Lakshman Kalasapudi, Full Interview
Collection: Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Lakshman Kalasapudi
Date: Time Period: 1980s-2018; 2018-02-04; Interview recorded: February 4, 2018
Material: Digital audio recording made usinga digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth. Dimension:
Total running time: 00:56:45
Creator: Lakshman Kalasapudi Interviewed by Fran Kipnis
Identifier: aql:27682 Kalasapudi_Lakshman_full
Description: Lakshman Kalasapudi is an Indian-American LGBTQ member who was born in the Bronx and raised in Queens, NY. He and his family settled in Glen Oaks, which Lakshman says is a great place to raise children. In Glen Oaks, Mr. Kalasapudi says he didn’t feel much of a gay community present. However, when he was 17 years old, he learned of the South Asian Lesbian and Gay Association (SALGA) and attneded their suport group. He is still involved with this group and active alongside other gay activists such as political leader Danny Dromm. In the upcoming years, Kalasapudi hopes Queens stays the same in terms of social geography.
Creator :
Lakshman Kalasapudi Interviewed by Fran Kipnis
Date :
Time Period: 1980s-2018; 2018-02-04; Interview recorded: February 4, 2018
Summary/Description :
Lakshman Kalasapudi is an Indian-American LGBTQ member who was born in the Bronx and raised in Queens, NY. He and his family settled in Glen Oaks, which Lakshman says is a great place to raise children. In Glen Oaks, Mr. Kalasapudi says he didn’t feel much of a gay community present. However, when he was 17 years old, he learned of the South Asian Lesbian and Gay Association (SALGA) and attneded their suport group. He is still involved with this group and active alongside other gay activists such as political leader Danny Dromm. In the upcoming years, Kalasapudi hopes Queens stays the same in terms of social geography.
Subject :
South Asian Americans; Sexual minorities; Dromm, Daniel; South Asian Lesbian & Gay Association
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Coverage :
Locations discussed: Glen Oaks; Jackson Heights; Jamaica, New York, NY Forest Hills (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.) Glen Oaks (New York, N.Y.) Jackson Heights (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
Oral history
Format :
Digital audio recording made usinga digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth.; Total running time: 00:56:45
Identifier :
aql:27682 Kalasapudi_Lakshman_full
Subject:
South Asian Americans; Sexual minorities; Dromm, Daniel; South Asian Lesbian & Gay Association
South Asian Americans; Sexual minorities; Dromm, Daniel; South Asian Lesbian & Gay Association
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