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ASU and Watauga County LGBTIQ History  [much of this can be easily adapted from my thesis]
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===LGBTQ Life in Watauga County, North Carolina, 1969-2009===
  
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                        Watauga County, NC general overview
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While Watauga County, North Carolina, located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, remains rural and retains many conservative mores, its university, Appalachian State University, acts as a liberalizing factor in the area.  ASU, as Watauga County’s main employer and the primary draw for in-migration, has similarly acted as a focal point for cultural activities and community development, especially with many students and employees active in civic and political organizations. Within the span of a century, attitudes toward LGBT people have moved from complete silence to one of open tolerance in many segments of the county.
  
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                                    Watauga County, NC to 1970s
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                                                possibly mention a nationally recognized folklorist and his homosexuality [no written sources and no oral sources are willing to go on record; he was accused of pedophilia and 'burned' out]  
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===Pages===
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* [[AIDS in Watauga County, North Carolina, 1985-2009]]
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** [[AIDS Support Group, 1987-1995]]
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** [[Appalachian State University's Response to HIV/AIDS]]
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*** [[Condom Dispensers at ASU, 1988-1989]]
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* [[Appalachian State University LGBT Life]]
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** [[Appalachian State University LGBT Life, 1969-1978]]
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***[[Suicide at Appalachian State University, 1970]]
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** [[Appalachian State University LGBT Life, 1979-1988]]
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*** [[(Gays) don’t need a special Bill of Rights," Boone, NC in 1981]]
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*** [[Condom Dispensers at ASU, 1988-1989]]
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** [[Appalachian State University LGBT Life, 1989-1998]]
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** [[Appalachian State University LGBT Life, 1999-2009]]
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* [[Comprehensive Timeline for Watauga County, North Carolina LGBT Life, 1970-2009]]
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* [[LGBT Life in Watauga County, North Carolina, 1990-2009]]
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** [[Older Women in Watauga County, North Carolina, c. 1950-2010]]
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** [[Watauga High School LGBT Activism, 1999-2009]]
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* [[Sources for LGBTQ Life in Watauga County, North Carolina]]
  
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                                    Watauga County, NC from 1970s to 1987
 
  
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                                                county response to ASU's 1st l/g student group [Watauga Democrat editorial cartoon, petition letters to Wey]
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===Abbreviated Timeline===
  
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                                    Watauga County, NC from 1987 to 2001
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* 1976: Appalachian State University (ASU) Women’s Studies Program founds and Counseling Center homosexual support group begins
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* 1979: ASU official recognizes Appalachian Gay Awareness Association (AGAA) after much controversy (disbands by 1986)
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* 1987: Watauga County’s first reported AIDS case soon followed by first reported HIV+ ASU student
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* 1988: Community-based AIDS support group begins (disbands in 1995)
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* 1989: PFLAG chapter begins
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* 1990: Sexual Awareness Group of Appalachian (SAGA) begins meeting at ASU
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* March, 1991: Gays and Lesbians of Watauga (GLOW) organizes, receives a bomb threat, and ceases meeting
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* Fall, 1991: ASU's first Gay Studies course is offered
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* December, 1992: Mountain AIDS Support Committee set up in Boone (disbands in 2001)
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* January, 1993: ASU student reports a gay-related assault
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* 1993: Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) of the High Country opens
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* 1993: ASU adds “sexual orientation” to its Equal Employment Opportunity statement
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* 1995: Delta Love Delta sponsors first Miss Gay Boone World pageant
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* 1997: Boone Gay Pride march
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* October, 2000: First annual “Queer Film Series” at ASU
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* 2003-2004: Watauga High School students attempt to organize a gay-straight alliance; Watauga County School Board says no
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* 2005: First annual Boone Pride
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* Fall 2007: ASU student organization transACTION begins
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* October, 2008: ASU's LGBT Center opens
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* Spring, 2008: ASU adds “gender identity and expression” to its Equal Employment Opportunity policy
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* October, 2008: Watauga High School principal approves Gay-Straight Alliance
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* March, 2009: Town of Boone votes unanimously to add “sexual orientation and gender identity” to its Equal Employment Opportunity Statement, to oppose NC Senate Bill 272, which calls for a state-wide vote for a constitutional amendment defining marriage as one man and one woman, and to support NC House Bill 207, “The Safer Communities Act.” 
  
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                                                Biography of Terry Taylor (linked from PFLAG and AIDS)
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                                                Watauga County's first non-university LGBT organization, PFLAG
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===References===
  
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                                                AIDS in Watauga
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Staley, Kathryn. “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Life at Appalachian State University.” Master’s Thesis, Appalachian State University, 2009.
  
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                                                            Low incidence but affected by university
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Written by Kathy Staley, 2010
  
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                                                            AIDS Support Group
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[[Category:Aging]] | [[Category:AIDS/HIV]] | [[Category:Appalachian State University]] | [[Category:Bisexual ]]| [[Category:Gay]] | [[Category:Gay Straight Alliances (GSAs)]] | [[Category:Hate Crimes]] | [[Category:Lesbian]] | [[Category:LGBT High School, College, and University Groups]] | [[Category:North Carolina]] | [[Category:North Carolina -- Blowing Rock]] | [[Category:North Carolina -- Boone]] | [[Category:North Carolina -- Watauga County]] | [[Category:Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)]] | [[Category:Rural Life]] | [[Category:Transgender]] | [[Category:20th century]] | [[Category:21st century]] | [[Category:Women's Studies]] | [[Category:Youth]]
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                                                                        quotes from Pat Geiger interview
 
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                                                GLOW's failed attempt
 
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                                                            quotes from interviews with Cheryl Claasen and Cindy Long, journal article quote about bomb threat
 
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                                                Reparitive Therapy in Watauga
 
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                                                LGBT-affirming congregations
 
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                                                First Pride March, 1998
 
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                                    Watauga County, NC from 2001 to present
 
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                                                Boone Pride
 
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                                                WHS>>Day of Silence brohaha, Bigoted School Board, Diversity Club, GSA approval
 
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                                                PFLAG
 
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                                                Boone Impact
 
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                                                Dinner Groups
 
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                                                Carefree Cove (not actually in Watauga but advertises connection to ASU)
 
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                        Appalachian State University general overview                       
 
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                                    ASU from founding to 1955
 
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                                    ASU from 1955 to 1969 [dorm staff manual, quotes from "Jim Sparrow"]  
 
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                                    ASU from 1969 to 1979
 
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                                                Bio of gay professor who committed suicide, use pseudonym or not?  [photo, on campus plaque]  
 
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                                                Gay Liberation  a la "Gay Mountain" and Wesley Foundation
 
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                                                Association for Women Students [interview with Dail Bridges]  
 
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                                                Counseling Center 'homosexual support group'
 
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                                                AGAA
 
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                                    ASU from 1979 to 1993
 
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                                                Student Newspaper desensitization
 
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                                                AIDS
 
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                                                            Incidence on campus [image from NAMES project?]  
 
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                                                            condom dispensers [quotes from Tom Beaman, Lee O'Malley, John Mager, Pat Geiger]  
 
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                                                Gay Bashings [Paul Dodson and other incidents]  
 
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                                                SAGA formation
 
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                                    ASU from 1993 to 2002
 
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                                                Guerilla Girls [image of mask? -- ask Neva for contact info]  
 
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                                                Drag Shows
 
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                                                SAGA to BGLAD to BGLAAD
 
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                                                New breed of LGBT professors (Mary Ballard, Kim Hall, Jill Ehnenn (date of arrival?))
 
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                                                Queer Film Series
 
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                                    ASU from 2002 to present
 
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                                                BGLAAD back to SAGA
 
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                                                New policy making with GLBT Taskforce: Voices Project, Appalachian Allies, LGBT Center [interview with Chad                                                          Wilson]  
 
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                                                trans issues on campus
 
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                                                            transACTION
 
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                                                            new EEO
 
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                                                            bathroom and housing policies
 
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                                                            pro-active education via counseling center                                                       
 
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                        Bibliography of sources
 

Latest revision as of 11:48, 1 May 2010

LGBTQ Life in Watauga County, North Carolina, 1969-2009

While Watauga County, North Carolina, located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, remains rural and retains many conservative mores, its university, Appalachian State University, acts as a liberalizing factor in the area. ASU, as Watauga County’s main employer and the primary draw for in-migration, has similarly acted as a focal point for cultural activities and community development, especially with many students and employees active in civic and political organizations. Within the span of a century, attitudes toward LGBT people have moved from complete silence to one of open tolerance in many segments of the county.


Pages


Abbreviated Timeline

  • 1976: Appalachian State University (ASU) Women’s Studies Program founds and Counseling Center homosexual support group begins
  • 1979: ASU official recognizes Appalachian Gay Awareness Association (AGAA) after much controversy (disbands by 1986)
  • 1987: Watauga County’s first reported AIDS case soon followed by first reported HIV+ ASU student
  • 1988: Community-based AIDS support group begins (disbands in 1995)
  • 1989: PFLAG chapter begins
  • 1990: Sexual Awareness Group of Appalachian (SAGA) begins meeting at ASU
  • March, 1991: Gays and Lesbians of Watauga (GLOW) organizes, receives a bomb threat, and ceases meeting
  • Fall, 1991: ASU's first Gay Studies course is offered
  • December, 1992: Mountain AIDS Support Committee set up in Boone (disbands in 2001)
  • January, 1993: ASU student reports a gay-related assault
  • 1993: Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) of the High Country opens
  • 1993: ASU adds “sexual orientation” to its Equal Employment Opportunity statement
  • 1995: Delta Love Delta sponsors first Miss Gay Boone World pageant
  • 1997: Boone Gay Pride march
  • October, 2000: First annual “Queer Film Series” at ASU
  • 2003-2004: Watauga High School students attempt to organize a gay-straight alliance; Watauga County School Board says no
  • 2005: First annual Boone Pride
  • Fall 2007: ASU student organization transACTION begins
  • October, 2008: ASU's LGBT Center opens
  • Spring, 2008: ASU adds “gender identity and expression” to its Equal Employment Opportunity policy
  • October, 2008: Watauga High School principal approves Gay-Straight Alliance
  • March, 2009: Town of Boone votes unanimously to add “sexual orientation and gender identity” to its Equal Employment Opportunity Statement, to oppose NC Senate Bill 272, which calls for a state-wide vote for a constitutional amendment defining marriage as one man and one woman, and to support NC House Bill 207, “The Safer Communities Act.”


References

Staley, Kathryn. “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Life at Appalachian State University.” Master’s Thesis, Appalachian State University, 2009.

Written by Kathy Staley, 2010 | | || | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

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