Cindy Konrad Oral History Interview

Interviewee: Cindy Konrad
Interviewer: Andrew Sunderland and Ryan Rundell
Interview Date: March 8, 2019
Location: Oregon State University
Duration: 0:37:52
 

Konrad talks about being from Wisconsin and her move to Oregon, which occurred about three and a half years ago from the date of this recording. She details her career path and what drove her to move to Oregon. She also talks in length about her education and work in literature before she found herself as a director of the Pride Center at Oregon State University. She also talks about the differences she has discovered between Wisconsin and the Midwest in general and Oregon and the Northwest, particularly in the topic of the LGBTQ+ community. Konrad explores what she has seen in the community and the changes that have occurred especially in the past three and a half years in Corvallis. She explains how Oregon seems like a safer place for someone in the LGBTQ+ community, but that does not include the people of color or the trans community. She also talked about the prevalence of white supremacists in the Corvallis area and the rampant racism and transphobia. Konrad was able to provide insight into what the future could look like and what she hopes the future will be for the LGBTQ+ community in Corvallis and Oregon in general. She also covered some specific changes that could be made at Oregon State University to make the lives of LGBTQ+ students and faculty a lot better.

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Title

Cindy Konrad Oral History Interview

Description

Konrad talks about being from Wisconsin and her move to Oregon, which occurred about three and a half years ago from the date of this recording. She details her career path and what drove her to move to Oregon. She also talks in length about her education and work in literature before she found herself as a director of the Pride Center at Oregon State University. She also talks about the differences she has discovered between Wisconsin and the Midwest in general and Oregon and the Northwest, particularly in the topic of the LGBTQ+ community. Konrad explores what she has seen in the community and the changes that have occurred especially in the past three and a half years in Corvallis. She explains how Oregon seems like a safer place for someone in the LGBTQ+ community, but that does not include the people of color or the trans community. She also talked about the prevalence of white supremacists in the Corvallis area and the rampant racism and transphobia. Konrad was able to provide insight into what the future could look like and what she hopes the future will be for the LGBTQ+ community in Corvallis and Oregon in general. She also covered some specific changes that could be made at Oregon State University to make the lives of LGBTQ+ students and faculty a lot better.

Creator

Cindy Konrad

Source

OSU Queer Archives Oral History Collection (OH 34)

Publisher

Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries

Date

March 8, 2019

Contributor

Andrew Sunderland and Ryan Rundell

Format

Born Digital Video

Language

English

Type

Oral History

Identifier

oh34-konrad-cindy-20190308

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewer

Andrew Sunderland and Ryan Rundell

Interviewee

Cindy Konrad

Location

Oregon State University

Original Format

Born Digital Video

Duration

0:37:52

OHMS Object

Interview Format

video