Interviewer
India Ashton Hite
Files
Description
River Segar (he/they), an M.A. student in Social Work at the University of Montana, reflects on his childhood in Victor, Montana, where he fondly remembers exploring the forests with his twin sister and growing up in a place he experienced as happy and familiar. He discusses how, after moving to Missoula at age eighteen, he came to recognize aspects of the small-town environment he had not fully understood as a child, including conservative political culture and pervasive racism. Segar also shares his academic and professional aspirations and offers an overview of the history of the Leather Community, including its frequent conflation with the Kink community and the areas where the two overlap. He reflects on the relationships, sense of connection, and personal growth he has experienced since becoming involved in Missoula’s Leather Community. Segar was interviewed by History M.A. student Indy Ashton Hite.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Victor, Montana, Leather Community; LGBTQIA2S+; transgender; transmasculine; leatherboy; Pride 2024; Missoula Pride; relationships; education; community; connection
Original Date
11-2-2025
Time Period
Twenty-first century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Queer In and Out of Montana Oral History Project, OH 494, 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 / email Archives and Special Collections
Oral History Number
OH 494-027
Media Type
Moving Image; Text
Original Format
video/mp4; application/pdf
Digital Format
video/mp4; application/pdf
Run Time
00:37:04 minutes
Local Filename
OH_494_027_video_use.mp4; OH_494_027_transcript.pdf; OH_494_027_video_captions.srt
Citation
Segar, River, "River Segar Interview, November 2, 2025" (2025). Queer In and Out of Montana Oral History Project. 26.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/queermontana_oralhistories/26