Dublin Core
Title
Karl Jaekl Oral History
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Date Created
2021
Subject
Oral History
Description
Karl Jaekl reflects on family, memory, organization, and early queer self-understanding. Born in Ottumwa, Iowa, in 1955, he describes close family networks, grandparents, farms, genealogy, scrapbooks, school, paper routes, friendships, and a lifelong instinct for preserving records. His story follows moves from Iowa to Kansas and El Paso, where math club, friendships, and long conversations helped him understand his attraction to men. He recalls a formative relationship with Paul, coming out to his friend Mike, and entering college still resisting gay labels while using letters, documentation, and memory to make sense of himself.
Type
Sound
Is Part Of
Colorado LGBTQ History Project
Format
audio/mp3