Item Details

coverage

Winston-Salem (N.C.)

creator

Roland, Asha

Thornton, Caroline

date

2024-03-07

2024-06-20T15:45:13Z

2024-06-20T15:45:13Z

2024-06-20 (issued)

description

Caroline Thornton was born and raised here in Winston Salem, and is now in her first year at Wake Forest University. Caroline has spent much of her life coming to terms with her identity. She grew up Mormon and left the LDS church in the latter half of high school came as a result her new-found queer identity. Caroline came out as a lesbian shortly before the COVID pandemic, but not without some struggles. She was outed by her aunt who discovered through social media, and it affected her relationship with the rest of her family, who, though very liberal, still seemed hesitant to fully accept and support their daughter. We discuss how Winston Salem is a liberal bubble in the southern state of North Carolina, and very progressive in its practice, yet there is still a lack of spaces and security catered specifically to queer people. And in a smiliar, yet more narrow way, we view Wake Forest as a progressive school, yet still lacking an all-encompassing inclusive environment that LGBTQ+ people need.

format

audio/mp3

oral histories

Permalink

http://hdl.handle.net/10339/109654

language

English

relation

Special Collections and Archives

Z. Smith Reynolds Library

Wake Forest University

History of Wake Forest University Oral Histories (RG53.1)

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subject

Wake Forest University--History

Queer Public Histories

Expanded Wake Voices

Mormonism

LGBTQ Center

Winston-Salem (N.C.)

Sexual minorities

Latter Day Saint churches

Christianity

Lesbianism

Art

R.J. Reynolds High School (Winston-Salem, N.C.)

title

Thornton, Caroline (Audio Interview and Transcript)

type

Sound