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Description
In this interview community member Leslie Davenport shares their experiences at Ypsi Pride, detailing that their first Pride was the first time they felt they were in a safe place. Davenport shares that they are deaf but love music, and they are still exploring what music they like after recently leaving Christianity. They share that Ypsi Pride is full of friendly people but would be more accessible if there was an interpreter by the stage.
Interview Date
6-7-2024
Digital Media File Type
.mp3
Keywords
Ypsi Pride, Ypsilanti, LGBTQ community, queer oral history, EMU Center for Oral History Research
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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
Vincent-Fix, Finn and Ridley, Akaiia, "Leslie Davenport, Oral History Interview, 2024" (2024). Oral Histories. 272.
https://commons.emich.edu/oral_histories/272