Interview with Greg Feeney, October 29, 2018

Project: Outsouth: LGBTQ+ Oral History Project

Interview Summary

Greg Feeney, Vice President of Academics and Work Force Development at Bluegrass Community and Technical College, shares his life journey from growing up in Illinois to eventually moving to Lexington, Kentucky. Feeney shares what it was life to grow up as a gay man in his hometown. He also shares his passion for teaching, volunteer work, and learning. Feeney discusses being a University of Kentucky alumni and a parent to his and his husband's children.

Interview Accession

2018oh647_lgbtq048

Interviewee Name

Greg Feeney

Interviewer Name

Adriana Sisko

Interview Date

2018-10-29

Interview Keyword

Bluegrass Community Technical College (BCTC) Coming out Community colleges Gay men Gay parents Marriage Same-sex marriage Teachers University of Kentucky Childhood El Paso (Ill.) AIDS (Disease) Internalized homophobia Graduate school Activism Parenting

Interview LC Subject

Coming out (Sexual orientation) Gay couples. Gay couples--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States. Gay culture. Gay men--Family relationships--United States. Gays--Identity. Gays--Mental health. Rural families Sexual orientation. Gay men--Relations with heterosexuals Homosexuality and education. Homosexuality--Religious aspects. Homophobia. Gay community Gay men. Gay men--Relations with heterosexual women Lexington (Ky.). Closeted gays

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Feeney, Greg Interview by Adriana Sisko. 29 Oct. 2018. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

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