Interview with Lanie Kear

Dublin Core

Title

Interview with Lanie Kear

Subject

Coming out (Sexual orientation)
Kear, Lanie
LGBTQ+ communities
LGBTQ+ people
Sexual orientation
Western Carolina University -- Students

Description

Lanie Kear discusses her process that led her to understand she was pansexual, starting in middle school when she came out as a lesbian. Kear feels fortunate to have an accepting family and friends and has experienced very few negative interactions. She is an activist and outspoken about LGBTQ issues. She talks about the beginning of Safe Zone training at Western Carolina University and how that has changed people's perceptions and comfort levels.

Creator

Kear, Lanie

Source

WCU Gender and Sexuality Oral History Project

Date

2020-10-30

Contributor

Breuer, Ashlyn
Goldsmith, Quincy
McGhee, Logan

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Format

sound recordings
transcripts
interviews

Language

eng

Type

Sound
Text

Identifier

63038
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/63038

Has Format

Audio transcription read-along tracking version available at https://bit.ly/3hjps2I

Spatial Coverage

Jackson County (N.C.)
North Carolina, Western

Extent

00:08:56 (sound recording)(duration)

Is Part Of

LGBTQIA+ Archive of Jackson County

Citation

Kear, Lanie, “Interview with Lanie Kear,” OAI, accessed April 30, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/63038.