Ep. 2: LGBTQ People and the Police

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Southwest Virginia LGBTQ+ History Project

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We are a community-based history initiative committed to researching and telling the stories of LGBTQ+ individuals and organizations in our region

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We are a community-based history initiative committed to researching and telling the stories of LGBTQ+ individuals and organizations in our region

History

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Ep. 2: LGBTQ People and the Police

Southwest Virginia LGBTQ+ History Project

32 minutes 41 seconds

4 years ago

Ep. 2: LGBTQ People and the Police

There is a long history of interactions between LGBTQ communities and the police in Roanoke, Virginia.

From the Southwest Virginia LGBTQ+ History Project, we proudly present this podcast episode on the history of LGBTQ people and the police in Roanoke, Virginia.

All of the audio interviews in this episode are drawn from oral histories in the LGBTQ History Collection at the Virginia Room, Roanoke Public Libraries, located in Roanoke, Virginia. The oral history narrators featured in today’s program include:

- Robin Jordan

- Peter Thornhill

- Don Muse

- Anonymous

- Nathaniel Preston

- Theodore Cassel

- Mary Boenke

- Rodger Saunders

- Myer S. Reed

- Rissa

- Daddy Sam

- Joe Cobb

- Yodie Cleveland Swain

The music in today’s episode comes from: Audionautix, Blue Dot Sessions, Fesliyan Studios, Kevin Luce at freesound.org, Kevin MacLeod at filmmusic.io, Nathaniel Ma, Purple Planet Music, and Shane Ivers at silvermansound.com.

Please subscribe and share. You can find more information about the Southwest Virginia LGBTQ+ History Project, and this podcast, at www.lgbthistory.pages.roanoke.edu. We are also on Facebook at Southwest Virginia LGBTQ History Project, and follow us on Instagram at swvalgbtqhistory.