Juan Carlos Barajas : The Stanford Pride Oral History Project
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Juan Carlos Barajas (1999 BA Psychology) talks about growing up in Klamath Falls, Oregon; gay student life at Stanford in the late 1990s; and his career as an advocate for LGBTQ issues. He describes social life on campus and his involvement with Stanford’s LGBTQ community center (now called Queer Spot) during an era when it did not receive robust university support. He also recalls experiencing homophobic verbal threats and how students reacted and organized in the wake of Matthew Shepard’s murder. He discusses his work with the nonprofit Outlet Program for LGBT Youth in Palo Alto, an LGBT community center in Berkeley, and the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), as well as the campaign for marriage equality and other national nondiscrimination campaigns. He concludes by talking about his recent work in the technology industry and the need to eliminate the dangers the Internet can pose to members of the LGBTQ community in some countries.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Extent | 1 text file |
| Place | Stanford (Calif.) |
| Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
| Date created | July 10, 2018 |
| Language | English |
| Digital origin | born digital |
Creators/Contributors
| Interviewee | Barajas, Juan Carlos | |
|---|---|---|
| Creator | Barajas, Juan Carlos | |
| Interviewer | Lin, Jason | |
| Publisher | Stanford Historical Society | |
| Sponsor | Stanford Pride |
Subjects
| Subject | Gay college students |
|---|---|
| Subject | Stanford University. Students |
| Genre | Interview |
Bibliographic information
| Audio |
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| Finding Aid | |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/yc259kj0147 |
| Location | SC1424 |
| Repository | Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- The materials are open for research use and may be used freely for non-commercial purposes with an attribution. For commercial permission requests, please contact the Stanford University Archives (universityarchives@stanford.edu).
- Copyright
- Copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.
Collection
Stanford Pride Oral History Project, 2015-2019 (inclusive)
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