Document Type
Oral History
Interviewee
Joe Sasso
Year of Graduation
1975
Duration
48 minutes
Date
4-22-2015
Description
This conversation represents an oral history interview with a Holy Cross alum who graduated in 1975. He discusses his experience of Holy Cross during the 70's and the lack of awareness the student body had for any type of gay identity. Additionally, he describes his experience coming out at age 45. In the interview, he reflects on how it would be or would not be different if he had been out on campus at this time and his recommendations on how Holy Cross can continue to support LGBTQ students.
Interview keywords: adulthood, alum, Catholic Church, college, cycling, family, friendship, gay couple, marriage, the 1970s, Vietnam War
Interviewer
Hallei Lopez, Sam Zurn
Rights Statement
Educational use only, no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource 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 format without written permission of the copyright owner.
Recommended Citation
"A Conversation with Joe Sasso" (2015). LGBTQ Alumni Oral History Project. 3.
https://crossworks.holycross.edu/glbtq_alum/3
Included in
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Commons, Oral History Commons, Social History Commons, Sociology Commons
Comments
Includes transcript only.