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Appalachian Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Oral History Project

Lippincott - Thompson

George Lippincott

  • Name of interviewee: George Lippincott
  • Name of interviewer: Mike Howell
  • Date of interview: 2010 March 10
  • Location of interview: UNCA's Ramsey Library
  • Topics include heterosexual marriage, early same-sex attraction, early same-sex encounters, orientation denial, adoptive parenting, suicidal thinking, living separate lives, Prime Timers, older/younger attraction, late-life romantic relationships, spiritualism, strong community, Lake Lure Gay and Lesbian Social Group, Alcoholics Anonymous, Asheville an Inclusive, Positive Place for LGBT, racism; gender double-standards, gay-friendly churches, Proposition 8 in California, diversity; and positive coming out experience
  • George Lippincott and Lindley Havilland are connected

Gabriel Alberto Pagan Lopez

  • Name of interviewee: Gabriel Alberto Pagan Lopez
  • Name of interviewer: Kathy Staley
  • Date of interview: 2010 January 21
  • Location of interview: Office of Kathy Staley
  • Topics include school, ethnic minority status, mountain culture's effect on experiences, school harassment, Appalachian State student life, the North Carolina School of Arts, and a comparison to Chicago. 

Jerry Miller

  • Name of interviewee: Jerry Miller
  • Name of interviewer: Kathy Staley
  • Date of interview: 2010 March 10
  • Location of interview: UNCA's Ramsey Library
  • Topics include PFLAG, MCC, New Creation Church, Henderson County, North Carolina, Love Welcomes All, and personal struggle accepting son's homosexuality
  • Jerry Miller, Browne Hollowell, and Marlene Perry are connected

Mark Patrick

  • Name of interviewee: Mark Patrick
  • Name of interviewer: Kathy Staley
  • Date of interview: 2010 June 30
  • Location of interview: Office of Kathy Staley
  • Topics include growing up in Kendallville, Indiana before moving to Morganton, North Carolina, introducing significant other to family, and marriage to a woman.
  • Mark Patrick and Leslie Cothren are connected

Marlene Perry

  • Name of interviewee: Marlene Perry
  • Name of interviewer: Mike Howell
  • Date of interview: 2010 March 10
  • Location of interview: UNCA's Ramsey Library 
  • Topics include being a lesbian in the United States Marines,  Alcoholics Anonymous, commitment ceremony, marriage in Massachusetts and Florida, Moving to Asheville, North Carolina, social groups, and  religion. 
  • Marlene Perry, Browne Hollowell, and Jerry Miller are connected

Carol Quintero

  • Name of interviewee: Carol Quintero
  • Name of interviewer: Kathy Staley
  • Date of interview: 2010 March 2
  • Location of interview: telephone interview
  • Topics include relocating to the Appalachian Mountains (Avery and Watauga Counties), a developing lesbian community, and neighbors' responses
  • Carol Quintero and Laurie Weiner are connected

Karen Robertson

  • Name of interviewee: Karen Robertson
  • Name of interviewer: Mike Howell
  • Date of interview: 2010 April 23
  • Location of interview: N/A
  • Topics include being born in Kentucky and moving to Tennessee, taking a job at Appalachian Stte University's School of Music, religion, being married to a man,  Appalachian State's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Task Force (GLBT), and supporting students. 

Patricia "Pat" Spaulding

  • Name of interviewee: Pat Spaulding
  • Name of interviewer: Kathy Staley
  • Date of interview: 2010 March 10
  • Location of interview: Spaulding's home
  • Topics include growing up and hiding her identity, coming out in college, being married to a man for 25 years, Christian counseling, Exodus conferences, Asheville North Carolina, homophobic neighbors, and socialization
  • Pat Spaulding and Day are connected.

Beth Thompson

  • Name of interviewee: Beth Thompson
  • Name of interviewer: Kathy Staley
  • Date of interview: 2010 March 1
  • Location of interview: Hendersonville Public Library
  • Topics include transsexuality, Washington County, North Carolina, Asheville, Phoenix, Arizona, alcoholism, and lesbianism.
  • Beth Thompson and Virginia are connected