Ep. 5: A Look at Gender

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Southwest Virginia LGBTQ+ History Project

8 episodes

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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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Ep. 5: A Look at Gender

Southwest Virginia LGBTQ+ History Project

26 minutes 12 seconds

2 years ago

Ep. 5: A Look at Gender

From the Southwest Virginia LGBTQ+ History Project, we proudly present Episode 5 on the topic of the history of drag in Roanoke, Virginia.

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

- Miss Grace Kelly

- Larry Forrest

- Carolyn Sue Wilson

- Anton Black

- Barbara Maberry

- Peter Thornhill

Thank you to Dr. Samantha Rosenthal and QTPOC Project members Kitty Bridgewater, Princess Carter, Ashleigh Griffin, and Caitlyn Lewis for their contributions to this podcast.

The music in today’s episode comes from Blue Dot Sessions, Purple Planet Music, and Pixabay.

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.