Interview with Sam Dorr, September 12, 2018
Project: Outsouth: LGBTQ+ Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Sam Dorr shares his life and career in Louisville, Kentucky. Dorr describes being fired from his job for being gay in 1981, the ensuing legal struggle, and publicly coming out as gay during that period. Dorr also shares his passion for the Episcopal Church, and talks about his husband Charles, whom he legally married in 2009.Interview Accession
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Activism Alcoholism Childhood Compulsory heterosexuality Gay marriage Court cases Episcopal Church Marriage equality Gay culture LGBTQ rights Louisville, Kentucky Gay bars Same-sex marriage Trials Legal issues Lawsuits Children of gay parents Christianity. Religion University of Kentucky Gay youth First National Bank of Louisville (Ky.)Interview LC Subject
Louisville (Ky.) Coming out (Sexual orientation) Homophobia Gay high school students Gay men Sexual orientation Divorce Gays--United States--Social conditions Gay men--Relations with heterosexual women Gay men--Sexual behavior Gays--Identity Gays--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States Gay couples--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States Gay men--Identity Homosexuality Homosexuality in the workplace Gays--Employment--Law and legislation Closeted gaysInterview Rights
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Dorr, Sam Interview by Adriana Sisko. 12 Sep. 2018. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Dorr, S. (2018, September 12). Interview by A. Sisko. Outsouth: LGBTQ+ Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Dorr, Sam, interview by Adriana Sisko. September 12, 2018, Outsouth: LGBTQ+ Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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