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Audio Interview, Bob Sweeney, September 8, 2012
Sweeney, Bob, Bailey, Evelyn
Bob Sweeney is interviewed by Evelyn Bailey. Sweeney discusses his activities with the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley in the early-mid 1970s. He discusses the process of grant writing and administrative approval for gathering funds as well as the purpose of the Gay Brotherhood, an organization that he was a part of. He also provides information on organizations like the Urban League, Gay Liberation Front, activism in the University of Rochester, and the Genesee Co-op. Sweeney then talks about his perceptions of discrimination as a gay man in Rochester. Sweeney also speaks to his own circumstances in becoming aware of his sexuality, as he only realized he was gay after he divorced his wife. He then goes into detail to describe what prompted the divorce and discusses family relations. At the end of his interview, Sweeney reflects on whether or not he is proud of being a gay man, and his involvement in the Gay Picnic at Genesee Valley Park.
- Title:
- Audio Interview, Bob Sweeney, September 8, 2012
- Creator:
- Sweeney, Bob, Bailey, Evelyn
- Description:
Bob Sweeney is interviewed by Evelyn Bailey. Sweeney discusses his activities with the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley in the early-mid 1970s. He discusses the process of grant writing and administrative approval for gathering funds as well as the purpose of the Gay Brotherhood, an organization that he was a part of. He also provides information on organizations like the Urban League, Gay Liberation Front, activism in the University of Rochester, and the Genesee Co-op. Sweeney then talks about his perceptions of discrimination as a gay man in Rochester. Sweeney also speaks to his own circumstances in becoming aware of his sexuality, as he only realized he was gay after he divorced his wife. He then goes into detail to describe what prompted the divorce and discusses family relations. At the end of his interview, Sweeney reflects on whether or not he is proud of being a gay man, and his involvement in the Gay Picnic at Genesee Valley Park.
Audio Interview, Bob Sweeney, September 8, 2012, Rochester, New York Voices of LGBT History Project, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester https://digitalcollections.lib.rochester.edu/islandora/object/ur:6640
Item details
- Partner:
- Empire State Digital Network
- Contributing Institution:
- University of Rochester, River Campus Libraries
- Supporting Institution:
- Rochester Regional Library Council
- Subjects:
- Coming out (Sexual orientation)
Gays--Political activity
Divorce
Sexual minorities
Genesee Co-op (Rochester, N.Y.)
Gay Picnic (Rochester, N.Y.)
University of Rochester
Gay Liberation Front (University of Rochester)
Urban League of Rochester, N.Y
The Gay Brotherhood (Rochester, N.Y.)
Monroe Community College
Szymanski, Walt
Noble, John
Mains, Tim
Sweeney, Bob
Empty Closet (Rochester, N.Y.) - Type:
- sound
- Format:
- InterviewsSound recording
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