Item Details

creator

Jackson, Mackenzie

Benitez, Dani

date

2022-09-20T17:22:45Z

2022-09-20T17:22:45Z

2022-02-24

2022-09-20 (issued)

description

Dani Benitez (they/them) began their journey as a Wake Forest student in the Fall of 2013. They took three medical leaves, returned, and eventually withdrew and transferred to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in the fall of 2019. Benitez witnessed the transformation and participated in advocacy work for increased LGBTQ+ space on campus. They were heavily involved in mental health advocacy as a public speaker on campus and found community through their vulnerability. The work they did contributed to the creation of a better campus environment for LGBTQ+ students.

format

video/mp4

1:10:32

oral histories (document genres)

Permalink

http://hdl.handle.net/10339/101274

language

English

relation

Special Collections and Archives

Z. Smith Reynolds Library

Wake Forest University

History of Wake Forest University Oral histories (RG53.1.2 )

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subject

Queer Public Histories

Wake Forest University--History

LGBT community centers

Gay-straight alliances in schools

Mental health

title

Benitez, Daní (Video Interview and Transcript)

type

Moving Image