Title: Oral history interview with Richard Cardarelli recorded on 2002 Nov 3.
Creator: Cardarelli, Richard
Description: Interview conducted by Nicholas Vargas. Richard Cardarelli was born and raised in Cromwell, CT. From the age of four he was aware of two things: that he wanted to be a priest and that he was gay. Although, his upbringing was not particularly religious, he knew that he wanted to devote his life to God. He went to Xavier High School in Middletown, and then later went to college at St. Michaels in Vermont to study religion. While he was in college he became politically active, first in anti-war protests, and then in 1971 he participated in his first gay march. Cardarelli was ordained as a priest in the Roman Catholic Church in 1982. During the interview he discusses the conflict he felt as a gay man and a religious man, and how the outcomes of that conflict affected his life. When he joined Dignity, he felt it saved him, as the organization had shown him how to be true to himself. This led to the establishment of the Hartford chapter of Dignity, of which Cardarelli was a co-founder. He also was an outspoken proponent of the CT Civil Rights Bill of 1991, and testified on the behalf of the coalition for gay and lesbian civil rights.
Date: 11/3/2002
Subject: Homosexuality -- United States -- Personal narratives; Homosexuality -- Law and legislation -- Connecticut; Gay liberation movement -- Connecticut -- Hartford; Homosexuality -- Religious aspects; Franciscans; Dignity/Hartford
Contributors: Vargas, Nicholas
Publisher: Central Connecticut State University
Relation: GLBTQ Archives;
Type: Moving image
Duration: 1:04:11
Format: video/x-ms-wmv
Language: eng
OCLC number: 464614805
Date created: 9/3/2009
Date modified: 9/3/2009
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CONTENTdm file name: 18.asx
CONTENTdm file path: /GLBTQ/image/18.asx
Originally at:
http://video.ccsu.edu/library/glbtq/GLBTQ2002_Cardarelli_Richard.wmv