What they think...
Liz Madrid, my mother, California raised
Anonymous family member, 18 year old high school graduate who identifies as lesbian
Renee Roy, my mormor (Swedish for grandmother, or "mother's mother")
Mark Madrid, my father, California raised
Krista Keller, my neighbor, originally from the Midwest US
Liaqat Ali, my Muslim neighbor, originally from Pakistan
* I forgot to ask Liaqat Ali for a photo
About These Inteviews
I started with family members because I thought I could get a good range of responses, since they ran the gambit from young college bound girl to grandmother. However after getting similar responses across the board, I realized that my family is itself pretty liberal, so I decided to reach out a bit more and talk to local neighbors. While I did get some more interesting responses and backstories, the general consensus on same sex marriage remained: that it's a good thing. I interviewed my mom, dad, the anonymous family member, and my neighbor Krista Keller in my house, whereas with my mormor I interviewed over the phone (she lives in Southern California), and with Liaqat Ali I interviewed at his house. There really wasn't any planning or significant meaning towards this other than it's been windy as of late, so doing the interviews outside would have created unwanted noise. A theme that many of my interviewees brought up was how it was about time the Supreme Court made this decision, that it was surprising that it took this long. From everyone other than the young family member, it became clear that back when they were around my age, no one really talked about gay marriage or gay rights; it was a taboo topic and, in some cases, frowned upon. In contrast, the young family member revealed how open the discussion has become when she was in middle school and high school. I found this dichotomy very interesting, since it really shows how far we've come in regards to treating and debating about gay rights, from the days of Alan Turing to now, with gay marriage legal in all 50 states. In regards to how class has prepared me for this project, I think looking at other community composite stories really helped me understand what I was going for.
I want to say that I personally am completely for the Supreme Court's decision, and I agree with my interviewees that it's been a long time coming. It really was an exciting day when I woke up on June 26th to hear the good news. It's hard to hear about good news nowadays, so hearing something like that was an insane breath of fresh air.
I also want to thank my interviewees for helping me with this project, I couldn't have done it without you :)
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