Freeman T. Freeman interview

Interview with Freeman T. Freeman by Virginia Thomas. Freeman is a Black gay man, a parent, an activist and volunteer, and a clinical social worker. Topics in order of discussion include: being in an interracial gay marriage; parenting; living in rural New York state; working as a clinical social worker; volunteering for Men of Color Health Awareness (MOCHA); volunteering with the AIDS buddy program through AIDS Rochester; participating in an AIDS vaccine clinical trial; facing prejudice and intolerance as a Black gay man; volunteering with SAGE Rhode Island, a services and advocacy group for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender elders; aging as an LGBTQIA person; the challenges of accessing appropriate health care as an LGBTQIA person; spirituality and churches; volunteering at a needle exchange program; and running for a position in local government in rural New York state. This interview was created as part of a series of LGBTQIA interviews in a project managed by Dr. Virginia Thomas and funded through an Equity Action grant from the Rhode Island Foundation.