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Title: Gregg Brafford oral history interview 1, 2023 April 6
Creator: Brafford, Gregg
Date Created: 2023-04-06
Subjects--Topical: Gay men, Gay bars, Lesbian bars, Drag queens, Drag shows, Drag performance, Gay rights, Witches, LGBTQ+ bars
Description: Gregg Brafford, who managed and owned several LGBTQ+ bars in Charlotte, North Carolina, including Oleens, the New Brass Rail, Central Station, and the Woodshed, discusses his formative years in Mint Hill, his college experiences at UNC Charlotte, ...

Title: Joshua D. Burford oral history interview 2, 2016 March 13
Creator: Burford, Joshua D., 1974-
Date Created: 2016-03-13
Subjects--Topical: Archivists, Coming out (Sexual orientation), Gay activists, Gay community, Gay men, Gay liberation movement, Gay youth--Suicidal behavior, LGBTQ+ people
Description: Joshua Burford, Assistant Director of the Multicultural Resources Center at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, recalls his life growing up in Alabama and his passion for collecting queer history. He discusses the reasons for and proces...

Title: Robert L. Barret oral history interview 1, 2014 October 1
Creator: Barret, Robert L.
Date Created: 2014-10-01
Subjects--Topical: Race discrimination, Homophobia, Segregation, Civil rights, Gay men, AIDS (Disease), AIDS (Disease)--Patients--Services for, AIDS (Disease)--Psychological aspects
Description: In this first of three interviews, Dr. Robert L. Barret, professor emeritus in counseling at UNC Charlotte, practicing psychotherapist, and LGBTQ activist, discusses his life and career changes that led up to his involvement as an advocate for LGB...

Title: Robert L. Barret oral history interview 2, 2014 November 11
Creator: Barret, Robert L.
Date Created: 2014-11-11
Subjects--Topical: Gay men, AIDS (Disease), AIDS (Disease)--Patients--Services for, AIDS (Disease)--Psychological aspects, AIDS (Disease)--Patients--Counseling of, Gay activists, Safe sex in AIDS prevention, AIDS (Disease)--Education, Gay community, AIDS (Disease)--Patients--Death, Coming out (Sexual orientation), Homophobia, Discrimination
Description: In this second of three interviews, Dr. Robert L. Barret, professor emeritus in counseling at UNC Charlotte, practicing psychotherapist, and LGBTQ activist, discusses his experiences and perceptions as a gay man in Charlotte, North Carolina during...