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Oral history interview with Jill Strachan, 1949 -

Title

Oral history interview with Jill Strachan, 1949 -

Subject

1977 - 2014

A DC resident since 1977, Jill has been primarily involved in the arts community, including groups such as the Lesbian and Gay Chorus of Washington, GALA Choruses, and the GLBT Arts Consortium, in the early days of SMYAL and in delivering food to HIV/AIDs patients. She brings up some of the tensions between gays and lesbians in the GALA Choruses movement and mentions finding a DC-based feminist newspaper, Off Our Backs, that pointed her to under-the-radar GLBT bars in DC, particularly the Capitol Hill area. She also speaks about some of the early legal support for LGBTQ people in DC, particularly under former mayor Marion Barry.

Date

26 October 2014

Rights

No restrictions on access; no restrictions on use.

Interviewer

Cassandra Ake

Interviewee

Jill Strachan, PhD

Location

Capital Hill, Washington, DC

Transcription

No, not yet available

Original Format

Yes, recording available.

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Part 2 of 2

Collection

Rainbow History Project Oral History Collection

Citation

“Oral history interview with Jill Strachan, 1949 -,” Rainbow History Project Digital Collections, accessed July 26, 2024, https://archives.rainbowhistory.org/items/show/1375.

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