Interview with Mel Lesch, July 6, 2018
Project: Outsouth: LGBTQ+ Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Mel Lesch shares her life journey from moving state to state and eventually settling in Lexington, Kentucky. Lesch discusses her life as queer person, her passion for activism, and her passion for working with students. Lesch talks about gender identity, Down Syndrome, and the sexual identities she has identified with.Interview Accession
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Childhood Coming out (Sexual orientation) Dates (Social engagements) Dating (Social customs) Education Education, Higher Friendship. Gender expression. Gender identity. Gender issues Gender. Homosexuality. Lesbians Lexington (Ky.). Sexual minorities. Sexual minority college students Sexual minority community. Sexual orientation. University of Kentucky FamiliesInterview Rights
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Lesch, Mel Interview by Adriana Sisko. 06 Jul. 2018. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Lesch, M. (2018, July 06). Interview by A. Sisko. Outsouth: LGBTQ+ Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Lesch, Mel, interview by Adriana Sisko. July 06, 2018, Outsouth: LGBTQ+ Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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