Скачать или смотреть R. Michael Lee (interviewed by Theodore (Ted) Kerr)

R. Michael Lee turns to gardening in times of need. So, in the early 1980s, as HIV /AIDS was impacting his community, he did what made sense to him: he started the Texas AIDS Memorial Garden in a piece of land near his home in Houston. In this interview, Lee talks about the project's ups and downs, including how one city mayor has opposed it, and another has honored it. The interview covers gardening, history, race, and the impact of HIV over time. This interview was done by Theodore (ted) Kerr over zoom on Jan 30, 2025.

Relevant Links:
Texas AIDS Memorial Garden: https://www.aidsmemorial.info/memoria...
Friends of Columbia Tap: http://www.friendsofcolumbiatap.org/
Missouri Botanical Garden: https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/
Houston Galveston Area Council: https://www.h-gac.com/Home
Columbia Tap: https://www.traillink.com/trail/colum...
1981–My Gay American Road Trip: A Slice of Our Pre-AIDS Culture: https://www.houstonlgbthistory.org/jd...
Allies in Hope: https://www.aihhouston.org/

View the edited transcript of this interview: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q...

The opinions expressed in this video are those of the interviewer and interviewee, and do not necessarily represent those of the Miami AIDS Memorials Project.