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Start Over Main contributor Claire Kaplan, Jenny Mead Series Queer Charlottesville Oral History Project

1. Claire Kaplan Oral History (1:01:03)

Date:
2025-05-28
Main contributors:
Claire Kaplan, Jenny Mead
Summary:
Claire Kaplan is a lesbian who worked in the Maxine Platzer Lynn's Women's Center at the University of Virginia for a long time. In this interview, she discusses her work at UVA, including her role in founding UVA Pride (the first group for LGBTQ+ employees at UVA). She also shares her story of coming out and her activism in Los Angeles before coming to Virginia. Additionally, she discusses her Jewish identity and her memories of the Unite the Right rally in August 2017. She describes the process of adopting her daughter with her wife and her experiences with the Charlottesville and UVA queer communities more broadly.