[2005] Trish Spurgin Interview

[2005] Trish Spurgin Interview

Trish Spurgin Oral History Interview from November 18, 2005

Video recording and transcript of oral history interview with Laura Belmonte on November 18, 2005. Video and Transcript available at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center for on-site research. Trish was born in Tulsa in 1941. [Editor’s note – full name was Agnes Patricia “Trish” Spurgin. She passed away in Tulsa on June 27, 2021.] She attended Western College for Women in Oxford, Ohio. In 1959, she experienced her first same- sex relationship while in college. She returned to Tulsa and attended the University of Tulsa. Trish worked in accounting and collections. Regarding the Tulsa lesbian scene, she discussed the bar life, social activities and the frequent police harassment. She discussed her interactions with her gay brother and observations about lesbians and gay men and her exposure to Tulsa Oklahomans for Equality.

Trish Spurgin, Laura Belmonte, Jensen Bridges, Matthew D. Williams, Dennis Neill

November 18, 2005