Oral history interview with Earline Budd

Earline Budd discusses her personal history and her work with HIV and transgender advocacy.

70s-00s

Native Washingtonian, African American experience, transgender issues, early black clubs, Transgender Health Empowerment

Earline Budd discusses her early life [00:00], her involvement with Frank Kameny and the Gay Activists Alliance [1:34], her involvement with ICAN and early AIDS advocacy [5:25], the relationship between her own diagnosis and her advocacy [7:20], her work with Safe Haven and [11:45], her relationship with her father [13:32], her legal battles and sensitivity workshops [17:28], her role models [20:12], the process of seeking treatment for HIV [21:20], the status of transgender people in D.C. and nationwide [22:26], her gender identity [24:02], her involvement in the LGBT bar scene [25:11], meeting friends in the transgender and drag communities [28:47], the AIDS crisis worldwide [31:03], and her hopes for a more unified world [33:03].

Yes, courtesy of Sarah Welz Geselowitz.

Yes, recording available (.wav, 344 MB)
Link to compressed version (mp3, 31 MB)

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