Show Notes

On this episode we interview David Williams, founder of the William-Nichols Archive at the University of Louisville. This archive houses countless items about the history of LGBTQA+ community in Louisville. 

The Movie mentioned is That Certain Summer

David Williams

https://www.whas11.com/article/news/community/moments-that-matter/louisville-lgbt-history-ekstrom-library-collection-archive-david-williams-kentucky/417-b72d609a-8fa2-4410-b309-0ed5853ba173

University of Louisville Archives

https://library.louisville.edu/archives/lgbtq

LGBTQA Manuscripts

https://library.louisville.edu/archives/lgbtq/manuscript

Gay Barchives Podcast Episode

https://www.audacy.com/podcasts/gaybarchives-podcast-59675/episode-80-80-activist-archivist-and-author-david-williams-takes-a-stroll-down-memory-lane-in-louisville-ky-starting-with-the-beaux-arts-in-1953-1278812410

Queer Kentucky

https://queerkentucky.com/tbt-a-quick-study-of-the-beaux-arts-cocktail-lounge-louisvilles-first-gay-bar/

Lavender Legacies

https://www2.archivists.org/groups/diverse-sexuality-and-gender-section/lavender-legacies-guide-united-states-kentucky

IUS Horizon

https://iushorizon.com/19516/news/spectrum-brings-lgbt-history-to-iu-southeast/

Stonewall

https://guides.loc.gov/lgbtq-studies/stonewall-era

Digital Public Library of America

https://dp.la/primary-source-sets/stonewall-and-its-impact-on-the-gay-liberation-movement

Stonewall Rebellion

https://www.nytimes.com/topic/subject/stonewall-rebellion

Show Notes

Willie Edward Taylor Carver Jr. who has spent his entire life dedicated to student success. He holds degrees in French and English from Morehead State University, where he focused his studies on advocacy for students, particularly first generation, Appalachian, and minority students. He began his work in eastern Kentucky, later studying and teaching in France. In 2022, Carver was named Kentucky Teacher of the Year and Ambassador to the Kentucky Department of Education, where he created a platform of inclusion and advocacy for LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and Appalachian students. His work has been published in Kentucky Teacher, Education Week, and EdPost. Carver's story has been featured on NBC, PBS, NPR, and other news outlets.

Instinct Magazine Article

https://instinctmagazine.com/get-to-know-more-about-this-ky-couple-fighting-for-our-community/

Gay Poems for Red States

https://www.amazon.com/States-Willie-Edward-Taylor-Carver/dp/0813198127 

Also ask your library to order a copy

University of Kentucky Press

https://www.kentuckypress.com/9780813198125/gay-poems-for-red-states/

2022 Teacher of the Year

https://www.kentuckyteacher.org/features/2021/09/2022-kentucky-teacher-of-the-year-willie-edward-taylor-carver-jr-uses-humanity-to-transcend-education-for-his-students/

Education Week

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/im-afraid-to-return-to-the-classroom-a-gay-teacher-of-the-year-speaks-out/2022/05

Pain and Hurt

https://dailyyonder.com/pain-and-hurt-over-lgbtq-issues-pushed-teacher-of-the-year-from-small-town-classroom/2022/09/01/

Homophobia Forces Kentucky Teacher of the Year to Resign

https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/6/28/homophobia-forces-kentuckys-teacher-year-resign

Jen sat down with Evan Stoner, founder of Southern Indiana Pride in 2022.  They talk about Pride and it's origins, why he wanted to start a Pride celebration in Southern Indiana, and more!

Links to LGBTQA+ Resources

Southern Indiana Pride

www.soinpridefest.org

@soinpridefest  on Instagram and Twitter

Southern Indiana Pride on Facebook

Being an Ally to LGBT People

https://engage.youth.gov/resources/being-ally-lgbt-people

What Does It All mean

https://mhpl.shortgrass.ca/blog/lgbtqia2s-what-does-it-all-mean

Promising Practices for LGBTQIA2S+ Communications

https://gscc.msu.edu/education/pp-communications.html

Gender Identity Pronound

https://www.npr.org/2021/06/02/996319297/gender-identity-pronouns-expression-guide-lgbtq

GLADD

https://www.glaad.org/reference

Human Rights Campaign 

https://www.hrc.org/resources/glossary-of-terms

PFLAG

https://pflag.org/

Queer Kentucky

https://queerkentucky.com/about/

Show Notes

Karen Leist Bassett LCSW is known her passion for mental health care and the importance of having resources available, and she and Jen talk about the importance of access to mental health for LGBTQA+ people especially children and young adults.

The JED foundation helping teens and young adults

https://jedfoundation.org/

National Alliance on Mental Health

https://www.nami.org/Get-Involved/Awareness-Events/Mental-Health-Awareness-Month

Trevor Project 

https://www.thetrevorproject.org/

Jen talks with Gage Donohue to talk about suicide prevention, suicide survivor support groups because Gage knows about the aftermath of suicide all too well. 

Content Warning: Suicide

Please know we all  have struggles from time to time and it’s ok to NOT be ok. There are people that will help you get the resources you need. I have included many resources in the show notes. 

You matter, we see you, we support you!  

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

https://988lifeline.org/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=onebox

Books Gage Mentioned
1) Iris Bolton’s “My Son, My Son” 

2) Carla Fine’s “No Time to Say Goodby”  

3) Kay Redfield Jamison’s   “Night Falls Fast”

The Difference a Dollar Makes
https://www.newsandtribune.com/news/mosswords-the-difference-a-dollar-makes/article_586e62a4-a105-11e4-b75f-6f3f1889b478.html

Death 101: Courses in Coping
https://www.wave3.com/story/26118019/death-101-courses-in-coping/

American Association Of Suicidology
https://suicidology.org/

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
https://afsp.org/

Lifespring
https://www.lifespringhealthsystems.org/

Clark County Mental  Health Resources
https://www.in.gov/fssa/dmha/find-a-local-service-provider/clark-county/

The Trevor Project  LGBTQA+ Resources
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/

Mental Health America
https://www.mhanational.org/mental-health-month

Rethink Mental Illness
https://www.rethink.org/get-involved/awareness-days-and-events/mental-health-awareness-week/

National Alliance on Mental Illness
https://www.nami.org/Get-Involved/Awareness-Events/Mental-Health-Awareness-Month

Suicide Risks
https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Common-with-Mental-Illness/Risk-of-Suicide

Youth Suicide
https://nami.org/Your-Journey/Kids-Teens-and-Young-Adults/What-You-Need-to-Know-About-Youth-Suicide

Be Stigma Free
https://www.nami.org/Get-Involved/Pledge-to-Be-StigmaFree

Cole Imperi  Grief Resources
https://coleimperi.com/

Warning Signs of Mental Health Issues (not a complete list)
Eating or sleeping too much or too little
Pulling away from people and usual activities
Having low or no energy
Feeling numb or like nothing matters
Having unexplained aches and pains
Feeling helpless or hopeless
Smoking, drinking, or using drugs more than usual
Feeling unusually confused, forgetful, on edge, angry, upset, worried, or scared
Yelling or fighting with family and friends
Experiencing severe mood swings that cause problems in relationships
Having persistent thoughts and memories you can't get out of your head
Hearing voices or believing things that are not true
Thinking of harming yourself or others
Inability to perform daily tasks like taking care of your kids or getting to work or school

Show Notes
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. This is a very important topic and something we take very seriously on this podcast.  

We're on location today at Opening Gates Equine-Assisted Counseling and Learning with Shara Wilson-Wiesenauer. 

Mental Health Resources

If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org to reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.

Opening Gates

https://opening-gates.org/

Lifespring

https://www.lifespringhealthsystems.org/

Clark County Mental  Health Resources

https://www.in.gov/fssa/dmha/find-a-local-service-provider/clark-county/

The Trevor Project  LGBTQA+ Resources

https://www.thetrevorproject.org/

Mental Health America 

https://www.mhanational.org/mental-health-month

Rethink Mental Illness

https://www.rethink.org/get-involved/awareness-days-and-events/mental-health-awareness-week/

American Foundation for Sucicide Prevention

https://afsp.org/

National Alliance on Mental Illness

https://www.nami.org/Get-Involved/Awareness-Events/Mental-Health-Awareness-Month

Suicide Risks

https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Common-with-Mental-Illness/Risk-of-Suicide

Youth Suicide

https://nami.org/Your-Journey/Kids-Teens-and-Young-Adults/What-You-Need-to-Know-About-Youth-Suicide

Be Stigma Free

https://www.nami.org/Get-Involved/Pledge-to-Be-StigmaFree

Warning Signs of Mental Health Issues (not a complete list)

Eating or sleeping too much or too little

Pulling away from people and usual activities

Having low or no energy

Feeling numb or like nothing matters

Having unexplained aches and pains

Feeling helpless or hopeless

Smoking, drinking, or using drugs more than usual

Feeling unusually confused, forgetful, on edge, angry, upset, worried, or scared

Yelling or fighting with family and friends

Experiencing severe mood swings that cause problems in relationships

Having persistent thoughts and memories you can't get out of your head

Hearing voices or believing things that are not true

Thinking of harming yourself or others

Inability to perform daily tasks like taking care of your kids or getting to work or school

April is poetry month and Jen did a little research about it. None of us  really read much poetry but we do manage to share a few favorites.
 
https://poets.org/national-poetry-month

https://poets.org/poem/8

https://poets.org/poem/still-i-rise

https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/the-invitation-by-oriah-mountain-dreamer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Poetry_Month

https://www.napowrimo.net/

Jen, Vincent and Demond all have been working hard and dealing with stuff outside of work so we decided to make this episode fun.

We have a special treat for you all, our bloopers from past recordings. Thanks to Demond for keeping all the stuff that didn’t make it into episodes. Vincent and I have no idea what to expect so our reactions will be live!

A few April Fools Day resources. 

Library of Congress

https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2016/03/april-fools/

The History Press 

https://daily.jstor.org/the-completely-true-history-of-april-fools-day/

https://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/articles/six-things-you-might-not-know-about-april-fools-day/

April Fools Jokes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_April_Fools%27_Day_jokes

One last episode for Women's History Month for 2023! We are Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories!  

Oral Historian Jen Weidner interviewed several women who inspire her!

0:54 Tish Thomas-Frederick: Owner: Beautiful As You Are, a non profit organization that was created to give a safe place for girls to talk, participate in fun interactive self-esteem building activities while having fun with other girls.
https://www.bayacorp.org/
24:38 Beth Boesche-Taylor: "The Cheese Maker".  She owns a goat farm in Henryville, IN
36:44 Kristin Nelson-Krantz: Episcopal Priest in MD, Jeffersonville High School Class of '92

We continue our celebration of Women's History Month and the theme for 2023 is Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories 

As an Oral Historian and Podcaster that theme is perfect. Jen interviewed several women who inspire me and I feel the need to tell their stories.

1:00 Farrah Alexander: Raising the Resistance: A Mother's Guide to Practical Activism and Resistance in the Bluegrass Empowering the Commonwealth

https://www.carmichaelsbookstore.com/book/9780813187204

https://www.carmichaelsbookstore.com/book/9781642503746

19:22 Dr. Treva Hodges: Mayor of Charlestown, Indiana and has also worked with the Miami People of Indiana.

48:59 Dr. Kristen Faurest Community-Built: Art, Construction, Preservation, and Place (Community Development Research and Practice Series)  

https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/author/KATHERINE-MELCHER-EDITOR-,-BARRY-STIEFEL-EDITOR-,-KRISTIN-FAUREST-EDITOR-?cm_sp=brcr-_-bdp-_-author