Trella also recalls the most impactful moments from her activism and the people she’s met along the way. When discussing her romantic and erotic history, she reflects on queer dating life, bar culture, and the role they played. She and Marie, her partner, revisit their relationship journey, including how they met, broke up, and reconnected.
Trella created the public broadcast network “Let the People Speak” through the Austin Community Channel. She interviewed people across the world, including activists and revolutionaries in countries such as Venezuela, Ecuador, and Hungary.
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interviewee
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Trella Laughlin
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interviewer
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Dr. Lindsey Churchill
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Date
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2022-07
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Language
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English
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Rights
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The materials in this collection are for study and research purposes only. To use these digital files in any form, please use the credit "Courtesy of Metropolitan Library System of Oklahoma County"
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Tag
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lesbian
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international activism
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Hungary
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Ecuador
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Venezuela
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public broadcast network
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Let the People Speak
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Austin Community Channel
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bar culture
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queer dating
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activism
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lesbian separatism
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Spinsterhaven
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Northwest Arkansas
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back to the land movement
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Jackson, Mississippi
