The Queer Joy Project of East Texas

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Queer Joy Interview #16: Rosalie Smith
Rosalie (she/her) and I met on 7/23/25 in Longview, TX to talk about living in East Texas, community, and safety.
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Queer Joy Interview #15: Avery Miller
Avery (She/Her) and I met on 7/7/25 in Kilgore, TX to talk about Queerness in the deaf community, escape rooms, and Pride festival traditions.
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Queer Joy Interview #14: June
June (All pronouns) and I met in Longview, TX, on 7/2/2025 to talk about being a parent, mental health, and job searching as a Queer person.
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Queer Joy Interview #13: Galvin Smith
I met with Galvin Smith (They/Them) from Dangerfield, TX on 7/2/25 to talk about small town life, Queer visibility, and Longview pride.
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Queer Joy Interview #12: KayCee Counts
I met with KayCee Counts (any pronouns) in Longview, TX on 1/19/25 to talk about mental health, drag kings, and being the author of two LGBT+ books!
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Queer Joy Interview #11: Jolie Smith
I met Jolie (She/Her) at her and her wife Karen's home on 1/13/25 in Tyler, TX to talk about LGBT+ culture, Gay Hollywood, and being the first LGBT…
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Queer Joy Interview #10: Cowboy Sam
I met Cowboy Sam on 10/11/24 in Longview, TX to learn about Cowboy Sam's RMC, the only Gay bar in East Texas
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Queer Joy Interview #9: Bunny Evergarden
Bunny (They/He) and I met in Tyler on 7/16/24 to talk about accessibility and paganism.
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Queer Joy Interview #8: Al Whitaker
Al (He/They) and I talked on 7/11/24 in Tyler, TX about southern hospitality and being a 3rd generation jewelry maker.
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Queer Joy Interview #7: Lou Anne Smoot
Talking with Lou Anne (She/Her) and her wife Brenda on 7/2/24 at their home in Tyler about coming out, and PFLAG events.
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Queer Joy Interview #6: Brenda McWilliams
I met Brenda (She/Her) and her wife Lou Anne on 7/2/24 at their home in Tyler to talk about the first Tyler Pride picnic and the start of the East Texas…
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Queer Joy Interview #5: D. Karen Wilkerson
I spoke to Karen (She/Her) on 6/27/24 in Tyler, TX about East Texas in the 60s and she and her wife Jolie being the first gay couple married in Smith…
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