{ "title": { "media": { "url": "https://gqhp.blob.core.windows.net/$web/GQHP%20Banner%20Image.png", "alt": "Grinnell Queer History Project", "caption": null, "credit": "Grinnell Queer History Project" }, "text": { "headline": "Grinnell Queer History Project Timeline", "text": "The Grinnell Queer History Project is the result of ongoing efforts since 2023 by Morgan Smith ‘26 to document, interpret, and share LGBTQ+ history at Grinnell College and the surrounding town. The project has three major components: a digital collection, an oral history project, and a digital exhibition. The digital collection comprises digitized documents and artifacts related to Grinnell LGBTQ+ history. The oral history project consists of interviews with alumni and townspeople who were influential in Grinnell’s queer history and community. The project’s digital exhibit is a recreation of a physical exhibit that was curated by Morgan Smith ‘26 and displayed in the Burling Gallery during the Fall and Spring of 2026. " } }, "events": [ { "media": { "url": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/objects/small/dg_1774734451_sm.jpg", "alt": "Anonymous author writes to the editors of the Scarlet and Black calling attention to the social plights of homosexuals at Grinnell College, citing social isolation and hiding part of themselves. The author calls for greater community among homosexuals on campus and bringing isolated social groups together for collective action.", "caption": "Scarlet & Black | 2/25/1972 | Page 4 | Seeks Concern for Homosexuals", "link": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/items/dg_1774734451.html" }, "start_date": { "year": "1972" }, "text": { "headline": "Scarlet & Black | 2/25/1972 | Page 4 | Seeks Concern for Homosexuals", "text": "Anonymous author writes to the editors of the Scarlet and Black calling attention to the social plights of homosexuals at Grinnell College, citing social isolation and hiding part of themselves. The author calls for greater community among homosexuals on campus and bringing isolated social groups together for collective action." } },{ "media": { "url": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/objects/small/dg_1774734438_sm.jpg", "alt": "Duane Taylor '73 writes in response to a prior letter to the editor on Febuary 2nd, 1972 on the plight of homosexuals, expressing support for the author's message.", "caption": "Scarlet & Black | 3/3/1972 | Page 4 | In response (for lack of a better phrase) to the letter printed in last week's issue, \"Seeks Concern for Homosexuals\"", "link": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/items/dg_1774734438.html" }, "start_date": { "year": "1972" }, "text": { "headline": "Scarlet & Black | 3/3/1972 | Page 4 | In response (for lack of a better phrase) to the letter printed in last week's issue, \"Seeks Concern for Homosexuals\"", "text": "Duane Taylor '73 writes in response to a prior letter to the editor on Febuary 2nd, 1972 on the plight of homosexuals, expressing support for the author's message." } },{ "media": { "url": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/objects/small/dg_1774734460_sm.jpg", "alt": "Page from Scarlet and Black featuring two letters to the editor by anonymous authors. One encourages interested parties to contact Campus Chaplain Dennis Haas for information on a meeting of homosexuals. The second discusses the presence of lesbians on campus from a lesbian.", "caption": "Scarlet & Black | 4/7/1974 | Page 4 | Homosexuals To Meet Here, Lesbians Are Here Too", "link": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/items/dg_1774734460.html" }, "start_date": { "year": "1974" }, "text": { "headline": "Scarlet & Black | 4/7/1974 | Page 4 | Homosexuals To Meet Here, Lesbians Are Here Too", "text": "Page from Scarlet and Black featuring two letters to the editor by anonymous authors. One encourages interested parties to contact Campus Chaplain Dennis Haas for information on a meeting of homosexuals. The second discusses the presence of lesbians on campus from a lesbian." } },{ "media": { "url": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/objects/small/dg_1774622578_sm.jpg", "alt": "Events calendar for the first Grinnell College Gay Pride Week in 1987 hosted by the Grinnell College Gay Community (GCGC). ", "caption": "1987 Pride Week Calendar", "link": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/items/dg_1774622578.html" }, "start_date": { "year": "1987" }, "text": { "headline": "1987 Pride Week Calendar", "text": "Events calendar for the first Grinnell College Gay Pride Week in 1987 hosted by the Grinnell College Gay Community (GCGC). " } },{ "media": { "url": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/objects/small/dg_1774622579_sm.jpg", "alt": "AIDS Memorial Quilt created by Grinnell College students in 1996.", "caption": "1996 AIDS Memorial Quilt", "link": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/items/dg_1774622579.html" }, "start_date": { "year": "1996" }, "text": { "headline": "1996 AIDS Memorial Quilt", "text": "AIDS Memorial Quilt created by Grinnell College students in 1996." } },{ "media": { "url": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/objects/small/dg_1778092856_sm.jpg", "alt": "Gay is Ok Photo", "caption": "Gay is Ok Photo", "link": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/items/dg_1778092856.html" }, "start_date": { "year": "1986" }, "text": { "headline": "Gay is Ok Photo" } },{ "media": { "url": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/objects/small/dg_1774622581_sm.jpg", "alt": "Editorial from the Scarlet and Black expressing discontent at a memorandum passed supporting the creation of a Gay Resource Center by the Student Government Association in 1986.", "caption": "Scarlet & Black | 12/6/1985 | Page 6 | SGA: Ignoring the Student Body", "link": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/items/dg_1774622581.html" }, "start_date": { "year": "1985" }, "text": { "headline": "Scarlet & Black | 12/6/1985 | Page 6 | SGA: Ignoring the Student Body", "text": "Editorial from the Scarlet and Black expressing discontent at a memorandum passed supporting the creation of a Gay Resource Center by the Student Government Association in 1986." } },{ "media": { "url": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/objects/small/dg_1774622582_sm.jpg", "alt": "Letter to the Editor by Matt Rickett arguing for having gay in the name of a LGBTQ+ resource center rather than the adminstration proposal of a Human Resource Center in 1986.", "caption": "Scarlet & Black | 4/18/1986 | Page 6 | Gay Resource Center", "link": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/items/dg_1774622582.html" }, "start_date": { "year": "1986" }, "text": { "headline": "Scarlet & Black | 4/18/1986 | Page 6 | Gay Resource Center", "text": "Letter to the Editor by Matt Rickett arguing for having gay in the name of a LGBTQ+ resource center rather than the adminstration proposal of a Human Resource Center in 1986." } },{ "media": { "url": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/objects/small/dg_1774622656_sm.jpg", "alt": "News article in the Scarlet and Black on the founding of the Human Resource Center, currently known as the Stonewall Resource Center in 1986 at Grinnell College.", "caption": "Scarlet & Black | 4/25/1986 | Page 6 | Human Resource Center Established: Tederman and Gays reach compromise", "link": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/items/dg_1774622656.html" }, "start_date": { "year": "1986" }, "text": { "headline": "Scarlet & Black | 4/25/1986 | Page 6 | Human Resource Center Established: Tederman and Gays reach compromise", "text": "News article in the Scarlet and Black on the founding of the Human Resource Center, currently known as the Stonewall Resource Center in 1986 at Grinnell College." } },{ "media": { "url": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/objects/small/dg_1774622663_sm.jpg", "alt": "Printed report by the first Director of the HRC/GRC, David D. Clark on the state of the resource center over the first three years of operation.", "caption": "1989 HRC/GRC Annual Report", "link": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/items/dg_1774622663.html" }, "start_date": { "year": "1989" }, "text": { "headline": "1989 HRC/GRC Annual Report", "text": "Printed report by the first Director of the HRC/GRC, David D. Clark on the state of the resource center over the first three years of operation." } },{ "media": { "url": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/objects/small/dg_1774622675_sm.jpg", "alt": "Handbook for volunteer Stonewall Resource Center monitors from the 1992-1993 academic year. ", "caption": "Stonewall Resource Center Monitor’s Handbook 1992-1993", "link": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/items/dg_1774622675.html" }, "start_date": { "year": "1992" }, "text": { "headline": "Stonewall Resource Center Monitor’s Handbook 1992-1993", "text": "Handbook for volunteer Stonewall Resource Center monitors from the 1992-1993 academic year. " } },{ "media": { "url": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/objects/small/dg_1774622682_sm.jpg", "alt": "Printed email with what is believed to be the first constitution of the Stonewall Coalition (StoneCo) from 1993.", "caption": "Constitution of the Stonewall Coalition of Grinnell College", "link": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/items/dg_1774622682.html" }, "start_date": { "year": "1993" }, "text": { "headline": "Constitution of the Stonewall Coalition of Grinnell College", "text": "Printed email with what is believed to be the first constitution of the Stonewall Coalition (StoneCo) from 1993." } },{ "media": { "url": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/objects/small/dg_1774622695_sm.jpg", "alt": "Meeting notes from the Committee of Student Life from March 9, 1989 discussing allowing same-sex couples off-campus for housing under symbolic marriages.", "caption": "March 9, 1989, Committee on Student Life Minutes", "link": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/items/dg_1774622695.html" }, "start_date": { "year": "1989" }, "text": { "headline": "March 9, 1989, Committee on Student Life Minutes", "text": "Meeting notes from the Committee of Student Life from March 9, 1989 discussing allowing same-sex couples off-campus for housing under symbolic marriages." } },{ "media": { "url": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/objects/small/dg_1774622701_sm.jpg", "alt": "This series of internal college memos between Bill Deminoff, Director of College Relations, and George Drake, former President of Grinnell College, discusses an effort by Todd Shepherd ‘90 in 1988 to make gay students eligible for affirmative action under the college’s affirmative action policy.", "caption": "Memo to Bill Deminoff from George Drake", "link": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/items/dg_1774622701.html" }, "start_date": { "year": "1988" }, "text": { "headline": "Memo to Bill Deminoff from George Drake", "text": "This series of internal college memos between Bill Deminoff, Director of College Relations, and George Drake, former President of Grinnell College, discusses an effort by Todd Shepherd ‘90 in 1988 to make gay students eligible for affirmative action under the college’s affirmative action policy." } },{ "media": { "url": "https://gqhp.blob.core.windows.net/$web/dg_1774622618.JPG", "alt": "VHS tape from the Stonewall Resource Center's 10th Anniversary celebration.", "caption": "SRC 10th Anniversary VHS Tape", "link": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/items/dg_1774622618.html" }, "start_date": { "year": "1996" }, "text": { "headline": "SRC 10th Anniversary VHS Tape", "text": "VHS tape from the Stonewall Resource Center's 10th Anniversary celebration." } },{ "media": { "url": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/objects/small/dg_1774622844_sm.jpg", "alt": "Poster promoting a debate on marriage equality that was hosted by the Student Campaign for Increased Political Engagement (SCIPE) and sponsored by the Rosenfield Program in Public Affairs, International Relations, and Human Rights in 2004.", "caption": "SCIPE (Gay) Marriage? Debate Rosenfield Program Poster", "link": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/items/dg_1774622844.html" }, "start_date": { "year": "2004" }, "text": { "headline": "SCIPE (Gay) Marriage? Debate Rosenfield Program Poster", "text": "Poster promoting a debate on marriage equality that was hosted by the Student Campaign for Increased Political Engagement (SCIPE) and sponsored by the Rosenfield Program in Public Affairs, International Relations, and Human Rights in 2004." } },{ "media": { "url": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/objects/small/dg_1774622858_sm.jpg", "alt": "Undated flier detailing the resources and student organizations for LGBTQ+ student life at Grinnell College.", "caption": "Resource Guide", "link": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/items/dg_1774622858.html" }, "start_date": { "year": "2006" }, "text": { "headline": "Resource Guide", "text": "Undated flier detailing the resources and student organizations for LGBTQ+ student life at Grinnell College." } },{ "media": { "url": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/objects/small/dg_1774622938_sm.jpg", "alt": "News article in the Scarlet and Black on the reinstallation of the Grinnell College Christian Fellowship (GCCF) and the prior suspension of the Intervarsity Christian Fellowship on non-discrimination grounds. ", "caption": "Scarlet & Black | 11/17/2000 | Page 6 | Religious Beliefs vs. Hate Speech", "link": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/items/dg_1774622938.html" }, "start_date": { "year": "2000" }, "text": { "headline": "Scarlet & Black | 11/17/2000 | Page 6 | Religious Beliefs vs. Hate Speech", "text": "News article in the Scarlet and Black on the reinstallation of the Grinnell College Christian Fellowship (GCCF) and the prior suspension of the Intervarsity Christian Fellowship on non-discrimination grounds. " } },{ "media": { "url": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/objects/small/dg_1774622947_sm.jpg", "alt": "Poster from 2014 promoting Queer Cultures Week, a version of Gay Pride Week.", "caption": "Queer Cultures Week 2014 Program Poster", "link": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/items/dg_1774622947.html" }, "start_date": { "year": "2014" }, "text": { "headline": "Queer Cultures Week 2014 Program Poster", "text": "Poster from 2014 promoting Queer Cultures Week, a version of Gay Pride Week." } },{ "media": { "url": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/objects/small/dg_1774623037_sm.jpg", "alt": "News article in the Scarlet and Black on the relocation of the Stonewall Resource Center in 2004 following the demolition of the Younker Memorial Medical Center and before the construction of the Joe Rosenfield Center.", "caption": "Scarlet & Black | 02/06/2004 | Page 4 | Making the Move", "link": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/items/dg_1774623037.html" }, "start_date": { "year": "2004" }, "text": { "headline": "Scarlet & Black | 02/06/2004 | Page 4 | Making the Move", "text": "News article in the Scarlet and Black on the relocation of the Stonewall Resource Center in 2004 following the demolition of the Younker Memorial Medical Center and before the construction of the Joe Rosenfield Center." } },{ "media": { "url": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/objects/small/dg_1774623038_sm.jpg", "alt": "Poem published in the Grinnell College student underground newspaper \"The Pterodactyl.\"", "caption": "The Pterodactyl \"Lavender City\"", "link": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/items/dg_1774623038.html" }, "start_date": { "year": "1968" }, "text": { "headline": "The Pterodactyl \"Lavender City\"", "text": "Poem published in the Grinnell College student underground newspaper \"The Pterodactyl.\"" } },{ "media": { "url": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/objects/small/dg_1774623039_sm.jpg", "alt": "Reader-submission focused journal published on rural queer life starting in 1974 in Grinnell, IA.", "caption": "RFD Magazine", "link": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/items/dg_1774623039.html" }, "start_date": { "year": "1974" }, "text": { "headline": "RFD Magazine", "text": "Reader-submission focused journal published on rural queer life starting in 1974 in Grinnell, IA." } },{ "media": { "url": "https://gqhp.blob.core.windows.net/$web/dg_1774623040.jpg", "alt": "Periodical running from 2005-2006 on matters of diversity and campus life at Grinnell College published by the Grinnell College Student Publications and Radio Committee.", "caption": "Salad", "link": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/items/dg_1774623040.html" }, "start_date": { "year": "2005" }, "text": { "headline": "Salad", "text": "Periodical running from 2005-2006 on matters of diversity and campus life at Grinnell College published by the Grinnell College Student Publications and Radio Committee." } },{ "media": { "url": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/objects/small/dg_1774623041_sm.jpg", "alt": "Literary and arts magazine focused on gender and sexuality published by the Grinnell College Student Publications and Radio Committee.", "caption": "GoGo", "link": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/items/dg_1774623041.html" }, "start_date": { "year": "2009" }, "text": { "headline": "GoGo", "text": "Literary and arts magazine focused on gender and sexuality published by the Grinnell College Student Publications and Radio Committee." } },{ "media": { "url": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/objects/small/dg_1774623042_sm.jpg", "alt": "Recordings of the Fall 2007 Queer People of Color Drag Show. It is a full recording of the show, and also contains a short edited trailer for the drag show compiled from student performers and emcees", "caption": "QPOC Presents Drag Extravaganza", "link": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/items/dg_1774623042.html" }, "start_date": { "year": "2006" }, "text": { "headline": "QPOC Presents Drag Extravaganza", "text": "Recordings of the Fall 2007 Queer People of Color Drag Show. It is a full recording of the show, and also contains a short edited trailer for the drag show compiled from student performers and emcees" } },{ "media": { "url": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/objects/small/dg_1774623043_sm.jpg", "alt": "Photography and interviews at the biannual Grinnell College Queer people of color (QPOC) Drag show between fall 2008 and spring 2011 in Grinnell, Iowa in a compiled volume published by the Grinnell College Student Publications and Radio Committee.", "caption": "Imitation for Which There Is No Original", "link": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/items/dg_1774623043.html" }, "start_date": { "year": "2011" }, "text": { "headline": "Imitation for Which There Is No Original", "text": "Photography and interviews at the biannual Grinnell College Queer people of color (QPOC) Drag show between fall 2008 and spring 2011 in Grinnell, Iowa in a compiled volume published by the Grinnell College Student Publications and Radio Committee." } },{ "media": { "url": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/objects/small/dg_1774623044_sm.jpg", "alt": "News article in the Scarlet and Black on the first Queer People of Color Drag Show at Grinnell College.", "caption": "Scarlet & Black | 11/03/2006 | Page 5 | Stuffed shirts, stuffed pants to stuff Harris seats", "link": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/items/dg_1774623044.html" }, "start_date": { "year": "2006" }, "text": { "headline": "Scarlet & Black | 11/03/2006 | Page 5 | Stuffed shirts, stuffed pants to stuff Harris seats", "text": "News article in the Scarlet and Black on the first Queer People of Color Drag Show at Grinnell College." } },{ "media": { "url": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/objects/small/dg_1774623046_sm.jpg", "alt": "DRAG: The International Transvestite Quarterly was published starting in 1971 by Mardi Gras Enterprises, Inc., Founded and edited by Lee Brewster, an early transgender rights activist, drag queen, and early founder of the first U.S Pride.", "caption": "DRAG: The International Transvestite Quarterly", "link": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/items/dg_1774623046.html" }, "start_date": { "year": "1971" }, "text": { "headline": "DRAG: The International Transvestite Quarterly", "text": "DRAG: The International Transvestite Quarterly was published starting in 1971 by Mardi Gras Enterprises, Inc., Founded and edited by Lee Brewster, an early transgender rights activist, drag queen, and early founder of the first U.S Pride." } },{ "media": { "url": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/objects/small/dg_1774623047_sm.jpg", "alt": "The first nationally distributed lesbian publication in the United States. Published by the Daughters of Bilitis, Incorporated, it appeared monthly from 1956 to 1970.", "caption": "The Ladder", "link": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/items/dg_1774623047.html" }, "start_date": { "year": "1956" }, "text": { "headline": "The Ladder", "text": "The first nationally distributed lesbian publication in the United States. Published by the Daughters of Bilitis, Incorporated, it appeared monthly from 1956 to 1970." } },{ "media": { "url": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/objects/small/dg_1774623048_sm.jpg", "alt": "A medical textbook published by American endocrinologist and sexologist Harry Benjamin in 1966 with The Julian Press. The text is notable for its examination of transsexualism not as a psychological issue, but rather as a somatic disorder that should be treated through medicine.", "caption": "Transvestism Today: The Phenomena of Men Who Dress as Women", "link": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/items/dg_1774623048.html" }, "start_date": { "year": "1960" }, "text": { "headline": "Transvestism Today: The Phenomena of Men Who Dress as Women", "text": "A medical textbook published by American endocrinologist and sexologist Harry Benjamin in 1966 with The Julian Press. The text is notable for its examination of transsexualism not as a psychological issue, but rather as a somatic disorder that should be treated through medicine." } },{ "media": { "url": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/objects/small/dg_1774623049_sm.jpg", "alt": "The first pro-gay magazine in the United States, published by One, Inc starting in 1953. Charges brought forth by the U.S. Postal Service against the magazine for obscenity resulted in the landmark free speech case One, Inc. v. Olesen from the Supreme Court, upholding free speech protections for homosexual content.", "caption": "One Magazine, the Homosexual Viewpoint", "link": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/items/dg_1774623049.html" }, "start_date": { "year": "1953" }, "text": { "headline": "One Magazine, the Homosexual Viewpoint", "text": "The first pro-gay magazine in the United States, published by One, Inc starting in 1953. Charges brought forth by the U.S. Postal Service against the magazine for obscenity resulted in the landmark free speech case One, Inc. v. Olesen from the Supreme Court, upholding free speech protections for homosexual content." } },{ "media": { "url": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/objects/small/dg_1774623050_sm.jpg", "alt": "The Lesbian Tide (1971–1980) was a lesbian periodical published in the United States by the Los Angeles chapter of the Daughters of Bilitis. It was the first US magazine to use the word \"lesbian\" in the title.", "caption": "The Lesbian Tide", "link": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/items/dg_1774623050.html" }, "start_date": { "year": "1974" }, "text": { "headline": "The Lesbian Tide", "text": "The Lesbian Tide (1971–1980) was a lesbian periodical published in the United States by the Los Angeles chapter of the Daughters of Bilitis. It was the first US magazine to use the word \"lesbian\" in the title." } },{ "media": { "url": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/objects/small/dg_1774623051_sm.jpg", "alt": "This is the definitive collection of Mapplethorpe's black-and-white photographs, drawing on the full range of his work, from the early Polaroids to the haunting self-portraits taken shortly before he died. It has been prepared in collaboration with the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, which was established by the artist to provide funds for AIDS research and photographic projects.--BOOK JACKET", "caption": "Mapplethorpe", "link": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/items/dg_1774623051.html" }, "start_date": { "year": "1992" }, "text": { "headline": "Mapplethorpe", "text": "This is the definitive collection of Mapplethorpe's black-and-white photographs, drawing on the full range of his work, from the early Polaroids to the haunting self-portraits taken shortly before he died. It has been prepared in collaboration with the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, which was established by the artist to provide funds for AIDS research and photographic projects.--BOOK JACKET" } },{ "media": { "url": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/objects/small/dg_1778073255_sm.jpg", "alt": "The Transsexual Phenomenon", "caption": "The Transsexual Phenomenon", "link": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/items/dg_1778073255.html" }, "start_date": { "year": "1966" }, "text": { "headline": "The Transsexual Phenomenon" } },{ "media": { "url": "https://gqhp.blob.core.windows.net/$web/dg_1774623052.mp3", "alt": "Bruce Koff studied at Grinnell College as part of the Class of 1975 and was a founding member of the Grinnell College Gay Community (GCGC). In this interview, he discusses the origins of the Grinnell College Gay Community (GCGC), anti-Vietnam War draft advocacy on campus, his experiences in Grinnell and Chicago as a gay man, and his career in LGBTQ+ mental health counseling.", "caption": "Bruce Koff '75 Oral History Interview for the Grinnell Queer History Project", "link": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/items/dg_1774623052.html" }, "start_date": { "year": "2026" }, "text": { "headline": "Bruce Koff '75 Oral History Interview for the Grinnell Queer History Project", "text": "Bruce Koff studied at Grinnell College as part of the Class of 1975 and was a founding member of the Grinnell College Gay Community (GCGC). In this interview, he discusses the origins of the Grinnell College Gay Community (GCGC), anti-Vietnam War draft advocacy on campus, his experiences in Grinnell and Chicago as a gay man, and his career in LGBTQ+ mental health counseling." } },{ "media": { "url": "https://gqhp.blob.core.windows.net/$web/dg_1778172236.mp3", "alt": "Johanna Meehan (1956-2024) taught in the Philosophy Department at Grinnell College and was a proud lesbian and queer parent. In this interview, she discusses living in Central Iowa, meeting and marrying her partner of 40 years, Maura, and raising their two children. She talks about the challenges she faced coming out to her family, experiences of parenting her children, and interactions she has had in Grinnell. She also covers her love of teaching and interactions with her students. ", "caption": "Johanna Meehan Oral History Interview for the LGBTQ+ Oral Histories of Central Iowa Project", "link": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/items/dg_1774623053.html" }, "start_date": { "year": "2019" }, "text": { "headline": "Johanna Meehan Oral History Interview for the LGBTQ+ Oral Histories of Central Iowa Project", "text": "Johanna Meehan (1956-2024) taught in the Philosophy Department at Grinnell College and was a proud lesbian and queer parent. In this interview, she discusses living in Central Iowa, meeting and marrying her partner of 40 years, Maura, and raising their two children. She talks about the challenges she faced coming out to her family, experiences of parenting her children, and interactions she has had in Grinnell. She also covers her love of teaching and interactions with her students. " } },{ "media": { "url": "https://gqhp.blob.core.windows.net/$web/dg_1778172236.mp3", "alt": "Rick discusses his upbringing in Sac City, Iowa, his experiences growing up gay, and his journey through college at the University of Northern Iowa. He reflects on his involvement in the LGBT community in Des Moines, including the impact of Anita Bryant's visit, the formation of various LGBT organizations, and the development of the gay bar scene. Rick also shares personal stories about his relationships, the AIDS epidemic, and his work with the Des Moines Gay Men's Chorus and other community groups.", "caption": "Rick Rose Oral History Interview for the LGBTQ+ Oral Histories of Central Iowa Project", "link": "/Grinnell-QHP-Local/items/dg_1774623054.html" }, "start_date": { "year": "2019" }, "text": { "headline": "Rick Rose Oral History Interview for the LGBTQ+ Oral Histories of Central Iowa Project", "text": "Rick discusses his upbringing in Sac City, Iowa, his experiences growing up gay, and his journey through college at the University of Northern Iowa. He reflects on his involvement in the LGBT community in Des Moines, including the impact of Anita Bryant's visit, the formation of various LGBT organizations, and the development of the gay bar scene. Rick also shares personal stories about his relationships, the AIDS epidemic, and his work with the Des Moines Gay Men's Chorus and other community groups." } } ] }