Item Details

coverage

Winston-Salem (N.C.)

creator

Medlock-Walton, Catherine

Bishop, Jeremy

date

2012-02-24

2024-03-08T16:46:04Z

2024-03-08T16:46:04Z

2024-03-08 (issued)

description

Jeremy Bishop graduated from Wake Forest in 2000, double majoring in Political Science and Religion. At the time of this interview, Bishop served as the Special Assistant to Secretary Solis at the US Department of Labor in the Obama Administration. In this interview, Bishop discusses his time as a student, specifically focusing on his involvement in activism across campus. He was a member of the GALBA, the predecessor to the gay-straight student alliance (GSSA). Bishop also highlights the general feelings of students and faculty members on campus during his time toward homosexuality. He distinguishes between the liberal professors and "WASP-y" student body. In his junior year, he recalls the controversy that ensued due to Susan Parker and her partner advocating for their marriage in Wait Chapel.

format

audio/mp3

24:22 minutes

Permalink

http://hdl.handle.net/10339/103086

language

English

relation

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

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subject

Wake Forest University -- History

Expanded Wake Voices

Inclusive Student Life Collection

Wait Chapel

GSA

LGBTQ

Queer Public Histories

Oral history

Baptists

Same-sex marriage

Sexual minorities

title

Bishop, Jeremy (audio interview)

type

Sound