Dublin Core
Title
Phil Hoyle Oral History
Date Created
2014
Description
Phil Hoyle’s oral history traces his life from a religious Kansas upbringing into church work, marriage, fatherhood, and eventual self-recognition as a gay man. He describes long years of understanding himself through bisexuality, his loving but complicated marriage to Merna, and the careful process of coming out to his wife and children. After moving toward an openly gay life, Hoyle found community in gay bars, Denver’s LGBT institutions, the Terry Mangan Library, and volunteer massage work with people living with HIV/AIDS through the Colorado AIDS Project. His story blends spirituality, sexuality, service, grief, and self-creation.