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1. Aaron Eichorst Oral History (31:43)

Date:
May 28, 2025
Main contributors:
Aaron Eichorst, Jenny Mead
Summary:
Aaron Eichorst shares his experiences growing up as a Mennonite and his complicated relationship with the Mennonite Church after coming out. He discusses the gay community in Charlottesville and se...

2. Alan Cohn and Joe Montoya Oral History (1:33:07)

Date:
May 28, 2025
Main contributors:
Alan Cohn, Joe Montoya, Jenny Mead
Summary:
Alan Cohn and Joe Montoya are a gay couple - one of the first to be legally married in Charlottesville in 2014. They discuss how they met and how they each grew into their identities. They moved to...

3. Beyond burnout--the healing power of fiction (1:00:40)

Date:
February 6, 2019
Main contributors:
University of Virginia. School of Medicine
Summary:
We've long known about books' ability to comfort, but can they have the power to heal? At a time when burnout is rife among practicing physicians and other clinicians, health care organizations are...

4. Blaise Spinelli Oral History (58:26)

Date:
May 28, 2025
Main contributors:
Blaise Spinelli, Jenny Mead
Summary:
Blaise Spinelli was one of the founders of the AIDS Services Group (ASG) in Charlottesville, and the bulk of his interview is spent discussing his experiences providing AIDS services in Charlottesv...

5. Catherine Gillespie and Andre Hakes Oral History (1:05:50)

Date:
May 28, 2025
Main contributors:
Catherine Gillespie, Andre Hakes, Jenny Mead
Summary:
Catherine Gillespie and Andre Hakes are a married lesbian couple who live in Charlottesville. In their interview, they discuss the process of adopting their child and their protracted fight for cus...

6. Charlene Green Oral History (55:03)

Date:
May 28, 2025
Main contributors:
Charlene Green, Amy-Sarah Marshall
Summary:
Charlene Green is a Black lesbian who came to Charlottesville in the late 1980s to attend the University of Virginia for graduate school. In her interview, she discusses her experiences coming out,...

7. Charley Burton Oral History (59:23)

Date:
May 28, 2025
Main contributors:
Charley Burton, Amy-Sarah Marshall
Summary:
Charley Burton is a Black trans man from North Garden, VA, just outside of Charlottesville. He tells his story of growing up in a rural Black community, then struggling with his gender and sexualit...

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

Date:
May 28, 2025
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...