Tom Jackson Oral History
AudioAuthor:Parks, Cecelia, LB-Teaching & Learning ServicesUniversity of Virginia 
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orcid.org/0000-0002-4947-013XAbstract:
Tom talks about growing up in New York City and Connecticut, then moving to San Francisco and coming out. He remembers living in San Francisco at the beginning and height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and working for a gay civil rights organization there. He discusses his move to Charlottesville and his involvement in mental health support services and his peer recovery work. He talks about his advocacy work with the Recovery Advocacy Project and his personal history of activism. He discusses queer communities (or the lack thereof) in Staunton, Charlottesville, and Richmond.
Keywords:
Queer Charlottesville Oral History Project, gay, Recovery Advocacy Project, Cville Pride, HIV/AIDS, queer community, mental health services
Queer Charlottesville Oral History Project, gay, Recovery Advocacy Project, Cville Pride, HIV/AIDS, queer community, mental health services
Language:
English
English
Publisher:
University of Virginia
University of Virginia
Published Date:
January 31, 2023
January 31, 2023
Notes:
Tom added some additional comments and clarifications to the transcript document that are not reflected in the audio recording.
