Brian Belovitch interview

Interview with Brian Belovitch. Brian is a writer, playwright, performer and survivor of HIV. He identifies as a gay man of trans experience. Topics in order of discussion include: moving to Providence from Fall River as a child; early awareness of identity; getting bullied by adults and children; cruising areas; early experiences at gay bars and doing drag; Lola Apartment building in Providence; coming out as gay and then as a trans woman; living with HIV; decision to transition again to gender at birth; addiction and becoming sober; sex work; gay social spaces in Providence. This interview was created as part of the Queer Stories Project - an oral history project developed by Dr. Virginia Thomas to train LGBTQIA young adults to conduct oral history interviews with LGBTQIA adults in Rhode Island. Management of the project was transferred to PPL in 2021. Queer Stories Project was funded by Rhode Island Council for the Humanities.