Date: Time Period: 1986-2017; 2017-12-05; Interview recorded: December 5 2017Material: Digital audio recording made using a digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth.Dimension:
Total running time: 01:17:08
Creator: Gary Gilbert Interviewed by Fran KipnisIdentifier: aql:26216 gary-gilbert-full
Description: Gary Paul Gilbert was born in 1958 in Lewiston, Maine. In 1990, he and his husband, Murdoch moved to Jackson Heights, Queens, New York. Gary still lives in the same building. Murdoch died in August 2017. Gary is a political activist, playing major roles in the Queens Pride Parade, the Lesbian and Gay Democratic Club of Queens, the JFK Democratic Club, the Democratic Party of Queens County, and the Empire State Pride Agenda, where he and Murdoch fought for marriage equality. He currently works for NYS Assemblymember Michael DenDekker. In the age of Trump, Gary thinks Queens has to show it is different from the rest of country. It is multi-cultural and people can work together. Diversity is a strength in Jackson Heights and gays are now part of the community.
Date : Time Period: 1986-2017; 2017-12-05; Interview recorded: December 5 2017
Summary/Description : Gary Paul Gilbert was born in 1958 in Lewiston, Maine. In 1990, he and his husband, Murdoch moved to Jackson Heights, Queens, New York. Gary still lives in the same building. Murdoch died in August 2017. Gary is a political activist, playing major roles in the Queens Pride Parade, the Lesbian and Gay Democratic Club of Queens, the JFK Democratic Club, the Democratic Party of Queens County, and the Empire State Pride Agenda, where he and Murdoch fought for marriage equality. He currently works for NYS Assemblymember Michael DenDekker. In the age of Trump, Gary thinks Queens has to show it is different from the rest of country. It is multi-cultural and people can work together. Diversity is a strength in Jackson Heights and gays are now part of the community.
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