McMichael, Pam

Date:
2011-06-29
Interviewer:
Fosl, Cate
Transcription available:
yes
Series:
Louisville's LGBTQ Movement
Series ID:
2015_076
Interview Number(s):
2015_76_
Summary:
Interview regarding the history of Louisville's LGBTQ movement with Pam McMichael, the Fairness Campaign co-founder. McMichael is a native of rural Kentucky, first active in 1970s lesbian separatism (Louisville Lesbian Feminist Union), antiracist, anti-nuclear, and international activism; later, co-founder of Southerners on New Ground (SONG), currently resides in Knoxville, TN, and is director of Highlander Center, one of co-founders of SURJ (Speaking Up for Racial Justice) network of white antiracists.
Topic(s):
Gay rights--Kentucky--Louisville, History of the LGBTQ+ rights movement, Fairness Campaign (Louisville, Ky.), Speaking Up for Racial Justice