Oral History
Hearing the voices and memories of early leaders and activists.
This Oral History collection provides in-depth interviews with a diverse group of
early LGBT religious leaders. By selecting a person you can listen to that interview,
read the transcript, view photographs and peruse biographical notes.
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Rebecca Alpert
rabbi, author
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Ruth Barrett
high priestess in
Z Budapest tradition
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Robert Clement
archbishop, American
Catholic Church
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Michael Cole
pastor, founder of
Christ Chapel Church
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Chalotte Doclar
nun, teacher
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Karen Doherty
co-founder of Conference
for Catholic Lesbians
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George Hyde
priest, led gay
congregation in 1946
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Malcolm Johnson
Anglican priest, initiator
of LGBT organizations
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Virginia Mollenkott
evangelical feminist
theologian
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Falcon River
guardian priestess
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Jade River
founder of Reformed Congregation of the
Goddess-International
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Freda Smith
elder, feminist
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LGBT-RAN's Oral History project
serves as a model for any individual or any group in LGBT religious
movements interested in using oral histories to preserve their history. LGBT-RAN will foster such oral histories by providing training and resources to groups and individuals. In particular, LGBT-RAN will:
- support LGBT groups and individuals engaged in oral history projects,
- offer technical support and advice,
- display these oral histories on our website, and
- seek ongoing funding to underwrite the costs of these interviews.
LGBT-RAN invites you to:
- Send us the names of LGBT religious leaders whose unique stories risk being
entirely lost;
- Begin interviewing and recording oral histories with your group's
early leaders--LGBT-RAN staff will be glad to provide consultation as
needed;
- Notify LGBT-RAN of existing recordings of oral history interviews
with early LGBT religious leaders. Our website would list them, link
to them, or digitize and include them for wider visibility;
- Suggest sources of possible funding for ongoing oral history
efforts.
For more information about LGBT-RAN's ongoing oral history project,
e-mail oralhistory@lgbtran.org.
Excellent online tutorials and workshops in all aspects of oral history
are available; we recommend the following:
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