Interviewer
Will Fesperman
Description
In this interview, David Herrera talks about growing up in Edinburg, Texas with his siblings and parents. He talks about his childhood interest in animals, his Mexican heritage, and his first sexual experiences. Herrera talks about attending Stanford University, coming out to friends, and moving to Billings, Montana in 1986 to pursue a 15-year romantic relationship. He describes the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, and how he created the Gay Men’s Health Task Force in 1992. He talks about organizing retreats for HIV-positive men and using a holistic approach to HIV treatment. He also describes his work with the Montana Two Spirit Society. Herrera reflects on the current COVID-19 pandemic in relation to his experience of the AIDS epidemic, and talks about the delayed process of grieving that he and other survivors of the prior epidemic experienced.
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Document Type
Oral History
Original Date
7-2-2020
Time Period
Twentieth century; Twenty-first century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
LGBTQ in Montana Oral History Collection, OH 493, Archives & Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission of the narrator, David Herrera, may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu.
Oral History Number
OH 493-005
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:21:37 minutes
Local Filename
OH_493_005_audio_use.mp3; OH_493-005_transcript.pdf
Citation
Herrera, David, "David Herrera Interview, July 2, 2020" (2020). LGBTQ in Montana Oral History Interviews. 4.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/lgbtqmontana_oralhistory/4