Title: Oral history interview with Robin McHaelen recorded on 2002 Oct. 30 

Creator: McHaelen, Robin;

Description: Interview conducted by Aimee Yi.  Robin McHaelen is a lesbian activist, who founded and is now the executive director of True Colors, a group for sexual minority youth and families.  True Colors evolved out of extensive field work that McHaelen completed for her masters degree in social work.  McHaelen describes how her activism began, and what led her to help youth and families in this capacity.  In the interview she also describes her own coming out experience, the lack of role models for young lesbian women, and the loneliness that sometimes accompanies that lack of role models. 

Date: 10/30/2002

Location: Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT

Subject: Homosexuality -- United States -- Personal narratives; Safe Harbor Project (Conn.); Lesbian activists;

Contributors: Yi, Aimee;

Publisher: Central Connecticut State University

Relation: GLBTQ Archives;

Type: moving image

Duration: 1:09:34

Format: video/x-ms-wmv

Language: eng

OCLC number: 435456383

Date created: 7/28/2009

Date modified: 7/28/2009

Reference URL: http://cdm16627.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/GLBTQ/id/9

CONTENTdm number: 9

CONTENTdm file name: 6.asx

CONTENTdm file path: /GLBTQ/image/6.asx

Originally at: http://video.ccsu.edu/library/glbtq/glbtq2002_mchaelen_robin.wmv