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Title
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Lisa Marshall Bashert, Oral History Interview, 2022
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This interview contains discussion of topics that may be triggering for some listeners, such as homophobic language and violence against queer people.
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Performer
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Lisa Marshall Bashert
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Interviewer
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Matt Jones
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Description
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On February 23 and March 2 of 2022, Jones talked with long time Ypsilantian, community organizer and activist, and member of Campaign for Equality and Citizens for Community, Lisa Marshall Bashert. When she moved to the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti areas, Bashert found herself laying activist roots and finding acceptance despite her conservative religious upbringing. She volunteered with LGMPO, where she became close friends with Ayron Smith-Douglas, and got to know Jim Toy. Bashert participated in things like Take Back the Night marches at U of M, and the Washtenaw Rainbow Action Project. When the ordinance campaigns kicked off, she and her wife, Beth Bashert, became involved right from the start after experiencing discrimination in Ypsilanti themselves. From there, Bashert dedicated her time to supporting her community, forming close relationships with other members of C4C and YCFE, and organizing some of the earliest LGBTQ events in Ypsi. She became deeply entangled within the efforts, and recalls just how difficult it was to process things like the city council hearings and homophobia. In this interview, Bashert shares some of the ways that campaign members would try to process those feelings and how they supported each other. She also dives into some of the culture and community building programs she helped organize during the ordinance efforts, how her social world was shifting and changing, and how she's seen Ypsi's sense of community evolve.
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Exact Date
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02-23-2022
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Subject
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Eastern Michigan University Archives, Eastern Michigan University, EMU oral history program, Citizens for Community, Ypsilanti Campaign for Equality, Out Loud Chorus, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, LGMPO, Jim Toy, community orgs, PFLAG, NGLTF, community activism, nondiscrimination ordinance, LGBTQ activism, social justice, Tri-Pride, WRAP, community care, same-sex marriage, diaries
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Collection Location
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013.OH_OOTM
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Run Time
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1 hour, 50 minutes, 10 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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