Interview with Jim Fouratt

Interviewee

Jim Fouratt

Interviewer

Ron Chepesiuk

Files

Streaming Media

Abstract

In his February 28, 1993 interview with Ron Chepesiuk, Jim Fouratt discussed his involvement with the Gay Liberation Front and the anti-war movement. Fourrat is an actor and has been since before he was a gay rights activist. Fourrat explained his role as a leader in the Gay Liberation Front, a non-violent activist group. He also covered the topics of “outing”, hippies, the New Left, the Black Panther Party, J. Edgar Hoover, Stonewall, homophobia, blacklisting in Hollywood, self-empowerment, the AIDS epidemic, and non-violence versus violence. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections Oral History Program.

Publication Date

2-28-1993

Unique Identifier

OH 234

Format

1 Cassette

Length

1 hour, 57 minutes

Restrictions

This interview is open for use.

Series

LGBTQ, Politics, Sixties Radicals, Vietnam War

Disciplines

Oral History

Keywords

Gay rights, Bohemian lifestyle, Gay Liberation Front, beatnik, hippy, New Left, Be-Ins, “outing”, McCarthy, Committee of One Million Loyal Americans, Allen Ginsberg, Black Panther Party, Eldrige Cleaver, 1960s, activism, J. Edgar Hoover, homosexuality, homophobia, Stonewall, non-violence vs. violence, Black Power/Militant Groups, Columbia University strike, blacklisting, Janet Reno, gays in the military, self-empowerment, AIDS, Weathermen (Weather Underground), FBI involvement

Recommended Citation

Sixties Radicals, Then and Now: Candid Conversations with Those Who Shaped the Era © 2008 [1995] Ron Chepesiuk by permission of McFarland & Company, Inc., Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640. www.mcfarlandpub.com.