Interview with Mikaela Feroli, September 19, 2018
Project: Outsouth: LGBTQ+ Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Mikaela Feroli reflects on the life path that eventually led her to move from the North East to Kentucky. Feroli shares her experiences growing up as a lesbian, her feelings over time concerning feminine versus masculine gender presentation, and how feminism and gender studies have become vitally important to her over the years.Interview Accession
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Sexual orientation. Lesbians--Identity. Closeted gays. Lesbianism. Lesbians Coming out (Sexual orientation) Gender expression. Gender. Sexual minorities--Identity. Lesbian couples. Lesbian culture College environment Sex role. Feminism. Gender studies Outing (Sexual orientation) Lesbians--Family relationships.Interview Rights
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Feroli, Mikaela Interview by Adriana Sisko. 19 Sep. 2018. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Feroli, M. (2018, September 19). Interview by A. Sisko. Outsouth: LGBTQ+ Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Feroli, Mikaela, interview by Adriana Sisko. September 19, 2018, Outsouth: LGBTQ+ Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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