Dublin Core
Title
Linda Rose Oral History
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Date Created
2017
Subject
Oral History
Description
Linda Rose’s oral history traces her life from Los Angeles and Elk City, Oklahoma, to Denver, centered on adoption, strict Church of Christ upbringing, athletics, work, lesbian identity, and community. She discusses feeling different as a teenager, being expelled from Oklahoma Christian College after being suspected of being a lesbian, surviving family betrayal, and finding lesbian bars in Oklahoma City and Denver. Rose reflects on early Denver lesbian spaces, field hockey networks, dog grooming, drag shows, the Back Door, the Den, Three Sisters, and the Imperial Court. Her story highlights survival, humor, working-class lesbian life, and community formation.
Type
Sound
Is Part Of
Colorado LGBTQ History Project
Format
audio/wav