Anthony Maselli interview

Interview with Anthony Maselli by Caroline Sprague. Maselli is an advocate for HIV/AIDS a public health worker focused on mental health and addiction. He identifies as a gay; queer man. Topics in order of discussion include: growing up in a fundamentalist Baptist church; coming out in his first semester at URI; clubs and bars; substance abuse and addiction recovery; getting diagnosed with HIV; HIV / AIDS activism; winning Mr. Gay Rhode Island in 2014; challenges around inclusion in mainstream gay culture; mental health and addiction outreach and advocacy. This interview was created as part of the Queering Oral History course - an oral history course at Brown University in Spring 2020 and taught by Dr. Virginia Thomas. Students were trained in oral history practices and interviewed members of the Rhode Island LGBTQIA community.