Oral history interview with David Mariner,

Coverage

David Mariner is the current director of the DC Center for the LGBT Community. He grew up in Corning, New York and attended Furman University where he came out and began work as an activist around LGBT issues, HIV, and sex education. His work with Advocates for Youth brought him to Washington, DC where he has lived most of his adult life and worked as a leader in the LGBT community. Topics of the interview include his early life, aspects of community education around HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, organizing early HIV vaccine studies, description of the gay scene in DC, decision to become director of the DC Center, history of the DC Center, current activities at the DC Center.

Interviewer

Interviewee

Location

Washington, DC

Transcription

No, not yet available.

Original Format

Yes, recording available.

1 mp3 file.

Citation

“Oral history interview with David Mariner,,” Rainbow History Project Digital Collections, accessed May 18, 2024, https://archives.rainbowhistory.org/items/show/1408.

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