Interview with Jeffrey Jones, August 24, 2018
Project: Outsouth: LGBTQ+ Oral History Project
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Jeffrey Jones, University of Kentucky alum, shares his extensive knowledge about and involvement with the history of LGBTQ groups in Lexington, Kentucky, particularly University of Kentucky student groups. Jones discusses the distinction between community and communities, the challenges he faced in researching different LGBTQ histories for his dissertation, and expresses hope that people will continue to make efforts to record this valuable history.Interview Accession
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Activism Communities Dissertations Equality Gay men Historical lineage Lexington, Kentucky LGBTQ community LGBTQ history Undergraduate students University of Kentucky Gay student groups UK Lambda Dissertations Hidden histories, proud communities: multiple narratives in the queer geographies of Lexington, Kentucky, 1930-1999Interview Rights
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Jones, Jeffrey, interview by Adriana Sisko. August 24, 2018, Outsouth: LGBTQ+ Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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