Sonja Lee oral history interview, 2016 December 8

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Sonja Lee oral history interview, 2016 December 8

Lee, Sonja, 1953- (interviewee)

12/8/2016

Reverend Sonja Lee, Pastor of Unity Fellowship Church Charlotte, located in Charlotte, North Carolina, discusses her formative years, understanding her identity as a lesbian, the importance of her faith, and the work she's done in LGBTQ communities. She recalls her upbringing in Washington, D.C. in a tight knit community and family, and enlisting in the US Army. She discusses her time at an army base in Berlin, Germany, coming into her identity while there, and her journey through her faith in the Unity Fellowship Church. Pastor Lee also describes several milestones, such as the opening of a faith and worship place that welcomed the African American LGBTQ community, and helping to coordinate the first Black Gay Pride in Charlotte.

1970-2020

Military bases

Sexual minorities

Women clergy

African American gays

African American lesbians

Church work with African American gays

American Red Cross

United States. Army

Charlotte Black Gay Pride

Unity Fellowship Church Charlotte

Lee, Sonja, 1953-

North Carolina Digital Heritage Center

English

sound

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