Note: Dr. Randy Fair, who wrote this article, is the author of Southern. Gay. Teacher. https://southerngayteacher.com. More than a decade after starting from humble beginnings as an AIDS support group, the World AIDS Museum and Education Center …
Celebrating the History of LGBTQ Safe Spaces: Art Smith and Gay Barchives
Note: Dr. Randy Fair, who wrote this article, is the author of Southern. Gay. Teacher. https://southerngayteacher.com. Historically, LGBTQ bars have proven to be somewhat of a double edge sword for LGBTQ people. While some LGBTQ people have faced …
Transgender Trailblazers and Activist Educators: Tatiana Williams and Carson Graham
Note: Dr. Randy Fair, who wrote this article, is the author of Southern. Gay. Teacher. https://southerngayteacher.com. When Tatiana Williams was growing up in the Liberty City neighborhood of Miami, a place known for its high crime rates, poverty, …
In the Heart of the South, a New Love for LGBTQ Students: Progress at Jacksonville State University
Note: Dr. Randy Fair, who wrote this article, is the author of Southern. Gay. Teacher. https://southerngayteacher.com. As a graduate of JSU in the 1980s, I can attest to the pervasiveness of homophobia that permeated the campus. Jacksonville, Alabama, …
Telling the Stories that Haven’t Been Told: Calling All LGBTQ Southern Writers, Especially Writers of Color
Note: Dr. Randy Fair, who wrote this article, is the author of Southern. Gay. Teacher. https://southerngayteacher.com. LGBTQ Southerners, especially if they are also people of color, often face difficulties when trying to have their stories told. Seven time …
Making the Invisible Visible: Reclaiming Southern LGBTQ History
Note: Dr. Randy Fair, who wrote this article, is the author of Southern. Gay. Teacher. https://southerngayteacher.com. “I want people to realize that you don’t have to be a celebrity to be part of LGBTQ history,” …
