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Start Over Collection The Stephens Project Records Date range 2022
College of William and Mary

The Stephens Project Records

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Scope and Contents Interview of Samuel Turner Arrington at the LGBT Center in New York City the day the Supreme Court rulings on DOMA and Prop 8 were made public. Turner grew up in Lynchburg, Virginia, graduated from William & Mary in 2000, and lived in Norfolk until moving to New York for medical school earlier this summer. Turner, who married his partner several years ago, had largely positive experiences as an openly gay man at William & Mary and in Virginia since. His education in W&M English and Women's Studies courses as well as casual debates outside of class helped him embrace his identity. He has happily witnessed social change in Virginia and the country as a whole, and discusses the important role he believes the internet has played in propagating change.

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Allison, Julian Interview

Julian Allison ('23) is a Government and History double major at William & Mary from Mamaroneck, New York. He is involved in the Phi Sigma Pi honors fraternity, and currently serves on the executive board as Chapter Historian, In 2021-22, he was also the marketing lead for the Students Rights Initiative and currently serves on the Committee for Contextualizing Campus Landmarks and Iconography at William & Mary.

  1. Series 2 Revival of Stephens Project
  2. Allison, Julian Oral History

Allison, Julian Oral History

Julian Allison ('23) is a Government and History double major at William & Mary from Mamaroneck, New York. He is involved in the Phi Sigma Pi honors fraternity, and currently serves on the executive board as Chapter Historian, In 2021-22, he was also the marketing lead for the Students Rights Initiative and currently serves on the Committee for Contextualizing Campus Landmarks and Iconography at William & Mary.

  1. Series 2 Revival of Stephens Project

Azim, Noelia Interview

Noelia Azim is a Hispanic Studies major in the class of 2022. She is originally from Chesapeake, Virginia. While at William & Mary, she was involved in Lambda Alliance as a freshman and sophomore, and is involved in the Filipino American Student Association as a senior. Noelia Azim discusses her experience finding queer friends across campus, including her freshman hall, joining lambda her freshman year, and memories of queer nights at Triangle. She also describes queer and trans POC cooking nights she attended, as well as a lack of diversity within the larger William & Mary queer community. Noelia discusses her Hispanic Studies major and the lack of discussions about queer topics within that department. After joining the Filipino American Student Association during her senior year, she discusses her interactions with queer people in that space and how the community has changed since her freshman year.

  1. Series 2 Revival of Stephens Project
  2. Azim, Noelia Oral History

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