Interview with Barb Harris
- Title
- Interview with Barb Harris
- Description
- Barb Harris recounts the experience of navigating family dynamics, coming out as LGBTQ+, and building relationships in rural and urban contexts, particularly in Arkansas and Oklahoma, across several decades. She touches on societal attitudes toward LGBTQ+ individuals, community-building efforts through social events like supper clubs and the gay rodeo, and personal anecdotes of resilience and acceptance. She also reflects on generational differences in understanding and embracing identity.
- interviewee
- Barb Harris
- interviewer
- Emma Stewart
- Date
- 2022-07-09
- Language
- English
- Rights
- 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"
- uri
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhrW8p1BIyM&list=PLfobseV2uSi9SAE2cVuBV3_veMqIBrYY0&index=13
- Tag
- LGBTQ+ identity
- Coming out
- Family dynamics
- Rural and urban LGBTQ+ experiences
- Gay rodeo
- Community building
- Unitarian Church
- MCC Church
- Lesbian parenting
- HIV/AIDS
- Lesbian bars
- Gender identity
- Site pages
- Oral History Interviews
