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Oral history interview with John E. Baker

• 2012-05-07 (Creation)

212 megabytes; 1 audio file (WAV, 21 min., 2 sec.) + transcript (12 pages)

This oral history interview with John E. Baker was conducted by Jeffrey Ohren and Jim Donohue on May 7, 2012, for the Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest. The interview was conducted as part of a senior capstone class on LGBTQ history at Portland State University, with instructor Pat Young. A transcript of the interview is available.

In this interview, Baker discusses his history of political and gay rights activism, particularly his involvement with Right to Privacy, a lesbian and gay political action organization that was headquartered in Portland, Oregon. He talks about ballot measures against gay rights in Oregon, discusses his involvement with the Portland drag performance community, and shares his thoughts about marriage equality.

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/

• English

Gift of the Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest, May 2013 (Lib. Acc. 27930).

Right to Privacy Political Action Committee records, 1983-1991, Coll 281, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Preferred citation: Oral history interview with John E. Baker, by Jeffrey Ohren and Jim Donohue, SR 11481, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Forms part of the Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest (GLAPN).

Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition.

Sarah Stroman

• Drag queens--Oregon--Portland
• Gay rights--Oregon

• Ohren, Jeffrey (Contributor)
• Donohue, Jim (Contributor)
• Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest (Subject)
• Right to Privacy (Organization) (Subject)

• oral histories (literary works)
• Interviews