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Oral History Interview with Debora Landforce: Transcript, Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project
- Date
- 9/4/2019
- Description
- The Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project collection consists of interviews of 83 people for the Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project, conducted by Professor Judith Raiskin and Curator Linda Long at the University of Oregon starting in the summer of 2018.
- Abstract
- Debora was born in 1952 in Enterprise, Oregon and was raised primarily in Corvallis. She describes Corvallis in the 1960s, which was politically and socially conservative. She talks about the expectations of heterosexuality while growing up and as a young adult. She discusses the book The Well of Loneliness, and talks about loneliness. She came out after she moved to Eugene. She received an Interdisciplinary Master’s Degree in Counseling, Psychology and Health and a certificate in Women’s Studies from the University of Oregon in 1985, and started her therapy practice in 1986. Debora describes aversion therapy that damaged individuals, and her experience with the negative Christian perspective on homosexuality. She discusses homophobia, alcoholism and suicide. She counseled hundreds of lesbians in the course of her career, about twenty percent of whom had either alcohol problems or suicidal ideation. She describes the vibrancy of the Eugene lesbian community. In 1989, she became the lesbian counselor on the University of Oregon campus, sharing the job with Kathy Sullivan. They developed a “lesbian life” outreach program, and worked with PFLAG. She talks about the Oregon Citizen Alliance and Ballot Measure 9. She discusses the topics of humanity and self-esteem. She started a program for lesbians called “Surviving the Holidays.” She finishes her interview by discussing the aging of lesbians and talking about her fourth generation family farm, where she does organic farming with her partner.
- Keyword
- Mother Kali’s Books
- The Well of Loneliness (book)
- Women in Transition Program
- Farming
- Social aspects
- Jackrabbit Press
- Feminist bookstores
- Rights Holder
- University of Oregon Libraries
- Identifier
- Coll520_do068
- Local Collection ID
- Coll 520
- Finding Aid
- Related URL
- Modified
- 01/22/2024
- Collections
APA
Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project, University of Oregon. (20 Apr 2024). Oral History Interview with Debora Landforce: Transcript, Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project Retrieved from https://oregondigital.org/concern/documents/df73c2517
MLA
Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project, University of Oregon. "Oral History Interview with Debora Landforce: Transcript, Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project" Oregon Digital. 20 Apr 2024. https://oregondigital.org/concern/documents/df73c2517
Chicago
Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project, University of Oregon. "Oral History Interview with Debora Landforce: Transcript, Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project" Oregon Digital. Accessed 2024-04-20. https://oregondigital.org/concern/documents/df73c2517
Wiki
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