Interviewer
Will Fesperman
Description
In this interview, David Herrera reflects on growing up Latino in Edinburg, a small community in South Texas, and how early on he kept being gay a secret from family and classmates. He talks about his parents’ Mexican heritage. Herrera mentions attending Stanford University, and he discusses moving to Montana in 1986 due to a 15-year relationship. Herrera talks about being the director of the Gay Men’s Health Task Force, as well as the director of the Montana Two-Spirit Society, which is an LGBT indigenous organization. Herrera discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted his organization and compares the pandemic with the AIDS pandemic, and Herrera recollects educating folks about HIV and AIDS prevention. Herrera discusses the Gay Men’s Task Force he created in 1992. He talks further about his work in the community, hosting retreats for men who were HIV positive to learn about prevention and to have a community of other HIV positive men experiencing similar issues, and later for HIV positive women.
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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 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