Interviewee: Roger Beaumont
Interviewer: Cal Gough, with Randall Cumbaa
Date of interview: July 23, 2016
Extent: mp3 audio file; mp4 video file
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Biography:
Roger Beaumont was born in Quebec, Canada in 1936. He was the youngest of ten children. He was sent to Catholic boarding school in Maine for his education. He moved to South Florida in 1956. He attended the University of Miami. He married his wife in 1960. Beaumont became a teacher and taught French and English.
Abstract:
Beaumont begins by discussing his early childhood in Canada and then in Maine. He discusses the significance of the church in his early life. He also discusses his coming out story and the path leading to that event. He then focuses on Gay Spirit Vision and his time there. He also discusses other communities/groups he participates in. The interview concludes with a discussion of Beaumont's memories of GSV members who have passed away.
Interviewee: Kraig Blackwelder
Interviewer: Randall Cumbaa
Date of interview: April 14, 2018
Extent: mp3 audio file; mp4 video file
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Biography:
Kraig Blackwelder was born in Cody, Wyo. in 1968. He attended the University of Oregon, where he learned about and became active in the Radical Faeries. Blackwelder lives in Chicago, where he founded a chapter of Gay Spirit Visions. He is a published author.
Abstract:
Blackwelder discusses his family background and talks about the difficulties he had growing up in Cody, Wyo. He talks about joining the Radical Faeries in college and later becoming involved with Gay Spirit Visions. Blackwelder shares memories of various GSV conferences and talks about helping organize the conferences. He reminisces about members of Gay Spirit Visions who have died and ends the interview by talking about his hopes for the future of the organization.
Interviewee: John Brock
Interviewer: Cal Gough, with Randall Cumbaa
Date of Interview: July 11, 2015
Extent: mp3 audio file
Interviewee: William Brochinsky
Interviewer: Randall Cumbaa
Date of interview: November 8, 2018
Extent: mp3 audio file; mp4 video file
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