Ephemera Gallery – Princeton LGBTQIA+ Oral History Project

1990s

A Lesbian Was Here

Narrative

1980s

Alan Flippen

Oral History

Gay men, Men, White, Jewish, Questioning sexuality, WPRB (FM Radio Station), Gay Alliance of Princeton (GAP), GAP wine and cheese welcome, The Daily Princetonian, Closeted, Heteronormativity, Libraries and queer awakening, Harrassment, Coming out, Terrace (eating club), Colonial (eating club), Terrace Dances, Hookups, First relationship, Journalism, Brown University, HIV/AIDS crisis, AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP), HIV/AIDS activism, Clubs/bars, Pride parade, First relationship, Dick Limoges, Fund for Reunion, GALA, Murray Dodge, Gay marriage legalized, Marriage, Family acceptance, Undergraduate

Slur, Homophobia mentioned, Illness and death mentioned

1990s

Alex Volckhausen

Oral History

Biracial, Korean, White, Private School, Asian, Queer Awakening, Socioeconomic inequality, Legacy, Architecture, Reunions, Affinity groups, Ivy Club (eating club), Coming out, Family acceptance, Gay Jeans Day, Terrace Club (eating club), Eating clubs become co-ed, Hookups, Libraries and queer awakening, East Pyne bathroom (location), SHARE peers, McCosh 50 (location), Marriage, Christopher Eisgruber

Racism mentioned, Illness and death mentioned, Slur, Overdose mentioned, Sexual violence mentioned, Suicide mentioned

2010s & Onwards

Alexander Aguayo

Oral History

Gay men, men, Comparative Literature, Latin American Studies, Latine/a/o/x or Hispanic, Pace Center, Campus visit, LGBT Center, Activism, LGBT activism, Ice Cream Social, Coming out, Affinity groups, Campus resources, Princeton Aces, Peer Educators, Women's Center, Debbie Bazarsky, Lavender Graduation, Shirley Tilghman, Freshman Scholars Institute (FSI), Dead Week, IvyQ, Baile Folklorico, Chicano Caucus, Acción Latina, Princeton Latinos and Friends

Homophobia mentioned, Sexual violence mentioned

1960s & Earlier

Alice Miller

Oral History

Transgender women, Women, White, World War II, Cruising, “Oriental Studies”, Classics, Whig-Cliosophic Society, University Choir, CIA, Questioning gender, All-male Princeton, Marriage, Civil Rights Movement, Activism, Vietnam war activism, Students for a Democratic Society, Congress for Racial Equality, Student Union, Stanford, Johns-Hopkins, Hoover, Coming out, Transitioning, Hormone Therapy (HRT), Family acceptance, Undergraduate

2000s

Amy Trangsrud

Oral History

public school, sibling, Athletics, Girl Scouts, First awareness of queer people, Coming out, Queer awakening, Tomboy, Feminist activism, Church, Christian, Buddhist, Outdoor Action, LGBT Center, Debbie Bazarsky, Pride Alliance, Questioning sexuality, Gay, Family acceptance, Fire Hazards, Theater Intime, Independent Meal Plan, Frist Campus Center, First relationship, Princeton in Asia, Lavender Graduation, Peer Educators, Study Abroad, genderqueer, nonbinary, Gender Affirming Care, Misgendering, Cutting hair

Homophobia mentioned, Depression mentioned, Sexual Harrasment mentioned, Trauma mentioned, Slur, Suicide mentioned

1990s

Amy Whelan

Oral History

Irish, Italian, White, Catholic, Public school, Athletics, Church, First relationship, Closeted, Gay, Matthey College (residential college), Cannon Dial Elm (eating club), Women's Softball Team, Women's Basketball Team, The Daily Princetonian, Coming Out, Every Voice conference, LGBT alumni, LGBT Center, Reproductive Justice, Lesbian, butch, Politics, Law, LGBT Activism, Having Children, Immigration, U.S. Supreme Court, Department of Justice (DOJ), Politician, Obama Administration, Trump Administration, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

Slur

1990s

Andrea Razi-Thomas

Oral History

Lesbians, Queer, Genderqueer, White, Athletics, Tomboy, Mental health, Campus visit, First awareness of queer people, Questioning sexuality, Questioning gender, Coming out, First relationship, Office of Religious Life (ORL), Sue Anne Steffey Morrow, Friend estrangement, Family acceptance, Family estrangement, Economics, Gender Studies, Smith College, Parenting, Having children, Marriage, Meeting partner, Reunions, Joan Kowalik, Harrassment, Heteronormativity, Human Rights Commission, Pride parade, Judy Jarvis, Undergraduate

Suicide mentioned, Homophobia mentioned, Addiction mentioned

2000s

Andrew Bruck

Oral History

Gay men, Men, White, HIV/AIDS crisis, Woodrow Wilson School, Closeted, Religious school, Whig-Cliosophic Society, Robert George, Gay marriage legalized, Lawrence v. Texas, Internet and queer awakening, Coming out, Debate team, Terrace (eating club), Debbie Bazarsky, Stanford, George Segal, Shirley Tilghman, Christopher Eisgruber, First relationship, Lavender Graduation, Politics, Law school, Stanford, Marriage, Federal prosecutor, FBI, DEA, ATF, Racism in policing, Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice, Meeting partner, Transphobic legislation, Undergraduate

Racism mentioned, Transphobia mentioned

2010s & Onwards

Andy Cofino

Oral History

Transgender men, Men, White, Staff, Administration, LGBT Center, Socioeconomic inequality, 9/11, Catholic, Internet and queer awakening, Body image, Questioning gender, Stereotypes, Family acceptance, Pace University, Pride parade, English, Women's Studies, Gender Studies, Cutting hair, Coming out, Generational understandings of identity, Butch, Lesbian, New York University, Religion and queerness, Spiritual, LGBT activism, Every Voice conference, Debbie Bazarsky, Rochelle Calhoun, Amada Sandoval, Tennille Haynes, Judy Jarvis, Sheltreese McCoy, Frist Campus Center, Staff, Women's Center, Carl A. Fields Center (CAF), Transitioning, Gender affirming care, Michele Minter, Laverne Cox talk, Black Justice League sit-in, Christopher Eisgruber, UCLA, Racism in policing, Black Lives Matter, Peer Educators,

Racism mentioned, Homophobia mentioned, Transphobia mentioned, Sexism mentioned,

1970s

Ann Herendeen

Oral History

Bisexual women, Queer women, Women, White, Gay Alliance of Princeton (GAP), Socioeconomic inequality, Private school, Vietnam war activism, Disability, Gap year, Travel abroad, Theater, Wilson (residential college), Body image, First relationship, Stevenson Hall, Coming out, Queer awakening, Princeton becomes co-ed, Douglas Brown, Mintz and Brown room break-in, Banner stealing, Harrassment, Questioning sexuality, Stereotypes, Stonewall, LGBT activism, Clubs/bars, New South Gay Dance, Drugs, Hookups, Pride parade, HIV/AIDS crisis, Gay marriage legalized, Writer, English, Nixon Administration, Reagan Administration, Sally Frank, South Africa apartheid activism, Undergraduate

Sexism mentioned, Homophobia mentioned, Ableism mentioned, Biphobia mentioned, Slur

1980s

Ann Strayer

Oral History

White, Legacy, Trump Administration, Therapy, Women's Rowing Team, U.S. Olympics, Queer awakening, Attraction to friend, Independent Meal Plan, Spelman Hall, Cap & Gown (eating club), Reagen administration, Athletics, First awareness of queer people, Law, Closeted, Coming out, breakup, Marriage, Gay Marriage legalized, Travel abroad, Sexual awakening, Family acceptance, Stonewall, Harvey Milk Assassination, Clubs/bars, LGBT Center, History, Having children, Sperm donor, interracial relationship, Siblings, Obama Administraion, LGBT activism, Nude Olympics, Reunions, Discrimination

Illness and death mentioned, Slur, Homophobia mentioned, Racism mentioned, Sexism mentioned

2000s

Anthony Roth Costanzo

Oral History

Gay men, Queer men, Men, White, Music, Theater, Duke University, Jewish, Professional children’s school, Cooking, Singing, Opera, Harassment, Film, Michael Pratt, Internet dating, Holder Hall, Terrace (eating club), Broadway, Justin Vivian Bond, Undergraduate

Homophobia mentioned

2000s

Ara Tucker

Oral History

Black, private school, Athletics, Closeted, Questioning Sexuality, Lesbian, First relationship, Coming out, Marriage, Family acceptance, Edmund White, Sue Anne Steffey Morrow, Christian, Queerness and Religion, Princeton Chapel, Gay, Pride Alliance, Film festival, Wilson College (residential college), Attraction to friend, Debbie Bazarsky, LGBT Center, Law, Terrace Club (eating club), Women's Rugby Team, Quadrangle Club (eating club), Feminism, Women's Center, WPRB, sibling, Princeton Preview, Firestone Library, Administration, Academia, Christopher Eisgruber, Mark Burstein, Cloister (eating cub), Colonial Club (eating club), U.S. Supreme Court, Marriage Equality Movement, Prospect House, Reunions

1960s & Earlier

Arthur Bellinzoni

Oral History

Gay men, Men, White, Catholic, Presbyterian, Pre-medical, Religion and queerness, Harvard, Closeted, Firestone C Floor hookup spot, Cruising, Hookups, Theatre Intime, Reunions, Religion and homosexuality, Court (eating club), Wells College, Employment discrimination, Internet dating, Immigration, Gay marriage legalized, HIV/AIDS crisis, Feminist activism, Princeton becomes co-ed, Activism, Undergraduate

Homophobia mentioned, Antisemitism mentioned

2010s & Onwards

Asexual Awareness at Princeton

Narrative

1990s

Atu Darko

Oral History

Gay men, Men, Black, Second-generation immigrant, Pre-medical (educational track), Heteronormativity, Closeted, Classics, Linguistics, Hellenic Studies, Athletics, Ivy (eating club), Socioeconomic inequality, Princeton Shakespeare Company, Theater, LGBT Center, Cornell, Internet and queer awakening, 185 Nassau, Michael Cadden, Nick Salvato, Fulbright Scholar, D Bar, Wilson (residential college), Marriage, Third World Center, Sankofa African Fashion Show, 9/11, University of Athens, United Nations, Military, NATO, David Risley, Fund for Reunions, BTGALA, Reunions, Undergraduate

Homophobia mentioned, Racism mentioned, Illness and death mentioned

1980s

Barry Saiff

Oral History

Bisexual men, Men, White, Questioning sexuality, Terrace (eating club), Public school, Eating clubs, Firestone C Floor hookup spot, Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee, Activism, Princeton-Blairstown Center, Philosophy, Anthropology, 185 Nassau, Quadrangle (eating club), Colonial (eating club), Teacher Preparation, First relationship, Therapy, The Hunger Project, Coming out, BiNet USA, National Conference Celebrating Bisexuality, March on Washington, HIV/AIDS crisis, Cruising, Travel abroad, Internet dating, Meeting partner, Interracial relationships, Alliance of Multicultural Bisexuals, Michael Beer, Undergraduate

Illness and death mentioned

1970s

Bill Goodman

Oral History

Gay men, Men, White, Jewish, Law school, Heteronormativity, All-male Princeton, Princeton becomes co-ed, Theater, First awareness of queer people, Libraries and queer awakening, Closeted, Therapy, Coming out, Family estrangement, Family acceptance, Partner death, Spanish and Portuguese, Study abroad, First relationship, Stonewall, Founding of GAP, Cannon (eating club), Vietnam war activism, Print shop, HIV/AIDS crisis, Gay marriage legalized, Reunions, Undergraduate

Homophobia mentioned, Illness and death mentioned

2010s & Onwards

Black Justice League (BJL)

Narrative

1960s & Earlier

Bob Ling

Oral History

Gay men, Men, East Asian, Chinese, First-generation immigrant, Travel abroad, Campus visit, Robert Goheen, Music, Pre-medical (educational track), Biology, Art, Advertising, Patton Hall, Orange Key, Key and Seal (eating club), Reunions, Film, The Balt, Houseparties, Opera, First relationship, Queer awakening, Study abroad, All-male Princeton, Annual Giving, Princeton Alumni Weekly (PAW), Closeted, Princeton University Chapel, Coming out, Meeting partner, Undergraduate

Illness and death mentioned, Sexism mentioned, Trauma mentioned, Suicide mentioned, Student death mentioned

1970s

Bob Tuschman

Oral History

Siblings, public school, Jewish (ethnicity), Jewish (religion), Gay, Rockefeller (residential college), Closeted, Hookups, Woodrow Wilson School, Study abroad, Queer awakening, Coming Out, Stonewall, Mattachine Society, Attraction to friend, First relationship, Banner stealing, Mintz and Brown room break-in, The Daily Princetonian, Reunions, Gay man, Friend acceptance, Family acceptance, New South Gay Dances, HIV/AIDS, Gay Liberation, AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP), AIDS activism, Every Voice Conference, Shirley Tilghman, Lavender Graduation, LGBT activism, LGBT Center, Senior thesis

Illness and death mentioned, Homophobia mentioned, Suicide mentioned, Depression mentioned,

2000s

Brady Walkinshaw

Oral History

Second-generation immigrant, Cuban, Latine/a/o/x or Hispanic, Immigration, Socioeconomic inequality, Spanish speaking, Gay marriage legalized, domestic partnerships, Mixed Race, Colorism, Family acceptance, Gay person, Closeted, Queer, Public school, Coming out, Affinity groups, Rockefeller College (Residential College), Every Voice conference, Independent Meal Plan, Work Study, Student Volunteers Council, LGBT Center, Debbie Bazarsky, Judy Jarvis, Woodrow Wilson School (concentration), Activism, LGBT activism, Marriage, Climate activism, #MeToo Movement

2010s & Onwards

Brandon Sixto

Oral History

Gay men, Men, Latine/a/o/x or Hispanic, Mexican, Socioeconomic inequality, Second-generation immigrant, Undocumented, Racism in policing, Heteronormativity, BTGALA, First awareness of queer people, Gay marriage legalized, FLI students (First-Generation Low-Income), QuestBridge, Princeton Preview, Freshman Scholars Institute (FSI), Peer Educators, Scholars Institute Fellows Program (SIFP), Carl A. Fields Center (CAF), Women’s Center, LGBT Center, Christina Chica, Debbie Bazarsky, Andy Cofino, IvyQ, Black Justice League, Naisha Barton, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Climate activism, Coming out, First relationship, Residential College Advisor (RCA), Pulse nightclub shooting, Black Justice League sit-in, Activism, Harrassment, Internet dating, Engagement, Mental health, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Black Lives Matter, Undergraduate

Partner violence mentioned, Trauma mentioned, Slur, Racism mentioned, Homophobia mentioned, Sexual violence mentioned

1990s

Brandon Ulrich

Oral History

White, Siblings, Divorce, Queer Awakening, Athletics, public school, Catholic, Baptist, Evangelical, Boy Scouts, Attraction to friend, First relationship, Rockefeller College (residential college), The Monastery, Residential College Advisor (RCA), Forbes College (residential college), Gay, Murray Dodge, Terrace Club (eating club), Campus Club (eating club), Gap year, Log Cabin Republicans, Q97 (student group), Lesbian Gay Bisexual Alliance (LGBA) Princeton Band, Triangle Club, Sociology, Coming out, Family estrangement, Clubs/Bars, Closeted, Reunions, Administration, Consulting, Breakup, Nursing, Losing friends, Gay man, Internet Dating, Drugs

Homophobia mentioned, Illness and death mentioned, Addiction mentioned, Eating disorder mentioned, Self-harm mentioned

2010s & Onwards

Brian Herrera

Oral History

Queer, Latine/a/o/x or Hispanic, Gender nonconforming, Libraries and queer awakening, Pornography, Questioning gender, Theater, Musical Theater, First relationship, Sexual Awakening, HIV/AIDS crisis, Activism, Black activism, LGBT activism, coming out, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Black Justice League sit-in, Gay marriage legalized

Racism mentioned, Homophobia mentioned, Harassment mentioned, Violence mentioned, slur, Illness and death mentioned

2010s & Onwards

Briyana Clarel

Oral History

Nonbinary, Genderfluid, Black, Socioeconomic inequality, Public school, Private school, Theater, Stereotypes, Questioning gender, Coming out, Heteronormativity, Princeton in Brazil, Freshman Scholars Institute (FSI), Princeton Caribbean Connection, Carl A. Fields Center (CAF), Racism in policing, The Daily Princetonian, Princeton University Players (PUP), Black Arts Company (BAC), Community Action, Whitman (residential college), LGBT Center, Triangle Club, Theater Intime, Sociology, African American studies, Latin American studies, Urban studies, Black Justice League sit-in, Internet and queer awakening, IvyQ, Peer Educators, Activism, Reunions, University of Texas at Austin, Brian Herrera, Undergraduate

Racism mentioned, Sexism mentioned, Trauma mentioned, Slur, Sexual violence mentioned

1990s

Bronwen Houck

Oral History

White, Bisexual women, Ally, Theater, Chancellor Green, Community Action, Art History, Theater Intime, Triangle Club, Dance, Queer awakening, Attraction to friend, LGBT activism, Peer Educators, Study abroad, Coming out, Friend acceptance, Gay Jeans Day, Family acceptance, Sexual Harassment/Assault Advising Resources and Education (SHARE), Fire Hazards, Matthew Shepard, Eating clubs, Terrace (eating club), Quadrangle (eating club), Senior thesis, Photography, Travel abroad, Meeting partner, Marriage Equality Movement

Sexual violence mentioned, Biphobia mentioned, Homophobia mentioned, Violence mentioned, Student death mentioned, Sexism mentioned

1990s

Cameron Scott

Oral History

Transgender, White, Carter Adminstration, Activism, Girl Scouts, Athletics, Questioning gender, Family estrangement, Siblings, First awareness of queer people, First relationship, Questioning sexuality, Butch, Transitioning, Drugs, Breakup, Writing, Drinking culture, Attraction to friend, Study abroad, Body image, Campus visit, Rockefeller (residential college), Name change, Outdoor Action, Coming Out, Comparative Literature, Queer awakening, Queer, Closeted, Terrace (eating club), HIV/AIDS crisis, Travel Abroad, Cutting hair, Family acceptance, The Daily Princetonian, Sailing Team, Reproductive justice, Counseling and Psychological Services (CPS),185 Nassau, Nude Olympics, Drinking culture, Student death, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Academia, Journalism, Activism, Gender affirming surgery, Hormone therapy (HRT)

Illness and death mentioned, Homophobia mentioned, Racism mentioned, Slur, Violence mentioned, Addiction mentioned, Suicide mentioned, Depression mentioned, Eating disorder mentioned, Fatphobia mentioned, Transphobia mentioned

1970s

Campaign to Widen Princeton’s Non-Discrimination Policy

Narrative

2000s

Carter Hahn

Oral History

Gay men, Men, White, First relationship, Closeted, Athletics, Coming out, Debate team, Woodrow Wilson School, Campus visit, Outdoor Action, Greek life, Tiger Inn (eating club), LGBT Center, Study abroad, Clubs/bars, Politics, Hookups, Undergraduate

Slur, Homophobia mentioned

1960s & Earlier

Charles Ihlenfeld

Oral History

Gay men, Men, White, Lutheran, History, Medical School, New York University, Queer awakening, Heteronormativity, Closeted, Cloister (eating club), Marriage, Reunions, Princeton Alumni Weekly (PAW), LGBT Center, Divorce, Christine Jorgensen, Harry Benjamin, Alfred Kinsey, Gender affirming care, Hormone therapy (HRT), Coming out, LGBT activism, Therapy, Shirley Tilghman, HIV/AIDS crisis, Bathhouses, Pride parades, Undergraduate

Homophobia mentioned, Illness and death mentioned

1970s

Charlize Katzenbach

Oral History

Trans women, Women, White, Private school, World War II, Mental health, Questioning gender, Gender dysphoria, Cross-dressing, Athletics, Butch, Drugs, First relationship, 185 Nassau Street, Art, Visual Arts, Activism, Vietnam War Activism, Theatre Intime, Esteban Vicente, University Scholar Program, Sarah Lawrence, New York Studio School, Clubs/Bars, Students for a Democratic Society, The Prism, Stonewall, Closeted, Princeton becomes co-ed, Religion (concentration), Eating clubs, Growing out hair, Towpath, Marriage, Having children, Parenting, Reagan Administration, Every Voice conference, Child death, Alcoholics Anonymous, Coming out, Internet and queer awakening, Gender affirming care, Hormone therapy (HRT), Gender affirming surgery, Reunions, Baker Rink, She Roars conference, Pride parade, Black Panthers, Therapy, Undergraduate

Illness and death mentioned, Homophobia mentioned, Transphobia mentioned, Sexual violence mentioned, Racism mentioned, Sexism mentioned, Addiction mentioned, Suicide mentioned, Violence mentioned

2000s

Civil Unions in New Jersey

Narrative

1970s

Closet Queens Unite

Narrative

2000s

Connor Allman

Oral History

Gay men, men, White, English, Triangle Club, Eating clubs, Tower (eating club), Terrace (eating club), Theater, Debbie Bazarsky, Wilson (residential college), First date, Meeting partner

Ilness and death mentioned

1980s

Curtis Schuhmacher

Oral History

White, Gay man, Adoption, Siblings, Public school, Choosing Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School, Episcopalian, Presbyterian, Women’s Movement, Athletics, Music, Boy Scouts, Queer Awakening, First relationship, First awareness of queer people, Coming out, HIV/AIDS crisis, Hookups, Butler (residential college), Sexual Awakening, Gay Alliance of Princeton (GAP), Gays and Lesbians at Princeton (GALAP), Undergraduate student, New South Gay Dance, Friend estrangement, Questioning sexuality, Breakup, Bicker, Elm (eating club), Friend acceptance, Orientation, South Africa apartheid activism, Therapy, Gay and Lesbian Alumni (GALA), Theater Intime, Triangle Club, Michael Cadden, Travel abroad, Growing out hair, Management, Student death, HIV/AIDS activism, LGBT activism, Law, Moving to LGBTQ+ friendly city, Clubs/bars, Tax, Marriage, Every Voice conference

Illness and death, Homophobia mentioned, Slur, Suicide mentioned, Student death mentioned, Harassment mentioned

2010s & Onwards

Dahlia Li

Oral History

Gay man, Queer, Asian-American, Chinese, Stereotypes, Siblings, Heternormativity, Undergraduate student, Questioning sexuality, Family estrangement, Coming out, Choosing Princeton, Travel abroad, Family acceptance, Chinese speaking, English, Dance, Music, Drinking culture, Drugs, Princeton Preview, Person of Color (POC), Eating clubs, Center for Jewish Life (CJL), Woody Woo (location), Mental health, Counseling and Psychological Services (CPS), Sexual awakening, Pace Center, LGBT Center, Peer Educators, Activism, Losing friends, Rockefeller (residential college), Academia

Homophobia mentioned, Depression mentioned, Illness and death mentioned, Trauma mentioned, Racism mentioned, Violence mentioned, Eating disorder mentioned

2000s

Damian Carrieri

Oral History

Catholic, White, Public school, Theater, Musical Theater, gay men, Questioning sexuality, Mental health, Chemistry, Graduate student, homosexual men, Princeton University Players (PUP), Theater Intime, Chapel Choir, Queer Graduate Caucus, Clubs/bars, Marriage Equality Movement, LGBT Center, Campus resources, Debbie Bazarsky, Anscombe Society, Coming out, Family acceptance, Polyamory

Homophobia mentioned, Depression mentioned, Transphobia mentioned

1970s

Dan Berkowitz

Oral History

gay men, White, Private school, Religious school, Catholic, Aquinas Institute, Debate team, Theater Intime, History, Questioning sexuality, Drugs, Edwards Hall, Colonial (eating club), Campus Club (eating club), First relationship, HIV/AIDS crisis, Theater, Musical Theater, breakup, Murray Dodge, IvyQ, Closeted, Religion and queerness, LGBT activism, Gay marriage legalized, Clubs/bars, The Fund for Reunion (FFR), Leather

Illness and death mentioned, Anti-Semitism mentioned, Trauma mentioned, Racism mentioned, Homphobia mentioned, Slur

1970s

Dana Leslie

Oral History

Transgender women, Bisexual, White, Disability, Public school, Philosophy, Closeted, Cruising, LGBT activism, Activism, Anti-sodomy laws overturned, Questioning gender, Coming out, Family estrangement, Transitioning, Reunions, Judy Jarvis, LGBT Center, HIV/AIDS crisis

Transphobia mentioned

1980s

Daniel Acosta

Oral History

Gay men, Men, Latine/a/o/x or Hispanic, Mexican, Catholic, Mathey (residential college), socioeconomic inequality, Charter (eating club), hazing, Aquinas Institute, Third World Center, Chicano Caucus, Chemistry, Economics, Closeted, Gay Alliance of Princeton (GAP), HIV/AIDS crisis, Libraries and queer awakening, Consulting, Phone Dating, Meeting partner, First date, Law, Second-generation immigrant, Religion and queerness

Racism mentioned, Homophobia mentioned

1970s

Daniel Jaffe

Oral History

Gay men, Jewish (ethnicity), Jewish (religion), Cross-dressing, Religion and queerness, Theater, Queer awakening, Campus visit, Firestone C Floor hookup spot, Dinky station, Cruising, Attraction to friend, Mental health, Libraries and queer awakening, Gay Alliance of Princeton (GAP), Mintz and Brown room break-in, Heteronormativity, Stevenson Hall, Politics, Russian, Study abroad, Clubs/bars, HIV/AIDS crisis, New South Gay Dance, LGBT alumni, South Africa apartheid activism, Generational understandings of identity, Non-discrimination policy, Law, Writing, Marriage, Family estrangement, Family acceptance, Leather, Meeting partner, Activism

Harassment mentioned, Anti-Semitism mentioned, Slur, Homophobia mentioned, Trauma mentioned, Depression mentioned, Suicide mentioned, Illness and death mentioned

1970s

David Groff

Oral History

Episcopalian, White, Public school, Private school, Religious school, Princeton becomes co-ed, Closeted, Attraction to friend, Queer awakening, Woodrow Wilson School, English, 185 Nassau, Creative Writing, Theater Intime, William Bowen, South Africa apartheid activism, Concerned Alumni of Princeton, Third World Center, Donald Rumsfeld, LGBT activism, Gay Alliance of Princeton (GAP), New South Gay Dance, Mintz and Brown room break-in, Cottage (eating club), Anne-Marie Slaughter, Triangle Club, Firestone C Floor hookup spot, Cruising, Chancellor Green, Colonial (eating club), Terrace (eating club), Study abroad, Murray Dodge, HIV/AIDS crisis, Theater, Shirley Tilghman, LGBT alumni, Marriage, AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP), Writing

Illness and death mentioned, Homophobia mentioned, Harassment mentioned, Suicide mentioned, Student death mentioned

1980s

David Huebner

Oral History

Gay men, White, Queer awakening, Closeted, Socioeconomic inequality, FLI students (First-Generation Low-Income), Wilson (residential college), Princeton Band, Quadrangle (eating club), Woodrow Wilson School, Law, Travel abroad, HIV/AIDS crisis, HIV/AIDS activism, LGBT activism, Teaching, Reagan Administration, Politics, Clubs/bars, Meeting partner, Marriage, Wedding, Lutheran, Religion and queerness, Obama Administration, Marriage Equality Movement, Shirley Tilghman, Every Voice conference

Homophobia mentioned, Violence mentioned, Illness and death mentioned

1980s

David Jackson

Oral History

Homosexual men, Black, African-American, Catholic, Military, 9/11, Mental health, Religion and queerness, Campus visit, Third World Center, Student Government, Cloister (eating club), College Republicans, Log Cabin Republicans, George W. Bush Administration, Residential College Advisor (RCA), Aquinas Institute, Terrace (eating club), HIV/AIDS activism, Reunions, LGBT alumni, Finance, Coming out, Friend acceptance, Family estrangement, Family acceptance

Racism mentioned, Illness and death mentioned, Homophobia mentioned, Depression mentioned

1990s

David Mejias

Oral History

Gay men, Men, Latine/a/o/x or Hispanic, Second-generation immigrant, Socioeconomic inequality, Religious school, Religion and queerness, Seventh-day Adventist, Spanish-speaking, Public school, Upward Bound, Immigration, Campus visit, Manna Christian Fellowship, Greek life, Sexual awakening, First relationship, Athletics, Heteronormativity, Internet and queer awakening, Libraries and queer awakening, Gap year, Study abroad, Clubs/bars, Hookups, Coming out, Family acceptance, Family estrangement, Terrace (eating club), 185 Nassau, Terrace Dances, Ethnic studies sit-in, Activism, Latine/a/o/x activism, Woodrow Wilson school, Photography, Gay Jeans Day, Awareness Week, Princeton Alumni Corps, Office of Undergraduate Affairs, Every Voice conference, THRIVE conference, Stereotypes, Harrassment, Reunions, Association of Latino Princeton Alumni (ALPA), Undergraduate, Staff

Homophobia mentioned, Racism mentioned, Slur

1990s

Davida Wood

Oral History

South Africa apartheid activism, Palestine apartheid activism, Jewish (religion), Jewish (ethnicity), Discrimination, Graduate student, Anthropology, First-generation immigrant, Gay person, Lesbian, Sue Anne Steffey Morrow, Gay Jeans Day, The Daily Princetonian, The Princeton Sentenal, A Lesbian Was Here, Activism, LGBT activism, AIDS activism, AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP), Princeton's Eagerly Awaited Radical Lesbians (PEARL), climate activism, Gay Rights Movement, Civil Rights Movement, Marriage, Internet Dating, HIV/AIDS crisis

2000s

Debbie Bazarsky

Oral History

Staff, Lesbian, Femme, White, women, genderqueer, Jewish (ethnicity), Jewish (religion), Consortium for LGBT Higher Education Professionals, Campus resources, Office of Religious Life (ORL), Murray Dodge, Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students (ODUS), Administration, Gay Jeans Day, Gay marriage in Princeton Chapel, Robin Moscato, Susan Packer, Sexual Harassment/Assault Advising Resources and Education (SHARE), Sue Anne Steffey Morrow, Pride Alliance, LGBT Student Services, Aaron Burr Hall, The Closet, LGBT Center, Women’s Center, Third World Center, Kathleen Deignan, Pride Week, Awareness Week, Laurie Hall, Peer Educators, LGBT Task Force, Affinity groups, Ice Cream Social, Welcome Back BBQ, Non-discrimination policy, Janet Dickerson, Bob Durkee, Shirley Tilghman, Every Voice conference, Center for Jewish Life (CJL), Paul Raushenbush, Jim Diamond, Alison Boden, Sohaib Sultan, Vineet Chander, Amanda Sandoval, Carl A. Fields Center (CAF), Gabe Barrett, Sue Dyer, Jan Runkle, Chad Klaus, Kris Kersley, Figi Sklar, John Su, Blue Goodall, Elise Wright, Matt Carcella, Frist Campus Center, GAP Lending Library, Lavender Graduation, Gender affirming care, Activism, LGBT Activism, Andy Cofino, Queering the Color Line, Michele Minter, Christopher Eisgruber, Transgender Week of Remembrance and Joy

Xenophobia mentioned, Homophobia mentioned, Transphobia mentioned, Anti-Semitism mentioned, Racism mentioned, Sexual violence mentioned, Suicide mentioned, Heterosexism mentioned

1990s

Domestic Partner Benefits

Narrative

1990s

Domestic Partner Housing

Narrative

1980s

Dorene Cornwell

Oral History

Bisexual women, Women, White, Baptist, Quaker, Music, Disability, Marriage, Breakup, Co-op meal plan, Presbyterian, HIV/AIDS crisis, Harrassment, Women's Center, Gay Alliance of Princeton (GAP), Outdoor Action, The Forerunner (newspaper), First relationship, Activism, Physics, Russian, Feminist activism, Non-discrimination policy, Reagan Administration, Gap year, Women's Studies, Disability activism, South Africa apartheid activism, Undergraduate

Ableism mentioned, Heterosexism mentioned, Homophobia mentioned, Suicide mentioned, Transphobia mentioned, Illness and death mentioned

1980s

Duane McWaine

Oral History

Gay men, Men, Black, Socioeconomic inequality, Public school, Private school, Dance, Music, Theater, Christian, HIV/AIDS crisis, Princeton Interview, Princeton Inn (residential college), Gospel Choir, Questioning sexuality, Gay Alliance of Princeton (GAP), New South Gay Dance, First relationship, Closeted, Mentorship, Hookups, Triangle Club, Princeton Preview, Photography, Palmer Observatory, Forum on Interracial Communication, Colonial (eating club), Going Back Looking Forward, THRIVE conference, Every Voice conference, Shirley Tilghman, South Africa apartheid activism, Psychology, Pre-medical (educational track), Racism in policing, Medical school, USC, Meeting partner, Clubs/bars, Coming out, Family acceptance, Marriage, AIDS Project LA, Partner death, Travel abroad, Employment discrimination, Mental health, Trump Administration, Gender-affirming care

Racism mentioned, Illness and death mentioned

1990s

Eddie Gonzalez-Novoa

Oral History

Gay men, Puerto Rican, Latine/a/o/x or Hispanic, Public school, Spanish speaking, Religion and queerness, Catholic, Spiritual, Religion (concentration), Athletics, HIV/AIDS crisis, Campus visit, Third World Center, Wilson (residential college), Gap year, Senior thesis, Gospel Choir, Chicano Caucus, First relationship, Travel abroad, Queer awakening, Activism, Latino Task Force, Sexual Harassment/Assault Advising Resources and Education (SHARE), War, Gay Jeans Day, Office of Religious Life (ORL), Sue Anne Steffey Morrow, Murray Dodge, Princeton Interview, Dance, Reunions, BodyHype

Racism mentioned, Illness and death mentioned

2010s & Onwards

Elizabeth Borges

Oral History

gay women, White, Spanish speaking, Activism, Private school, Questioning sexuality, Campus visit, Greek life, Tower (eating club), LGBT Center, Debbie Bazarsky, Campus resources, Eating clubs, Clubs/bars, Day of Silence, Consulting, Research, First relationship, Coming out, Kathryn Hamm

Slur, Homophobia mentioned

2010s & Onwards

Estela Bernice Diaz

Oral History

Queer, Mexican, Catholic, Undergraduate student, Second-generation immigrant, Latine/a/o/x or Hispanic, Closeted, Coming out, Family estrangement, Family acceptance, Religion and queerness, FLI students (First-Generation Low-Income), Princeton Preview, Financial aid, Women’s Center, LGBT Center, Pride Alliance, Campus resources, Affinity groups, LGBT activism, Activism, Independent Meal Plan, Terrace (eating club), Eating clubs, Academia, Senior thesis, Study abroad, Mellon Mays Fellow, Reunions

Homophobia mentioned

1970s

Events on Campus

Narrative

2000s

Fiona Miller

Oral History

Bisexual women, Women, Public school, Black, Biracial, First relationship, Heteronormativity, Creative Writing, Comparative Literature, Spanish and Portuguese, French and Italian, Art History, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Jill Dolan, Questioning sexuality, Coming out, Butler (residential college), Friend acceptance, Long-distance relationship, Family acceptance, LGBT Center, Debbie Bazarsky, Pride Alliance, Friday Night Thing (FNT), Study abroad, Terrace (eating club), Terrace Drag Ball, Black Student Union, Outdoor Action, Cutting hair, Queer Radicals Kiss-In, Sexual Harassment/Assault Advising Resources and Education (SHARE), Peer Educators, Hookups, Residential College Advisor (RCA), Undergraduate

Homophobia mentioned

1990s

Fire Hazards

Narrative

1990s

First Ally Training

Narrative

1990s

First Annual AIDS Awareness Week

Narrative

2010s & Onwards

First Every Voice Conference

Narrative

1980s

First LGBTQ+ Course Offered at Princeton

Narrative

1980s

First Mention of AIDS in Daily Princetonian

Narrative

1990s

First Princeton LGBTQ Employee Organization

Narrative

1980s

Founding of GALA

Narrative

2010s & Onwards

Founding the Oral History Project

Narrative

1970s

Frank Mahood

Oral History

Irish, Ukrainian, Segregation, Siblings, Second-generation immigrant, Family acceptance, Religious school, Cross-dressing, Libraries and queer awakening, Homosexual, Catholic, Religion and queerness, Mental health, Public school, Attraction to friend, Fine Arts, Drama, Body image, Counseling & Psychological Services (CPS), Coming out, Travel abroad, Sexual awakening, First relationship, Faculty, Closeted, Clubs/bars, Gay Alliance of Princeton (GAP), Arthur Eisenbach, Judith Schaeffer, New South Gay Dance, Oil Crisis, Pride Parade, Breakup, Design, Delaware Valley Gay Neighbors, Meeting Partner, Stonewall, Civil partnership, Domestic partnership, Marriage, HIV/AIDS crisis, Parenting, Coming out, Family acceptance, Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice, Activism, Banner stealing, Generational understandings of identity, Vietnam War activism

Racism mentioned, Illness and death mentioned, Homophobia mentioned, War mentioned, Anti-semitism mentioned, Violence mentioned, Suicide mentioned, Trauma mentioned, Traumatic childhood mentioned, Sexual violence mentioned, Childhood Sexual Assault mentioned, Slur

1970s

Fred Bernstein

Oral History

gay men, White, Attraction to friend, Ally, Clubs/bars, New South Gay Dance, The Closet, Aaron Burr Hall, Martin Duberman, Elaine Noble, Woody Woo (location), Don Clark, Mintz and Brown room break-in, Every Voice conference, Christopher Eisgruber, Shirley Tilghman, Jewish (ethnicity)

Homophobia mentioned

1980s

Fund for Reunion

Narrative

1970s

GAP Dance

Narrative

1970s

GAP Headquarters - “The Closet”

Narrative

2010s & Onwards

Gabriel Rodriguez

Oral History

Gay men, Men, First generation immigrant, Mexican, Latine/a/o/x or Hispanic, Religion and queerness, Public school, Harrassment, Closeted, Music, First awareness of queer people, Socioeconomic status, Discrimination, L'Avant-Scène French Theater, Undocumented, Coming out, Internet dating, Theater, Family estrangement, Conversion therapy, Princeton University Band, Campus visit, Princeton Preview, Tiger Night, Baile Folklorico, LGBT Center, Founding of LGBT Center, Debbie Bazarsky, Friend acceptance, Zee group, Clubs/bars, Peer Educators, Pride Alliance, Chicano Caucus, Terrace Drag Ball, Reunions, Marriage, New South Gay Dance, Eating clubs, Shirley Tilghman, The Princeton Tory, LGBT activism, Architecture, Senior thesis, All Ivy Latino conference, Teaching, Teach for America, Berkley, ¡Adelante Tigres! conference, Meeting partner, Undergraduate

Homophobia mentioned, Slur, Violence mentioned, Racism mentioned, Abusive relationship mentioned

1970s

Gay Alliance of Princeton

Narrative

1980s

Gay Jeans Day

Narrative

1990s

Gay Marriage at the Chapel

Narrative

1980s

Gay Student and Terrace Eating Club

Narrative

1980s

Gay Women of Princeton

Narrative

2010s & Onwards

Gender + Sexuality Resource Center: LGBT Center and Women’s Center Merger

Narrative

2010s & Onwards

Gender and Sexuality Studies Program

Narrative

2000s

Gender-Neutral Housing

Narrative

1980s

Glen Pannell

Oral History

Gay men, Men, White, Catholic, Religious school, English, Theater, University Press, Triangle Club, The Annex (bar), Ivy Inn, Michael Cadden, University of San Diego, Clubs/bars, Firestone C Floor hookup spot, Cruising, First relationship, Heteronormativity, HIV/AIDS crisis, Closeted, Coming out, PFLAG, Harrassment, Trump Administration, Activism, LGBT activism, Feminist activism, Reproductive justice, Immigration, Undergraduate

Homophobia meantioned, Illness and death mentioned

1970s

Glenn Stover

Oral History

Gay men, Men, White, Traumatic childhood, Parents divorce, Religious school, Presbyterian, All-male Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School, Colonial (eating club), Law school, Harvard, Clubs/bars, Sex work, Politics, Employment discrimination, Closeted, Sammy’s Bowery Follies, Glee Club, Yearbook, Theatre Intime, Community News Service, Natural Resources Defence Council, Nixon administration, Climate activism, Coming out, Losing friends, Family acceptance, Marriage, HIV/AIDS crisis, Partner death, Catholic, Religion and queerness, Reunions, BTGALA, Undergraduate

Sexual violence mentioned, Suicide mentioned, Illness and death mentioned, Homophobia mentioned

1970s

Gordon Gray

Oral History

Gay men, Men, White, Catholic, Graduate student, Staff, Molecular biology, Feminist activism, Sterotypes, Socioeconomic inequality, Boy Scouts, Military, Cold War, Harrassment, Heteronormativity, Art, First awareness of queer people, Boston marriages, Music, Orchestra, Princeton becomes co-ed, Drugs, University of New Hampshire, Gay Alliance of Princeton (GAP), Banner stealing, Mintz and Brown room break-in, LGBT activism, Black activism, Vietnam war activism, Nixon Administration, McCarthyism, Edward Herps, Cleveland Howard, University Choir, South Africa apartheid activism, Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), Clubs/bars, HIV/AIDS crisis, Reagan Administration, William Bowen, Harold T. Shapiro, Terrace Dances, Sally Frank vs Eating Clubs Case, Phone dating, Shirley Tilghman, Art museum

Homophobia mentioned, War mentioned, Sexual violence mentioned, Domestic violence mentioned, Sexism mentioned, Suicide mentioned, Illness and death mentioned, Racism mentioned

1980s

Greg Christianson

Oral History

Gay men, White, Lutheran, Agnostic, Closeted, Gay Alliance of Princeton (GAP), Gay Women of Princeton (GWOP), Take Back the Night, Sexual Harassment/Assault Advising Resources and Education (SHARE), Non-discrimination policy, HIV/AIDS crisis, AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP), Lean on Me AIDS Benefit, Harold T. Shapiro, ROTC, Coalition Against Homophobia, Activism, LGBT Activism, Black activism, Architecture, Law, Clubs/bars, Eating clubs, Independent Meal Plan, Employment discrimination

Homophobia mentioned

1980s

Hayley Gorenberg

Oral History

Ally, women, White, Public school, Activism, Feminist activism, HIV/AIDS activism, Murray Dodge, HIV/AIDS crisis, Gay Alliance of Princeton (GAP), Take Back the Night, Shirley Tilghman, Questioning sexuality, Journalism, Law, Employment discrimination, Marriage Equality Movement, Gender and Sexuality Studies, She Roars conference

Harassment mentioned, Sexism mentioned, Anti-Semitism mentioned, Illness and death mentioned

2000s

Heather Rae Martin

Oral History

Black, Woman, Masculine-of-center, Gender-nonconforming, Public school, Jehovah’s Witness, Christian, Family estrangement, Questioning sexuality, Dance, Expressions Dance Company, Black Arts Company (BAC), Sympoh, Body image, Religion and queerness, Excommunication, Socioeconomic inequality, Heteronormativity, Undergraduate Student, Choosing Princeton, First relationship, Closeted, Stereotypes, Sexual awakening, LGBT Center, Lavender Graduation, Debbie Bazarsky, Friday Night Thing (FNT), Chemistry, Theater, Mental health, Employment discrimination, Reagan Administration, Trump Administration, Consulting, BTGALA, Frist Campus Center

Fatphobia mentioned, Homophobia mentioned, Sexual assault mentioned, Abuse mentioned, Violence mentioned, Illness and death mentioned, Racism mentioned

1970s

Helen Zia

Oral History

Asian-American, Confucian, World War II, Cold War, Vietnam War, Shanghai dialect speaking, Civil Rights Movement, Student Activism, Vietnam War Activism, Anti-War Movement, 1970 Student Strike, Little Hall (residential hall), Pre-medical (educational track), Princeton becomes co-ed, Woodrow Wilson School (concentration), Medical School, Third World Movement, Third World Center, Carl A. Fields Center, Osborne Field House, Asian American Student Association (AASA), Affinity groups, Dillon Gym pool, Naked swimming, Women's Crew Team, Women's Center, Therapy, Feminism, Pearl Harbor, Asian-American Activism, Marriage, HIV/AIDS crisis

War mentioned, Racism mentioned, Sexism mentioned, Domestic violence mentioned

2000s

Hiring of Debbie Bazarsky

Narrative

1980s

Howard Rosen

Oral History

Gay men, Men, White, Jewish, Music, Questioning sexuality, Wilson (residential college), The Preppy Handbook, Socioeconomic inequality, Princeton Band, Civil and Environmental Engineering, First relationship, Closeted, New South Gay Dance, HIV/AIDS crisis, Harrassment, Mintz and Brown room break-in, Clubs/bars, Sexual awakening, Dance, BTGALA, Coming out, Friend acceptance, Shawn Cowls, Debbie Bazarsky, Society of Fellows, Family acceptance, Employment discrimination, Meeting partner, Marriage, Gayle Saloman, Margot Canaday, Founding of GSS department, Regina Kunzel, Harold Shapiro, Shirley Tilghman, Undergraduate

Homophobia mentioned

2010s & Onwards

Initiatives for Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (QTBIPOC)

Narrative

1960s & Earlier

Intro

Interlude

2010s & Onwards

Isaac Lederman

Oral History

Gay men, Men, White, Jewish, Immigration, Legacy, 9/11, Harrassment, First relationship, Athletics, Boarding school, Closeted, Forced outing, Climate activism, Peer Educators, Counseling and Psychological Services (CPS), Study abroad, Princeton in Brazil, Christina Chica, Mathey (residential college), Students United for a Responsible Global Environment (SURGE), Gay marriage legalized, HIV/AIDS crisis, Internet dating, LGBT Center, LGBT and Women’s Center merger, Princeton Equality Project, Creating Change Conference, LGBT Task Force, BTGALA, Terrace (eating club), School of Public and International Affairs, Divest Princeton, Hookups, Obama Administration, Undergraduate

Homophobia mentioned

2010s & Onwards

Jackie Yoowon Song

Oral History

East Asian, Korean, Lesbian, Queer, Gay, Immigration, First-generation immigrant, Korean speaking, Undergraduate student, Law, Queer awakening, First awareness of queer people, Siblings, Private school, Music Performance, Travel abroad, Closeted, Forbes (residential college), Same-sex dorms, LGBT Center, LGBT activism, Friend acceptance, gender nonconforming, Cutting hair, Gap year, Orchestra, Economics, Christian, Catholic, Religion and queerness, Manna Christian Fellowship, Princeton in Beijing, Attraction to friend, Mental health

Illness and death mentioned, Homophobia mentioned

1960s & Earlier

James Saslow

Oral History

Gay men, Men, White, Harrassment, Theater, First awareness of queer people, Theatre Intime, Dance, Princeton University Ballet, Stereotypes, Cruising, Socioeconomic inequality, Architecture, Terrace (eating club), Daniel Massad, Triangle Club, Paul Latchaw, HIV/AIDS crisis, Anthropology, Feminist activism, Vietnam War activism, Princeton becomes co-ed, Students for a Democratic Society, LGBT activism, Firestone C Floor hookup spot, Stonewall, Queer awakening, Coming out, Marriage, Art history, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Academia, Concerned Alumni for Princeton, Anti-sodomy laws overturned, Heteronormativity, Generational understandings of identity, Gay marriage legalized, Undergraduate

Homophobia meantioned, Slur, Illness and death mentioned

1970s

Jane Clewe

Oral History

White, lesbian, Private school, Public school, Queer awakening, butch, Unitarian, Drugs, Sexual Awakening, Computer Science, Athletics, German, Travel abroad, Gap year, First awareness of queer people, Coming out, Gay Alliance of Princeton (GAP), Coming out, Family acceptance, Mintz and Brown room break-in, Banner stealing, Sexuality Education, Counseling , and Health (SECH), Campus resources, Affinity groups, First relationship, New South Gay Dance, Women’s Center, Outdoor Action, Friend acceptance, Pride parade, LGBT activism, Meeting partner, Marriage, Clubs/bars

Illness and death mentioned, Sexism mentioned, Racism mentioned, Heterosexism mentioned, Suicide mentioned, Homophobia mentioned

2000s

Jason Houck

Oral History

Gay men, Men, White, Jewish, Religious school, Public school, Athletics, Queer awakening, Therapy, Mental health, Harrassment, Closeted, Heteronormativity, First awareness of queer people, Legacy, Outdoor Action, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Architecture, Visual Art, Forbes (residential college), 185 Nassau, Charter (eating club), Terrace (eating club), Internet Dating, Coming out, Travel, Gay Jeans Day, First relationship, Grad school, University of Delaware, Socioeconomic inequality, Undergraduate

Homophobia mentioned, Violence mentioned, Anti-semitism mentioned

1990s

Jason Rudy

Oral History

Gay men, Men, White, Public school, Adoption, Harrassment, Music, Theater, Questioning sexuality, Closeted, Heteronormativity, English, Katzenjammers (a capella), GAP wine and cheese welcome, Coming out, Friend acceptance, Gays and Lesbians at Princeton (GALAP), HIV/AIDS crisis, Pride parade, Stonewall, Princeton University Chapel, Gay marriage in Princeton Chapel, Sue Anne Steffey Morrow, Princeton Alumni Weekly (PAW), The Daily Princetonian, Hillary Clinton, Gay marriage legalized, Rutgers, Graduate school, Parenting, Divorce, Reunions, LGBT Center, Generational understandings of identity, University of Maryland, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Undergraduate

Homophobia mentioned, Suicide mentioned

1980s

Jay Kloecker

Oral History

Gay men, White, Catholic, Private school, Queer awakening, Closeted, Sexual awakening, First relationship, Breakup, Gay Rights Movement, Coming out, Friend acceptance, Family estrangement, Mental health, Therapy, Marriage

Harassment mentioned, Homophobia mentioned, Racism mentioned

1990s

Jeff Chu

Oral History

Chinese, Chinese speaking, Baptist, Christian, Second-generation immigrant, Private school, Questioning sexuality, forced outing, Woodrow Wilson School, Politics, Closeted, Princeton Evangelical Fellowship, Study abroad, Queer awakening, Office of Religious Life (ORL), St. A’s, Forbes (residential college), eating clubs, Socioeconomic inequality, Religion and queerness, Journalism

Racism mentioned, Homophobia mentioned