Dublin Core
Title
Rob Johnson Oral History
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Date Created
2019
Subject
Oral History
Description
Rob Johnson’s three-part oral history traces his life from West Virginia, Virginia, Florida, Pittsburgh, military service, and later Colorado, centered on family instability, sexuality, shame, trauma, music, addiction, recovery, and self-understanding. He discusses childhood movement between parents, band and saxophone, early same-sex experiences, sexual shame, violence, military life during the Vietnam era, relationships with men and women, alcohol, work, and the difficulty of building intimacy. Johnson reflects on therapy, Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous, monogamy, honesty, and the long process of separating sexuality from secrecy. His story highlights survival, recovery, bisexuality/gay identity, trauma, family, music, and healing.
Type
Sound
Is Part Of
Colorado LGBTQ History Project
Format
audio/mp3