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Description
In this interview Chris Joly shares how she and her partner brought a Pride Center to Jackson, MI, and the tragedy that followed shortly after Jackson's first Pride Event. Joly explains that her house was set on fire, which claimed the lives of her 2 dogs and 3 cats, by an arsonist, and her partner at the time, Nikki Joly was wrongfully accused of the arson and ended up spending over two years in prison. Joly explains how that fire and everything that followed after changed her and Nikki, resulting in their separation.
Interview Date
6-7-2024
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.mp3
Keywords
Ypsi Pride, Ypsilanti, LGBTQ community, queer oral history, EMU Center for Oral History Research
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Recommended Citation
Hacanyan, Kat, "Chris Joly, Oral History Interview, 2024" (2024). Oral Histories. 274.
https://commons.emich.edu/oral_histories/274