Research Guides: St. Louis LGBTQ+ History Guide: LGBTQ Oral Histories

LGBTQ Oral Histories with St. Louis connection

Documenting the Queer Past in St. Louis Oral History Project
Focused on people who have lived in St. Louis prior to 2000.
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Washington University project
Transgender Spectrum Conference Oral History Project
Recorded at the 29109 conference by attendees.
American Lives Oral Histories Project
Includes interviews with James Thomas, editor of St. Louis Lesbian-Gay News Telegraph newspaper.
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Washington University Project
ORAL HISTORY COLLECTION, 1971-1995 (S0829)
Includes interview with Jim Thomas; several interviews related to feminist's movements in the 1970s and Women's International Day.
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Contact the State Historical Society of Missouri for access to these items.
https://storycorps.org/stories/shane-fairchild-and-sayer-johnson/

Digital Transgender Archive
LGBTQ Oral History Hub
Mapping Queer Oakland (California)
Oral Histories from Queer elders with accompanying map
Legacies of Naiad Press and the Tallahassee FL Lesbian Community
stories about Naiad, about co-founders Barbara Grier and Donna McBride, and about their experiences in the local lesbian scene.