INTRODUCTION: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS: THE BODY AND KNOWLEDGE IN QUEER ORAL HISTORY-- BY HORACIO N. ROQUE RAMIREZ AND NAN ALAMILLA BOYD-- PART 1: SILENCE-- CHAPTER 1: SEX, 'SILENCE,' AND AUDIOTAPE: LISTENING FOR FEMALE SAME-SEX DESIRE IN CUBA-- BY CARRIE HAMILTON-- ORAL HISTORY BY CARRIE HAMILTON WITH "LAURA," HAVANA, CUBA, 2005-2007 -- CHAPTER 2: REMEMBERING PROVINCETOWN: ORAL HISTORY AND NARRATIVITY AT LAND'S END-- BY KAREN KRAHULIK-- ORAL HISTORY BY KAREN KRAHULIK WITH MARGUERITE BEATA COOK, PROVINCETOWN, MASSACHUSETTS, JANUARY 22, 1997-- CHAPTER 3: QUEER FAMILY STORIES: LEARNING FROM ORAL HISTORIES WITH LESBIAN MOTHERS AND GAY FATHERS FROM THE PRE-STONEWALL ERA-- BY DANIEL RIVERS-- ORAL HISTORY BY DANIEL RIVERS WITH VERA CLARICE MARTIN, APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA, SEPTEMBER 2, 2006 -- CHAPTER 4: SPIRALING DESIRE: RECOVERING THE LESBIAN EMBODIED SELF IN ORAL HISTORY NARRATIVE-- BY JEFF FRIEDMAN-- ORAL HISTORY BY JEFF FRIEDMAN WITH TERRY SENDGRAFF, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, NOVEMBER 12 AND 28, AND DECEMBER 6, 1990 -- PART 2: SEX-- CHAPTER 5: TALKING ABOUT SEX: CHERYL GONZALES AND RIKKI STREICHER TELL THEIR STORIES-- BY NAN ALAMILLA BOYD-- ORAL HISTORY BY NAN ALAMILLA BOYD WITH CHERYL GONZALES, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, FEBRUARY 1, 1992-- ORAL HISTORY BY NAN ALAMILLA BOYD WITH RIKKI STREICHER, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, JANUARY 22, 1992 -- CHAPTER 6: PRIVATE LIVES AND PUBLIC HISTORY: ON EXCAVATING THE SEXUAL PAST IN QUEER ORAL HISTORY PRACTICE-- BY JASON RUIZ-- ORAL HISTORY BY JASON RUIZ WITH CHARLES W. PAUL LARSEN, COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, OCTOBER 16, 2004 -- CHAPTER 7: GENDER, DESIRE, AND FEMINISM: A CONVERSATION BETWEEN DOROTHY ALLISON AND CARMEN VAZQUEZ-- BY KELLY ANDERSON-- ORAL HISTORY BY KELLY ANDERSON WITH DOROTHY ALLISON AND CARMEN VAZQUEZ, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, NOVEMBER 19, 2007 -- PART 3: FRIENDSHIP-- CHAPTER 8: FRIENDSHIP, INSTITUTIONS, ORAL HISTORY-- BY MICHAEL DAVID FRANKLIN-- ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEW BY MICHAEL DAVID FRANKLIN AND DORTHE TROEFTEN WITH CAROL, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, JUNE 24, 2005 -- CHAPTER 9: GAY TEACHERS AND STUDENTS, ORAL HISTORY AND QUEER KINSHIP-- BY DANIEL MARSHALL-- ORAL HISTORY BY DANIEL MARSHALL WITH GARY JAYNES AND GRAHAM CARBERY, MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, AUGUST 6, 2008 -- CHAPTER 10: SHARING QUEER AUTHORITIES: COLLABORATING FOR TRANSGENDER LATINA AND GAY LATINO HISTORICAL MEANINGS-- HORACIO N. ROQUE RAMIREZ-- ORAL HISTORY BY HORACIO N. ROQUE RAMIREZ WITH ALBERTA NEVAERES (AKA "TERESITA LA CAMPESINA"), SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, APRIL 27, 1996 -- PART 4: POLITICS-- CHAPTER 11: DANCING WITH STELLA, LOS ANGELES DAUGHTERS OF BILITIS PIONEER-- MARCIA M. GALLO-- ORAL HISTORY BY MARCIA GALLO WITH STELLA RUSH, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA,-- MARCH 15 AND 19, MAY 2, MAY 21 AND 22, NOVEMBER 17, 2002-- CHAPTER 12: "YOU COULD ARGUE THAT THEY CONTROL POWER": POLITICS AND INTERVIEWING ACROSS SEXUALITIES-- BY MARTIN MEEKER-- ORAL HISTORY BY MARTIN MEEKER WITH QUENTIN KOPP, SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA, APRIL 16 AND 17, 2007 -- CHAPTER 13: DON'T ASK: DISCUSSING SEXUALITY IN THE AMERICAN MILITARY AND THE MEDIA-- BY STEVE ESTES-- ORAL HISTORY BY STEVE ESTES WITH BRIAN HUGHES, WASHINGTON D.C., JANUARY 25, 2005-- CHAPTER 14: THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES: A NARRATOR ASKS AN ORAL HISTORIAN FOR VALIDATION-- BY ERIC C. WAT-- ORAL HISTORY BY ERIC WAT WITH ERNEST WADA, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, DECEMBER 4, 1997 -- AFTERWORD: "IF I KNEW THEN..."-- JOHN D'EMILIO-- CONTRIBUTORS-- INDEX.