Interview with Carol Taylor-Shim, May 1, 2018
Project: Outsouth: LGBTQ+ Oral History Project
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Carol Taylor-Shim shares her experiences navigating her sexual and racial identities, discussing issues such as tokenization, racism, and trauma. Taylor-Shim also talks about her commitment to social justice and activism, as well as intra-community issues within the LGBTQ community.Interview Accession
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LGBTQ community Black community Queer Tokenizing People of color Social work Child welfare Bias University of Kentucky Trauma Queer women of color Intersectionality Violence Intervention and Prevention Center (VIP Center) Racial justice Queer community Tokenism Marginalized communities Police shootings University of LouisvilleInterview LC Subject
Childhood Race discrimination Racism Secondary traumatic stress Psychic trauma in children--Treatment Social service Social justice African Americans--Social conditions Coming out (Sexual orientation) Homosexuality Lesbianism Lesbians--Identity Sexual minorities' families Sexual minorities--Identity Sexual orientation Sexual orientation--Religious aspects Homosexuality--Religious aspects University of Kentucky Race relations Violence Racial profiling in law enforcement Sexual minority community FamiliesInterview Rights
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Taylor-Shim, Carol Interview by Adriana Sisko. 01 May. 2018. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Taylor-Shim, C. (2018, May 01). Interview by A. Sisko. Outsouth: LGBTQ+ Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Taylor-Shim, Carol, interview by Adriana Sisko. May 01, 2018, Outsouth: LGBTQ+ Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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