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Ricardo Almodovar, January 10, 2022

Ricardo Almodovar describes his early life, activist work, the creation of Amor y Rabia, and his multitude of passions.
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Sandy Fluck, February 20, 2022

Sandy Fluck recalls her childhood in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, work in higher education, connection to A Chorus Celebrating Women (ACCO), and relationship with…
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Sandy Mesics, October 11, 2021

Sandy Mesics describes her childhood, growing up in Bethlehem, PA; her reflections on Bethlehem Steel, including her father’s employment with the company and…
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Corinne Goodwin, October 15, 2021

Corinne Goodwin describes her childhood in Yonkers, Long Island, White Plains, NY, and Glen Falls; she focuses on her experiences as a transgender girl and the…
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Rick Balmer, December 6, 2021

Rick Balmer recalls his life as a gay man in the Lehigh Valley, and the process of “coming out”, as well as his work with Lehigh Homophile Organization…
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Felix Molina, February 22, 2022

Felix Molina recalls his early life growing up in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, fighting against Latino discrimination and for non-discrimination laws in the Lehigh…
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Aoife Ward, May 7, 2022

Aoife Ward describes her early upbringing, transition, finding transgender community in New Brunswick and the Lehigh Valley, and her outlook on the future.
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Christine Penn, May 8, 2022

Christine Penn recalls her early/family life and relationship with gender, as well as her experiences with transgender positive communities online and…
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Kevin Jefferson, June 21, 2022

Kevin Jefferson describes their early life in the Lehigh Valley, personal relationships and coming to terms with their sexuality, and their pivotal non-profit…
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Justan Parker-Fields, June 23, 2022

Justan Parker Fields describes his early years of life in Scranton, Harrisburg, and the Lehigh Valley, personal relationships, and work with the organization…
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Adrian Shanker, Part 2, March 4,…

Adrian Shanker recounts the inception of the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center and the work it does to continue to serve the LGBTQ+ community in the…
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Adrian Shanker, Part 1, February 4,…

Adrian Shanker recalls his life growing up in Westchester, New York, fighting for non-discrimination laws and the repeal of bans on same-sex marriage, his…
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David Moyer Part 2, February 11,…

David Moyer details his marriage, work in HIV/AIDS healthcare and activism with Fighting AIDS Continuously Together (FACT), and personal relationships.
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David Moyer Part 1, January 21,…

David Moyer recounts his early years, sexuality, and his experiences with gay community in Allentown and Atlantic City.
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Thomas Duane, June 12, 2022 (Part…

Thomas Duane recounts his time in the State Senate fighting for legislation like the Sexual Orientation Nondiscrimination Act (SONDA) and Mental Health Parity…
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Thomas Duane, April 2, 2022 (Part…

Thomas Duane describes his time in the New York City Council, advocating for the LGBTQ+ community, fighting for the Division of AIDS Services (DAS), and working…
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Thomas Duane, April 1, 2022 (Part…

Thomas Duane talks about his life after Lehigh University organizing in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, time in office as a district leader and city…
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Thomas Duane, February 17, 2022…

Thomas Duane recounts the early years of his life, his relationship with sexuality and time at Lehigh University, as well as his early interactions with…
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Patricia Sullivan, July 19, 2019

Patricia Sullivan talks about her life growing up in Florida, her journey to creating crucial LGBT organizations, and it's impact on the LGBT community.
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Frank Whelan, July 23, 2019

Frank Whelan recounts his life as a gay man, the LGBT organizations he was involved in, his work as a reporter for The Morning Call, and it's impact on the…
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Bob Wittman, August 23, 2019

Bob Wittman describes his life growing up gay in Allentown, reporting at The Morning Call, and the LGBT community within the Lehigh Valley.
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Joseph Burns (Part 2), October 13,…

Joseph Burns shares stories of Le-Hi-Ho, LGBT activism, and personal relationships.
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Joseph Burns (Part 1), October 12,…

Joseph Burns talks about his experience of being a gay man in Bethlehem, PA in the 1970s and '80s, namely his involvement with Le-Hi-Ho (Lehigh Valley Homophile…
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Roberta and Harold Kreider, January…

Roberta and Harold Krieder discuss their activism and work as allies to LGBTQ+ communities. They describe how the death of Roberta’s beloved brother due to HIV…
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Don Kohn, May 11, 2020

Don Kohn talks about his involvement with the Eastern PA chapter of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG).
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Nadine Anderson, May 12, 2020

Nadine Anderson recounts her time as an LGBT individual in church, her career in psychology, and how the fields have developed over the years.
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Jane Land, May 29, 2020

Jane Land describes her childhood in Bucks County, her experiences at Moravian College in a social work program, and her movement to Northampton Community…
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Michele Strohl, June 5, 2020

Michele Strohl describes her childhood in Northeastern PA with a focus on family life, discussion of normative understandings of gender, and her school…
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D.J. Landis, June 12, 2020

DJ Landis discusses early childhood and young adulthood in Shamokin, PA, her thoughts about being adopted, and her family life. DJ addresses a number of gay…
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Liz Bradbury, August 10, 2020

Liz Bradbury describes her maternal and paternal family, her upbringing, time at the Maryland Institute of Art and Indiana State University, and relationships…
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Liz Bradbury, August 3, 2020

Liz Bradbury details the transition from The Valley Gay Press to Pennsylvania Diversity Network, providing the Valley with crucial information, meeting Adrian…
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Liz Bradbury, July 27, 2020

Liz Bradbury describes PA GALA’s work in passing nondiscrimination ordinances throughout the Lehigh Valley and state, her relationship with Steve Black, and the…
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Liz Bradbury, July 13, 2020

Liz Bradbury recalls the inner workings of Allentown’s non-discrimination ordinance, PA GALA’s impact in local elections and national lawmaking, and their…
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Liz Bradbury, July 2, 2020

Liz Bradbury recounts her early activism with the League of Gay and Lesbian Voters, the creation and work of PA GALA, and the passing of an anti-discrimination…
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Mitch Hemphill, June 17, 2020

Mitch Hemphill talks about the early days of the AIDS epidemic in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania. He focuses on working in the local bar; the rise of…
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Larry Kleppinger, June 18, 2020

Larry Kleppinger talks about the early days of the AIDS epidemic in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania. He focuses on working at Allentown's Stonewall Bar; the…
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David Moyer, June 18, 2020

David Moyer talks about the AIDS epidemic in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania. He focuses on his work as a nurse in the Allentown Health Department; shares…
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William Aull, June 29, 2020

Bill Aull, for many years a caregiver at the Rainbow Home near Reading, PA, shares his experiences during the height of the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s and…
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Maria Rodale, June 29, 2020

Maria Rodale talks about the death of her brother David Rodale, which happened during the early days of the AIDS epidemic. She also speaks about her mother’s…
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Rose Craig, June 30, 2020

Rose Craig talks about her work as the last President of the Gay Community Center in Allentown in the 1980s and how the Center evolved into the AIDS Services…
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T. Scott Allen, July 2, 2020

T. Scott Allen talks about the AIDS epidemic in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania. He talks about his years as an Episcopal minister and his work with AIDS…
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Charles Versaggi, July 2, 2020

Charlie Versaggi talks about the early days if the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the loss of his partner to AIDS, his work with the Lambda Community Center (formerly…
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Nan Kozul, June 21, 2020 (Part 2)

Nan Kozul talks about the early days of the AIDS epidemic in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania. She focuses on working in several local LGBT bars, including…
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Nan Kozul, June 17, 2020 (Part 1)

Nan Kozul talks about the early days of the AIDS epidemic in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania. She focuses on working in several local LGBT bars, including…
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Gabby Hochfeld, July 29, 2020

Gabby Hochfeld discusses her life experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic including the ways in which it has effected her mental health, work life, and social…
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Ariel Torres, July 14, 2020

Ariel talks about how the current COVID-19 pandemic is affecting him, his friends and his family, his work on the Pride Festival and other projects at…
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Lizabeth Kleintop, July 21, 2020

Lizabeth Kleintop talks about how the current COVID-19 pandemic is affecting her as a professor at a local college, how teaching online is progressing and what…
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Anita Niles-Lee, July 13, 2020

Anita discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting her and her family; how her family has experienced racism and the rise of racism during the pandemic;…
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Miles Molerio, July 27, 2020

Miles Molerio talks about how the current COVID-19 pandemic is affecting him. He talks about leaving college early, having to stay with a friend’s family for 5…
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Stephen Libby & Gary Gaugler, Jr.,…

Steve and Gary talk about how the COVID-19 virus is affecting them. They talk about each working from home and how it affects themselves and each other. They…
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Roberta Meek, July 15, 2020

In this interview, Roberta Meek talks about her experiences with COVID-19 along with how she is going to handle teaching in a phased retirement. Furthermore,…
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Michelle Dech, July 31, 2020

Michelle Dech talks about how the current COVID19 pandemic is effecting her. She talks about being the Director of the LGBT Community Center of Reading/Berks…
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Marianne Cutler, July 30, 2020

Marianne Cutler talks about her experiences teaching during the Pandemic, and talks about how there is more LGBTQ+ representation in modern media as well. She…
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Chloe Cole-Wilson, July 14, 2020

Chloe Coles-Wilson describes how the LGBTQIA+ youth coped with COVID-19, by talking about her experiences with activism. She talks about her experience working…
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Robin Casey, July 21, 2020

Robin Casey talks about how the current COVID-19 pandemic is affecting her as a faculty member at a local college. She talks about her concerns regarding the…
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Ricardo Almodovar, July 20, 2020

In this interview, Almodovar and Bradbury talk about how people's lives have been impacted under the pandemic, and how LGBTQ+ people fit in a pandemic. They…
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Steve Ziminsky, July 20, 2020

Steven Ziminsky talks about how the current COVID-19 pandemic is affecting him as a retired teacher, a musician, and a church music director who is featured on…
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Ian Wagner, July 9, 2020

Ian Wagner talks about the current COVID-19 is affecting him, his friends and family, and the people he lives with, his work as a therapist and not being able…
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Sarah Trimmer, July 27, 2020

Sarah Trimmer talks about how the current COVID-19 pandemic is affecting her, her essential worker job managing a bed and breakfast in South City Bethlehem, and…
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Cynthia Rodriguez, July 20, 2020…

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Cynthia Rodriguez, July 20, 2020…

Cynthia Rodriguez talks about how the current COVID-19 pandemic is affecting her, her friends and family, her experience as a full time student and her work as…
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Christina Peyroux, July 29, 2020

Christina Peyroux discusses her experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic including how it has effected her job in nursing and living with her grandmother, a…
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Alanna Berger and Blaise Liffick,…

Blaise Liffick and Alanna Berger talk about how the current COVID19 pandemic is affecting them. They talk about their recent move to be nearer to their adult…
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Brian Jones, July 9, 2020

Brian Jones talks about the current COVID19 is affecting him and his family, his work at Metropolitan Community Church of the Lehigh Valley, how it is affecting…