Homosexuality -- United States -- Personal narratives; Homosexuality -- Religious aspects; Hartford Gay and Lesbian Health Collective;
Interview conducted by Richard McHugh. Bert Kissling was the co-founder of the Hartford Gay and Lesbian Health Collective. He was born and raised in suburban Chicago. He moved to Ct. in the 1970’s in order to pursue a degree in Yale’s...
Homosexuality -- United States -- Personal narratives; Lesbian activists; African Americans -- Race identity; Social service -- Connecticut; Hartford Gay and Lesbian Health Collective;
Interview conducted by Jessica Foligno. Regina Dyton grew up with a diverse background. She was born in a rural Kentucky town and then moved to Trenton, NJ, but was bussed to a school in a mainly suburban white neighborhood. Because she came...
Homosexuality -- United States -- Personal narratives; Lesbian activists; Gay liberation movement -- Connecticut -- Hartford; Civil rights -- Connecticut
Interview conducted by Felipe Serrano. Ruth Howell was involved with the Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Rights, and worked towards passing the Connecticut Civil Rights Bill of 1991. Howell’s social consciousness and political awareness was a...
Homosexuality -- United States -- Personal narratives; Safe Harbor Project (Conn.); Lesbian activists;
Interview conducted by Aimee Yi. Robin McHaelen is a lesbian activist, who founded and is now the executive director of True Colors, a group for sexual minority youth and families. True Colors evolved out of extensive field work that McHaelen...
Homosexuality -- United States -- Personal narratives; Social service -- Connecticut; Feminism;
Interview conducted by Linda Campbell. Loretta Wrobel was a lesbian and feminist activist who was involved in the establishment of the Hartford Women's Center, and continues to work as feminist therapist. Wrobel was born in Connecticut in 1954. ...
Homosexuality -- United States -- Personal narratives; Social service -- Connecticut; Hartford Gay and Lesbian Health Collective; Lesbian activists;
Interview conducted by Paula Mastan. Linda Estabrook is a lesbian and feminist activist who is the Executive director of the Hartford Gay and Lesbian Health Collective. She also founded the Queer Prom, in addition to volunteering for other...
Homosexuality -- United States -- Personal narratives; Social service -- Connecticut; Lobbying -- Law and legislation -- Connecticut; Love Makes a Family Foundation;
Interview conducted by Ryan Mancini and Chet Kozikowski. Anne Stanback and Charlotte Kinlock have been together since 1983. Both have worked in social work in some capacity for over 20 years. During the interview both discuss their experiences...
Lesbian couples as parents; Artificial insemination; Television programs--parodies;
Trailer for the 2005 series "The D Word," created by Dasha Snyder. This film was shown at th 2005/18th Annual Connecticut Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. Film trailer produced by the Burritt Library; a full length copy is available in the GLBTQ...
Lobbying -- Law and legislation -- Connecticut; Quakers; Parents & Friends of Lesbians and Gays; Jones, Clinton R.
Interview conducted by Noreen Dallaire. Helen Brill was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1914. She went to college in Southern California where she was introduced to the Quaker religion, which she describes as the strongest influence on her life and...
May-December romances; Gay and lesbian film festivals -- Connecticut; Short films;
Trailer for the 2001 Canadian short film "The Milkman," written and directed by Ken Takahashi. This film was shown at th 2005/18th Annual Connecticut Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. Film trailer produced by the Burritt Library; a full length copy...
Mediterranean Region; Family vacations; Gay teenagers;
Trailer for the 2005 French film "Côte d'Azur," written and directed by Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau. This film was shown at th 2005/18th Annual Connecticut Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. Film trailer produced by the Burritt Library; a...
Short films; Gay and lesbian film festivals -- Connecticut; Domestic violence -- Drama; Lesbian partner abuse
Trailer for the film Dani and Alice, written and directed by Roberta Marie Munroe, and includes performances by Yolonda Ross, Lisa Branch and Linda Husser. The film details the end of a violent relationship between the two women. The film was...
Transsexuals -- Counseling of -- Connecticut; Gender identity; XX Club (Hartford, Conn.); Homosexuality -- Religious aspects; George W. Henry Foundation;
Interview conducted by John Plotica and Isaac Miller Jr. The Reverend Canon Clinton Jones was born in 1916 in Brookfield, CT. He grew up in the Episcopal Church, but never thought about studying to be a minister until his 2nd year of college. He...
