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Title
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Gary Clark, Oral History Interview, 2021
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Performer
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Gary Clark
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Interviewer
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Matt Jones
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Description
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On December 13, 2021, Jones met with long time Ypsilantian, figure-skating coach, and community activist, Gary Clark. Clark became involved with the ordinance efforts very early on, when his partner encountered protestors in Depot Town after Tri-Pride was denied service. From there, they called up their friends, neighbors, and fellow community members and held what would become the first Citizens for Community (C4C) meeting. C4C became the group that took on the fight for the first campaign and initial ordinance passage. With Clark's leadership, community ties, and strong sense-of-self, the campaign was able to effectively advocate for an ordinance and bring more visibility to the LGBT community in Ypsi. He understood the importance of bringing in other communities to support the effort, and even visited the very same churches who strongly opposed the campaigns. In this interview, Clark shares a more in-depth look at C4C's work, the initial drafting of the ordinance, and the shift towards Ypsi Campaign for Equality for the defense.
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Exact Date
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12-13-2021
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Subject
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Eastern Michigan University Archives, EMU Oral History Program, Citizens for Community, C4C, Ypsilanti Campaign for Equality, Washtenaw Rainbow Action Project, Tri-Pride, community orgs, community activism, LGBTQ activism, Ypsilanti, Ypsilanti history, Ypsi, Depot Town, local government, religion, nondiscrimination ordinance, American Friends Service Committee
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Collection Location
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013.OH_OOTM
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Run Time
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2 hours, 28 minutes, 54 seconds
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Language
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English
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Rights
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Copyright to the audio resource and its transcript is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any other format without written permission of the copyright owner, Eastern Michigan University Archives (lib_archives@emich.edu).
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