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Seeking Stories of Queer California: A Hidden Histories Online ExhibitMain MenuIntroductionGalleriesA guide to each of the online galleries in this digital exhibit, grouped by topic or theme.ArtsAsian & AAPI LGBTQ+ peopleBisexual PeopleBlack LGBTQ+ PeopleCommunitiesDefying ExpectationsGay menHIV/AIDSLatino/a/x LGBTQ+ peopleLesbiansLGBTQ+ ActivismLGBTQ+ DiscriminationLGBTQ+ Life in CaliforniaMarriage and FamiliesPoliticsPrideReligion and SpiritualityTransgender People
Jody Scott letter to Oprah Winfrey, draft, December 21, 1999
1media/UCR_Scott letter to Oprah_thumb.jpg2024-04-19T15:00:26-07:00Beth McDonald0fdc6d8696ca8ca12c571f0f59d3d5703e5e4ab0449871First page of draft letter from Jody Scott to Oprah Winfrey; Jody Scott papers; MS 408; Box 4plain2024-04-19T15:00:27-07:00Beth McDonald0fdc6d8696ca8ca12c571f0f59d3d5703e5e4ab0
1media/Carolyn weathers.jpg2024-04-22T14:20:20-07:00Beth McDonald0fdc6d8696ca8ca12c571f0f59d3d5703e5e4ab0WritingBeth McDonald9"The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe,” said the French novelist Gustave Flaubert. Poets, novelists, playwrights, and creative writers of all kinds have been interpreting the world around them through writing for millennia. LGBTQ+ authors use their writing to ask questions about themselves and their world, to reveal themselves or hide themselves, to connect with other members of the community, and to understand what they believe.gallery2024-04-29T21:55:52-07:00Beth McDonald0fdc6d8696ca8ca12c571f0f59d3d5703e5e4ab0