“I got a very positive introduction to queer culture…” Bobbi Keppel was one of two children raised by educated, agnostic, “somewhat oddball” parents outside
Essay written October 2014. In early September of 1948, I traveled by train from South Dakota to Cleveland, took the bus to Oberlin, and
Essay written July, 2004. I had no concept of “gay” at Oberlin. I grew up in mostly rural Ohio and had no exposure to
Oberlin was very quiet except for the Throne Room…” Robert Wood was born into a Christian family in Youngstown, Ohio. Robert Wood served as
“Two gay guys owned this farmhouse and enormous barn…” George Brenner was the only child of a middle class, white family in New York
Frank Burton was drafted into the Army a year after arriving at Oberlin. He returned to the Oberlin campus in 1946 and graduated in
By Timothy CwiekMay 20-26, 2005Reprinted with permission from Philadelphia Gay News Margaret Caroline Yeakel, a social work professor known for her support of the
Oral history conducted in New York City, June 2000, by Joey Plaster. An ellipsis (…) indicates that material has been omitted. I lived in
By Jim KitchenReprinted with permission from Chiron Rising #62, June/July 1994, pp. 50-53. It was a glorious winter afternoon in La Jolla [California] as
