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Description
In this interview longtime Ypsilanti resident Elize Jakobsen shares their experiences at Ypsi Pride, explaining that they were involved in the planning of the first Ypsi Pride and have been involved ever since. Jakobsen also details other events they have helped organize in Ypsi such as, the Festival of the Pollinator, and how they have felt comfortable at many other events around Ypsi as a queer person.
Interview Date
7-10-2023
Keywords
Ypsi Pride, Eastern Michigan University Archives, Ypsilanti, LGBTQ+, Queer Oral History, community
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Permission to quote from this oral history should be requested from the University Archives (lib_archives@emich.edu).
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Recommended Citation
Hacanyan, Kat, "Elize Jakobsen, Oral History Interview, 2023" (2023). Oral Histories. 264.
https://commons.emich.edu/oral_histories/264