Central Illinois LGBTQ History Project: Robert Robbins Interview
- Brian Sylvester
- Jul 30, 2021
- 1 min read
SPRINGFIELD, IL (July 30, 2021) - CORAL has completed the third interview in the LGBTQ Historical Interview Series. This collaboration with the Illinois Eagle aims to collect, curate, and share interviews with local LGBTQ activists, leaders, and elders. This interview is with Robert Robbins.
To keep up with this series, make sure to follow CORAL on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK_5oNpKcj8VrZm57Zd8CFA. Are you interested in local LGBTQ history? Would you like to get involved in this project? Please contact Julie Koon at 501.920.5747 or koonjulie@iCloud.com to find out more.
Established in 2000, the Coalition of Rainbow Alliances (CORAL) is a non-profit volunteer group that facilitates networking for the Central Illinois lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities, all other sexual and gender minorities, their family and friends, and the organizations that support them.
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