Interview with Matthew Harris

Dublin Core

Title

Interview with Matthew Harris

Subject

Cisgender people
Coming out (Sexual orientation)
Gay men
LGBTQ+ people -- Family relationships

Description

Matthew Harris was born in Chapel Hill and moved to western North Carolina for college. He discusses his story coming out in high school, which details his family being homophobic before learning more about the subject. Harris also explains how gay YouTubers helped him with understanding his place in the world. He ends with his positive relationship with family and advice on coming out to friends first, then parents.

Creator

Harris, Matthew Warren

Source

WCU Gender and Sexuality Oral History Project

Date

2020-10-14

Contributor

Troy, Kassie

Rights

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

Format

sound recordings
transcripts
interviews

Language

eng

Type

Sound
Text

Identifier

63054
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/63054

Has Format

Audio transcription read-along tracking version available at https://bit.ly/33Be5uY

Spatial Coverage

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

Extent

00:17:06 (sound recording)(duration)

Is Part Of

LGBTQIA+ Archive of Jackson County

Citation

Harris, Matthew Warren, “Interview with Matthew Harris,” OAI, accessed May 1, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/63054.