Posted on Jun 24, 2023
Bridging the gap: stories of Eugene queer life across generations
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From the 1960s through the 1990s, lesbians from across the US made pilgrimages to Eugene, Oregon, many in Volkswagen buses. In fact, so many lesbians made their way to Eugene and began building lesbian collective businesses and group houses that it became known as the lesbian mecca.
Bridging the gap: stories of Eugene queer life across generations
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LGBTQ+
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Meltzer: I think I can mostly only speak from, you know, my own experience and context. But, I think that I would want your generation to know that, you know, we’re really proud of the history and seeing how far queer people have come. Because I get to live the way that I live now because of things that your generation did. I just hope that in the future there’s a lot more dialogue between our two generations because I think that there’s no need to reinvent the wheel, right?
There’s so many things that you all went through that, unfortunately in some ways, we’re seeing it happen for our generation as well as yours again. So finding community and, and working together towards just all being accepted. Yeah.
Lefton: Just keep doing that. I mean, there’s so much more beyond who knows what comes next, you know? And love yourself. I think that’s important.
Meltzer: I think I love myself more genuinely because of the relationship I have with you
Lefton: Aw.
Meltzer: And getting, getting to see what my future could look like or, or what existed before me. It’s very meaningful to me in my life.
Lefton: Thanks. And it’s been so meaningful to me to have your wonderfulness in my life. But also because I was going through a major change in my life, losing my spouse of 34 years. And to find, this new energy and love. It’s just been lifesaving for me."
..."Meltzer: I think I can mostly only speak from, you know, my own experience and context. But, I think that I would want your generation to know that, you know, we’re really proud of the history and seeing how far queer people have come. Because I get to live the way that I live now because of things that your generation did. I just hope that in the future there’s a lot more dialogue between our two generations because I think that there’s no need to reinvent the wheel, right?
There’s so many things that you all went through that, unfortunately in some ways, we’re seeing it happen for our generation as well as yours again. So finding community and, and working together towards just all being accepted. Yeah.
Lefton: Just keep doing that. I mean, there’s so much more beyond who knows what comes next, you know? And love yourself. I think that’s important.
Meltzer: I think I love myself more genuinely because of the relationship I have with you
Lefton: Aw.
Meltzer: And getting, getting to see what my future could look like or, or what existed before me. It’s very meaningful to me in my life.
Lefton: Thanks. And it’s been so meaningful to me to have your wonderfulness in my life. But also because I was going through a major change in my life, losing my spouse of 34 years. And to find, this new energy and love. It’s just been lifesaving for me."
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