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Oral history interview with Norm Costa [Session 02, Recording 02]
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- 2000-11-20 (Creation)
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Audiocassette; 00:30:28
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Norman "Norm" Robert Costa was born in Lodi, California, in 1927. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He attended the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California; San Jose State University; and the University of San Francisco. He came out as gay in 1947. He relocated to Portland, Oregon, in 1958. He owned and operated a hair salon in Lake Oswego from 1961 to 1993. He was a gay rights activist and worked with local health departments on HIV prevention efforts. He also served on the board of the Sexual Minorities Roundtable.
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Tape 3, Side 2. In the second interview session, conducted on November 20, 2000, Costa continues discussing his service on the board of the Sexual Minorities Roundtable. He talks about Portland Police Chief Mark Kroeker, the No on Measure 9 campaign, and his other political and advocacy work. He shares a story about being arrested in California in the late 1940s and serving time in San Quentin State Prison. He closes the interview by discussing issues facing the LGBTQ community in the 21st century.
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Copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society. Use is allowed according to the following statement: Creative Commons - BY-NC-SA, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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- English
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- Munly, Stephanie (Contributor)
- Reynaga, Ruben (Contributor)