Dublin Core
Title
Tina Scardina Oral History
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Date Created
2019
Subject
Oral History
Description
Tina Scardina’s two-part oral history traces her life from Denver and Lakewood through Catholic school, Bear Creek, softball, Summit County, Denver lesbian bars, law, and LGBTQ political work. She discusses sports, gender expectations, leaving Catholicism, coming out through softball, family conflict and eventual acceptance, Three Sisters, The Grove, The Globe, mountain lesbian life, and relationships. Scardina reflects on municipal law, Denver zoning, the definition of family, Amendment 2, domestic partnership, media appearances, and the strategic burden of appearing “acceptable” to win rights. Her story highlights lesbian athletics, family, law, activism, community visibility, and political survival. Note: Tina Scardina has a collection of papers at Denver Public Library which supports her oral history ---> https://catalog.denverlibrary.org/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&pos=1&cn=2717161
Type
Sound
Is Part Of
Colorado LGBTQ History Project
Format
audio/mp3