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Interview #12 Abstract And Transcript, 2001, Carrie Noble Kline, Anonymous

0705: Carrie Noble Kline Papers

This bisexual woman in her twenties was raised in a small community in the Southern half of West Virginia as well as another state further south. She portrays her path to self-acceptance, having “tried not to be like this,” and having been condemned as a lesbian in her high school. She calls for support groups and a greater understanding for those who are not gay or lesbian, but comfortably bisexual.

Disclaimer: Some of the language in this interview may use outdated terminology or language.

This interview was made available because of the Honors 480 course, Trash or Treasure: An Introduction …

Interview #3 Abstract And Transcript, 2001, Carrie Noble Kline, Anonymous

0705: Carrie Noble Kline Papers

The informant in this interview is a gay male in his thirties raised in a rural area in the southern half of West Virginia. He addresses the conflict that he believes is present within most if not all Appalachian sexual minorities: whether to leave the region in order to be better accepted as a sexual minority, or whether to cede to the ties that keep one near to the family, friends, landscape, and way of life present in the Southern mountains. He describes being cognizant of his sexuality in the third or fourth grade, and slowly, painfully, becoming aware of …