Boykin, Berl A., 1944-2018

Interviewed by Andrew Reisinger. In this interview, Berl Boykin discusses growing up in the south (Florida and Georgia) as a gay man. He extensively discusses sexual repression of gay men and women. He also talk about The Georgia Gay Liberation Front, the Civil Rights Movement, and Atlanta culture of the 1960s and 1970s. He opens and closes the interview by reading his own poetry.

Interviewed by Andrew Reisinger. In this interview, Berl Boykin discusses his involvement with The Great Speckled Bird in more detail, and he speaks about the evolution of his involvement over time. He also discusses the demise of the paper and his later projects (theater, radio). He concludes the interview by discussing HIV/AIDS and his experiences in gay culture.