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Oral History of Sally Kuhlman and Celia Graterol |
Collection |
Oral History |
Scope & Content |
In this oral history, longtime Mill Valley residents and married couple Sally Kuhlman and Celia Graterol discuss their upbringings and what initially drew them to Marin. They share their experiences raising children as a same-sex couple in Mill Valley and reflect on the experience of getting married three days before Proposition 8 passed in 2008. Over the course of this interview Graterol and Kuhlman talk about celebrating marriage equality progress in 2013, as well as the new movement for trans and non-binary individuals. They also reflect on Mill Valley's LGBTQ+ community and how it has changed over the decades. Addtionally, Graterol discusses her love for mountain biking and hiking at the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Kuhlman shares about her career in blogging and making a name for herself in the local media. Throughout the interview Graterol and Kuhlman discuss the importance of establishing a community in Mill Valley and finding ways to socialize through COVID-19. They also discuss their shared commitment to nonprofit, socially-minded work. This conversation is a wonderful look into a same-sex couple's experience and perspective raising children in Marin, and an assessment of the progress our country has seen over a generation. |
Audio and Transcript |
Click here to hear recording. Click here to read the transcript. |
Dates of Creation |
2023-05-24 |
Interviewee |
Kuhlman, Sally and Graterol, Celia |
Interviewer |
Thompson, Benja |
Extent and Medium |
Transcript: 10pp Recording: 32:30 |
Search Terms |
Golden Gate National Recreation Area Marin Independent Journal Proposition 8 Pride parades Slant, The Spahr Center |
Object ID |
2023.026.001 |
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Recording |
Copyrights |
Transcript and recording copyright Mill Valley Public Library, 2023. Materials are made available for research purposes only; all rights are reserved to the Mill Valley Public Library. Requests for permission to quote for publication or for any other usage must be obtained from the Library. |