Interview with Theo Meacham, April 27, 2018
Project: Outsouth: LGBTQ+ Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Theo Meacham shares his journey into coming out as a queer transgender man. Meacham also talks about his passion for theater and working with LGBTQ youth. Meacham also discusses his and his wife's commitment to fostering and adopting LGBTQ children in need.Interview Accession
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Transgender identity Lesbian identity Children Theater Parenting Company Q Foster parenting Gender roles Adoption Southern hospitality Public restrooms Queer identity Boyhood Bowling Green (Ky.) Education, Higher LGBTQ kids LGBTQ youth Queer community Queer youth theater company Girl ScoutsInterview LC Subject
Childhood Transgender people--Identity Transgender youth. Families. Coming out (Gender identity) Transgender identity Transgender people. Transgender people--Identity. Gender identity. Transgender people--Violence against Sexual minority parents. Sexual minority youth Lexington (Ky.).Interview Rights
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Meacham, Theo Interview by Adriana Sisko. 27 Apr. 2018. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Meacham, T. (2018, April 27). Interview by A. Sisko. Outsouth: LGBTQ+ Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Meacham, Theo, interview by Adriana Sisko. April 27, 2018, Outsouth: LGBTQ+ Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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