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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 Candida's; her work in healthcare; AIDS discrimination; the formation of Fighting AIDS…

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

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 the Fighting AIDS Continuously Together (FACT) organization; and creating and running his…

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 months, how the virus is affecting him and other members of the Transgender community, and…

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 County and some personal experiences with emergency hospital visiting at the very height of…

Michele Strohl describes her childhood in Northeastern PA with a focus on family life, discussion of normative understandings of gender, and her school experiences. Strohl describes college life at East Stroudsburg University, the lesbian community…

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 also goes on to talk about how the 2020 Presidential Election would shape the future of…

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 involvement in local AIDS activism and about the impact of the epidemic on society and…

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 Moravian College may do in the next few semesters. She also talks about her experience as…

Liz Bradbury describes PA GALA’s work in passing nondiscrimination ordinances throughout the Lehigh Valley and state, her relationship with Steve Black, and the creation and impact of The Valley Gay Press.