LGBTQ+ Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Cyrana Brooks Wyker
Publication Date
5-28-2014
Date
2014-03-14
Abstract
An oral history with Conan Dunham, a bisexual pastor who worked in unhoused ministries and hospice. Dunham was raised by their grandparents, one of whom was a traveling evangelist preacher, and their aunt and uncle who outted him to his family. They spoke of realizing they were gay when attending Boy Scouts and their short-lived marriage to a woman to help get her away from an abusive father. Dunham spoke of coming to terms with their sexuality and working with the psychiatrist Dr. Thomas Anthony Harris. They talked about their varied jobs including with the police and as a member of a band. Dunham talked about meeting Walter Cronkite and Harvey Milk and Dunham's partner. Dunham also spoke about the White Night riots after the assassination of Harvey Milk and how the visibility of gay people has changed since he was outed.
Keywords
Bisexual clergy, Bisexual men, Polio, Outing (LGBTQ+ culture), Walter Cronkite, Harvey Milk, Thomas A. (Thomas Anthony) Harris (1910-1995), Dan White (1946-1985), Riots, Assassination, LGBTQ+ riots, LGBTQ+ musicians
Extent
03:16:25; 67 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Hillsborough County (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.)
Language
English
Digital Date
2014
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital Only
Identifier
L34-00023
Recommended Citation
Dunham, Conan, "Conan Ronald Hershel Dunham Oral History Interview" (2014). LGBTQ+ Oral History Project. 1.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/lgbtq_oh/1
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