Interview with Jack L. Coffman, September 10, 2018
Project: Outsouth: LGBTQ+ Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Jack L. Coffman shares his experiences being gay during the 1960s, 1970s, and beyond. Coffman talks about the love of his life, Teddy, as well as about working in IT at the University of Kentucky for a number of years, his friendships, and life in Lexington over the decades.Interview Accession
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Catholicism Dating Friendships Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Gay bars Gay men HIV/AIDS Internet technology (IT) Lexington, Kentucky Relationships Safety Same sex marriage University of Kentucky Childhood South Bend (Ind.) School discipline Discipline of children Education African Americans--Segregation Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Public opinion Lungs--Cancer. Health. Care of the sick. Interpersonal relations Physicians--Kentucky Gays--Violence againstInterview LC Subject
Religion Gay men. Gay men--Identity. Gay men--Sexual behavior. Homosexuality. Sexual minorities. Sexual minorities--Identity. College environment College students--Social conditions Indiana University Gay couples. Lexington (Ky.). Gay men--Legal status, laws, etc. Homosexuality--Law and legislation. Coming out (Sexual orientation) University of Kentucky Families Universities and colleges Closeted gays College students--Attitudes College students--Conduct of lifeInterview Rights
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Coffman, Jack L. Interview by Adriana Sisko. 10 Sep. 2018. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Coffman, J.L. (2018, September 10). Interview by A. Sisko. Outsouth: LGBTQ+ Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Coffman, Jack L., interview by Adriana Sisko. September 10, 2018, Outsouth: LGBTQ+ Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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