Karen Thompson Interview - Tape 5
Item
Title
Karen Thompson Interview - Tape 5
Subject
Partner rights, Coming out, Lesbian couples, Lesbophobia
Description
This tape is part of a 5-part series interviewing Karen Thompson regarding her legal struggles to secure guardianship of her comatose partner, Sharon Kowalski. (Note: Tape 1 is missing)
In Tape 5, Karen discusses the physical and mental toll her legal battles have had on her, including the struggles she has experienced with Kowalski's family, particularly the pressure to be "perfect" to prevent the courts from using any mistakes against her.
Karen also talks about her relationship with Sharon before the incident, as well as the distance she felt that she needed to create between herself and her colleagues and students to prevent her outing, which could lead to the loss of her job.
In Tape 5, Karen discusses the physical and mental toll her legal battles have had on her, including the struggles she has experienced with Kowalski's family, particularly the pressure to be "perfect" to prevent the courts from using any mistakes against her.
Karen also talks about her relationship with Sharon before the incident, as well as the distance she felt that she needed to create between herself and her colleagues and students to prevent her outing, which could lead to the loss of her job.
Date
circa 1988-1989 (date created)
03/2024 (date digitized)
Language
Englsih
Identifier
K_Thompson_Interview_5
Provenance
Note: No audio between 14:37 and 18:11
Physical Format
U-matic
Digital Format
mp4
Duration
00:20:05
Collection
Citation
“Karen Thompson Interview - Tape 5,” Lesbian Herstory Archives AudioVisual Collections, accessed May 21, 2024, http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/show/1341.